Global Resource Water - GRoW

Global Resource Water - GRoW

As a contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations (in particular SDG 6 - Water and Sanitation), the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) initiated the funding measure "Global Resource Water" (GRoW). In the main phase, 12 research consortia and one networking and transfer project with a total of more than 300 people from science, industry and practice conducted research and collaborated in case study areas around the world. The guiding principle of the funding measure is to link global analyses with local approaches to solutions. An integrated perspective was chosen to look at the complex reality of sustainable water management with its cross-connections to the thematic complexes of energy, food security, ecosystems and climate change.

GRoW

follow-up project OUTLAST

follow-up project SPS-Blue Nile

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GRoW follow-up projects OUTLAST and SPS-Blue Nile

The OUTLAST and SPS-Blue Nile research projects were launched this month. Both projects are funded by the BMBF and will run for 3 years.

The OUTLAST project aims to develop the first global, multi-sectoral and operational drought forecasting system to quantify drought hazards and implement it as a

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World Water Day 2022: Water as a resource is becoming scarce - also in Germany

In many parts of the world, including here in Germany, water resources and especially groundwater reserves are becoming increasingly scarce. This is the focus of this year's United Nations World Water Day. The Ukraine war is exacerbating the problem. An accelerated energy transition requires even

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Webinar #2 of the GRoW Webinar Series: Register now!

As part of the GRoW webinar series, GRoW partners from ViWA, GlobeDrought and MedWater will share applied knowledge on remote sensing for food security in the second webinar "Remote Sensing for Efficient Water Management in Agriculture". The webinar will take place on 19 November 2021 from 11am to

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Water as a global resource

Voices from the research initiative GRoW