Presentation of CLIENT II project contributions to the SDGs. Note: The points represent the number of projects contributing to the respective SDG.

Contributions to the global sustainability agenda

With the 2030 Agenda adopted in 2015, the world community has committed itself to 17 global goals for a better future. The goal is to enable people worldwide to lead dignified lives and to preserve the natural foundations of life; this includes economic, ecological and social aspects. To achieve the sustainability goals, actors from politics, business, science and civil society must pull together.

CLIENT II helps manage global challenges and contributes considerably to the German Sustainability Development Strategy and to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). With their innovative and sustainable solution approaches, each CLIENT II project impacts several SDGs at once.  

In total, the funding measure covers all 17 global goals of the 2030 Agenda, with a particularly large impact on the following:

Find out how the CLIENT II projects contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals in detail in our SDG success stories:

SDG success story: Locust-Tec

The CLIENT II project Locust-Tec is using innovative approaches to prevent locust outbreaks and plagues, thus strengthening food security and contributing to the achievement of SDG 2 "Zero Hunger". By reducing the chemical control of locusts, the project is also helping to achieve SDG 15 "Life on Land".

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SDG success story: revolBRAS

The revolBRAS project has been designed to ensure that the innovative revolPET®-technology has environmental, social and economic benefits for the region where it is being piloted in Brazil. It therefore covers the three pillars of sustainability and contributes to the achievement of several of the Sustainable Development Goals – most notably SDGs 1, 12, and 13.

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SDG success story: CapTain Rain

The CapTain Rain project is pioneering innovative solutions to support climate change adaptation and the achievement of SDG 13 "Climate Action" in Jordan. By developing solutions to utilise rainwater in this arid region, the project also promotes integrated water management and sustainable urban development under SDGs 6 and 11.

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CLIENT II and SDG 12 – Responsible consumption and production

The Sustainable Development Goal 12 aims to “ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns” to “sustain the livelihoods of current and future generations”. It is the SDG where the CLIENT II programme makes it second largest contribution.

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CLIENT II and SDG 17 – Partnerships for the Goals

CLIENT II projects contribute to all of the Sustainable Development Goals between them, but there is one goal that unites them all – SDG 17. This SDG “Partnerships for the Goals” aims to “strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development”.

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Connecting the CLIENT II thematic areas with the SDGs

The following diagram illustrates the cross-sectoral and cross-thematic relevance of CLIENT II by visualising the links between the different thematic areas and the global Sustainable Development Goals. The diagram shows that each thematic area covered by CLIENT II contributes to different SDGs. The current number of CLIENT II collaborative projects that contribute to each SDG is shown on the right-hand side of the diagram. 

The SDG agenda is extensive and complex, with a total of 167 targets between the 17 goals. In many cases, goals overlap, making it difficult to assign them to individual thematic areas. In order to do justice to this complexity and interconnectedness, the diagram focuses on those thematic areas covered by CLIENT II that contribute directly to achieving the SDGs.

Illustration of the link between the different CLIENT II focal areas and the SDGs.