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German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) – a renowned research institute and influential think tank for global sustainable development. | Netiquette: https://blogs.idos-research.de/netiquette/
In this episode, we show how #inequality undermines #SocialCohesion in #Africa, as it especially deteriorates trust and #cooperation among people. The implementation of inequality-reducing policies is, therefore, necessary to enhance social cohesion. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hrh1...
#SocialCohesion matters for how societies hold together – that becomes obvious as we see political disruptions in many places. Our new video series explores research on its links to #inequality, #urbanization, #SocialProtection —coming in the next months. 📺⤵️
Under IDOS’ annual theme #DisruptionAndReform, IDOS expert @sebhaug.bsky.social analyses, in the following publications, the role of #China in the shifting multilateral order and its influence in the #UN system.
Click here to find the publications:
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"Germany is spreading itself too thinly across too many issues in a world order that is undergoing realignment. This is particularly evident in #DevelopmentPolicy."
New opinion piece by IDOS experts @heinerjanus.bsky.social & Benedikt Erforth for @table.media: table.media/en/europe/op...
From Research to Policy: Online Workshop for PhD Students and Early Career Researchers
📅 26 March 2026
Organised by @eadi.bsky.social
The workshop will be led by @grimmsven.bsky.social, Head of Knowledge Cooperation and Training at IDOS.
Register here: www.eadi.org/news-2/from-...
Last week, #ShapingFutures alumni from Senegal gathered in Dakar to explore opportunities for #KnowledgeCooperation, share ideas, & discuss upcoming events & developments within the Shaping Futures Network, as well as the current & next phase of the programme. 📲 www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Current upheaval in world politics is expanding China’s room for manoeuvre – and calls for a more in-depth engagement with the People’s Republic.
IDOS expert @sebhaug.bsky.social in #TheCurrentColumn:
📲 www.idos-research.de/en/the-curre...
In line with the UN’s 2026 #WorldWaterDay campaign ‘Where water flows, equality grows’, the #BonnWaterNetwork invites you to its debate on changing roles of #women in #water management and governance. 💧
📅 24 March 2026, 17:00 - 18:30
Please register here:
📲 www.idos-research.de/en/events/de...
🏔️ Nepal – mehr als nur Himalaya: Bis 2006 tobte dort ein #Bürgerkrieg. Zuletzt erschütterten gewaltsame Proteste das Land. Jetzt gab es Neuwahlen. @kmross.bsky.social spricht im #Deutschlandfunk über das faszinierende Land mit turbulenter Geschichte: www.deutschlandfunk.de/nepal-geschi...
The pursuit of #SustainableFutures as outlined in the #Agenda2030 has never been more urgent. #MiddlePowers need to collectively stand while reaffirming what the Agenda 2030 holds as a promise to current and future generations.
@akhornidge.bsky.social: www.orfonline.org/expert-speak...
Will investors trust the new African Credit Rating Agency (#AfCRA)? Benedikt Erforth (IDOS) examines whether it can reduce reliance on the “Big Three” & counter perceived bias. Credibility, investor recognition & reforms by African governments will be key.
🔎Read his Spotlight, here: t1p.de/bdmbe
The Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) & IDOS held a roundtable discussion today in New Delhi to deliberate on the geopolitical, geoeconomic, and #sustainability dimensions of the recently concluded #IndiaEUFTA.
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In a new article for @globalpolicy.bsky.social, @andypsumner.bsky.social & @stephanklingebiel.bsky.social lay out the contours of the new ‘nationalist conditionality regime’. www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/05/03/2...
Under the annual IDOS theme of #DisruptionAndReform, we had the privilege of welcoming the IDOS International Scientific Advisory Board for its fourth annual meeting here at IDOS over the past two days.
Find out more: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
New! This chapter in 'Advances in Transport Policy and Planning' traces the evolution of #BusRapidTransit (BRT) & examines its implications for #UrbanMobility policymaking, particularly in cities in the #GlobalSouth.
