Adolf Kloke-Lesch is an Associate Fellow with the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS). He was Co-Chair of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network Europe (SDSN Europe) and former Executive Director of SDSN Germany. During his long career working on sustainable development issues, he has also served as Managing Director at Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and Director General (Global Policies; Multilateral Development Policy; Africa, Middle East) at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), which he joined in 1978.