Stuttgart (dpa/lsw) - The resilience of agriculture and forestry in times of climate change should come more into focus in Baden-Württemberg and research should be supported. The Baden-Württemberg Foundation announced on Thursday in Stuttgart that techniques for managing, irrigating and monitoring the areas are important. In the coming year, research projects in computer science, technology and engineering as well as agricultural and forestry sciences are to be funded with five million euros.
Two million euros each will be set aside for programs on antiviral therapies and on strengthening children from troubled families. The autumn festival "La Grande Gare" of the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden will receive 2.5 million euros over a period of five years. The Supervisory Board approved a further two million euros for the Art Fund 2023, which primarily supports small to medium-sized cultural projects.
In the coming year, a total of around 37 million euros in foundation funds will be available. "Of course, we cannot solve any global problems with this, but we can make a contribution here in Baden-Württemberg to cushioning the effects," the foundation quoted its supervisory board chairman, Minister President Winfried Kretschmann (Greens), as saying.
Since it was founded, the foundation has funded programs and projects in the southwest with more than one billion euros. In 1999, the state had sold its shares in the energy group EnBW to the French energy group EDF and invested a large part of the proceeds in the newly established state foundation. According to the foundation, the assets are mainly invested in investment funds, real estate and company investments. The foundation finances its programs with the help of annual distributions of 30 to 40 million euros.
