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Carbon pricing and complementary incentives

Online, 22. March 2022

Most emitters do not pay for the harm they are doing. Arguably, the single most important measure for decarbonisation is to introduce a carbon price that is high enough to curb emissions below internationally agreed thresholds for global warming. One of the big advantages of carbon pricing over other policies is the following: It creates…

Global Solutions Initiative and German Development Institute to chair G7 think tank group

Global Solutions Initiative and German Development Institute to chair G7 think tank group German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) and Global Solutions Initiative take over Chair of the G7 Think Tank Group Joint Press Release of the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) and the Global Solutions Initiative of 12 October 2021 Official mandate of German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the…

Digital Transformation: Higher Education and Research for Sustainable Development

, 08. November 2018

Digitalisation has a transformative societal impact, providing solutions and creating new challenges. Against the background of the Sustainable Development Goals it is imperative to analyse this impact in further detail. The workshop “Digital Transformation: Higher Education and Research for Sustainable Development” aimed to provide a…

T20 Africa Standing Group prepares policy recommendations for G20 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

the T20 Africa Standing Group (T20 Africa) held its first Annual Meeting “Building Consensus for Fair and Sustainable Development between G20 and Africa” in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It is part of the official T20 engagement process during the current Argentinean G20 presidency.

Anna-Katharina Hornidge and Jörg E. Drewes elected as Co-Chairs.

The members of the German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU) have elected Prof Anna-Katharina Hornidge and Prof Jörg E. Drewes as Co-Chairs.

Online Platform Presents Policy Proposals to G20

How can the G20 ensure sustained progress on climate protection? How can governments leverage the opportunities of digitalization and mitigate the risks? How can migration and asylum policy challenges be overcome? Leading think tanks from the G20 countries have been grappling with these and other key poli-cy issues facing the 20 largest industrialized and emerging economies (G20) and are now presenting their recommendations to the G20 via the G20-Insights.org internet platform.

Internship in the MGG Academy Team: International Cooperation and Event Management

To support our team, we are looking for an intern (f/m/diverse) to assist in the preparation and implementation of the MGG Academy for a period of three months, starting 18 August 2025.

The Nexus Water - Energy - Land - Climate

Special „The Nexus Water - Energy - Land - Climate“: This topic special presents relevant works and activities on which incentives, governance mechanism and policy instruments could reduce negative effects and stimulate win-win solutions.

Sustainable Urban Development

Special "Sustainable Urban Development": More than half of the World’s population already lives in urban areas; in 2050 it will be two third. Most of the growth will happen in emerging and developing countries, where the number of city-dwellers who live informally is still increasing.

Water Governance

Special "Water Governance": Researchers at IDOS analyse water governance problems to understand conditions for equitable, ecologically sustainable water use, access, and control.

Managing Global Governance (MGG)

The Managing Global Governance (MGG) network brings together governmental institutions, think tanks and research institutions as well as civil society and business organizations

T20 Africa

T20 Africa works on topics related to economic, social and political change in Africa and the global economy. The network will generate cross-regional knowledge production and evidence-based policy recommendations on cooperation between the G20 and Africa.

Setting the course for a new German development policy

The new German Federal Government is reorganising its relations with actors in the Global South. IDOS is involved in shaping foreign policies and international cooperation for sustainable development with debates, scientific analyses and recommendations for action.

Changing state-society relations in MENA

Online, 09. October 2024

Online launch of the special issue ‘ Drivers of change in social contracts in the Middle East and North Africa region ’ In many countries, political, economic and socio-political reforms at best take place piecemeal over long periods of time. This also applies to most countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Many governments…

Call for applications: Short-Term Visiting Researcher (f/m/diverse)

The Research Programme “Transformation of political (dis-)order: Institutions, values & peace” at (IDOS) offers a possibility for two short-term visiting scholar positions of 4-6 weeks from April to December 2023.

Käte Hamburger Kolleg / Centre for Global Cooperation Research

Special "Käte Hamburger Kolleg / Centre for Global Cooperation Research": The German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) is one of the participating partners of this interdisciplinary research institute. In this special, you can find information on the centre’s research and on ongoing events.

Groß, Lisa

Researcher, Research Programme "Normative and institutional preconditions of the common good and peace".

2015 Global Go To Think Tank Ranking

2015 Global Go To Think Tank Ranking 2015 Global Go To Think Tank Ranking: DIE strengthens its position among international policy shapers Press release, 28 January 2016 Bonn, 28 January 2016. On 27 and 28 January 2016 the annual Global Go To Think Tank Index Report compiled by the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program of the University of Pennsylvania was introduced at several launch events worldwide, e.g. in Washington D.C., Berlin and Kuala Lumpur. As in…

Der globale Klimawandel und seine Konsequenzen für den gesellschaftlichen, wirtschaftlichen und politischen Wandel in den Regionen

Bonn, 30. October 2006

Veranstaltung: Workshop "Klimawandel" Zukunftsanalyse: „Der globale Klimawandel und seine Konsequenzen für den gesellschaftlichen, wirtschaftlichen und politischen Wandel in den Regionen“ Veranstalter: Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik, DIE Führungsakademie der Bundeswehr, Hamburg Datum: vom 30.10. bis 01.11.2006 Ort:…

The “Arab Spring” at the crossroads: where is Morocco heading to?

Bonn, 09. July 2013

In his lecture "The Arab Spring at the crossroads: where is Morocco heading to?" Aboubakr Jamai, Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow at the Robert Bosch Foundation, talked about Morocco´s way to democracy and the related obstacles and dynamics. Although there have been peaceful uprisings in the past the government did not change drastically…