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  • Science Platform Sustainability 2030 calls for systematic implementation of Germany’s Sustainable Development Strategy

    20/12/2017

    In its inaugural publication, the Science Platform Sustainability 2030 has called for a significant increase in efforts to implement the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in Germany. The platform seeks to generate added value for science as well as for political and societal practice and to make a significant contribution to achieving the sustainable development goals.

  • 2017 Transnational Joint Call presentation: Water resource management in support of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

    17/10/2017

    In 2015, 193 world leaders agreed to 17 global goals for sustainable development to end all forms of poverty, fight inequalities and tackle climate change by 2030. The Water JPI action IC4WATER focuses in particular on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) related to water challenges for implementing the Water JPI Strategic Research & Innovation Agenda (SRIA 2.0). It will be implemented through a Joint Call on “Water resource management in support of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals”. Its aim is to encourage transnational collaborative projects on research and innovation to support the implementation of water policies. This call will cover two topics:

    Multiple pressure effects on ecosystems and ecosystem services as well as effective mitigation – adaptation tools and assessments for implementing the water related targets of the UN SDGs.
    Developing accessible solutions for clean water management to address UN SDG6 targets and associated SDGs.

    The Water JPI 2017 Joint Call is funded by 12 Funding Partner Organisations from 12 countries, for a global estimated budget of 8.55 M€. This Call is for collaborative transnational research proposals. Consortia should include a minimum of 3 partners from 3 different participating countries. Each research Partner in a project must comply with the eligibility criteria and rules of its funding organisation.

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  • FONA: "Water for all: Researchers develop innovative solutions"

    10/10/2017

    FONA über die Auftaktkonferenz: "Mit einer Konferenz ist am 12. und 13. September in Karlsruhe die neue Fördermaßnahme „Globale Ressource Wasser" (GRoW) des Bundesministeriums für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) an den Start gegangen. Mehr als 150 Expertinnen und Experten trafen sich im Zentrum für Kunst und Medien (ZKM), um die Verbundprojekte der Maßnahme vorzustellen sowie gemeinsame Herausforderungen und Synergiepotenziale zu identifizieren. Mit GRoW möchte das BMBF einen Beitrag zur Umsetzung des in der Agenda 2030 der Vereinten Nationen formulierten Entwicklungsziels „Sauberes Wasser und Sanitäreinrichtungen" leisten. An der Auftaktveranstaltung nahmen Vertreterinnen und Vertreter aus mehr als 90 beteiligten Institutionen aus Wissenschaft, Wirtschaft und Praxis teil."

    Lesen Sie den vollständigen Bericht hier.

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