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CO2-free heating and reducing smog in the Mongolian capital. To realise this vision, the project partners adapted the technology of PV-2-Heat systems to the climatic conditions and tested pilot systems in various areas of the city.

Burning biomass for cooking causes harmful environmental and health issues. The German-South African GreenQUEST initiative is developing a clean household fuel. It aims to reduce climate-damaging CO2 emissions and to improve access to energy for ...

Up-and-coming researchers from around the world with innovative ideas on digitalization and sustainable development can now apply for the Digital GreenTalents Award. The competition is an initiative of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research ...

In southern Africa, climate change is affecting harvests and fishing. The BMBF-funded SPACES project has published solutions on how people can better cope with drought, pollution and changing ocean currents.

With a new round of research projects, the German-Israeli water technology cooperation maintains continuity in the relations between the two countries. The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and Israel's Ministry of Science and ...

The South African-German CARE-O-SENE team recently tested a novel catalyst in the world´s largest demonstration plant with a remarkable performance, paving the way for the commercialization of sustainable aviation fuel.

Since October 2022, scientists, and consultants from the German institutions DECHEMA Gesellschaft für Chemische Technik und Biotechnologiee.V. and ISOE –Institute for Social-Ecological Research are analysing howthe hydrogen economy can be successfully ...

Today, Cleanergy Solutions Namibia, a joint venture between the Ohlthaver & List (O&L) Group and CMB.TECH, announces a premiere: the bricklaying of Africa’s first public green hydrogen refuelling station. The hydrogen production plant established in ...

Locusts threaten crops worldwide, such as in Sardinia, Ethiopia or Kazakhstan. The chemicals used damage ecosystems and health. Locust-Tec enables effective locust management through remote sensing.

More than one-third of farmland worldwide is at risk of desertification. Women are the primary workers on Africa's fields. But they often have too few rights to invest in sustainable agriculture. INTERFACES is developing solutions.

Gathering wild fruits and nuts from forests is widespread around the world. However, Central Asia's forests are overexploited in the process. The SUFACHAIN project, which is part of the BMBF's CLIENT II program, aims to contribute to the sustainable ...

The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has published a new call for proposals to support the research and education program "Water Security in Africa (WASA)" during the first main phase in Southern Africa.

The projects are coming in the wake of a JPI Oceans call establishing a unique collaboration between Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Poland, Romania and Spain together with BANOS, BlueMed, NOAA and the UN Ocean Decade.

On 28 and 29 April 2022, around 60 participants addressed the current research status of the six "WRAP2.0" projects and their role for West Africa. The research programme "WRAP2.0" of the WASCAL Science Service Centre is funded by the BMBF.

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