Wageningen Global Sustainability Programme

The Wageningen Global Sustainability Programme is an international programme run by Wageningen University & Research that focuses on promoting sustainable transitions worldwide. Since 2000, the programme has supported projects that combine interdisciplinary research and education, in close collaboration with partners in low- and middle-income countries. The focus is on pooling knowledge around the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and increasing the impact of each project on these goals. 

Key features of the programme are:

• Interdisciplinary research and education: The programme encourages collaboration between different disciplines to tackle complex global challenges.
• Collaboration with international partners: It works with universities, governments, NGOs and companies worldwide, especially in low- and middle-income countries.
• Focus on SDGs: Projects contribute to various SDGs, such as food security (SDG 2), health (SDG 3), clean water (SDG 6), sustainable cities (SDG 11), responsible consumption (SDG 12), climate action (SDG 13), life below water (SDG 14), life on land (SDG 15) and partnership (SDG 17).
• Examples of projects: Research into more efficient agriculture, reducing food waste, healthy urban greenery, sustainable water management and strengthening marine ecosystems.

The programme thus reinforces Wageningen University & Research's mission to connect science with practice and thereby contribute to a healthier, more sustainable and fairer world.