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06/09/22 09:26 AM IST

NITI - BMZ Dialogue on Development Cooperation

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  • NITI Aayog and German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) told held the inaugural NITI-BMZ Dialogue of Development Cooperation via video conferencing.
NITI- BMZ Dialogue 
  • The NITI-BMZ Dialogue focused on five core areas of cooperation: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), climate action, energy transition, emerging technologies and agro-ecology.
  • Both sides deliberated ongoing engagements and identified potential cooperation in areas that can produce tangible outputs and learnings for India and Germany.
  • In support of a green and sustainable development partnership, German Federal Minister Schulze announced an additional funding of EUR 3.5 million, specifically for strengthening of implementation of SDGs and climate action at the level of Indian states.
  • NITI-BMZ Dialogue in Development Cooperation will help our two nations realise our potential in  embedding climate action in the SDGs, energy, emerging technologies and agro-ecology.
  • Both Sides will collaborate on -  scaling up natural farming in India 
  •  strengthening research in different agro-climatic regions for natural farming practices, 
  • working towards standards and certification of natural farming products for facilitating export and 
  • evaluating impact of natural farming for mitigating climate change and adapting to climate risks.
Source- PIB 

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