International Partnerships for Sustainable Innovations

With the "CLIENT II - International Partnerships for Sustainable Innovations" funding initiative, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is promoting demand-oriented research collaborations with selected emerging and developing countries. The international joint projects are developing climate, energy, environmental and resource solutions that will help to address concrete challenges in the partner countries. With their innovative and sustainable solution approaches, each CLIENT II project impacts several Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at once. With a total of up to 150 million euros, the development of technologies, products, services and system solutions is promoted in seven subject areas. These are then inspected on-site in practical tests. The cooperation between German and international partners from the academic and professional worlds enables solutions that are adapted to local conditions, making them marketable. This approach strengthens the competitive position of Germany and the participating partner countries. Globally, CLIENT II is making a direct contribution to the mitigation of environmental degradation, the restoration of already degraded environmental processes and the sustainable management of natural resources.

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CLIENT II at a glance

CLIENT II Wrap-Up Conference for Central Asia

One year before the end of the CLIENT II funding programme “International Partnerships for Sustainable Innovation”, CASIB organized a wrap-up conference for the regional project partners from Central Asia and Mongolia in Almaty on 20 June 2024 with the support of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research and DLR-PT.

KendyrTEX: Project visit in Almaty

On 21 June 2024, CASIB organized an excursion to the partner universities and a test facility of the KendyrTex project in Almaty for the German conference delegation, consisting of project managers and project executing agency DLR-PT, as part of the CLIENT II Wrap-up Conference 2024.

CLIENT II and SDG 12 – Responsible consumption and production

After looking at how CLIENT II projects contributed to SDG 17 – Partnerships for the Goals in our last newsletter, this time we turn to SDG 12 – the SDG where the CLIENT II programme makes its second largest contribution. This Sustainable Development Goal aims to “ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns” to “sustain the livelihoods of current and future generations”.

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Project completion CapTain Rain

In July 2024, the German-Jordanian CLIENT II project CapTain Rain came to an end. Two events were held in Amman and Wadi Musa to present and discuss the results of the project. Both events were successful and a continuation of the cooperation was discussed. The products of the project, such as flash flood risk maps, hydrological models, climate and water data portals for Jordan and the vulnerability analysis, were also successfully handed over to the partners. The results are documented in an online wiki and will be available even after the project has ended.

CLIENT II project PV-2-Heat featured in FONA newsletter

Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia and the coldest capital in the world, suffers from extreme air pollution. During the seven-month winter period with temperatures as low as minus 30°C, residents are dependent on constant heating. Outdated coal-fired power stations and heating with wood and waste create a thick blanket of smog. As a part of the CLIENT II PV-2-Heat project, an international consortium worked on clean, safe and affordable heating solutions for Ulaanbaatar. The latest issue of the FONA newsletter includes a report on the project.

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Events

Here you will find the current dates for CLIENT II joint projects, including networking events and workshops as well as information on relevant external events in the seven subject areas. You can find more information on the location, registration process or background under the respective events. Past events and informational material can be found in the event archive.

Media library

In the media library you will find all publications and documentations of the collaborative projects and CLIENT II products. Use the filters in "publications" to quickly get the information you need. You can also sort the individual files by type and author for a better overview. All media are available free of charge and are open to the public. In case of doubt, please contact the authors for publication and further use.

Beiträge zur globalen Nachhaltigkeitsagenda

Contributions to the global sustainability agenda

CLIENT II helps manage global challenges and contributes considerably to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). With their innovative and sustainable solution approaches, each CLIENT II project impacts several SDGs at once. Here you can learn about the CLIENT II project contributions to the SDGs and the cross-sectoral and cross-thematic relevance of CLIENT II.