Despite the improvements of the global energy supply in the last years, about one billion people worldwide don’t have access to electricity, the majority of them living in the sub-Saharan Africa. Moreover, a secured access to water and food is a critical topic. Therefore, it exists an urgent need of a sustainable economy, which ensures the basic life standard and the well-being of the people in the rural areas of  West African countries. Furthermore, the climate change and the steady increasing number of the worldwide population will increase the need for energy, water and food in the future. Especially the secure supply of these needs, as well as health security will gain rising importance for the worldwide society.

As a result, the overall objectives of the project “RETO-DOSSO” are to build up long-term and sustainable livelihoods in the rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa and to establish a long standing research and education cooperation between Germany and Africa. Alongside the project related objectives, the initiated collaboration of different universities, research institutes and private sector partners of Germany and Africa (Niger, Mali and Algeria) is expected to generate different synergies and mutual benefits by linking, extending and intensifying unique networks of partners and sharing experiences in teaching and research

The project is financially supported by the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) through the Project Management Agency Jülich (PtJ).

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