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2013|14 Annual Report Fraunhofer IGB

35 Asia – cooperation with GIZ For the first time, the Fraunhofer IGB has been involved as a partner in a regional development project organized and con- ducted by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusam- menarbeit GmbH (GIZ) to provide consultancy to ten Asian cities on the integration of their respective water, energy and food security sectors. In the project “Integrated resource man- agement in Asian cities – the urban nexus” the Fraunhofer IGB visited selected cities together with GIZ staff and identi- fied examples of best-practice habitat-adapted solutions that are to be implemented in the course of the project. At a workshop in Bangkok in June 2013, the Fraunhofer IGB presented potential approaches and technical solutions for an integrated water management system. Three of the carefully selected cities have already been a destination for IGB visits. Further on-site analyses are scheduled for 2014 in Mongolia, China, Vietnam and Thailand. The results of the analyses and the resulting implementation proposals will be presented at a further workshop for decision makers from all pilot cities. China – focus on innovative biorefinery concepts At the end of October, the Fraunhofer Center for Chemical- Biotechnological Processes CBP welcomed a delegation of high-ranking representatives of the Shanghai Advanced Re- search Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences (SARI). The visit was organized and coordinated by the Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials IWM, Halle branch of the institute. The visit focused upon the mutual exchange of knowledge and experiences in the field of biorefineries and biorefinery concepts, particularly with regard to algae biotechnology and residue recycling. Both China and Germany see great potential for future cooperation here. During the visit, a memoran- dum of understanding was signed with the BioEconomy e. V. Cluster of Excellence, and a return visit was agreed. In addition, in November the Fraunhofer CBP was an impor- tant stop on the press trip of Chinese journalists. The tour, themed “Chemicals grow here in parks”, allowed for in-depth interviews with the responsible researchers and decision makers. The media representatives from the renowned news agency Xinhua, from China Radio International, and from the newspapers People’s Daily and The Economic Daily were mainly interested in infrastructure und logistics of chemical parks in Germany, but also in the collaboration between the companies on such a site in the communication and coopera- tion of the companies involved. Therefore, the Fraunhofer CBP presented a number of innovative joint projects and research cooperations. The visit was scheduled and organized by the Investitions- und Marketinggesellschaft Sachsen-Anhalt (IMG) and the Central European Chemical Network CeChemNet together with the isw Gesellschaft für wissenschaftliche Beratung und Dienst­ leistung mbH (isw GmbH). 3 4 3 + 4

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