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A game changer for UN 2023 Water Conference: Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform for Water Sustainability (ISPWAS)

Varady, Robert G. / Annabelle Houdret / Wouter Buytaert / Anil Mishra / Abou Amani / Anik Bhaduri / Olcay Unver (2023)
External Publications

South Africa's Green Finance Taxonomy

Johannesburg and Online, 25. April 2023

This workshop will present the preliminary findings of a joint research project by IDOS, Carbon Trust, the University of Johannesburg, and the University of Stellenbosch on the South African Green Finance Taxonomy. The workshop will feature esteemed sustainable finance experts from government, private sector, and research who will comment…

Green hydrogen: implications for international cooperation: with special reference to South Africa

Stamm, Andreas / Tilman Altenburg / Rita Strohmaier / Ece Oyan / Katharina Thoms (2023)
Discussion Paper 9/2023

We explore the potential economic co-benefits of green hydrogen for exporting countries in the Global South and recommend policies for governments and international cooperation to enhance local value creation, employment and other forms of benefit-sharing. A case study on South Africa is included.

Global trends in FDI and their implications for inclusive economic development in Africa

, 26. April 2023

This workshop explores how recent trends affected foreign direct investment (FDI) flows, their impact on inclusive economic development and social cohesion in the partner countries of German development cooperation and how these impacts can be further improved. FDI is widely recognised to enhance inclusive development – e.g. through…

Interfaces

Bonn, 26. April 2023

The German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) funds transdisciplinary research on sustainable land management in order to improve livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa. The research funded by the BMBF lays the foundation for identifying climate-adapted, resource-saving and, above all, implementable solutions and instruments…

Ukraine’s Reconstruction and European Integration

Online, 27. April 2023

The session will take place on April 27th at 3:00 pm (UTC+2). The two speakers are Yulia Rybak , Co-Head of German–Ukrainian Energy Partnership & Adviser to the Minister of Energy of Ukraine, and Julian Bergmann , Senior Researcher at IDOS. Although Russia’s war against Ukraine is still ongoing, it is already clear that a huge…

HLAB Report and GSDR

Online, 03. May 2023

This September, United Nations (UN) member states will come together in New York for the SDG Summit and the Ministerial Meeting on the 2024 Summit of the Future. The 2023 SDG Summit marks the mid-point of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the sustainable development goals (SDGs). The 2024 Summit of the Future (SOTF) has its…

The future of the EU as a global development actor

Berlin, 10. May 2023

Today’s polycrisis world challenges the European Union to adapt to a reshaped geopolitical order and identify the partners with which it can jointly engage. Development policy plays an increasingly supporting role in this repositioning of the EU and its related economic, foreign policy and geopolitical interests, which is also reflected…

UN – Meaningful Youth Engagement

Online, 10. May 2023

This September, United Nations (UN) member states will come together in New York for the SDG Summit and the Ministerial Meeting on the 2024 Summit of the Future. The 2023 SDG Summit marks the mid-point of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the sustainable development goals (SDGs). The 2024 Summit of the Future (SOTF) has its…

How effective is the UN’s development support?

Baumann, Max-Otto (2023)
External Publications

Halfway into the 2030 Agenda, with progress on several Sustainable Development Goals stalling, is a good moment to ask about the effectiveness of the UN’s development support. From UN country programme evaluations emerges a critical picture of the UN's performance towards sustainable change.

Intentional shopping habits help to conserve biodiversity

Stamm, Andreas (2023)
The Current Column, 15. May 2023

Why are migratory bird researchers interested in how coffee is grown?

Regrouping back better

Bonn, 17. May 2023

Welcome note& introduction by the co-hosts Dr. Steffen Bauer , IDOS Mathias Boehning , WEASC „Tour de table“ with introductions “If you think 20 years ahead, what will you and your organization be remembered for as a unique part of the Bonn Climate Group?” COP27, SB58, COP28: Issues, prospects, challenges Sergey Kononov , UNFCCC…

Embedding spillover effects in the German Sustainable Development Strategy

Droste, Leonie / Linda Lütkes / Tabea Waltenberg (2023)
The Current Column, 22. May 2023

Germany’s goal has to be to avoid negative spillover effects in order to work together with other countries to implement the 2030 Agenda at global level rather than hindering these countries’ own efforts. Such spillover effects and the establishment of binding structures must therefore be clearly addressed in the German Sustainable Development Strategy.

Adapting Governance and Infrastructure for Water Resilience

Bonn, 23. May 2023

Climate change causes an increase in extreme weather events in many countries of the world. This has drastic impacts for instance on food security, infrastructure and health, and challenges the very basis of human development. Many countries are experiencing such challenges for a long time, but events such as the 2021 floods in Germany’s…

The role of social protection in environmental fiscal reforms

Malerba, Daniele (2023)
Discussion Paper 10/2023

Environmental fiscal reforms can be used to both address climate change and social goals, with high potential also for development cooperation efforts. In particular, using carbon pricing revenues for social protection needs to consider design principles to best address distributional concerns.

UN Global Digital Compact

Online, 24. May 2023

This September, United Nations (UN) member states will come together in New York for the SDG Summit and the Ministerial Meeting on the 2024 Summit of the Future. The 2023 SDG Summit marks the mid-point of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the sustainable development goals (SDGs). The 2024 Summit of the Future (SOTF) has its…

Science and digitalization for a better future

Hornidge, Anna Katharina / Alyssa Jade McDonald-Bärtl / Edgar Pieterse (2023)
External Publications

From Rovaniemi to Tromsø spirit?

Methi, Kirsti / Dorothea Wehrmann (2023)
The Current Column, 30. May 2023

A new Tromsø Arctic spirit is needed to co-create a democratic legitimacy and relevance of the Arctic Council with respect for the peoples and local governance structures in the Arctic region.

Funding “Loss and Damage”

Online, 31. May 2023

The 2nd Annual Conference on Global Climate Governance in the Face of Obstruction (31 May – 2 June 2023) , organized by the Climate Social Science Network (CSSN) - a global network headquartered at Brown University in the USA, addresses some of the latest issues in climate policy, focusing on institutions and actors that block progress:…

Strengthening social cohesion in fragile and conflict-affected states

Bonn, 31. May 2023

All around the world, increasing polarization, inequalities and autocratization, among other trends, put a strain on social cohesion. In fragile and conflict-affected states, this may contribute to or trigger an escalation of violent conflict. At the same time, strengthening social cohesion can potentially help to overcome fragility,…