Events
In the lead or in cooperation with key partner organisations we held numerous scientific and policy conferences and workshops every year. Events cover all topics of development policy and bring together researchers and practitioners of development cooperation to discuss and work out common solutions to global problems. In addition, our experts give (key) notes at national and international workshops and conferences on a regular base and participate in meetings with ministries and implementing agencies.
By organising and participating in events on current issues of development policy, the institute emphasises its core expertise in policy advice.
Upcoming Events
Past events 2024
COP16 Official Side Event
Sustainable Land Management - the Role of Youth in Innovation
Riyadh,
09.12.2024
International Research Conference
Africa in the global economy
Bonn,
05.12.2024
until
06.12.2024
Event Series
Science Dialogue Day
Bonn,
05.12.2024
Research Colloquium
Research Colloquium on Triangular Cooperation
Online,
03.12.2024
Expert Exchange Meeting
Democracy Protection in the Global South(s) and North(s)
Berlin,
28.11.2024
DFG Roundtable
Risk transformation and societal resilience under extreme events
Bonn,
28.11.2024
until
29.11.2024
Virtual Press Briefing
Looking back at the 2024 elections and their impact on global order
Online,
27.11.2024
Round table
The Voice of the Global South
Berlin,
26.11.2024
International workshop
Gender-responsive social protection and employment policies
Bonn,
21.11.2024
until
22.11.2024
T20 Summit Side Event
Global cooperation on sustainable development after the 2024 election year
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,
13.11.2024
Roundtable discussion
Wie sollte Entwicklungspolitik künftig gestaltet werden?
Berlin,
11.11.2024
IDOS at the World Urban Forum
How to Make Public Transport Work
Cairo, Egypt,
08.11.2024
Virtuelles Pressegespräch
Prioritäten für die Steigerung der globalen Ambitionen beim Klimaschutz auf der COP29
Online,
07.11.2024
Network Meeting
MGG Network – Brazil National Network Meeting 2024
Brasília, Brazil,
07.11.2024
Conference
Development Beyond Growth
Bonn and Online,
06.11.2024
until
07.11.2024
Roundtable Discussion
How Young People in Africa and Europe Shape Politics in a Crisis-Ridden World
Bonn,
29.10.2024
Workshop
Local feminist perspectives as transformation levers
Bonn,
23.10.2024
Policy dialogue
Forced migration and social cohesion
Bonn and online,
23.10.2024
IDOS at the Conferences of the Parties
United for the Planet
Cali, Baku, Riyadh,
21.10.2024
until
13.12.2024
Q&A Session
Shaping Futures Academy – Q&A session for applicants
Online,
17.10.2024
Online Launch
Changing state-society relations in MENA
Online,
09.10.2024
Conference
IDOS@HSC
Hamburg,
07.10.2024
until
08.10.2024
Workshop
Health Economics, Development and Climate Change
Bonn,
27.09.2024
Webinar
Financing international development organizations in an age of disorder
Online,
25.09.2024
Online Roundtable
Channeling Special Drawing Rights through MDBs
Online,
24.09.2024
Science-Policy Interface Session
Innovating One Health Governance for Global and Local Action
8th World One Health Congress, Cape Town,
20.09.2024
Online-Briefing
Vor dem Zukunftsgipfel der Vereinten Nationen
Online,
20.09.2024
Conference
5th Conference of the German Network for Forced Migration Studies
Bonn and Online,
16.09.2024
until
