Böhl Gutierrez, Mauricio / Daniele Malerba
(2026)
Novoselova, Anna
(27/2026)
What does Europe need from the next UN Secretary-General, and how can they keep Europe engaged? The new policy brief identifies key trends in Europe's engagemet with the UN and sets out the priorities...
Sinanoglu, Semuhi / Niels Keijzer
(26/2026)
Democracies face threats from both within and outside. In this brief, we explore a key area of the EU’s external action in terms of its potential to safeguard democracy, namely its trade policy.
Hein, Jonas et al.
(25/2026)
Conservation needs reform, as current approaches towards biodiversity conservation have not been able to halt biodiversity loss. This policy brief provides a number of suggestions on how to make...
Perez-Catala, Anna / Hanne Knaepen / Mariana Camelo / Marta Torres Gunfaus / Steffen Bauer / Niels Keijzer
(2026)
This blog draws on discussions at a closed-door roundtable titled “EU Climate Diplomacy: Promoting EU and Global Climate Goals in the Evolving Climate Regime,” held in Brussels on 3 September 2026 and...
Zumbraegel, Tobias
(12/2026)
Low-carbon hydrogen in Oman and Morocco is still being planned. The study compares how both countries govern resource demands, environmental risks and local participation while promised jobs and...
Martin-Shields, Charles / Anawaite Matadradra / Sevanaia Sakai / Unaisa Raileqe / Timothy Fadgen
(24/2026)
Planned relocation, the process of moving a community from one area of residence to a new one in response to an environmental risk or threat. Fiji has become a regional leader in planned relocation...
Zattler, Jürgen K. / Kathrin Berensmann / Yabibal Walle
(11/2026)
Multilateral development banks face increasing pressure to leverage their limited resources as development budgets shrink. Our paper examines the mobilisation potential of their financing...
Sommer, Christoph / Priscilla Toto / Yabibal M. Walle
(2026)
Successful partnerships should be measured by both the banks’ financial and institutional capacity to invest in sustainable development at scale
Klingebiel, Stephan / Andy Sumner
(2026)
Sumner, Andy / Stephan Klingebiel
(2026)
The OECD’s aid committee turns 70 in 2031, as record aid cuts and a shift from solidarity to self-interest reshape why countries give. Where this leads is still open. Aid could become a genuine...
Sommer, Christoph / Yabibal M. Walle / Joshua Yindenaba Abor / Daniel Ofori-Sasu / Ama Asante / Robel Ghebrehanes / Benedicta Mawuena / John Kwaku Darko Okrah / Muna Osman / Paul Saupe / Anna-Lena Sprenger / Priscilla Toto
(10/2026)
How can the new wave of national development banks in low- and middle-income countries grow into independent, impactful institutions for sustainable development? Evidence from Ghana and Nigeria sheds...
Reiber, Tatjana
(9/2026)
How can learning formats prepare future change-makers for sustainability transformations? Drawing on nearly 20 years of experience with the MGG Academy, this paper presents a practice-informed...
Thöne, Michael / Christian von Haldenwang
(2026)
Thöne, Michael / Christian von Haldenwang
(2026)
Reich, Charlotte / Aiveen Donnelly
(2026)
Food systems must deliver healthy, affordable diets. But how? The answer lies in reverse engineering—from the plate back through products, value chains and across geographies.
Gutheil, Lena
(2026)
Dominioni, Goran / Daniele Malerba
(8/2026)
The paper outlines a taxonomy of criteria that governments can use in setting the tax rate. It provides a comparative analysis of the criteria used in 13 jurisdictions. Empirically driven criteria,...
Gutheil, Lena / Annabelle Houdret / Sanae Aljem
(2026)
Ndondo, Joseph Tendeukai Kunashe / Gamuchirai Trever, Musunda / Faith Angelline Manditsera / Saymore Ngonidzashe Kativu / Philemon Kwaramba
(2026)