Measures

Sustainability research needs well qualified young researchers, who are able to contribute to solutions for complex societal problems such as climate change or the energy transformation. For that reason, the BMBF is funding interdisciplinary junior ...

Limiting global warming and reducing greenhouse gas emissions - these goals are focus of the Paris Climate Agreement of 2015. In order to monitor the sources and sinks of greenhouse gases, the BMBF is funding the development of an independent monitoring ...

Biodiversity provides ecosystem services that form the basis of human existence on Earth. These livelihoods include, among other things, the supply of clean drinking water, the securing of a healthy diet, but also the existence of intact natural areas.

Global emissions are to be reduced by half by 2030 in order to limit global warming to 1.5 °C. Germany aims to be climate-neutral by 2045. To achieve this, carbon dioxide removal from the atmosphere is also necessary. The BMBF funding measures CDRterra ...

The BMBF funding measure WarmWorld is developing a new extremely high-resolution global climate model. This provides for an innovative reorientation of climate projections that can realistically simulate the weather in a warming climate for the first ...

A financial sector that supports climate-neutral economic activity is important in order to comply with the Paris Agreement. Therefore, the BMBF measure “Climate Protection and Finance (KlimFi)” will explore ways to achieve a sustainable financial ...

For the first time, the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is funding junior research groups that are investigating the effects of climate change and other environmental changes on human health. The junior research groups will ...

Safe access to sustainable water is an essential element in improving living conditions in Africa. Compared with other areas of the world, the population of Sub-Saharan Africa currently has by far the lowest level of access to safely managed water ...

How can Germany achieve greenhouse gas neutrality from 2045 onwards? Is CDR feasible and wanted by society? The BMBF funding measure CDRterra does research on political, ecological, technical, and social questions concerning CDR methods.

The loss of biodiversity is progressing dramatically due to human impacts. We are thus endangering the basis for human well-being and economic activity. We therefore urgently need new conservation concepts, management methods and approaches that make ...

Almost all countries in the Middle East suffer from a rapidly increasing water shortage. They belong to the group of countries most severely affected by water stress worldwide. As a result, the Middle East will need substantial investments and ...

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 ...

Process-related greenhouse gas emissions are a major problem in sectors of the basic materials industry, such as steel and iron production or the cement industry. These emissions are to be significantly reduced in the future with the help of innovative ...

Worldwide there is an increasing share of people that are moving. To a large extent, people from rural areas move to cities. Many immigrants have also found a new home in European cities. Those immigrants primarily chose urban districts that are ...

What will climate change look like in your region? Which adaptation measures are necessary and useful? The new funding measure RegIKlim aims to provide answers to these questions.