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ToT Training for Waste Ambassadors and Citizen Awareness Raising
The GIZ-supported project “Improved Service Delivery for Citizens in Cambodia” (ISD) is supporting six (6) local Districts and Municipalities in the Provinces of Battambang, Siemreap, and Banteay Meanchey to improve...
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Dialogue Towards Achieving the National Targets on Plastic Waste Reduction: Challenges, Opportunities, and Ways Forward
Indonesia faces an urgent challenge with plastic leakage into the ocean, affecting its vast coastlines and marine life. The 2nd National Stakeholder Forum was pivotal in strengthening collaborative efforts to...
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Program Exchange between China and Indonesia on Low Carbon Transportation
In a groundbreaking collaboration, the Urban-Act project, funded by the International Climate Initiative (IKI) under the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK), joined forces with BMZ's...
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Sustainable Urban Transport for Clearer Skies and Improved Quality of Life
The recent decline of air quality in Indonesia’s capital and its satellite cities has sparked public discussion on the impact of human activities on the environment including Greenhouse Gas (GHG)...
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Strengthening Vietnamese Future Labor Force for Green Hydrogen
A series of training on green hydrogen (GH2) were organized in Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang to provide comprehensive knowledge about the industry, as well as the policies...
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Launch of the 3RproMar Knowledge Partnership for Marine Litter Prevention in ASEAN
The 3RproMar Regional Knowledge Partnership for Marine Litter Prevention in ASEAN was launched with Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), and Norwegian...
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Women Entrepreneurs Engaged in Reducing the Post-Harvest Loss
(i) Brief Overview: During the COVID -19 pandemic the Green Innovation Centre, India piloted a woman entrepreneurship program to reduce food waste in the tomato value chain by developing an...
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Climate-Proofing Urban Bus Systems in Vietnam
Solutions to ensure smooth bus operations during severe flooding events in Ho Chi Minh City TUMI Labs is a project that is designing innovative solutions to problems faced by Ho...
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Shifting the narrative for a future proof energy system in Southeast
The project Clean, Affordable and Secure Energy for Southeast Asia (CASE) aims to drive change in the regional power sector towards an increased ambition with regards to climate change mitigation....
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Prioritising Budget Allocation for A Better Public Transport in Pekanbaru
Recognising the rapid urbanisation and growing need for mobilisation services in urban areas, the Government of Indonesia has made mass public transport for metropolitan areas one of the major projects...
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Landmark Climate Change Cell launched in Pakistan to Improve Climate Governance
By: Ayesha Sadaf, Energy and Climate Change Cluster (ECCC), GIZ Pakistan Climate change is a cross-sectoral phenomenon, requiring a centralised body to address this challenge. GIZ took the initiative to...
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Global Project Go Circular Started in Viet Nam
Disrupting the linear economy with circular business models ​The circular economy is rapidly gaining international traction, including at the United Nations and the EU Green Deal. The aim of a circular economy is...
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Update on development of a decision-making tool kit to select cost-effective digital educational technologies
Digital educational technologies (DET) have become an important part of modern TVET and Energy Programs. There are many examples of successful use of DET, great expectations, but also concerns. For...
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CASE Joins TUEWAS – Shifting the Narrative for a Future Proof Energy System in Southeast Asia
The project Clean, Affordable and Secure Energy for Southeast Asia (CASE) aims to drive change in the regional power sector towards an increased ambition with regards to climate change mitigation....
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GIZ Hosts Series of Events on Rooftop Solar
A series of events on the topics of rooftop solar power took place in Viet Nam in August, as a part of GIZ’s Commercial and Industrial Rooftop Solar Project (CIRTS)...
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LAUNCH OF THE JET-CR COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE
August 10, 2023 – The “Innovation Regions for a Just Energy Transition” Project (IKI JET) announced the launch of the "Communities of Practice" (CoPs), a groundbreaking initiative for knowledge exchange...
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ASEAN Mayor Forum (AMF) 2023: ASEAN Matters, Epicentrum of Growth “Catalyzing Regional Growth through Sustainable Development in ASEAN Cities”
The Urban-Act project hosted a panel session with the topic of “Building Resilient Cities and Climate Actions” during the ASEAN Mayors Forum 2023 with some key takeaways: (1) the platform...
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Viet Nam Energy Women Network Discuss on Action Plan
On July 29, the “Viet Nam Energy Women Network” held a meeting to discuss about the Network’s action plan in the coming period, as well as the establishment of its...
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Threading Progress Together: Indo-German Cooperation Reshaping Industrial Policy for the Textile Sector
A hybrid exchange event on ‘Best Available Techniques (BAT) for the Textiles Industry’ project. On the occasion of the visit of the Ms Steffi Lemke, Minister of the Federal Ministry...
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Just Energy Transition = Job Accelerator for Viet Nam? German and Vietnamese perspectives on employment and skills needs
September 20th, conference “Just Energy Transition = Job Accelerator for Viet Nam? German-Vietnamese perspectives on employment and skills needs” engaged the direct and virtual participation of nearly 500 delegates for...
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