Research for Sustainability (FONA)

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Competition for the Digital GreenTalents Award 2025 now open

The Digital Green Talents Award 2025 is entering a new round. Young scientists from around the world with innovative ideas on digital technology and sustainable development are invited to submit their applications for the competition by June 6, 2025. The Award is sponsored by the German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR).

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Accelerating the green transition for a sustainable Europe

At European level, research and innovation funding is currently being prepared for the period from 2028. The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is providing impetus in the field of sustainability research. These contributions are intended to be incorporated into the development of the successor program to Horizon Europe.

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In the WRAP 2.0 research programme, scientists investigated the impacts of climate change on West Africa. For example, longer and more intense dry seasons are having an increasing impact on local agriculture.

Results of the WRAP 2.0 climate research projects in West Africa

How is climate change affecting West Africa? How can we tackle the impacts? Six African-German WASCAL research projects developed innovative methods and tools. They presented the results at the final conference.

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Working Together to Find Solutions to Water Scarcity: 50 Years of German-Israeli Cooperation in Water Technology

Water reuse is becoming increasingly important as a means of coping with local and regional water shortages. Israel's long-standing experience in this field offers Germany valuable lessons.

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Calls for Research Funding

08.12.2017 – 31.12.2025 Climate Call: Climate change and extreme events

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30.06.2025 Biodiversity

Enlarged Stakeholder Board Biodiversa+

The European partnership Biodiversa+ brings together research and innovation activities to protect and sustainably use biodiversity. It is supported by an Enlarged Stakeholder Board (ESB), which currently includes over 50 institutions from the ...

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06.06.2025 Water Management

Water Research Fosters Cooperation

Despite difficult political conditions, scientific cooperation is possible and vital to developing effective solutions to water scarcity in the Middle East. In three cooperation projects funded by the MEWAC program, researchers from Germany, Israel, ...

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The SuLaMo project team installed pilot plants at three locations in Morocco to test optimised water management in regions with varying degrees of aridity and to analyse the yields and quality of the vegetables grown.

28.05.2025 Climate

Innovative, sustainable solutions for agriculture in water-scarce regions

In deserts and extremely dry areas, climate change is exacerbating water scarcity. The BMFTR project SuLaMo used modern technologies to improve land management for agriculture in these regions.

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28.05.2025 Water Management

New Funding Call Targets Water Technology Innovations

Growing water scarcity around the globe creates a strong need for innovative water technology to use available resources wisely. Thus, Germany and Israel are continuing their decades-long collaboration in water research with a new call for proposals. The ...

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