In addition to more ambitious climate protection, the major industrialized countries must do more to combat the global food and debt crisis and make healthcare systems more resilient worldwide. So far, the G7 has failed to protect its citizens from digital corporations and data abuse. Moreover, there is still a lack of common standards to measure progress in social and environmental projects.
Special "The Corona Virus and international development cooperation": Experts from IDOS explore the developmental and socioeconomic consequences of the corona crisis.
Special "Future of the World Trade System": The world trade system is in a phase of upheaval and uncertainty. Against this background, the trade experts at DIE analyse the effectiveness, legitimacy and sustainability of the international trading system.
Regional expertise on Central Asia and Eastern Europe: This page brings together thematic work of the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) for Central Asia and Eastern Europe. You can find information on relevant publications, events, projects and contacts to the Institute’s researchers with specific regional expertise.
Regional expertise on MENA: This page bundles thematically related work at the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) on the region Middle East and North Africa .You can find information on relevant publications, events, projects as well as contact details of our researchers with specific regional expertise.
Regional expertise on Latin America: This page brings together thematic work of the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) for the Latin American region. You can find information on relevant publications, events, projects and contacts to the Institute’s researchers with specific regional expertise.
Regional expertise on East Asia: This page brings together thematic work of the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) for the East Asian region. You can find information on relevant publications, events, projects as well as contact information to the Institute’s researchers with specific regional expertise.
Special “SDSN”: The Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) pools expertise from science, civil society and the business community to tackle global challenges with innovative and applicable solutions for sustainable development. IDOS shares in the working group on Low-Carbon Energy and Sustainable Industry in particular, which sketches strategies for a low-carbon economy and its political feasibility.
The T20 Africa Standing Group (T20 ASG) works on topics related to economic, social and political change in Africa and the global economy. The network will generate cross-regional knowledge production and evidence-based policy recommendations on cooperation between the G20 and Africa.
Press Release of 30 August 2022: In a joint appointment procedure between the University of Bonn and the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), Clara Brandi was appointed as Professor of International Economics / Development Economics at the University of Bonn.
Special "Transformative force of Digitalisation": The German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) addresses the tension between our digital potential and current politics and procedures through innovative, policy-relevant research.
Home » Research » The Trump Doctrine The Trump Doctrine Photo: Ash_crow / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Flickr The Trump Doctrine From 20 January 2017 until 19 January 2019, Donald J. Trump was 45th President of the United States of America. During his election campaign and his transition into office, this new occupant of the White House had, among other things, distinguished himself through sexist and racist remarks, repeatedly proposed to stop immigration by building a wall,…
Special TREND Analytics: TREND analytics is an unique online tool offering its users a birds’ eye perspective of 300 environmental provisions in 630 preferential trade agreements that have been signed since 1945. At the same time political decision makers, researchers or civil society actors are enabled to zoom into the great diversity of this environmental provisions.
Special „The Nexus Water - Energy - Land - Climate“: This topic special presents relevant works and activities on which incentives, governance mechanism and policy instruments could reduce negative effects and stimulate win-win solutions.
Special "Food security and agriculture for a world without hunger": Food security and agriculture have made a remarkable return to the global agenda. With a world population and incomes increasing, demand for agricultural products is rising. Natural resources – land, water and biodiversity – are under pressure. In addition, new developments such as modern technologies, biofuels or large scale investments in land challenge traditional modes rural development. How can we achieve food security?