Cooperating Country Report of GERMANY

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1 CCOP-47AS/ COORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR GEOSCIENCE PROGRAMMES IN EAST AND SOUTHEAST ASIA (CCOP) 47 th CCOP Annual Session October 2010 Manado, Indonesia Cooperating Country Report of GERMANY Submitted by F. Schwarz Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources, (BGR) Germany (For Agenda Item 4)

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3 COORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR GEOSCIENCE PROGRAMMES IN EAST AND SOUTHEAST ASIA (CCOP) CCOP Building, 75/10 Rama VI Road, Phayathai, Ratchathewi, Bangkok 10400, Thailand Tel: +66 (0) , Fax: +66 (0) , Website: ANNUAL COOPERATING COUNTRY REPORT Country/Organization: GERMANY, BGR Period: 1 July June Summary During 2009 and the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) has continued its activities in East and South-East Asia with its local partners. In the Scientific-Technical Cooperation sector seven projects are ongoing. BGR is cooperating with Indonesia in an Integrated Ocean Drilling Program, with China in the projects: Investigations for the final disposal of radioactive waste, Innovative Technologies for Exploration, Extinction and Monitoring of coal Fires in North China, Scientific cooperation between BGR and the Ministry of Land and Resources (MLR), Seismic risk analysis Yanqing ; with China and the Philippines in the Project Rift processes and basin development in the northern South China Sea (RISE) and also in the multilateral project Groupe Recherche Industrie South China Sea. The Technical Cooperation sector comprises four projects. Two projects in Indonesia: Good Local Governance: Component Mitigation of Georisks and German-Indonesian Tsunami Early Warning system component capacity building. In Vietnam two projects are ongoing: Support for a mines inspectorate and Improvement of Groundwater Protection. 2. Review of current technical activities and geoscience programmes in the CCOP Region (Multilateral or Bilateral) Indonesia Geo-Environment: Good Local Governance: Component Mitigation of Georisks A Technical Cooperation project between the Indonesian Geological Agency and BGR started in 2002 and was extended in The objective is to ensure application of geological hazard information as part of urban planning activities such as: - development of guidelines for user-oriented geo-hazard information, - field investigations in selected areas related to the type of geo-hazard and application within regional planning. The project will be implemented as a component of an existing GTZ project on civil society and inter- municipal cooperation for strengthening good local governance. The ongoing second project phase was extended. A third 3 year phase from is in preparation. CCOP Cooperating Country Report: GERMANY 1

4 Geo-Information: German-Indonesian Tsunami Early Warning System (GITEWS) Component Capacity Building GITEWS is a contribution on the part of the German government to the rebuilding of early warning infrastructures in the region of the Indian Ocean. The project is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Educational Research (BMBF). The German contribution to the detection system of earthquakes and tsunamis relies on a marine measurement procedure and a seismological research network. Together with national and international partners, a concept is being developed under the guidance of Geo Research Center Potsdam (GFZ) that will significantly reduce the warning time of a tsunami using real-time data transfer, predetermined flooding scenarios in coastal regions as well as by creating warning reports directly. The Institution Building component is a joint initiative by the Indonesian Ministry for Research and Technology (RISTEK) and BGR. It focuses on analysis of mandates of authorities involved in InaTEWS (Indonesian Tsunami Early Warning System), concept elaboration for the organisational setup of the early warning chain, strengthening of interinstitutional communication, identification of training needs (administrative, political) and support in implementing guidelines for the InaTEWS. The project started in June 2006 and was finalized in December Geo-Information: Integrated Ocean Drilling Program - Indonesia Within a multilateral research consortium BGR contributes to a research proposal for IODP to drill in Indonesian waters. The aim is a better understanding of earthquake and tsunami risk in the northern Sumatra region. Indonesian partners include Earth Dynamics and Geological Disaster Division, Research Center for Geotechnology, Indonesia Institute of Sciences and the Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT), Indonesia. A joint workshop was held in France in this regard in early People s Republic of China Geo-Information: Sino-German Cooperation in Geosciences between BGR and the Ministry of Land and Resources (MLR) In accordance with the scientific knowledge exchange program of the cooperation agreement, BGR and MLR work together in the areas of Geological Information Management, Land Subsidence, Mineral and Energy Resources Data, Environmental Protection in Mining, and CO 2 Storage in Geological Formations. Geo-Information: Seismic risk analysis - Yanqing The Yanqing Project is a joint project of the BGR and the Chinese Earthquake Administration (CEA). An array of 10 seismological 3-component broadband stations is used to investigate the Yanqing-Huailai basin, a seismically active region about 80 km northwest of Beijing. The goals of the project are observation and analysis of near field records for a better understanding of the source process and as a contribution to the seismic risk analysis of 2 CCOP Cooperating Country Report: GERMANY

