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The German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) is locate in the UN City of Bonn and is one of the world’s leading research institutions and think tanks for global sustainable development. Our work is based on the interplay between Research, Policy Advice and Training. The IDOS is building bridges between theory and practice.

Regional expertise on MENA

Regional expertise on MENA: This page bundles thematically related work at the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) on the region Middle East and North Africa .You can find information on relevant publications, events, projects as well as contact details of our researchers with specific regional expertise.

Paradigm shifts in public procurement

Stoffel, Tim / Maximilian Müngersdorff (2019)
The Current Column, 23. September 2019

Procurement in public institutions is becoming more professional and is increasingly being seen as a strategic policy instrument. This also helps in implementing social and environmental criteria in public tenders.

UN at 70

Bonn, 16. April 2015

2015 marks the 70th anniversary of the United Nations. Both the world and the UN have changed since its 51 founding members signed the UN Charter on 26 June 1945 to prevent the doom of another World War. Today, the UN totals 193 member states while the nature and scope of the United Nations' activities have greatly expanded. Moreover,…

Talk instead of tanks: coming to terms with the past in Iraq as a stabilising factor

Crncic, Zeljko (2015)
The Current Column, 31. August 2015

Reporting on the war of the self-declared "Islamic State" against Iraq and Syria is heavily influenced by political instability and geo-strategic constellations. Talk of military solutions is predominant. However, the long-term traumatisation of the civilian population is easily forgotten in the process.

Trends in Mexican Financial System Development against the Backdrop of the Global Financial Crisis

Mexico, 03. December 2009

Due to its far-reaching effects, the global crisis has clearly shown that the stability of national and international financial markets has to be considered an important public good. Against this backdrop it is therefore of utmost significance to identify steering and control deficits in international financial markets, develop solutions…

BMZ Charter for the Future – New development goals

Scholz, Imme (2014)
The Current Column, 24. November 2014

In the Charter for the Future, German Development Minister Gerd Müller sets out the political priorities he intends to pursue over the next three years in Germany and in its partner countries, in the cabinet in Berlin, and in German business, civil society and academia.

50 Jahre Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)

50 Jahre Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) 50 Jahre Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Gemeinsame Pressemitteilung des Deutschen Instituts für Entwicklungspolitik, des Bundesministeriums für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung sowie des Ministeriums für Innovation, Wissenschaft und Forschung des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen vom 04.09.2014 Mit einem Festakt, einer internationalen Konferenz und einem Alumni-Treffen feiert das…

Wasser, Energie und Land besser managen

Wasser, Energie und Land besser managen Wasser, Energie und Land besser managen: Kommissar Piebalgs begrüßt Veröffentlichung des Europäischen Entwicklungsberichts Pressemitteilung vom 16.05.2012 EU-Entwicklungskommissar Andris Piebalgs hat die Veröffentlichung des Europäischen Entwicklungsberichts 2011/2012 begrüßt, der heute in Brüssel präsentiert wird. Der Bericht behandelt die wichtigsten aktuellen Entwicklungsfragen aus europäischer Sicht. Im diesjährigen,…

Kooperation mit Afrika – ein strategisches Thema der Kanzlerin!

Hackenesch, Christine / Stephan Klingebiel (2016)
The Current Column, 10. October 2016

Die deutsche und europäische Politik sind angesichts anhaltender Flucht- und Migrationsbewegungen aus verschiedenen Teilen Afrikas erheblich unter Druck geraten. Die gerade begonnene Afrikareise von Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel steht daher im Zeichen der Flüchtlingspolitik.

Deutschlands Verantwortung neu denken – ab jetzt besser organisiert

Meyer, Lutz (2017)
The Current Column, 15. February 2017

Deutschland ist wirtschaftlich führend und geografisch zentral – doch außen-, entwicklungs- und sicherheitspolitisch ist jetzt Zeit für mehr Verantwortung.

Landwirtschaft und Wasser – Schlüssel zur Welternährung

Scheumann, Waltina / Michael Brüntrup (2017)
The Current Column, 24. January 2017

Die Verfügbarkeit und das Management von Wasser sind ganz zentral dafür, ob das Nachhaltigkeitsziel 2 der Agenda 2030 der Vereinten Nationen „Beendigung von Hunger, Erreichung von Ernährungssicherheit und verbesserter Ernährung und Förderung nachhaltiger Landwirtschaft“ erreicht werden kann.

Stabilization and development in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena)

Special "Stabilization and development in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena)": In a research and advisory project funded by the BMZ, the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) is investigating what these changes mean for Germany's and Europe's cooperation with MENA countries.

Why it is worth to support and protect democracy worldwide

Special “Democracy Support and Protection”: Findings from democratization research and advice, what constitutes democracy and why it's worth promoting democratization.

Strengthening global health

Special: "Strengthening global health". Strong health systems are the prerequisite for quality health care worldwide. Scientists at DIE analyse how to strengthen global health.

Political parties: weak point in the sustainability architecture

Kloke-Lesch, Adolf (2017)
The Current Column, 29. May 2017

A tragedy is looming. While the German Government and federal state governments are beginning to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the political parties behind them appear conspicuously unconcerned and are lagging perceptibly behind the dynamics in business and society.

Germany should host an international donor conference to plan for the aftermath

Furness, Mark / Tina Zintl (2023)
The Current Column, 26. October 2023

International development donors need to start thinking about how they can break the vicious cycle of polarization and support ordinary Palestinians in the future.

With which H2 can a global hydrogen economy be constructed?

Stamm, Andreas / Rita Strohmaier / Ece Oyan (2023)
The Current Column, 16. October 2023

Germany should develop strategies at an early stage to pursue the goal of a green, not blue, hydrogen economy. Future hydrogen partnerships with third countries should prioritise electrolytically produced hydrogen throughout.

The UN Climate Conference has to prove that the Paris Agreement is working

Bauer, Steffen (2021)
The Current Column, 25. October 2021

Five years after the Paris Climate Agreement entered into force and one year after the COVID-enforced hiatus, the 26th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (“COP26”) will convene in the Scottish city of Glasgow on 31 October. At long last!

Germany’s next federal government and the United Nations

Baumann, Max-Otto / Sebastian Haug / Silke Weinlich (2021)
The Current Column, 15. September 2021

Germany’s next federal government should ensure that intended contributions for UN organisations and processes are stably anchored in the federal budget.