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    © HSC© HSC
    23.06.2025
    South Africa
    Climate protection/ energy efficiency
    Before the first-ever Hamburg Sustainability Conference (HSC) in 2024, a series of round table discussions took place. Those aimed at fostering new partnerships and pioneering international alliances between policy makers, private sector leaders and civil society representatives. Fraunhofer IGB BioCat co-organized and moderated one of these round tables. The subject was centered on seeking partnerships to implement scalable renewable ammonia synthesis.
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    agrovotaic anlage cc Mbolo Association© Mbolo Association
    16.06.2025
    The Gambia, Mali
    Sustainable energy systems
    In The Gambia, the first agrivoltaics (APV) system is currently being installed at Afri-Farms LLB Gambia as part of the CLIENT II project “Agrophotovoltaics for Mali and The Gambia” (APV-MaGa). Three APV pilot plants are currently being set up for different agricultural and local needs. The pilot project shows how solar energy production can be harmoniously integrated into agriculture to improve food, energy and water security.
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    Projektteam © DSI© DSI
    16.06.2025
    South Africa
    Climate protection/ energy efficiency
    The intensification of agricultural activity in South Africa over the past two decades has increased the demand for fertilizers. Due to aging fertilizer manufacturing infrastructure, the supply has lagged behind, making the country increasingly dependent on imports. The aim of the project is to pilot the synthesis of renewable ammonia and its conversion into ammonium salts. This will enable the upscaling of the technology and, ultimately, support the local fertilizer industry and agriculture.
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    © SUFACHAIN© SUFACHAIN
    01.04.2025
    Kyrgyzstan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan
    Land management
    During a SUFACHAIN webinar, project partner Sustainable AG presented a feasibility study for an agroforestry carbon sequestration project in Kyrgyzstan.
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    Neue Buschverwertungsanlage © Roland Keil / DLR Projektträger© Roland Keil / DLR Projektträger
    01.04.2025
    Namibia
    Land management
    Due to the progressive scrub encroachment of grassland, the agricultural output of the Namibian savannahs has been declining for decades. The CLIENT II project ButoVal addresses this problem and recently presented a system that allows an effective utilisation of bush biomass.
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    EnaTex-Fabrik© Roland Keil, DLR Projektträger
    31.03.2025
    Indonesia
    Climate protection/ energy efficiency
    The CLIENT II project EnaTex successfully concluded with a final conference in Jakarta in February 2025. Over the two-day event, over 100 representatives from politics, business and science discussed the project's results and the potential for transferring them into practice.
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    group picture from the conference © Drought-ADAPT© Drought-ADAPT Projekt
    31.03.2025
    Vietnam
    Adaptation to climate change
    The final event of the Drought-ADAPT project took place in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam in December 2024. Taking place in a hybrid format, around 30 people attended the event in person and 40 participants took part online.
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    © CCSB-VN© CCSB-VN
    03.02.2025
    Vietnam
    Climate protection/ energy efficiency, Adaptation to climate change
    CAMaRSEC (2019-2023) may have ended nearly two years ago, but project partners have just published an updated version of their Handbook for Green Housing and Healthy Living in collaboration with the Competence Centre for Sustainable Building in Vietnam (CCSB-VN) at Hanoi University of Civil Engineering (HUCE).
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    © adelphi research gGmbH© adelphi research gGmbH
    28.01.2025
    Resource efficiency and circular economy, Water management, Climate protection/ energy efficiency, Adaptation to climate change, Land management, Sustainable energy systems, Natural hazards
    On 28 and 29 November 2024, more than 100 participants from Germany and the CLIENT partner countries came together in Berlin as part of the CLIENT Conference 2024. The varied programme of project contributions and panel discussions focused on the impact of 14 years of the CLIENT funding measure and ventured a look ahead to the future of international research and development cooperation for sustainable innovation.
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    © IZES gGmbH© IZES gGmbH
    10.12.2024
    Indonesia
    Climate protection/ energy efficiency
    Several teams from the EnaTex project travelled to Indonesia in autumn 2024. The 'Textile Team' met for the fourth time with project partners Politeknik STTT Bandung and Harapan Kurnia in Bandung. The aim of the meeting was to exchange the latest research results on innovative technologies for minimal application and ultrasonic applications in textile finishing.
    On-site measurements to determine material and energy flows were carried out at two sites of the EnaTex project partners PT Sri Rejeki Isman Tbk (SriTex) and PT Harapan Kurnia. The aim of the EnaTex work was to comprehensively record all relevant input and output flows in order to determine the efficiency and thus the fuel efficiency of the combustion systems analysed at the production sites.