We offer our warmest thanks to our "DESERTEC Partners" for their professional and financial support of our foundation and the good collaboration. Our partners make an important contribution to the implementation of the DESERTEC concept, and thus the creation of sustainable living conditions for a growing world population.

The DESERTEC Foundation was founded on January 20, 2009 with support from His Royal Highness Prince Hassan bin Talal and the German Association of the Club of Rome. 

Other Co-Founders are: Jörn, Nils und Pierre Aldag, Germany; Christian Breyer, Germany; Dr. Klaus Burghard, Germany; Dr. Daniel Dahm, Germany; Prof. Dr. Michael Düren, Germany; Dr. Ing. Hani El Nokraschy, Egypt & Germany; Friedrich Führ, Dubai; Gisela and Sebastian Gallehr, Germany; Dr. Thiemo Gropp, Germany; Rupert Hierzer, Austria; Dipl.-Ing. Taco Holthuizen, Germany; Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Hueck, Germany; Tim Hufermann, Germany; Dr. Gerhard Knies, Germany; Dr. Wolfgang Knothe, Germany; Mouldi Miled, Tunesia; Tobias Morell, Germany; Abdel Hamied Moussa, Germany; Francis Petitjean, France; Stephan Schoenen, Germany; Max Schön, Germany; Götz Schuchart, Brasil; Christian Steinberg, Germany; Dr. Oliver Steinmetz, Luxembourg; Michael Straub, Germany;  Stewart Taggart, Australia; Dr. Gerhard Timm, Germany; Dr. Gerry Wolff, United Kingdom.