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Bhavna Deonarain

Former Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow

Transformation of Economic and Social Systems

Against the current: how water access affects women and men differently

Online, 24. March 2026

In line with the UN’s 2026 World Water Day campaign ‘Where water flows, equality grows’, the Bonn Water Network * invites you to its debate on changing roles of women in water management and governance. The story is not a new one: in many countries, women bear the brunt of water insecurity. They are the ones hauling heavy water jugs over…

Beyond projects: the role of development partners in institutionalising renewable energy innovations: lessons from the Global South

Elsässer, Joshua Philipp / Harald Fuhr / Anna Fünfgeld / Markus Lederer / Jens Marquardt / Aparajita Banerjee /HyunAh Yi (2026)
Policy Brief 8/2026

Institutionalising climate change mitigation efforts remains a challenge in post-Paris Agreement climate governance. This policy brief synthesises policy-relevant findings on the institutionalisation of solar energy in Brazil, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, and South Africa.

Sustainable finance, reflexive law, and the epistemic infrastructure of financial markets

Hilbrich, Sören (2026)
External Publications

Systemic acceleration capacity in net-zero transitions: electrifying transportation in California

Goedeking, Nicholas / Karoline S. Rogge (2026)
External Publications

Mobilising and scaling local climate action

Putz, Lena-Marie / Paula von Haaren / Axel Berger / Rafael de Moraes Baldrighi / Guísela Pereira (2026)
Policy Brief 5/2026

As the world approaches global warming tipping points, local climate engagement ensures that climate actions are equitable, effective, and aligned with local needs. This policy brief explores options to mobilise and scale up local climate action.

Surveying just transition pathways in global climate policy

Faus Onbargi, Alexia / Daniele Malerba (2026)
External Publications

European Research Alliance for Sustainable Development (ERASuD)

The European Research Alliance for Sustainable Development (ERASuD) brings together 12 leading European research institutions from 8 countries, committed to long-term, co-created R&I partnerships with LMICs.

Why do people care about polar animals?

Gehrke, Charlotte (2026)
External Publications

Why and how do researchers communicate environmental issues facing Arctic marine mammals?

Gehrke, Charlotte (2025)
External Publications

Green jobs and green economic development in Kigali's construction value chain: evidence from a firm survey

Never, Babette / Alexander Stoecker / Aime Tsinda / Erick Mujanama / Roger Mugisha (2026)
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Emmanuel Nshakira Rukundo

Emmanuel Nshakira Rukundo is a Development Economist and Former Researcher in the Research department "Inter- and Transnational Cooperation".

Job Advertisment: Doctoral Researcher (f/m/diverse) Science Futures

IDOS Department Transformation of Economic and Social Systems is looking for a Doctoral Researcher (f/m/diverse) - Position No. 2026-B-01, Part time 65%, 25,4 hours/week

Climate policy as development policy: leveraging carbon revenues for social protection in low- and middle-income countries

Gasior, Kathrin / Gemma Wright / H. Xavier Jara / Daniele Malerba (2026)
External Publications

Executive disorder: the United States officially turn their back on international climate governance

Bauer, Steffen (2026)
External Publications

Ein Wettbewerb, der keiner sein sollte

Aleksandrova, Mariya / Svea Koch (2026)
External Publications

Disruption and Reform

In this theme special, IDOS presents work that examines the dynamics of disruption and reform and shows how change can protect the foundations of international cooperation and sustainable development.

George Tonderai Mudimu

Dr. George Tonderai Mudimu is an agricultural economist and former researcher in the research department "Transformation of Economic and Social Systems".

Partnerships, not spheres of influence

Berger, Axel / Anna-Katharina Hornidge (2026)
The Current Column, 12. January 2026

The year 2026 will be shaped by disruption and reform. For Europe, this means expanding their own strategic autonomy and becoming more independent.

Ohne Wumms: die EU auf der Weltklimakonferenz in Brasilien

Bauer, Steffen / Svea Koch / Mariya Aleksandrova (2025)
External Publications

Will die EU ihren Führungsanspruch beim Klimaschutz erneuern, muss sie ihren Ansatz zur internationalen Klimafinanzierung überdenken. Europa sollte den Partnerländern entgegenkommen, Emissionsvermeidung und Klimaanpassung als Paket behandeln und nicht gegeneinander ausspielen.