Beyond 2030 - The future of global Sustainability
As the target year of the 2030 Agenda draws closer and progress in most areas continues to fall far short of expectations, discussions about a possible follow-up framework are gaining momentum. Against this backdrop, the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) sees a clear need for structured exchange to capture current positions, identify areas of convergence and divergence, and assess the political feasibility of different Beyond-2030 pathways.
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Strengthening global health
How can global health be strengthened in the coming years? On the one hand, it is a matter of preventing pandemics and epidemics in the future. On the other hand, health systems must become more resilient.
Disruption and Reform
In light of global crises and increasingly disruptive, authoritarian forms of politics, forward-looking, cooperative reforms are necessary to secure sustainable development, international cooperation and democratic foundations. In this web special you will find IDOS's work on the dynamics of our 2025/26 annual theme, ‘Disruption and Reform’.
Video: Beyond 2030: Forging Alliances for the Future of Global Sustainability | HSC 2026 | Day 2
Blog: Reflections from Bonn’s Mid-Year Climate Talks: Implementation, Trade, and Missed Synergies
Video: Zambian Bureaucratic Practices in Chinese Financed Digital Projects
Our expertise on the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) as well as on other topics
Opinion pieces and media contributions
What the ICJ's climate ruling means in a fracturing global order
The Advisory Opinion should not be understood as a substitute for international climate diplomacy but as a welcome addition to its toolbox.
Read moreWhat to Play Next: Development after the End of Development
The University of Manchester’s Global Development Institute convened researchers in mid-April to ask: is the era of Development over? Heiner Janus and Michael Roll think that the window for reinvention may be wider than the rhetoric of crisis suggests.
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Bonn, 03.12.2026 until 04.12.2026
Current publications
Reflections from Bonn’s mid-year climate talks: implementation, trade, and missed synergies
Wagner, Niklas (2026)
Eigeneinnahmen statt Entwicklungszusammenarbeit? Niedrig- und Mitteleinkommensländer vor der Herausforderung, zusätzliche Einnahmen zu generieren
von Haldenwang, Christian (19/2026)
What to play next: development after the end of development
Janus, Heiner / Michael Roll (2026)
Global value chains in Egypt: overview, challenges, and opportunities chapter
Aboushady, Nora / Chahir Zaki (2026)
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