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📷 Hamburg Sustainability Conference
Newly published #PolicyBrief, which builds on a round table on “Mobilising and Scaling Up Local #ClimateAction”- jointly organised with Southern Voice & IPEA, in collaboration with the Hamburg Sustainability Conference.
Read and download the paper here:
📲 doi.org/10.23661/ipb...
"The questioning of the political neutrality of certain #CSOs is increasingly being instrumentalised to delegitimise unwanted criticism."
- Lena Gutheil & Jasmin Lorch in #TheCurrentColumn.
This development must be opposed with determination. Read here how:
📲 www.idos-research.de/en/the-curre...
📣Call for Applications
We’re offering 3 funded #fellowships for a 3-month research stay (fall 2026) in Germany.
For #post-docs from African countries working on security, democracy, economic transformation, global order and science diplomacy.
📅 Deadline: 25 March 2026
Apply now: t1p.de/3tt3s
🔓️ What #justtransition approaches do individuals shaping global #climatepolicy favour? Alexia Faus Onbargi & @malerbadaniele.bsky.social @idos-research.bsky.social identify key priorities⬇️
➡️ Addressing broader sustainable development issues
➡️ Policy coherence
➡️ Accountability for #climatechange
The African Growth and Opportunity Act #AGOA was designed to grant eligible countries duty-free access to the US market. Yet the programme’s core benefit has already been effectively eliminated. @timvogel.bsky.social & Zoryana Olekseyuk via @theconversation.com: theconversation.com/trumps-tarif...
"The questioning of the political neutrality of certain #CSOs is increasingly being instrumentalised to delegitimise unwanted criticism."
- Lena Gutheil & Jasmin Lorch in #TheCurrentColumn.
This development must be opposed with determination. Read here how:
📲 www.idos-research.de/en/the-curre...
I defended my PhD on knowledge production in marine sciences! My work shed light on the usually unseen in science-making: emotions, senses, intersectionality & micropolitics. I‘m more than thankful for the humans & more-than-humans I met along the way @idos-research.bsky.social @unibonn.bsky.social
🌱 Paper out in *Ecological Economics*: green jobs in Rwanda’s construction sector. 🇷🇼
🔨 Now on the ground again working on: SME upgrading pathways + green skills gaps.
🤝 With University of Rwanda & GIZ Rwanda–Burundi.
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...
@idos-research.bsky.social
In her new blog article for the LSE, IDOS expert Jasmin Lorch argues that while #GenZ movements can be successful in ousting autocratic and corrupt governments, the establishment of strong democratic state institutions also rests on several additional factors.
📲 blogs.lse.ac.uk/activism-inf...
#Baden-Württemberg: Bei den #Landtagswahlen vor fünf Jahren war der #Klimaschutz eines der bestimmenden Themen. 2026 sieht es anders aus. Warum ist das so?
IDOS-Direktorin @akhornidge.bsky.social im Gespräch mit der ARD-Klimaredaktion: www.tagesschau.de/inland/regio...
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This edition features an interview with Tim Hailer-Röthel & @heinerjanus.bsky.social.
Click here to learn more about how foreign aid cuts reshape #GlobalDevelopment assistance:
blogs.idos-research.de/2026/02/26/i...
Jetzt online: Interview mit IDOS-Direktorin @akhornidge.bsky.social zum Reformplan "Zukunft zusammen global gestalten" @bmz.de
- „In Zeiten, in denen andere sich zurückziehen, setzt die Agenda ein wichtiges Signal.“
Zum Interview:
📲 www.bmz.de/de/ministeri...
The project is jointly led by Francesco Burchi and Christoph Strupat. The project team includes:
Tekalign Gutu Sakketa, Paula von Haaren, Stefanie Roost, Srinivasa Reddy Srigiri
More information:
🔗 www.idos-research.de/en/research/...
