“Humanity’s greatest challenge is to eradicate extreme poverty without destroying our planet. Our progress will define the fate of humankind in the 21st century.”
Former President Horst Köhler
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![Horst Köhler in conversation with African junior scientists at the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings, Lindau, June 2015 (courtesy of Ch. Flemming / Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings). Horst Köhler in conversation with African junior scientists at the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings, Lindau, June 2015 (courtesy of Ch. Flemming / Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings).](https://www.horstkoehler.de/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/J5A4779-1024x683.jpg)
![Horst Köhler at an event held by the Heinrich Böll Foundation, Berlin, February 2016 (courtesy of Andi Weiland, Heinrich Böll Foundation, creative commons license, “share alike” 2.0 Generic (CC BY-SA 2.0), http://creativecommons.org/licences/by-sa/2.0/deed.de). Horst Köhler at an event held by the Heinrich Böll Foundation, Berlin, February 2016 (courtesy of Andi Weiland, Heinrich Böll Foundation, creative commons license, “share alike” 2.0 Generic (CC BY-SA 2.0), http://creativecommons.org/licences/by-sa/2.0/deed.de).](https://www.horstkoehler.de/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/24916981320_08714ca73e_b-1024x683.jpg)
Sustainability & Transformation
“We can turn the great transformation towards sustainability into a global story of hope: the promise of a life in dignity for all within the boundaries of our planet.”![Speech by Horst Köhler on Global Partnership and the Post-2015 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Bonn, May 2014 (courtesy of GIZ / Ute Grabowsky / photothek.net). Speech by Horst Köhler on Global Partnership and the Post-2015 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Bonn, May 2014 (courtesy of GIZ / Ute Grabowsky / photothek.net).](https://www.horstkoehler.de/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/P0A8437.jpg)