NITI Aayog and German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) yesterday held the inaugural NITI-BMZ Dialogue of Development Cooperation through video conferencing. The dialogue laid down a pathway to strengthen mutual cooperation between the two countries, particularly to reconcile the imperatives of dealing with climate change with the goals of Agenda 2030. It was focused on five core areas of cooperation – Sustainable Development Goals, climate action, energy transition, emerging technologies and agro-ecology. During the discussion, both sides highlighted the need to deepen engagement scaling up natural farming in India.
NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Suman Bery said, Indo-German partnership is as an example of success in a complex world. Mr Bery said, the NITI-BMZ Dialogue will help the two nations realise their potential in embedding climate action in the Sustainable Development Goals.
