The objective of this research group is to explore how Germany can develop long-standing, trust-based partnerships with a select country in Sub-Saharan Africa to help secure a steady supply of CRMs.

This project investigates how blended finance mobilizes private investment to support green SMEs and SMEs operating in climate-vulnerable sectors in Ghana. The study explores whether and under what ...

The research focuses on localization and regionalization in displacement contexts in Kenya. It is framed within the broader contexts of the limitations of conventional top-down approaches in ...

Mauricio Böhl Gutierrez is Researcher of the Research Programme "Transformation of Economic and Social Systems".

Every Monday, researchers from the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) comment on the latest issues and trends of global sustainable development by its ‘Current Column’. The ...

Bonn, 28. September 2026. Die Beyond 2030 Debatte steht noch am Anfang. Mit dem „Global Justice Report“ und der „Roadmap Beyond Growth“ liegen zwei wegweisende Impulse für die weitere Diskussion vor.

Bonn, 06 July 2026. Across climate-vulnerable countries, communities are adapting to climate impacts, but the resource needed to sustain these efforts remains inadequate. The June Climate Meetings ...

The Research Department “Transformation of Political (Dis-)order” at the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) offers two (2) short-term visiting scholar positions of 3 – 6 weeks ...

natural resources governance and sense-making social construction of knowledges, social, political and ecological environments, risks and 'realities' cultures of knowledge production and sharing, ...

The Managing Global Governance (MGG) Academy is open to early- to mid-career professionals from participating (or potential) partner organisations in Brazil, China, EU, India, Indonesia, Mexico, and ...

Dr Semuhi Sinanoglu is a Political Scientist and Senior Researcher in the Research Department "Transformation of Political (Dis-)order" at the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) ...

Bonn, 26.01.2026. Proteste der Gen Z entfalten nicht immer politische Wirkung. In Madagaskar erlebte die Jugend einen ermächtigenden Moment und stürzte das Regime – ob demokratischer Wandel folgt, ist ...