18.09.2024
Workshop at Tropentag 2024
Knowledge management for sustainable agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa
Vienna,
11.09.2024
International research conference
GLOBALGOALS2024 - The Future of the SDGs
Utrecht, The Netherlands,
29.08.2024
until
30.08.2024
International workshop
Social contracts and environmental change in the Middle East and North Africa and elsewhere
Bonn, Germany,
26.08.2024
until
28.08.2024
Launch Event
Gleichberechtigte Wissenschaftskooperation weltweit
Bonn & online,
19.08.2024
Workshop
Water and state governance: India, Kenya, Germany
ZEF and Online,
19.07.2024
Round Table Discussion
Sustainability science in a Global North-South dialogue
Bonn,
18.07.2024
International Workshop
Interlinking sustainability science in a Global North-South dialogue
Bonn,
15.07.2024
until
18.07.2024
Anniversary Conference
IDOS at 60
Bonn,
04.07.2024
Panel Discussion
Science in support of combatting land degradation
Bonn,
18.06.2024
Panel Discussion
The Changing Dynamics of International Institutions in an Era of Multiple Crisis
Online,
12.06.2024
International Expert Discussion during UNFCCC SBs
Innovative Climate Finance
Bonn,
10.06.2024
Science-Policy Dialogue
Promoting Climate Action around the World
Bonn,
07.06.2024
Roundtable discussion
Climate finance to leverage social protection for climate action
Bonn,
05.06.2024
Panel Discussion
Designing the new UN climate finance goal
Bonn and Online,
04.06.2024
Online Workshop
From Research to Policy
Online,
03.06.2024
Workshop (by invitation only)
Legitimacy deficits and tensions and their impact on cooperation
Bodø, Norway,
29.05.2024
Special Issue Launch
China at the United Nations
Online,
28.05.2024
Virtuelles Pressebriefing
Europawahl 2024
Online,
23.05.2024
Presentation Final Reports
Final Presentations 59th Postgraduate Programme
Bonn and Online,
22.05.2024
Joint Workshop
Economic Research for Development & Sustainability
Bonn,
16.05.2024
Virtual Policy Event
Re-considering international health data sharing rules for a new Pandemic Treaty.
Online,
14.05.2024
Conference
Urban Communities in the Face of the Climate Crisis
Bonn,
14.05.2024
IDOS at Arctic Circle Berlin Forum
Session: Local Actors in Environmental Governance?
Berlin,
08.05.2024
MGG Conference
International Capacity Development for the Civil Service - The Sustainable Digitalisation Agenda
Cape Town, South Africa,
04.05.2024
until
09.05.2024
Webinar
Gender and Sanitation: Why it matters for women and girls
Online,
30.04.2024
MGG/PRODIGEES Policy Labs
Digitalisation Towards Sustainable Development
Stellenbosch & Cape Town, South Africa,
28.04.2024
until
03.05.2024
High-level policy debate
Renewing the mission of EU development policy in times of global polycrisis
Brussels,
16.04.2024
Virtual Event
Fostering inter-group cohesion
Online,
02.04.2024
Hybrid Event
The land-water nexus
Online,
22.03.2024
Event list for World Water Day
Water for Peace
Bonn and Online,
19.03.2024
until
08.04.2024
Kick-Off-Workshop #2
Local feminist perspectives for transformative change
Online,
18.03.2024
Panel discussion
Anniversary event - 60 Years of IDOS
Berlin,
14.03.2024
Round table
Urban Mobility Solutions: Road Safety
Berlin / Online,
14.03.2024
Online Panel Discussion
Development Finance in Times of Multiple Crises
Online,
13.03.2024
Hybrid public lecture event
How to map and measure quality of employment?
