• Transformation

    Current global crises call for socio-ecological and societal transformation. Beyond technological innovations, we need to fundamentally rethink the way we relate to our ecosystems and to each other.

  • Dialogue

    We bring together actors across sectors, regions and disciplines, in order to achieve a transition towards sustainability.

  • Research

    We create a platform for BOKU scientists and national and international academic and civil society partners, co-designing research and working jointly towards achieving sustainability.

  • Transformative Learning

    Together with students, academic and civil society actors, we use co-learning to understand specific contexts and identify leverage points for change.

  • Gender and Intersectionality

    We apply intersectional and feminist approaches to uncover different dimensions and scales of inequality and discrimination.

  • Partnerships

    We foster strong partnerships in academia and beyond.

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Start Winter Semester 2023/24 Language: English
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The role of women in global crises

On the occasion of the 2023 International Women’s Day, Stefanie Lemke was invited to speak about the role of women for food and nutrition security at a panel hosted by the Diplomatische Akademie Wien (Vienna School of International Studies), its Alumni Association, ClubDA, and the Rotary Club Vienna Maria Theresia (RCVMT) on 7 March.

Sustainability Breakfast with Stefanie Lemke

The Institut für Umwelt, Friede und Entwicklung (IUFE) spoke to Stefanie Lemke in their podcast about the Sustainable Development Goals, development cooperation and climate & environmental protection.
[Translate to English:] (c) Tropentag.de

Save the Date: Tropentag 2023 in Berlin and 2024 in Vienna

Tropentag, the annual interdisciplinary conference on research in tropical and subtropical agriculture, natural resource management and rural development will be taking place in Berlin 2023 and at BOKU in 2024.

From the schnitzel to the bean

PhD Student Laura Hundscheid is featured in the Science and Politics blog of the Karl-Renner-Institut

Who is feeding the world?

Sustainable food systems were a central topic in this years Klimaherbst in Munich. Stefanie Lemke held a key note about gender equity and participation in sustainable food systems.

More than wood!

New policy brief highlights the contribution of forests and trees to food security and nutrition, and calls for policy coherence and integrated landscape approaches

About us

Working with actors from science, practice, civil society, policy and the private sector we co-create andmobilise scientific knowledge for sustainable development.

We engage in research with partners, among other regions in Africa, Latin America, Asia and Europe, and facilitate transformation processes towards sustainable food systems as well as sustainable management and governance of natural resources. 
 

IDR integrates competence in development research and global cooperation at BOKU, among others by coordinating the BOKU-Cluster for Development Research. We are active in international networks such as Agrinatura, the AfricaUniNet as well as the Alliance of Sustainable Universities in Austria.


Our approaches are transdisciplinary, participatory, gender-transformative, intersectional, human rights-based and political-ecological. 

We work in three closely interlinked thematic areas:

System analysis and modelling

We analyse and model socio-ecological systems in different regions to enable change towards sustainability.

Food and nutrition sovereignty

We work towards the transformation of our food systems, foregrounding the human right to adequate food and nutrition.

Transformative learning

We explore and facilitate transformative learning processes in the context of sustainable development – at community level, in multi-actor settings and in higher education.

Management and Administration

Head

Univ.Prof. Dr.
 Stefanie Lemke
Deputy

Mag. Dr.
 Lorenz Probst
Secretary

Bianca Reitter

Addresses & Contact

H93400 Institute of Development Research

IDR Institute for Development Research
Peter-Jordan-Straße 76/I
1190 Wien

Contact:
https://boku.ac.at/en/nas/idr
Tel.: +43 1 47654-93400
idr(at)boku.ac.at

Info: IDR Institute for Development Research / Institut für Entwicklungsforschung

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