LIECHTENSTEIN INSTITUTE FOR STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT
Time is of the essence for sustainable development and resilience: we make the rapid deployment of regenerative infrastructure work.
ACTIVITIES
Planning & design advisory
Research
Outreach
EXPERTISE
WHO WE ARE
We at Liechtenstein Institute for Strategic Development AG help prepare private and public entities to become more resilient to climatic, energetic and economic changes. We guide their transformation in a manner, which increases both the ecological and economic value of their infrastructure to mitigate against and adapt to climate change. We develop urban and regional energy master plans and provide sustainability advice on urban development projects. A particularly important aspect of our work is geared towards effective strategic and operational large-scale urban development advice.
MISSION
We formed in response to a global recognition that major planetary indicators point not only to a necessary transformation in human settlement development and search for rapid strategies in fighting climate change tipping points and biodiversity collapse but also to the need to strengthen factors critical for human civilisation, its prosperity, innovation and development.
We recognise that isolated sustainable approaches are prone to slow uptake, errors and even failure. LISD pursues Rapid Regenerative Infrastructure Deployment by integrating science, engineering, economics and finance with city, regional and infrastructure design, community planning and development.
FOR WHOM
We work for cities, towns, regional organisations, international aid bodies and private companies focused on the business of sustainable urban and regional development. Each project, every initiative is pursued with meticulous care, energy and attention to the need of client organisations, companies and communities. We do not apply standard techniques: each approach is custom tailored to specific needs and objectives, using global best practice and expertise.
Local and international experts form our core, provide guidance and leadership. They work together in sourcing and managing projects, based on tailored agreements. Our experts have worked with regions, cities and towns, local, state and national governments, the IEA, IPCC, UNDP, UNECE, UN Habitat and a number of other international organisations.
LATEST NEWS
2026 Global Climate Geodesign Competition Finalists
The inaugural Global Climate Geodesign Competition (GCGC) pilot held its award ceremony on 15 July 2026 at the Esri User Conference in San Diego.
Submissions were invited across open categories, such as cities and regions; countries and bio-regions; unions and groups of countries; and/or coastal and marine areas, maritime regions, Exclusive Economic Zones and the High Seas. The qualitative criteria are functionality, resilience and amenity; and entries were also judged on their quantified impact.
The international Jury comprised oceanographer Professor Dawn Wright (Esri Chief Scientist); forest expert Professor Emeritus William Moomaw (Distinguished Visiting Scientist, Woodwell Climate Research Center); founder of the Ecological Transition Workshop Dr. Panos Mantziaras (Director of the Braillard Foundation); hydrologist Professor Carmen de Jong (University of Strasbourg); and renewable energy autonomy expert Professor Dieter Genske (University of Nordhausen).
Congratulations to the five finalists
LISD @ Esri User Conference UC2026 San Diego
Prof. Peter Droege and LISD are currently at the Esri User Conference UC2026 in San Diego, the world’s largest event on Geographic Information Systems, presenting the LISD Climate Planning Method:
On July 11 at 2:30 p.m. local time, he will speak at the Education Summit
On July 14 at 4:00 p.m., he will speak at the “GIS for Good” Demo Theater
On July 15 at 9:00 a.m., he will speak at the Map Gallery—and host the awards ceremony for the Global Climate Geodesign Competition (GCGC), which he/LISD launched last year, in collaboration with the International Geodesign Collaboration IGC, the University of Minnesota UMN, and Esri.
• The Map Gallery also hosts a large special exhibit on the LISD method throughout UC Week.
• At the Expo, LISD and UMN are presenting a display in the GIS for Good section all week long.
LISD, partner of newly selected Alpine Space Project
LISD is the Liechtenstein partner and representative in the 2026-2029 Alpine Space Program’s DESIRE project: “DESIRE | Digital Ecosystem for planning Alpine territories’ Integrated Sustainability and Climate Resilience Transition”, one of 16 newly selected initiatives:
Invitation to the Global Maritime Accord – Academy 7th Webinar
Event: 28 April 2026
UTC 1500 CEST 1700 IST 2030 PDT 0800
Join us for Topic 7: OCEANS 2026: Actions to Protect the Deep Ocean, Fight the Plastics Scourge and End Overfishing
The Global Maritime Accord (GMA) is the first integrated and coordinated approach towards the harmonized administration and governance of the oceans, especially the Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction.
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