Bonn and Online,
06.03.2024
3D-Digital Development Dialogue
Good Economics for Warmer Times
Online,
29.02.2024
Virtuelles Pressegespräch
13. Ministerkonferenz der Welthandelsorganisation 2024
Online,
28.02.2024
Virtual Info Sessions
Virtual Info Sessions Postgraduate Programme
Online,
22.02.2024
until
12.03.2024
Kick-Off-Workshop #1
Local feminist perspectives as a lever for gender equality
Online,
31.01.2024
Kick off workshop
Social Cohesion in Displacement Contexts
Berlin,
24.01.2024
Online debate
The Urban Water Challenge
Online,
24.01.2024
Past events 2023
Linked Event
Promoting evidence-based implementation of the Global Compact on Refugees
Maison de la Paix, Graduate Institute, Geneva & Online,
12.12.2023
Workshop
Evidence-based implementation of the GCR
Maison de la Paix, Graduate Institute, Geneva & Online,
11.12.2023
Konferenz
Alle Hebel auf Umsetzung: Die SDGs als globaler Kompass in Krisenzeiten
Potsdam,
04.12.2023
Workshop
Pandemic prevention: a planetary health perspective
Berlin,
01.12.2023
Conference
IDOS@COP28
Dubai,
30.11.2023
until
12.12.2023
Colloquium Series
INTERFACES Colloquium Series #4
Online,
30.11.2023
Research Workshop
Comparing Aid Agencies’ Bureaucratic Politics and Practices
Paris,
30.11.2023
Online Meeting
Global Shifts in a Changing World Economy
Online,
28.11.2023
Press Conference
2023 UN Climate Change Conference: How far has the world come to curb the climate crisis?
Online,
22.11.2023
Megatrend Lecture
The emerging global challenge of data authoritarianism
Bonn,
16.11.2023
Conference
Promoting and Protecting Democracy in Times of De-Democratization
Bonn,
16.11.2023
until
17.11.2023
Conference
Greening economies in partner countries
Bonn,
09.11.2023
Conference
Social cohesion amidst the global polycrisis
Bonn,
06.11.2023
until
08.11.2023
Expert workshop
Funding the UN system
Bonn,
06.11.2023
until
07.11.2023
Colloquium Series
INTERFACES Colloquium Series #3
Online,
02.11.2023
Online Meeting
Shaping Futures Academy 2024 – Q&A
Online,
25.10.2023
IDOS@ESG Conference 2023
Building Science and Societies for Sustainability Transformations
Nijmegen, The Netherlands,
24.10.2023
until
26.10.2023
Workshop
Equitable International Research Cooperation
Bonn,
23.10.2023
until
24.10.2023
Side-event World Health Summit
Putting Policy into Practice
Berlin,
17.10.2023
Book launch
Foreign Aid and its Unintended Consequences
Bonn,
16.10.2023
Book Launch und Roundtable
Lokal verankerte Zivile Konfliktbearbeitung
Bonn,
10.10.2023
Launch Event
Global Tax Expenditures Transparency Index (GTETI)
Online,
09.10.2023
until
10.10.2023
Colloquium Series
INTERFACES Colloquium Series #2
Online,
05.10.2023
Dialogforum
Partnerschaftlicher Aufbau einer globalen Wasserstoffwirtschaft
Berlin,
28.09.2023
MGG Global Network Conference
Global Partnerships – Knowledge, Dialogue, and Action
Bonn,
25.09.2023
until
28.09.2023
Workshop
Researching sustainable land management in sub-Sahara Africa
Berlin,
20.09.2023
Workshop
Simultaneously Realising a Just Energy Transition and the Implications for Water-Energy-Food Nexus in South Africa
Online,
11.09.2023
Roundtable Discussion
Cooperation for the Sake of Cooperation?
Potsdam,
08.09.2023
Colloquium Series
INTERFACES Colloquium Series #1
Online,
07.09.2023
Online Meeting
Third Virtual General Assembly Meeting (VGAM) of the African Academy Alumni Network
Online,
04.09.2023
Public Talks
Canceled: Public talks on Tunisia
Bonn,
23.08.2023
Alumni Webinar
Food security in West and Central Africa
Online,
18.08.2023
T20 Summit Side Event
Utopias of Global Cooperation
Mysuru, India,
31.07.2023
Network Meeting
MGG Network – India National Network Meeting 2023
New Delhi, India,
28.07.2023
Workshop
Policy (in)coherence in Germany’s Energiewende
Bonn,
19.06.2023
Conference
Multilateralism in Times of Polycrises
Seoul and Online,
14.06.2023
Workshop
Linking Loss and Damage to Conflict Affected and Fragile Settings
Bonn,
12.06.2023
Online Meeting
Second Virtual General Assembly Meeting (VGAM) of the African Academy Alumni Network
Online,
09.06.2023
Book launch and expert roundtable
Africa’s Right to Development in a Climate-Constrained World
Bonn,
05.06.2023
SB58 Side Event
The evolution of connections between Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda in the NDCs
Bonn,
05.06.2023
Side Event
INTERFACES Side Event
Durban, South Africa,
05.06.2023
until
08.06.2023
Workshop
Strengthening social cohesion in fragile and conflict-affected states
Bonn,
31.05.2023
until
01.06.2023
Virtual Panel Session
Funding “Loss and Damage”
Online,
31.05.2023
Workshop
Contested Mobility: Between Local Needs, National Interests, and Global Trends
Bonn, Germany,
24.05.2023
until
25.05.2023
Virtual Event
UN Global Digital Compact
Online,
24.05.2023
Panel discussion
Adapting Governance and Infrastructure for Water Resilience
Bonn,
23.05.2023
Bonn Climate Group Meeting
Regrouping back better
Bonn,
17.05.2023
Panel Debate
The future of the EU as a global development actor
Berlin,
10.05.2023
Virtual Event
UN – Meaningful Youth Engagement
Online,
10.05.2023
Virtual Event
HLAB Report and GSDR
Online,
03.05.2023
Virtual Seminar
Ukraine’s Reconstruction and European Integration
Online,
27.04.2023
Virtual Workshop
Global trends in FDI and their implications for inclusive economic development in Africa
26.04.2023
Status Seminar
Interfaces
Bonn,
26.04.2023
until
28.04.2023
Workshop
South Africa's Green Finance Taxonomy
Johannesburg and Online,
25.04.2023
Expertenworkshop
Hydrogen in Brazil
Bonn,
25.04.2023
Virtual Event
UN – Fit for Future Generations?
