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Development Finance at a turning point

Against the backdrop of significant financing gaps for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the multiple crises of our time - climate crisis, debt crisis and increasing geopolitical tensions - the international financial system is facing a variety of challenges. In this context, the IDOS finance team is conducting research and providing policy advice on the question of how a resilient and sustainable international financial system should be designed to support the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and prevent crises.

Elvis Melia

Elvis Melia was an associate Researcher of the research programm "Transformation of Economic and Social Systems" at IDOS (former DIE).

Auktor, Georgeta

Georgeta Auktor ist Ökonomin und war Assoziierte Wissenschaftlerin am IDOS.

Stephen Adaawen

Stephen Adaawen was an Associate Researcher in the Research Programme "Environmental Governance and Transformation to Sustainability"

Britta Horstmann

Britta Horstmann was a Researcher in the Research Programme "Environmental Governance and Transformation to Sustainability".

Yanzhu Zhang

Yanzhu Zhang is a German Chancellor Fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and was a visiting scholar at IDOS.

Can we bring digitalisation and the environment together?

Lucatello, Simone / Wulf Reiners (2024)
The Current Column, 13. February 2024

Until today, the advent of digital tools has not led to a substantial shift toward sustainable alternatives.

What global role for the EU?

Special “What global role for the EU?”: At times of multiple global crises, the European Union (EU) finds itself at a crossroads.

Job advertisment: Economist (f/m/diverse) “Global economic challenges”

IDOS’ research programme "Transformation of Economic and Social Systems” is looking for a Economist (f/m/diverse) on global economic challenges.

The Urban Water Challenge

Online, 24. January 2024

2023 has been a year of worldwide flooding disasters that, among other places, had devastating impacts in Libya, washed away entire villages in Kenya, and are still persisting in several European countries and the USA. Pakistan is still recovering after the 2022 floods submerged one third of the country. As climate change is increasing…

Previous Research Teams

The Research Teams follow a long tradition due to the IDOS-Postgraduate Programme

Evelien Fiselier

Evelien Fiselier was Sustainability Officer in the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS)

RIS - a very much needed think and do tank

Klingebiel, Stephan (2023)
External Publications

IDOS in den Medien

Das German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) erfährt auch 2023 eine breite Medienaufmerksamkeit, es folgt eine Übersicht der Beiträge.

Europe should prepare to support long-term Palestinian state-building

Furness, Mark (2023)
The Current Column, 20. December 2023

Politically, the Gaza war has brought the scenarios for future Israel-Palestine relations into sharp focus.

G20 and Think 20

T20 is a broad-based network of think tanks, which provides evidence-based policy advice to the G20.

Chinese firms and adherence to global ESG standards in developing countries: is there potential to create common ground?

Morris, Mike (2023)
Discussion Paper 18/2023

This paper focuses on analysing how Chinese firms operate in Latin America, Asia and Africa in regard to ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) standards and sustainability issues.

Five social science intervention areas for ocean sustainability initiatives

Partelow, Stefan / Achim Schlüter / Natalie C. Ban /.../ Anna-Katharina Horndige et al. (2023)
External Publications

Scaling up green investment in the Global South: strengthening domestic financial resource mobilisation and attracting patient International capital

Volz, Ulrich / Yuen Lo / Vaibhav Mishra (2024)
External Publications

Alle Hebel auf Umsetzung: Die SDGs als globaler Kompass in Krisenzeiten

Potsdam, 04. December 2023

Die Halbzeitbilanz der Agenda 2030 und der SDGs fällt besorgniserregend aus. Nur 18 Prozent der 169 Unterziele werden voraussichtlich bis 2030 erreicht. Ein bloßes Fortschreiten in der bisherigen Umsetzungsgeschwindigkeit wäre fatal. Für die Erreichung der SDGs braucht es mehr Ambition und einen Fokus auf transformative Politikreformen…