Supporting of the BMBF-funded projects in the field of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)

The protection and sustainable use of water resources plays a decisive role for the future of humankind. That is why the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) funds the development of integrated planning tools for the sustainable use of water resources and the adaptation of water technologies to different climatic, ecological, economical and social conditions.
In many cases, the IWRM concepts developed in the research projects will necessitate significant infrastructure investments, for example in the areas of water collection and wastewater disposal. However, this step is not part of the projects themselves, with the possible exception of individual pilot plants. The problem is that the public and private sectors in the affected countries are hardly ever able to raise the necessary investment funds. For this reason, the International Bureau of the BMBF (IB) supports the project partners in improving the prospects of implementation. This includes providing advice aimed at ensuring that the project results can be taken into account in the preparation of relevant infrastructure projects of bilateral or multilateral development banks, such as KfW Entwicklungsbank, the World Bank, or the Asian Development Bank. The possibility of taking advantage of synergies with multilateral funding programmes, for example those of the EU or the UN, is also being investigated. The BMBF, the responsible project management agencies and the IB also support the project partners in establishing contacts to and communicating with ministries, planning authorities and other relevant government bodies in the affected countries as well as with the German Embassies.

Contact Persons

  • Dr. Andreas Suthhof

    • Senior scientific officer: Supporting of the BMBF-funded projects in the field of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)
    • Heinrich-Konen-Str. 1
    • 53227 Bonn
    • Telefonnummer: +49 228 3821-414
    • Faxnummer: +49 228 3821-444
    • E-Mail-Adresse: andreas.suthhof@dlr.de