Green Industrial Policy
Earth Overshoot Day 2026 falls on 30 July. It is yet another reminder of the urgent need for structural transformation that supports economic development while reducing its dependence on emissions and resource use.
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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’.
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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 and online, 22.09.2026
Bonn, 03.12.2026 until 04.12.2026
Current publications
Klima-Recht und Klima-Diplomatie können sich sinnvoll ergänzen
Bauer, Steffen / Reuben Makomere / Kennedy Mbeva (2026)
Migration, internal displacement and social cohesion in northern Mozambique
Gonçalves, Euclides / Rose Jaji (21/2026)
Scaling green investment for SMEs in low- and middle-income countries through guarantees and blended finance
Bambe, Bao-We-Wal / Phemelo Tamasiga (20/2026)
Reflections from Bonn’s mid-year climate talks: implementation, trade, and missed synergies
Wagner, Niklas (2026)
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