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Europe's Double Standards in the Face of International Law

El-Haddad, Amirah / Aboushady, Nora (2025)
The Current Column, 24. June 2025

Rather than affirming violations of international law, Germany should end arms sales that fuel ongoing wars.

Training for Transformation

Hamburg, 02. June 2025

The MGG Training and Learning Side Event to the Hamburg Sustainability Conference focused on multi-stakeholder processes. The Hamburg Sustainability Conference challenged barriers to SDG implementation with a systemic approach. It was driven by the vision that reaching the SDGs requires interdisciplinary and trustful collaboration among…

Digitalisation Towards Sustainable Development

Mexico City, Mexico, 09. March 2025

The Promoting Research on Digitalisation in Emerging Powers and Europe Towards Sustainable Development (PRODIGEES) project is a research project jointly led by the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) and Instituto Mora researching the interconnection of digitalisation with the environment, economy, governance and…

For liberal values, planetary interests and a common future

Hornidge, Anna-Katharina (2025)
The Current Column, 21. January 2025

Targeted measures to expand partnerships are needed all the more urgently – not ‘despite everything’ but in fact now more than ever.

United for the Planet

Cali, Baku, Riyadh, 21. October 2024

The 2024 meetings of the Conferences of the Parties (COPs) to the three Rio Conventions - the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) - are set to play a crucial role in addressing the ever-deepening…

Governance of natural resources for the common good

Cluster "Governance of natural resources for the common good": Natural resources, ecosystems and biodiversity provide the basis for human existence. On a global scale, we are seeing the rapidly advancing overuse and degradation of natural resources.

IDOS@HSC

Hamburg, 07. October 2024

The HSC is a new conference format aimed at fostering the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). At the HSC, leading minds from politics, business, science and civil society plan the implementation of joint processes to achieve the SDGs. In times of increasing geopolitical crises, the HSC promotes multilateral…

From the Summit of the Future to the Hamburg Sustainability Conference

Hornidge, Anna-Katharina / Axel Berger (2024)
The Current Column, 30. September 2024

It is important to mobilise social and political majorities for global structural transformation in pursuit of climate stabilisation and sustainable futures.

Events

We regularly organise scientific conferences and panel discussions open for the public.

Regional Expertise Africa

Thematic works on Africa. Information on relevant publications, events, projects and contacts with special regional expertise.

Further Theme Specials

Further Theme Specials Jump to: Trump's comeback in the White House Hamburg Sustainability Conference (HSC) Russia's war against Ukraine Investment Facilitation for Development Development Finance at a turning point Tomorrow's Development System Gender equity and development: Embracing an intersectional lens Setting the course for a new German development policy Strengthening global health Building knowledge on water governance Ocean and Polar regions in inter- and…

Ariel Macaspac Hernandez

Ariel Macaspac Hernandez is an Economist and Former Researcher of the Research Programme "Inter- and transnational cooperation".

G20

Special "G20": The German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) will accompany the Chinese and German G20 presidency through research, policy advice and events on the G20 presented in this Special.

IDOS in den Medien

Das German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) erfährt auch 2024 eine breite Medienaufmerksamkeit, es folgt eine Übersicht der Beiträge.

Anniversary event - 60 Years of IDOS

Berlin, 14. March 2024

Science for Development. 60 years of research, policy advice and training for development policy and cooperation The German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS, formerly the German Development Institute, DIE) was founded in March 1964 with the mandate to train practitioners and post-graduates for working in the new field of…

Urban Mobility Solutions: Road Safety

Berlin / Online, 14. March 2024

In order to identify key stakeholders and topics for the Hamburg Sustainability Conference (HSC) programme, the HSC, jointly with the German Institute for Sustainability and Development (IDOS), organised a round table on mobility solutions. The round table will be moderated by Franco Jauregui Fung (Researcher of IDOS’ “ Transformation of…

Development Finance in Times of Multiple Crises

Online, 13. March 2024

Development finance faces a range of challenges in times of multiple crises. On this background, upcoming summits and forums should provide opportunities to enable progress. On 13 March, the IDOS finance team hosted an online event titled „Development Finance in Times of Multiple Crises„. Moderated by Christoph Sommer (IDOS), the event…

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.

IDOS in den Medien

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

Development finance at a turning point: effects and policy recommendations

Berensmann, Kathrin / Sabine Laudage Teles / Christoph Sommer / Yabibal M. Walle (2023)
Discussion Paper 21/2023

The COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, the debt crisis, the climate emergency, and other newly emerging crises have adversely affected the macroeconomic environment. This paper dissects the implications for development finance and proposes respective short-term and long-term policy responses.