Online,
19.04.2023
Virtual expert discussion
(R)evolution?
Online (Zoom),
17.04.2023
Integrity Talk
Bringing integrity in the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems Nexus
Online,
12.04.2023
UN 2023 Water Conference Side Event
Turning the tide on the freshwater biodiversity crisis
New York,
22.03.2023
Conference
UN 2023 Water Conference
New York,
22.03.2023
until
24.03.2023
Virtual Event
Summit of the Future and SDG Summit
Online,
15.03.2023
Virtual book launch
Africa–Europe Cooperation and Digital Transformation virtual book launch
Online,
14.03.2023
Online Meeting
First Virtual General Assembly Meeting (VGAM) of the African Academy Alumni Network
Online,
07.03.2023
Expert Roundtable (hybrid)
Meaningful Involvement of Regional and District Governments
IDOS, Bonn & Online,
27.02.2023
Tagung
Oceans, Poles, North and South
Bonn,
23.02.2023
until
24.02.2023
Virtual Seminar
How and Why to Involve Policy Makers More Structurally Into Impact Evaluations?
Online,
23.02.2023
Virtual conference
New Sustainable Development pathways reflecting different societal perspectives
Online,
16.02.2023
Fachgespräch
Vor der Halbzeit von Agenda 2030 und SDGs
Bonn,
13.02.2023
Public Lecture
Violence: a critical issue for development?
Bonn,
08.02.2023
Public roundtable debate
The MENA Region in the “Zeitenwende” Era: An Opportunity for Socially Just Transition?
Berlin,
24.01.2023
Past events 2022
Joint Workshop
Economic Research for Development & Sustainability
briq – Institute on Behavior & Inequality,
15.12.2022
Conference
Sustainable Supply Chains in Times of Multiple Crises
Vienna and Online,
06.12.2022
Konferenz
Deutsch-Französische Afrikapolitik nach der Zeitenwende
Berlin,
01.12.2022
Virtual Event
Financing the UN Development System: Embracing Change
Online,
29.11.2022
UNIDO Event Series Session
IDOS, the MGG Network and Sustainability Standards
Online,
29.11.2022
MGG Conference
15 Years Managing Global Governance
Online,
23.11.2022
until
25.11.2022
Event
50 Jahre „Limits to Growth"
German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), Bonn,
21.11.2022
International Research Conference
Africa’s regional and global integration
Bonn,
17.11.2022
until
18.11.2022
Workshop
Social cohesion in context
Bonn,
15.11.2022
until
16.11.2022
Capacity development workshop
WTO Investment Facilitation for Development in Lao
Vientiane, Laos,
09.11.2022
until
11.11.2022
Webinar
How would WTO Members benefit from an Investment Facilitation for Development Agreement?
