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    weißes Blatt, brauner Hintergrund
    18.03.2024
    Chile, Peru, Ecuador
    Natural hazards
    The RIESGOS 2.0 project has come to an end. The project team developed a demonstrator for a web-based multi-risk information system. The results have now been published in a policy brief.
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    © HIF/HZDR
    12.02.2024
    Indonesia
    Resource efficiency and circular economy
    The StratOre project aims to improve the mining processing chain of ore deposits in Indonesia by developing innovative concepts for efficient and sustainable extraction of critical metals such as nickel, cobalt, scandium, and bismuth, silver, antimony, indium, tellurium. Between April and May 2023, researchers from the Helmholtz Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology (HIF), along with project partners from the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), successfully completed a field trip to Indonesia to meet the Indonesian project partners and to visit the project’s two study areas.
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    •	Der RIESGOS-Demonstrator im Praxistest (© DLR e.V.)
    12.02.2024
    Chile, Peru, Ecuador
    Natural hazards
    Hazards are rarely isolated: when an earthquake triggers a tsunami, it can exacerbate existing damage and cause disruptions to vital, critical infrastructure. In recent years, experts from Germany, Chile, Ecuador and Peru have been working together in the RIESGOS 2.0 project to better prepare disaster risk management for such complex situations.
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    bei einem brasilianischen PET-Recycler. (Copyright: RITTEC 8.0 Umwelttechnik GmbH)
    12.02.2024
    Brazil
    Resource efficiency and circular economy
    The company RITTEC 8.0 Umwelttechnik GmbH (revolBRAS project coordinator) was awarded as the winner of the Sustainability Open Innovation Program by the Brazilian brand manufacturer Lojas Renner S.A.. In addition, RITTEC organized a second roadshow to Brazil in November 2023. Furthermore, on 26th of January 2024, the first in-person revolBRAS project meeting took place in Germany. The new project partner HORIBA Europe GmbH was integrated and warmly welcomed into the project team.
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    Peter Liebelt präsentiert CLIENT II beim IPBES-Workshop in Almaty
    12.02.2024
    Kazakhstan
    The Institute for Biodiversity - Network e.V. (ibn) organised a regional IPBES capacity building workshop in Almaty, Kazakhstan, with funding from the German Federal Environment Agency's (UBA) Advisory Assistance Programme.
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    Axel Paulsch und Harry Sayannos beim CLIENT II Side Event in Dubai (copyright A. Paulsch)
    12.02.2024
    The CLIENT II Science-Policy-Interface project team hosted a side event at the 28th Conference of the Parties to the Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP 28) entitled “Renewable Energy Solutions on different scales in Africa and the Middle East”. The event primarily focussed on solar energy.
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    © Lutz Weihermüller
    29.01.2024
    Vietnam
    Land management
    As part of the project OrganoRice, rice production under organic farming started in Vinh Long and An Giang provinces in the Mekong Delta in 2023. Initially, 3 hectares of farmland were converted in each province in order to school local farmers in organic farming. In addition, trials were started in Vinh Long to optimise organic fertilisation, organic pest control, and also variety trials were established.
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    CLIENT2Works
    16.01.2024
    Tanzania, Uganda, Namibia, South Africa, Benin, Burkina Faso, The Gambia, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo
    Resource efficiency and circular economy, Water management, Climate protection/ energy efficiency, Adaptation to climate change, Land management, Sustainable energy systems, Natural hazards
    The CLIENT II regional video Africa provides insights into two of the 81 projects within the framework of the BMBF funding programme. The 4th part of the video series is now also featured in the current issue of the BMBF’s FONA newsletter.
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    © Hisham Zayadneh/Unsplash
    15.01.2024
    Jordan
    Adaptation to climate change
    The CapTain Rain project is pioneering innovative solutions to support climate change adaptation and the achievement of SDG 13 "Climate Action" in Jordan. By developing solutions to utilise rainwater in this arid region, the project also promotes integrated water management and sustainable urban development under SDGs 6 and 11.
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    © Level-Up
    19.12.2023
    Ghana
    Climate protection/ energy efficiency
    The German Mettler-Toledo company has made a generous hardware donation to the Level-Up project. The provision of a pair of floor scales for industrial use will enable the creation of meaningful mass and energy balances. This is essential for evaluating the operation of the bioenergy park in Ghana.