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“Morals have to be affordable!”

Klingebiel, Stephan (2022)
The Current Column, 14. November 2022

Close relations with autocracies and agreements to supply more fossil fuels are not part of a deliberate policy.

Transnational cities alliances and their role in policy-making in sustainable urban development in the European Arctic

Wehrmann, Dorothea / Michał Łuszczuk / Katarzyna Radzik-Maruszak / Arne Riedel / Jacqueline Götze (2022)
External Publications

WTO Investment Facilitation for Development in Lao

Vientiane, Laos, 09. November 2022

On November 9-11 IDOS jointly with the World Trade Organization (WTO) Secretariat and the International Trade Center (ITC) organized a capacity building workshop on investment facilitation in Vientiane, Lao. The objective of the workshop was to increase awareness of the Investment Facilitation for Development (IFD) negotiations among the…

Decarbonising cities: assessing governance approaches for transformative change

Roll, Michael / Christian von Haldenwang / Christina Grohmann / Maria Elisabeth Gronen / Anne Laible / Johanna Orth / Florian Wengel / Lisa Zumegen (2022)
Studies 107

This study develops a new framework for evaluating transformative urban governance and explores the three key aspects 'stakeholder involvement', 'financing', and 'impact assessment', combining data from a global survey of city officials and case studies of the cities of Bonn, Quito, and Cape Town.

China’s expanding engagement with the UN Development Pillar

New York, 08. November 2022

China has intensified its engagement with the UN development pillar over the last decade, giving rise to competing narratives. On the one hand, China is said to assume a more active role of responsible shareholder and supporter of UN multilateralism. On the other hand, China is perceived as trying to expand control at the UN and re-shape…

How would WTO Members benefit from an Investment Facilitation for Development Agreement?

Online, 08. November 2022

This was the 13th of a webinar series on investment facilitation for development, hold in the framework of a joint ITC/IDOS project on Investment Facilitation for Development. The long-term objective of strengthening investment facilitation is to foster sustainable development. An Investment Facilitation for Development (IFD) Agreement,…

Promising action for nature and climate is easy, credible action a whole different matter

Chan, Sander / Idil Boran / Andrew Deneault (2022)
The Current Column, 07. November 2022

Governments and other actors must go beyond mere implementation and take bold steps to raise ambition.

IDOS@COP27

Sharm El-Sheikh, 06. November 2022

At the Conference of the Parties to the 27th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27), countries come together to take action towards achieving the world’s collective climate goals as agreed under the Paris Agreement and the Convention. Building on the outcomes and…

Exploring the maritime dimensions of EU-Africa migration

Online (Zoom), 04. November 2022

The Gulf of Guinea (GoG) covers 6,000 kilometers of coastline, extending from Senegal to Angola and including two island nations. The region is endowed with fisheries, mineral and hydrocarbon resources and its geography represents an important route for global sea trade. It is estimated that around 1,500 fishing vessels, tankers, and…

How to improve governance and accountability

Online, 04. November 2022

The Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem (WEFE) Nexus recognizes the interlinkages between the these sectors and highlights the importance of integrated solutions to address climate change issues with minimal, concerted trade-offs. In recent years, the WEFE Nexus has gained political traction as an important element of the ambitious climate…

Ein Wiederaufbau im Schatten des Krieges ist möglich

Grävingholt, Jörn / Gwendolyn Sasse / Jörg Faust / Alexander Libman / Solveig Richter / Susan Stewart (2022)
External Publications

Die Chance auf einen EU-Beitritt der Ukraine kann den Aufbau des Landes beschleunigen. Doch dafür braucht es tiefgreifende Reformen. Ein Gastbeitrag von Jörn Grävingholt, Gwendolyn Sasse, Jörg Faust, Alexander Libman, Solveig Richter und Susan Stewart. Der Beitrag basiert auf einem gemeinsamen Impulspapier der Autor*innen für Entwicklungsministerin Svenja Schulze, das im Vorfeld der Berliner Wiederaufbaukonferenz vom 25.10.2022 entstanden ist.

Scaling up sustainable finance and investment in the Global South

Volz, Ulrich / Dirk Schoenmaker (2022)
External Publications

Towards transnational agrarian conflicts? Global NGOs, transnational agrobusiness and local struggles for land on Sumatra

Brad, Alina / Jonas Hein (2022)
External Publications

UNFSS Academic Advisory Council Annual Meeting 2022

KU Leuven + online, 27. October 2022

The UNFSS Academic Advisory Council (AAC) annual meeting brings together an international mix of academic and policy experts from various disciplines and backgrounds to consolidate the knowledge on Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) and contribute to a comprehensive understanding of VSS effectiveness. The UNFSS AAC Annual Meeting…

The climate change – inequality nexus: towards environmental and socio-ecological inequalities with a focus on human capabilities

Faus Onbargi, Alexia (2022)
External Publications

Governing just transitions in a fraught world, with courage and fast

Bauer, Steffen / Alexia Faus Onbargi (2022)
The Current Column, 26. October 2022

Joined by a strong research delegation from IDOS, participants addressed a plethora of questions that are also being asked by decision-makers who today find themselves in a messy policy pickle.

When International blueprints hit local realities: bricolage processes in implementing IWRM in South Africa, Mongolia and Peru

Lukat, Evelyn / Mirja Schoderer / Sofia Castro Salvador (2022)
External Publications

Overcoming challenges and learning lessons from local governments

Online, 25. October 2022

*Version française voir ci-dessous* *Versión en Español véase abajo* Central to the joint project by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) on implementing sustainable public food procurement practices to catalyse a shift towards sustainable urban…

VSS on Crossroads

Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies – House De Dorlodot – Ch. Deberiotstraat 34, Leuven, Belgium, 25. October 2022

The workshop took place to bring together network members of the German Institute of Development and Sustainability’s (IDOS) ‘Managing Global Governance’ (MGG) programme. Since 2015, the collaboration between scholars and practitioners has led to the establishment of national platforms or contact groups on voluntary or private…

State of the science of “political futures”

Bonn, Germany, 24. October 2022

Rationale : Enhancing the use of social science expertise is fundamental to the development of scenarios of climate and societal futures that are responsive to a wider range of challenges towards strong climate action and sustainability. In particular, there is an agreement that socio-political factors must inform scenarios and be…