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Sustainable Development of Urban Regions – SURE
The BMBF »SURE« funding priority supports application-oriented research. Project teams from science, civil society, business, politics and administration work together to develop practical solutions for more sustainable and resilient cities and regions in Southeast Asia and China.
SURE addresses the challenges posed by the intertwining of urbanisation, the overuse of natural resources and climate change. By 2050, 70 percent of the world’s population will live in cities. Urbanization is rapidly increasing, resulting in unprecedented growth and resource use. While cities drive climate change, they are also highly vulnerable to its impacts, such as rising temperatures, sea levels, extreme weather events, and the spread of tropical diseases. It is therefore crucial to understand cities as a central part of the solution to climate change, while making them more resilient to its impacts.
The core task of SURE involves developing and testing concepts for the sustainable transformation of fast-growing urban regions, enhancing ecological factors, and increasing resilience to extreme weather conditions and climate change. A key objective is the permanent implementation of these solutions on-site and their transferability to other urban regions in the area.
