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Lessons from the Sustainable Development Goals

Groningen, 05. April 2027

Accelerating Sustainable Development by 2030 and beyond As the world approaches 2030, attention is increasingly turning towards how sustainable development can be accelerated in the remaining years of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) while laying the foundations for what comes next. GSC 2027 provides a global platform for…

High-Integrity Climate Action for Climate, Nature & People

Antalya, 11. November 2026

High-integrity climate action should benefit nature and people, respond to local priorities and accelerate low-carbon, sustainable transformations. Drawing on action across Africa, Latin America and Türkiye, the event examines contributions to the Global Climate Action Agenda and South leadership. Lead organizer: York University

IDOS@COP31

Antalya, 09. November 2026

The 31st Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP31) takes place from 9 to 20 November 2026 in Antalya, Türkiye. For the first time, two countries and a region share the delivery of a COP: Türkiye holds the presidency and leads the Action Agenda, Australia acts as President of Negotiations, and the Pacific hosted the pre-COP. Under…

Research Insights Meet Practice in West Africa

Online, 29. Oktober 2026

What can we learn about the future of democracy in Africa when urbanisation, demographic change and digitalisation are analysed not in isolation, but in their interlinkages and mutual influence? Lena Gutheil , co-author of the Megatrends Africa Working Paper, presents key findings from the research team’s analysis of how these three…

Reviewing the implementation design of energy subsidy reforms: insights from novel cross-country data

Böhl Gutierrez, Mauricio / Daniele Malerba (2026)
Externe Publikationen

Teilnehmer*innen des 62. Postgraduierten-Kurses 2026/2027

Der 62. Kurs des Postgraduierten-Programms (2026/27) am German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) begann am 1. September 2026.

A (re)newed case for the UN: Europe and the future of UN leadership

Novoselova, Anna (2026)
Policy Brief 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 and recommendations the incoming SG can draw on.

Regulating and mobilising the private sector for democracy protection in the European Union’s trade policy

Sinanoglu, Semuhi / Niels Keijzer (2026)
Policy Brief 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.

Social cohesion and climate-driven planned relocation in urban settlements: evidence from Suva, Fiji

Martin-Shields, Charles / Anawaite Matadradra / Sevanaia Sakai / Unaisa Raileqe / Timothy Fadgen (2026)
Policy Brief 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 policy, taking on the challenge of doing planned relocation in urban settings.

Training for International Cooperation in Times of Geopolitical Transformation

Berlin, 12. Oktober 2026

About the workshop International cooperation is facing a new era of profound geopolitical and systemic transformation. After the end of the Cold War and periods of economic growth in various world regions, recent years have introduced far-reaching changes: a growing diversity of actors in international cooperation, significantly changed…

The next generation of national development banks: early lessons from Ghana and Nigeria

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 (2026)
Discussion Paper 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 light on independence, funding, partnerships, green finance – and what it takes to scale their impact.

Developing competences for Sustainable Futures: a competence model and design recommendations for learning environments

Reiber, Tatjana (2026)
Discussion Paper 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 competence model and six recommendations for designing transformative learning environments.

Tax expenditures country report: Germany

Thöne, Michael / Christian von Haldenwang (2026)
Buchveröffentlichungen

Entwicklungsfinanzierung am Wendepunkt

Vor dem Hintergrund erheblicher Finanzierungslücken für die Umsetzung der Agenda 2030 und der multiplen Krisen unserer Zeit - Klimakrise, Schuldenkrise und zunehmende geopolitische Spannungen - steht die Entwicklungsfinanzierung vor vielfältigen Herausforderungen. In diesem Kontext beschäftigt sich das IDOS-Finanzteam in Forschung und Politikberatung mit der Frage, wie ein resilientes und nachhaltiges internationales Finanzsystem gestaltet sein sollte, um die Umsetzung der 2030 Agenda zu unterstützen und Krisen vorzubeugen.

How do governments set the carbon tax rate? A comparative analysis

Dominioni, Goran / Daniele Malerba (2026)
Discussion Paper 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, i.e. the marginal abatement cost curves (MACC) and the social cost of carbon (SCC), are rarely used.

African–European Relations (Vol. 22)

Erforth, Benedikt / Niels Keijzer (2026)
Externe Publikationen

Sozial-ökologische Transformationen und die Zukunft globaler nachhaltiger Entwicklung

Kuhnt, Jana / Daniele Malerba / Benjamin Rosenthal (2026)
Die aktuelle Kolumne, 28. September 2026

Wachstumsdogma überwinden, ohne Entwicklungschancen zu beschneiden!

More climate risks, less cooperation: the erosion of international capacity to act

Klingebiel, Stephan (2026)
Externe Publikationen

Welche Optionen bleiben der globalen Nachhaltigkeitspolitik?

Bonn, 23. September 2026

„Denn die globalen Probleme verschwinden nicht dadurch, dass man sie ignoriert. Die kommenden Jahre bieten vor diesem Hintergrund die Gelegenheit, die Ursachen der mangelnden Fortschritte zu analysieren sowie Optionen und Erfolgsbedingungen für eine wirkungsvolle „Beyond 2030 Agenda“ auszuloten.“ Jens Martens, Mai 2026 Kaum jemand hat so…

Global cooperation under pressure – new report on shaping reforms

Global cooperation under pressure – new report on shaping reforms Press release of 21 September 2026 New IDOS publication identifies pathways to rebuild international cooperation in times of disruption and to advance sustainable futures. Geopolitical rivalry, conflict, authoritarian nationalism and the systematic erosion of rules-based politics are reshaping the global order and putting cooperation under growing pressure. Yet the picture is more nuanced: while…