29.04.2021EnergyClimateMarine and Polar Research MOPGA session to tackle climate change - vEGU21 This year’s General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union (vEGU21) will host a large interdisciplinary MOPGA session, taking place on April 30th 2021. The session is dedicated to all three fields of research set out by the MOPGA programme: Climate ... continue
08.02.2021EnergyMarine and Polar ResearchClimate Annual Meeting 2020 of the MOPGA-GRI Program Wettlauf gegen die Zeit: Forschungsarbeit zu den Herausforderungen des Klimawandels aktueller denn je continue
15.01.2021Water Management New Research Program “Water Security in Africa WASA” Call for proposals published to support research teams in the initial phase of the WASA program in southern Africa continue
24.11.2020Energy Automatic Weather Stations installed at the pilot sites in Ghana A team of German and Ghanaian researchers and technicians installed the equipment to collect meteorological data at the health facilties in Kumasi, Akwatia, and Kologo for the EnerSHelF project sponsored by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research. continue
18.08.2020Energy Inception Meeting for Atlas of Green Hydrogen Generation Potentials in Africa The Southern African Science Service Centre for Climate Change and Adaptive Land Management (SASSCAL) is hosting a virtual H2Atlas-Africa project inception meeting. The meeting, to be held on 18 August 2020, will be attended by the Head of Energy and ... continue
14.08.2020Climate ATTO’s tall tower in the Amazon rainforest turns five The 325-metre-high tower was inaugurated on 15 August 2015 and is at the core of the BMBF-funded Amazon Tall Tower Observatory (ATTO) research infrastructure. Here, research is conducted into the effect of the Amazon rainforest on the global climate. continue
07.04.2020Green Economy Submission period for sustainability research award 2020 open now Join a prestigious network of renowned scientists, gain unique access to Germany’s sustainability research elite and promote your innovative ideas. continue
31.01.2020Energy Foundation Laid for Green Energy and less Waste in Ghana More than 12,000 tonnes of municipal waste are produced in Ghana everyday. This waste is almost never put to use and is left to rot unchecked. The results are health hazards, greenhouse gas emissions, and environmental pollution. A unique hybrid ... continue
04.12.2019Energy Workshop to Map Potential of Green Hydrogen in Africa Africa has the capability to produce green hydrogen. A new project to map the potential of this environmentally friendly technology aims to determine locations in Africa where green hydrogen could play a key role both in energy supply for local areas and ... continue
25.10.2019Energy Protecting the Climate with Biomethane in Togo and Ghana What sort of potential does biogas have in the African countries of Togo and Ghana? Researchers for the German Biomass Research Center (DBFZ) have been trying to answer that question. They have now presented their results in a feasibility study. continue
17.10.2019Energy Workshop for Renewable Energy Sources in Gambia A workshop on climate change and renewable energy was held in early August by the Gambian Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology in collaboration with the University of the Gambia. continue
14.10.2019Green Economy 10 YEARS GREEN TALENTS COMPETITION: Awardees of 2019 on tour through Germany Promising young researchers from around the world are visiting the Federal Republic of Germany in October to present and discuss their projects in the field of sustainable development with German elite researchers during a two-week expedition to ... continue
21.08.2019Energy Waste into Energy in Ghana In the Ghanaian capital of Accra, waste sits on the streets or piles up in unregulated rubbish dumps. This not only presents a serious risk to public health, but also leads to significant greenhouse gas emissions due to the uncontrolled decomposition and ... continue
31.07.2019Society Nature-based tourism in the tropics: How can wastewater management be improved? BMBF funds social-ecological research and a new working group at the Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT) in cooperation with the Social Sciences department at the University of Bremen with close to two million euros. Joint Press Release ... continue
25.06.2019Biodiversity Last chance for the Northern White Rhinoceros Today the research project BioRescue for the rescue of the Northern White Rhino, which is threatened with extinction, is officially launched. State-of-the-art reproduction and stem cell technology shall ensure the survival of this key species. The ... continue
