1. International Cooperation Opportunities of Federal German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) DLR Project Management Agency (DLR-PT) Dr. Gerd Rücker (gerd.ruecker@dlr.de)

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4. DLR-PT, Bonn Call: CLIENT II – International Partnerships for Sustainable Innovations Objectives:To support international partnerships in the areas of climate, environment and energy Scope: Demand-oriented R&D collaborations with selected newly industrializing & developing countries with interesting markets for German suppliers of technology Focal Sustainable technologies and services in areas: Resource efficiency and sustainable resource technologies Water management Climate protection / energy efficiency Adaptation to climate change Land management Sustainable energy systems Natural hazards

5. DLR-PT, Bonn Call: CLIENT II – International Partnerships for Sustainable Innovations Prerequisites of demand-oriented R&D collaborations Relevance & demonstrated need for R&D in the partner country Proof of own financing by partners in the partner countries Involvement of ideally several institutions in the partner country (preferably research institutions, companies with independent research and development activities) and at least one stakeholder crucial to project implementation Signature of a written agreement between all collaboration partners concerning rights and duties within the project

6. DLR-PT, Bonn Call: CLIENT II – International Partnerships for Sustainable Innovations Topics for Target Countries Resource efficiency and sustainable resource technologies South America (in particular Brazil, Chile, Peru), Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Vietnam Water management China, Vietnam, Kazakhstan, Mongolia Climate protection / Energy efficiency & Adaptation to climate change & Land management: Southern and Western Africa (in particular the countries involved in the SASSCAL and WASCAL Service Centres), Central Asia (including the Central Asian regions of China and Russia) as well as Vietnam, Jordan and Morocco Sustainable energy systems Africa (esp. South Africa, Egypt, Nigeria, Algeria, Ghana, Morocco) Natural hazards Andes region and Central Asia

7. DLR-PT, Bonn Call: CLIENT II – International Partnerships for Sustainable Innovations Expected Effective impetus to reduce environmental pollution in the partner outcomes:countries to use natural resources both wisely and economically, to supply safe, clean and affordable energy to all segments of the population, and to make advances in global climate protection and in the adaptation to climate change and natural hazards. Significant impact at local level and demonstrate relevance to similar conditions in other regions. Expected Increasing resource and energy efficiency, through sustainable land Strategy:use, or by reducing harmful emissions to the air, water and soil. Duration:3 years Deadline:30 June 2016 Further www.bmbf.de/foerderungen/bekanntmachung.php?B=1123www.bmbf.de/foerderungen/bekanntmachung.php?B=1123 information:

8. DLR-PT, Bonn Call: Partnerships for sustainable solutions in developing countries – Research for Development Objectives:To strengthen cooperation with developing countries in Asia-Pacific To contribute to regional solutions of global importance To identify innovation potentials and accompany its development To jointly collaborate on intergrated solutions combining science with regional / local knowledge and demands To develop and network German capacities in development research To develop the partner countries research and scientific human resource capacities Scope: Pilot Projects on new and advanced opportunities for joint research cooperation development of innovation potentials in the partner country preparation of follow-up projects

9. DLR-PT, Bonn Call: Partnerships for sustainablie solutions in developing countries – Research for Development Focal Health and Medicine areas: Climate, Energy, Food production incl. Interdisciplinary & socio-economic aspects for implementation Target Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Laos, Maledives, Countries: Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua Neuguinea, Pacific Islands, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste Duration:2 years Funding:Max. 125.000 € Deadline:30 June 2016 Further https://www.bmbf.de/foerderungen/bekanntmachung-1162.htmlhttps://www.bmbf.de/foerderungen/bekanntmachung-1162.html information:

10. DLR-PT, Bonn Call: Travelling Conferences Objectives:Development of cooperation partnerships with China, South Korea and South-East Asia Scope: Identification of scientific excellence in the target countries by networking events of conferences / site trips at different locations Presentation of the German compentence in natural science and engineering Identification of topics of mutual interest Intensify existing or develop new partnerships Funding of max. 8 German scientific persons or SMEs nachhaltige Stadtentwicklung, einschließlich energieeffizientes Bauen und klimafreundliche Verkehrsplanung, Umwelttechnologien und Ressourceneffizienz, Bioökonomie.

11. DLR-PT, Bonn Call: Travelling Conferences Focal Sustainable city development incl. climate friendly transport planning areas:and energy efficient building Environmental technologies Bioeconomoy Funding:Max. 40.000 € Deadline:20 May 2016