Online,
08.11.2022
Launch Event
China’s expanding engagement with the UN Development Pillar
New York,
08.11.2022
UN Climate Change Conference
IDOS@COP27
Sharm El-Sheikh,
06.11.2022
until
18.11.2022
Virtual workshop
Exploring the maritime dimensions of EU-Africa migration
Online (Zoom),
04.11.2022
Virtual Event
How to improve governance and accountability
Online,
04.11.2022
Book launch and debate
La participation citoyenne au Maroc: Entre expériences passées et régionalisation avancée
Institut National d'Aménagement et d'Urbanisme (INAU), Rabat,
27.10.2022
Council Annual Meeting
UNFSS Academic Advisory Council Annual Meeting 2022
KU Leuven + online,
27.10.2022
until
28.10.2022
International Exchange Forum
Overcoming challenges and learning lessons from local governments
Online,
25.10.2022
until
27.10.2022
SDSN Germany Beirätedialog 2022 II
Zukunft gestalten: Strategische Vorausschau für die Transformation
Berlin und Online,
25.10.2022
MGG Meeting
VSS on Crossroads
Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies – House De Dorlodot – Ch. Deberiotstraat 34, Leuven, Belgium,
25.10.2022
until
26.10.2022
Workshop
State of the science of “political futures”
Bonn, Germany,
24.10.2022
until
25.10.2022
Policy Workshop
The politics of urban governance in Africa
Bonn and Online,
20.10.2022
Conference
Earth System Governance
Toronto,
20.10.2022
until
24.10.2022
Expert discussion
Prospects for peace in times of change
Berlin,
19.10.2022
In Person meeting
Alumni / Networking Meeting of the BMZ African-German Leadership Academy
Accra,
17.10.2022
until
19.10.2022
Conference
Prospects and challenges for cooperation between Republic of Korea and Germany
Bonn and Zoom,
17.10.2022
until
18.10.2022
Hybrid Lecture Series
Tackling the Climate Challenge in the Anthropocene
Bonn & Zoom,
17.10.2022
Conference
The European Green Deal and the war in Ukraine
Bruxelles,
11.10.2022
Interactive dialogue
UN Leadership in Times of Crises
Bonn,
11.10.2022
Virtual Event
Key elements of responsible business conduct in a WTO Investment Facilitation for Development Agreement
Online,
30.09.2022
Online Meeting
African Academy 2023 – Live Q&A Session
Online,
29.09.2022
Roundtable Discussion
Is Foreign Direct Investment Losing Clout in Development?
Geneva,
28.09.2022
Virtual Seminar
Social cohesion and transitional development assistance
Online,
22.09.2022
MGG-PRODIGEES Authors Workshop
Digitalisation Towards Sustainable Development
Nice, France,
21.09.2022
until
24.09.2022
Workshop
Promoting New Ways of Knowledge Production and Policy Transfer
Online,
15.09.2022
Expert roundtable
Germany’s climate cooperation initiatives on the road to Sharm- El-Sheikh and beyond
Online,
06.09.2022
T20 Summit Side Event
Utopias of Global Cooperation
Kuta Selatan,
04.09.2022
MGG Conference
Building from Scratch
Jakarta,
02.09.2022
Workshop
Social Contracts in the MENA – Drivers of Change
Bonn,
24.08.2022
until
26.08.2022
Hybrid Workshop
Investigating Synergies in Development Cooperation between the Republic of Korea and Germany
Ewha Womans University and online via Zoom,
22.06.2022
Think7 Event
Climate clubs: alternative approaches in theory and practice
Online,
20.06.2022
Virtual panel discussion and publication launch
Social protection and social cohesion
Online,
15.06.2022
Workshop
Up-scaling co-benefits of sustainable consumption for development
Bonn,
13.06.2022
until
14.06.2022
Online Seminar Series
Bank Credit and International Trade
Online,
08.06.2022
Virtual Conference
Global Climate Governance in the Face of Obstruction
Online,
08.06.2022
until
10.06.2022
Hybrid lecture
Can the Anthropocene become sustainable?
Bonn and Online,
02.06.2022
High-Level Regional Roundtable
Investment Facilitation for Development: How Arab Economies Will Benefit
Online,
01.06.2022
Hybrid expert workshop
Advancing Sustainable Urban Development in Remote Regions
Online and Bonn,
25.05.2022
Virtual Event
Toward Urban Water Security: What works, when and why?
