International Cooperation

The European Partnership "Water Security for the Planet" (Water4All) is a joint initiative of 90 organizations from 33 countries and the European Commission. It is a transnational research and innovation program for the long-term and sustainable security ...

The Driving Urban Transitions (DUT) Partnership is an intergovernmental research and innovation programme addressing key challenges of urban transitions. The public-private partnership is co-funded by over 65 national and regional funders, authorities ...

Human activities and climate change are pushing ecosystems to the limits of their stability - they are approaching a tipping point. "GlobalTip" examines social and ecological impact chains that drastically change people's living conditions.

The European Biodiversity Partnership Biodiversa+, co-funded by the European Commission, follows on from the previous ERA network BiodivERsA. With its expanded funding network and budget, Biodiversa+ promotes transnational research projects to build ...

Future-orientated land use in the sub-Saharan region and better adaptation to climate change - these are the goals of the BMBF funding initiative. The research results aim to produce effective measures that can be implemented in agriculture in the future.

Germany and China are intensifying their cooperation in climate research. This includes research in the natural sciences, economics and social sciences as well as the study of the effects of and options for adapting to climate change and innovations for ...

To meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations Agenda 2030, it is necessary to reduce emissions in the mobility and transport system and to provide safe, accessible and affordable transport systems for all. Improving accessibility ...

Within its national hydrogen strategy, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) wants to make Africa a global player in the world energy supply. This would mean that states rich in solar and wind power could soon export green hydrogen all ...

"Cities are at the forefront of sustainable development." This is how the Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres stated in 2018. Crucial questions on the way to sustainable and resilient cities are to be clarified in the funding ...

It’s five minutes past midnight. The Paris Climate Agreement has made it clear that something urgently needs to change. In signing the agreement, nearly every country in the world has committed to introducing measures to protect the global climate. But ...

"SPACES II – Science Partnerships for the Adaptation to Complex Earth System Processes" focuses on scientific cooperation projects in Southern Africa. The nine SPACES II projects contribute to the formulation of science-based recommendations for the ...

How can Africa cope with the consequences of climate change? Droughts and extreme weather events are putting greater stress on soils and forests. Two climate competence centres in western and southern Africa are researching and testing solutions for ...

(only available in German) Im Rahmen der wissenschaftlich-technischen Zusammenarbeit (WTZ) werden wissenschaftliche Fragestellungen des Programms "Forschung für nachhaltige Entwicklung" in Form bilateraler Projekte umgesetzt. In der Regel wird die ...

The aim of the scholarship program is the promotion of young scientists from selected countries. They have the opportunity to study or to carry out PhD projects. Additionally, German research institutes have organized summer schools.

Launched in 2010, the Joint Programming Initiative “Water challenges for a changing world”, the Water JPI, tackles the ambitious challenge of achieving sustainable water systems for a sustainable economy in Europe and abroad. It supports the European ...