Project goals
Overall goal:
Advance low-emission and climate-resilient agricultural and food systems
Project goal:
Intensify the mutual exchange of experiences and cooperation between New Zealand and Germany to develop solutions for the global climate impact of/on agricultural production systems.
The objectives of the project are deeply rooted in international climate agreements such as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Kyoto Protocol, and the Paris Agreement. The project is also in line with several sustainability goals and demonstrates a holistic commitment to sustainable development, climate protection and global cooperation. Of the 17 global goals for sustainable development of the 2030 Agenda, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), there is a clear link to the following six SDGs:
SDG 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
SDG 6: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
SDG 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
SDG 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
SDG 15: Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
SDG 17: Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development
Knowledge exchange within and between the German and New Zealand scientific communities and knowledge exchange at the interface between research, policy and practice is essential for the implementation of climate-friendly solutions. The dynamic contexts, complexities and local specificities of the current climate-related challenges facing agriculture require more inclusive, flexible mechanisms to guide the generation, integration and exchange of knowledge and the development of practical solutions.
Against this background, the project comprises three main result areas that will contribute to the development of solutions for the global climate impacts of and on agricultural production systems, thus helping to establish of low-emission and climate-resilient food systems: