Main Topic 09.09.2009

State State Secretary Professor Meyer-Krahmer (BMBF) and five outstanding Green Talents from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) launch www.dialogue4s.de (picture: Gowers, IB)

FONA Forum, Hamburg, Germany

BMBF's International Dialogue on Sustainability Research Now Online

On the occasion of the 6th Forum for Sustainability (www.fona.de) in Hamburg on 9 September, State Secretary Professor Frieder Meyer-Krahmer (Federal Ministry of Education and Research) and five outstanding "Green Talents" from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa symbolically launched the BMBF's new "Dialogue for Sustainability (D4S)" website.

The dialogue series on sustainability research ("Dialogue for Sustainability" or "D4S") with Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa has the aim of developing and expanding international cooperation in different areas of research, including climate protection, land use, water, energy and environmental technology. Several interministerial agreements in this area have been concluded in the last two years, and the most important results have now been published on this website. With its "Dialogue for Sustainability", the BMBF wants to contribute towards solving global challenges by working together with emerging economies.

Our new website will gradually be developed into a knowledge database and an interactive platform for the international dialogue on sustainability research. It is primarily aimed at "sustainability experts" from the spheres of politics, research and industry in Germany and in the above-mentioned partner countries. (URL: )

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International Dialogue on Science for Sustainability

  • Research

    About the Dialogue on Science for Sustainability

    The Federal Government of Germany is strongly committed to taking on global responsibility, which is a vital prerequisite for realizing the principle of sustainable development. more
    (URL: http://www.dialogue4s.de/en/111.php)
  • Research

    Dialogues with the Partner Countries

    The BMBF has initiated a series of structured research policy dialogues on sustainability-related subjects ("D4S") with the emerging economies Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS). more
    (URL: http://www.dialogue4s.de/en/113.php)
  • Research

    Strategies for Sustainability

    "Sustainable development meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." (International Commission for Environment and Development, Brundtland Report, 1987)  more
    (URL: http://www.dialogue4s.de/en/115.php)
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