of social, economic, policy and technological adaptation strategies that could be
drawn from knowledge systems that existed in the scientific manpower of the
countries. The presentations in this book mainly address the issues related to climate change challenges and adaptation to climate change as major concern in the
scientific knowledge systems.
A new kind of development is imaginable: the great transformation towards
sustainability. The necessity for and possible ways towards this transformation,
focusing on climate change and global decarbonization, was described by the
German Advisory Council on Global Change in 2011. One important contribution
to this transformation is the ongoing process of the “German Energiewende”,
a rapid decarbonization of the national energy system. The German Advisory
Council on Global Change depicts the important role for research and science in the
great transformation and the need for intensified inter- as well as transdisciplinary
cooperation. These cannot be overestimated. In addition, strongly intensified
international cooperation in business and politics as well as research, education and
science is a prerequisite for the great transformation. Bilateral interactions are a
substantial contribution to the required intensification of international scientific
exchange, and a splendid effort in bringing out the best in various countries scientific capacity to address the issues of global importance.
March 2016
Klaus Mueller
Leibniz Centre for Agricultural
Landscape Research
Müncheberg, Germany
vi
Foreword
drawn from knowledge systems that existed in the scientific manpower of the
countries. The presentations in this book mainly address the issues related to climate change challenges and adaptation to climate change as major concern in the
scientific knowledge systems.
A new kind of development is imaginable: the great transformation towards
sustainability. The necessity for and possible ways towards this transformation,
focusing on climate change and global decarbonization, was described by the
German Advisory Council on Global Change in 2011. One important contribution
to this transformation is the ongoing process of the “German Energiewende”,
a rapid decarbonization of the national energy system. The German Advisory
Council on Global Change depicts the important role for research and science in the
great transformation and the need for intensified inter- as well as transdisciplinary
cooperation. These cannot be overestimated. In addition, strongly intensified
international cooperation in business and politics as well as research, education and
science is a prerequisite for the great transformation. Bilateral interactions are a
substantial contribution to the required intensification of international scientific
exchange, and a splendid effort in bringing out the best in various countries scientific capacity to address the issues of global importance.
March 2016
Klaus Mueller
Leibniz Centre for Agricultural
Landscape Research
Müncheberg, Germany
vi
Foreword