Beyond 2030 - The future of global Sustainability
As the target year of the 2030 Agenda draws closer and progress in most areas continues to fall far short of expectations, discussions about a possible follow-up framework are gaining momentum. Against this backdrop, the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) sees a clear need for structured exchange to capture current positions, identify areas of convergence and divergence, and assess the political feasibility of different Beyond-2030 pathways.
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Strait of Hormuz
The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is intensifying existing crises and hitting low-income countries the hardest. IDOS analyses the current situation in the Strait of Hormuz from a development policy perspective.
Disruption and Reform
In light of global crises and increasingly disruptive, authoritarian forms of politics, forward-looking, cooperative reforms are necessary to secure sustainable development, international cooperation and democratic foundations. In this web special you will find IDOS's work on the dynamics of our 2025/26 annual theme, ‘Disruption and Reform’.
Live stream of the Hamburg Sustainability Conference
Video: Germany's setback to secure a non-permanent seat in the UN Security Council
WBGU Press Release on the Report Section "The Environment Shapes Security", 26 June 2026
Video: Zambian Bureaucratic Practices in Chinese Financed Digital Projects
Our expertise on the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) as well as on other topics
Opinion pieces and media contributions
Karina Mross
Rapprochement without substantial democratic reforms would send the wrong signal. It would indicate to authoritarian governments that geopolitical considerations are more important than democratic standards.
Read moreEurope is shifting its attention to energy resources in Latin America
The Strait of Hormuz has effectively been closed for months, with oil and gas shipments remaining blocked. As countries around the world search for a way out of the energy crisis, supply chains are shifting and gas imports from Latin America are becoming an attractive option for Germany.
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Hamburg, 30.06.2026
Bonn & online, 01.07.2026
Bonn, 02.12.2026 until 04.12.2026
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