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Rio+20 will soon be forgotten: but not the paradigm of sustainability

Messner, Dirk (2012)
The Current Column, 04. July 2012

The global economy is to become greener and fairer with a green economy. Yet the approach is controversial, not least because many developing countries are afraid that an ecological transformation of the economy will mask protectionist restrictions of international trade.

Can the 2 °Celsius target still be achieved? It all depends on the energy industry

Ruchser, Matthias (2013)
The Current Column, 01. July 2013

Growth and sustained, nagging problems

Ibisch, Pierre / Lars Schmidt (2009)

Toward the sustainability state? Conceptualizing national sustainability institutions and their impact on policy-making

Mathis, Okka Lou / Michael Rose / Jens Newig / Bauer, Steffen (2022)
External Publications

Looking back at the 2024 elections and their impact on global order

Online, 27. November 2024

2024 was an eventful election year with far-reaching political outcomes that will also have global implications. The election of Donald Trump in particular raises questions about how this decision could affect the world political order. On Wednesday, November 27, 13:00 - 14:00 CET, IDOS invites interested journalists to join us for a…

Poverty alleviation and local environmental degradation: an empirical analysis in Colombia

Malerba, Daniele (2020)
External Publications

Exploring national and regional orchestration of non-state action for a < 1.5 °C world

Chan, Sander / Paula Ellinger / Oscar Widerberg (2018)
External Publications

Global imbalances: a job for the G20?

Fischer, Roger A. (2019)
Discussion Paper 18/2019

Excessive current account imbalances accumulate because the global economy cannot effectively transform funds into consumption and productive investment. The G20 is well placed to foster international coordination to reduce global imbalances. To do so its current procedures need to be reformed.

Municipalities Promoting and Shaping Sustainable Value Creation

Bonn, 25. January 2018

New Project on Sustainable Public Procurement Kicks off With its kick-off workshop on 25/26 January 2018, the new project “ Municipalities Promoting and Shaping Sustainable Value Creation (MUPASS) – Public Procurement for Fair and Sustainable Production ” officially started. Lead by the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut…

How to reduce poverty and address climate change? An empirical cross-country analysis and the roles of economic growth and inequality

Malerba, Daniele (2018)
External Publications

Guardians of the Earth

Bonn, 23. May 2018

Willkommen auf dem Klimagipfel zur Rettung der Erde: In nur elf Tagen sollen sich 20.000 Vertreter aus 195 Ländern in Paris auf das erste globale Abkommen gegen den Klimawandel einigen. Ein Vertrag, der jeden Menschen auf der Erde, lebend oder ungeboren, beeinflussen wird — ein Pakt, der entscheidet, ob unsere Spezies überhaupt noch eine…

Creating wealth without labour? Emerging contours of a new techno-economic landscape

Lütkenhorst, Wilfried (2018)
Discussion Paper 11/2018

The paper addresses key technological trends in the digitalization of industrial production and their impact on employment, equality, productivity, global value chains and resource efficiency. It also reviews the implications for industrial policy and the measures taken in several countries.

Gestärkte Stadt-Land-Verflechtungen für die Umsetzung der Agenda 2030

Bonn, 20. February 2018

Migrations- und Pendlerbewegungen, Kapital-, Rohstoff- und Warenströme zwischen Stadt und Land überschreiten längst politisch-administrative Grenzen. Durch die steigende urbane Nachfrage werden natürliche Ressourcen immer stärker für die Bauland-, Wasser-, Nahrungs- und Energieversorgung der Städte beansprucht. Erhöhte Umweltbelastungen…

What possible synergies?

Bonn, 12. September 2017

The high-level dialogue addresses interconnections between sustainable development and climate action, particularly between the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Global Climate Action ‘Agenda. The dialogue consists of high-level input, a panel of practitioners, and break-out sessions for the general audience, specifically…

Natural resources: a new scramble for Africa?

Bonn, 10. September 2015

The extraction of natural resources leads to high growth rates in many African countries. At the same time many people in the region have to cope with the negative effects of resource extraction, among them rising corruption, violent conflicts and environmental damage. Which external powers engage in the resource-rich countries in Africa…

2. Hans Singer Memorial Lecture

Brighton, 28. October 2010

In order to remember and to honour the “ Hans Singer Memorial Lecture on Global Development “ was established in 2009. The annual Memorial Lecture alternates between Bonn and Sussex. Speaker: Jomo Kwame Sundaram , United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development in the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs…

Legitimacy of Future Development Cooperation

Bonn, 29. November 2010

The year 2010 has offered a number of milestones to reflect on future directions for development cooperation policy. As donors consider how to move forward with the MDG Agenda, improve the effectiveness of their development interventions, and engage in organisational restructuring processes to confront future challenges, they find…

Coherence and equity in a post-Paris climate governance landscape

Nairobi, 08. December 2016

With the Paris Agreement coming into force, the landscape of global climate governance is set to change. This raises a number of questions: How should climate governance retain coherence at multiple levels and across different sectors? What institutions, procedures and policies are required to ensure delivery 'on the ground' and to…

(Critical) Geopolitics, sustainability, and “global” spaces

Bonn, 12. November 2024

The aim of this workshop is to explore ongoing geopoliticization as a (renewed) trend shaping global development across policy fields. The trend we call geopoliticization refers to the process by which considerations of space and the use of space are prioritised in policy-making in and across policy fields such as development cooperation…

New approaches to development cooperation in middle-income countries: brokering collective action for global sustainable development

Paulo, Sebastian / Stephan Klingebiel (2016)
Discussion Paper 8/2016

Middle-income countries are central to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. Development cooperation actors will have to act as brokers of collective action to support domestic reforms in and global engagement by this group of countries.