Sustainable Urban Development
Urban October focuses on sustainable and liveable cities. Our special collection, “Sustainable Urban Development,” brings together IDOS analyses, research findings, and policy recommendations on urbanisation, climate adaptation, mobility, housing, and social inclusion. Explore current perspectives on shaping the cities of tomorrow.
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AI and Development Cooperation
Artificial intelligence (AI) systems can now decide and act autonomously. Research at IDOS focuses on their development in three key areas.
Flagship Report Disruption & Reform
New IDOS publication identifies pathways to rebuild international cooperation in times of disruption and to advance sustainable futures.
YouTube Video: National development banks
New WBGU Special Report “Social Cohesion Strengthens Security” published.
Blog: Private Sector Mobilisation: Are We Missing the Bigger Picture?
Press release of 12 October: Länderbericht zu Steuervergünstigungen in Deutschland
Our expertise on the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) as well as on other topics
Opinion pieces and media contributions
Indigenous Peoples Need More Than a Seat at the Table
Taking part is not enough. What the Biodiversity COP can learn from climate negotiations about including Indigenous peoples and local communities.
Read moreThe global pullback from foreign aid
Global foreign aid is shrinking at a historic rate, according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). German political scientiest Stephan Klingebiel says it may not just be concerns about defence or public spending that is driving these cutbacks: "I think this kind of rise of pupulism in European countries is the main driver".
Read moreEvents
Online, 29.10.2026
Bonn, 29.10.2026
Online, 04.11.2026
Current publications
Recalled vs. experienced emotions as drivers of pro-environmental behaviour: experimental evidence from Ghana and the Philippines
Kuhn, Sascha / Hanna Fuhrmann-Riebel / Bernardin Senadza / Babette Never (2026)
The new Washington dissensus: Trump, development cooperation and global (dis)order making
Sumner, Andy / Stephan Klingebiel (2026)
Bridging the gap between health insurance eligibility and uptake: A multistate quantitative analysis of entitlement-based verification patterns under India’s PM-JAY Scheme
Srivastava, Swati / Tads Ciecierski-Holmes / Christoph Strupat / Divya Parmar/ Nishant Jain/ Manuela De Allegri (2026)
Urban failures, political gains: how shadow interests shape new city development
Goedeking, Nicholas / Lena Gutheil / Michael Roll (28/2026)
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