Israel, Germany begin agriculture cooperation to fight climate change – Germany experienced drought in the past four years and Israel has extensive experience in agriculture in arid conditions, Prof. Vinnie Altsein from Volcanic Institute told the ‘Post.‘ | The Jerusalem Post

A special Israeli-German scientific discussion was held on Monday under the theme of “Agricultural Innovation and Adaptation to Climate Change.” The two worlds of science and diplomacy were joined thanks to the included guests, among them head of the Helmholtz Israel Office Andrea Frahm, director of the Volcani Center Prof. Eli Feinerman, German Agriculture Minister Julia Kloeckner, Agriculture Minister Alon Schuster, German Ambassador to Israel Dr. Susanne Wasum-Rainer and Israeli Ambassador to Germany Jeremy Issacharoff. The panel also included top-ranking scientists in their respective fields from both nations.