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 ...

On 8 September 2022, the European Biodiversity Partnership - Biodiversa+ launched its second international call, seeking proposals for research projects aimed at improving transnational monitoring of biodiversity and ecosystem change.

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.

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 ...

The Joint Programming Initiative JPI Climate is an intergovernmental pan-European initiative on a voluntary basis. It contributes to a highly coordinated knowledge development for a climate neutral and resilient Europe by improving the scientific ...

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is an institution of the United Nations. Since its foundation in 1988, it has provided the basis for knowledge-based decisions on climate policy, without, however, proposing concrete solutions or ...

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 ...

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 ...