5 the Beijing region. As first steps the seismicity has been analyzed and local velocity models have been derived. The next steps planned are the further refinement of the velocity structure, the integration of neighbouring stations of the Chinese networks and the incorporation of geological (tectonic) models of the area into the interpretation of the observations. Geo-Environment: Investigations for the final disposal of radioactive waste On the basis of the fruitful cooperation between BGR and BRIUG, a new Memorandum of Understanding for the next five years was signed by both presidents in The working fields are continually focused on: - the methodological study of site characterisations, - the study of the stability of underground excavations and underground repositories, - the study of the mechanical and hydraulical properties of the granite of the Beishan site (Gobi desert) in China, - the study of migration of radio nuclides in fractured rock. A joint paper on the work was prepared by BGR for the international conference IRSM 2011 in Beijing. BRIUG is involved in the EC-PEBS project coordinated by the BGR. The project leader from BRIUG has visited BGR and jointed in the Kick-off meeting held in April. Additionally, the Chinese partner is preparing the data from the site investigation of Beishan for BGR, which is necessary for the build up of a geological model. Coal fire project Innovative Technologies for Exploration, Extinction and Monitoring of coal Fires in North China Since March 2007 the second phase of the coal fire project is active. Whereas in the first phase the exploration and understanding of mechanisms of coal fires had priority, the ongoing work concentrates on extinction techniques, extinction verification and clean development mechanisms (CDM) as defined under the Kyoto protocol. BGR is especially involved in the development of techniques to estimate the exhaust gases and the fire propagation of coal fires including geophysical, geochemical and petrological investigations. These studies form a base for CDM studies. In this special application, coal fire extinction shall be certified within the Kyoto protocol annexes in order to generate certified emission reductions for international CO2 trading. The project will end in fall Project results were be presented in an international workshop in spring Project partners in China are Shenua Inc. Beijing, The Coalfield Fire Extinguishing Engineering Department of Xinjiang, China Coal Research Institute, Beijing, Beijing Normal University, German GTZ office. Rift processes and basin development in the northern South China Sea (RISE) The joint research project in cooperation between BGR and the Second Institute of Oceanography (SIO), Hangzhou, P.R. China continues with a guest scientist from SIO visiting BGR for 6 months in 2010/2011. CCOP Cooperating Country Report: GERMANY 3

6 Vietnam Support for a mines inspectorate Starting in September 2004 the Technical Cooperation project Support for a mines inspectorate supports the Department of Geology and Minerals of Vietnam (DGMV) to establish a Mines or Mineral Inspectorate, provides basic and further training in the fields of mining and processing of minerals, mining regulations, safety operations, work safety, health protection, mine surveying, data processing and environmental protection for Vietnamese counterparts. Presently the project is focusing on the elaboration of an Investor s Guide for Vietnam s extractive industries sector. The project will phase out in June Geo-Environment: Improvement of Groundwater Protection The aim of the project carried out by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) and its subordinate Centre for Water Resources Planning and Investigation, (CWRPI) in cooperation with the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) is the improvement of groundwater protection in Vietnam. Based on enhanced investigation, modelling, planning and management of groundwater resources exercised first in pilot areas, integrated water resources management should improve the quantity and quality of the groundwater as a main source for drinking water. Great importance is being accorded in this context to the establishment of groundwater protection areas and the embedding of protection aspects in regional planning. The project started in 6/2009. The first phase will end in 12/2010 (1.5 years). A second phase is envisaged until mid 2014 (3.5 years). The Philippines Rift processes and basin development in the South China Sea (RISE) Joint publications in acknowledged scientific journals are in preparation between BGR and the Philippine partners in this project. Cooperating partners are: Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB), National Mapping and Resource Information Authority Republic of the Philippines (NAMRIA) and the University of the Philippines, National Institute of Geological Sciences (UP-NGIS). Multilateral Groupe Recherche Industrie South China Sea Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS), France, BGR, Germany and TOTAL, France defined a joint project entitled Groupe Recherche Industrie South China Sea. In this regional study several partners from countries around the South China Sea are involved. These include the University of the Philippines, National Institute of Geological Sciences (UP-NGIS), The Philippines and the Guangzhou Marine Geophysical Survey, P.R. China. Within this project several scientific meetings were held and field work is planned for 2010 and Additional potential partners will be involved when the project develops further. 4 CCOP Cooperating Country Report: GERMANY