Online,
25.05.2022
Conference
Think7 Summit 2022
Berlin / Online,
23.05.2022
until
24.05.2022
Expert discussion
The role of the G7 in solving global debt crises
Bonn and Online,
19.05.2022
High-Level Regional Roundtable
Investment Facilitation for Development: How Asian and Pacific Economies Will Benefit
Online,
19.05.2022
Parlamentarischer Abend
Deutschlands Umgang mit weltweiter Flucht und Vertreibung
Berlin,
12.05.2022
Virtuelles Pressebriefing
Zum Treffen der G7-Finanzminister*innen
Online,
12.05.2022
Virtual panel discussion
Diverging notions of access and their consequences for ocean science
Online,
11.05.2022
PRODIGEES/MGG Hybrid Peer-Exchange
Sustainability and International Training for Civil Servants
Mexico City/Online,
10.05.2022
High-Level Regional Roundtable
How Caribbean Economies Will Benefit
Online,
10.05.2022
Virtual Event
Globale Gesundheitsvorsorge
Online,
09.05.2022
MGG Conference
The 2030 Agenda and International Training for the Public Sector
H.Congreso de la Unión, El Parque, Ciudad de México,
09.05.2022
Virtual Discussion
Decarbonising lifestyles, scaling up behavioural innovations
Online,
06.05.2022
MGG Conference
Ukraine Conflict: Global Implications for International Cooperation and Sustainable Development
Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Ciudad de México,
06.05.2022
Workshop
Assessing policy reform and capacity building needs to implement a future WTO Investment Facilitation for Development Agreement
Geneva,
05.05.2022
PRODIGEES Roundtable Discussion
Enabling Narratives Towards a Green Digital Transformation
Instituto Mora, Mexico,
04.05.2022
Digital Development Dialogue
3D-Digital Development Dialogue "The Climate Crisis is Now"
Online,
28.04.2022
Virtual Event
Governing Planetary Health in an Unequal World
Online,
27.04.2022
Virtual Discussion
Aligning the financial system with net-zero emissions
Online,
26.04.2022
Virtual Seminar
Social Cohesion in Africa: Where do we stand? Where are we heading to?
Online,
26.04.2022
Workshop
Decolonising Discourse Studies
Hybrid (Online and Augsburg University),
21.04.2022
until
23.04.2022
Virtual Discussion
Low carbon technology solutions and transitions
Online,
07.04.2022
Online Discussion
Launch Event: Sustainable Global Supply Chains Report 2022
Online,
06.04.2022
Virtual Event
Digging Deeper
Online,
23.03.2022
Online Discussion Series
Charting a roadmap towards deep decarbonisation
Online,
22.03.2022
until
14.06.2022
Virtual Discussion
Carbon pricing and complementary incentives
Online,
22.03.2022
Virtuelle Veranstaltung
Info Session zum Postgraduierten-Programm
Online,
11.03.2022
Roundtable Discussion
War in Ukraine: Implications for international cooperation
Online,
10.03.2022
Panel discussion
The situation of forced migration and durable solutions in Ethiopia
Online,
07.03.2022
Online Seminar Series
A World Trading System for the Twenty-First Century
Online,
02.03.2022
Virtuelles Pressebriefing
Ergebnisse des EU-AU-Gipfels
Online,
24.02.2022
15. Sitzung des Erweiterten Lenkungsausschusses SDSN Germany
Klima-Governance der neuen Bundesregierung
Online,
09.02.2022
Online Seminar Series
How Skilled Immigrants Affect Local Productivity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Online,
09.02.2022
Virtual Workshop
Accountability keywords
Online,
03.02.2022
Virtual Event
Drought, COVID, and Multi-risk Assessment
Online,
02.02.2022
Virtual Event
Capacity building for investment facilitation for development
Online,
01.02.2022
Bonn Water Network Event
Corruption in the water sector
Online,
18.01.2022
Hybrid Event, Forum
South-South and Triangular Cooperation Forum
Colombia pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai & Online,
18.01.2022
until
19.01.2022
Virtual Workshop
Compelled to compete
Online,
13.01.2022
Online Seminar Series
Can Information Shift Preferences Towards Trade Policy? Evidence from Randomized Survey Experiments
Online,
12.01.2022
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