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Regional Policy Guidance for Promoting Climate Smart Agriculture in Southeast Asia
The importance of Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) practices in relation to climate change and food security have been recognized by policymakers in the Southeast Asian region. It has been reflected...
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A Strong Message in Art: Check out the winning masterpiece by 10 year old Unnati Chaurasiya
On World Environment day, the winners of a month-long online art competition were announced; theme Role of citizens and bulk-generators of waste in waste management in tourist cities. Organised exclusively...
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Lecture on the Challenge to Operate and Manage an Industrial Park
Managing an Industrial Park means facing several difficult questions: How do I identify the needs of tenant companies? Which essential services should the park provide? When is it necessary to...
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‘CREATIVE SPARKS’ – The Online Art Contest To Inspire Vietnamese Youth
With the aim of motivating Vietnamese young artists about renewable energy topic, the EU-Viet Nam Energy Facility (EVEF Project) - GIZ Energy Support Programme (ESP) has organized a competition named...
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Urban Transport Transformation through the Implementation of Bus Rapid Transit
With the Government of Indonesia’s (GoI) commitment to developing urban mass public transport, which includes BRT infrastructure development and providing government subsidies for its operation, major Indonesian cities are currently...
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ASEAN Guidance for Climate-Smart Land Use Practices – a Review
The study provides an understanding of how selected guidelines produced by sectoral bodies of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) relevant to land use and climate change are being...
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SMART-SUT: National Capacity Building and Training Initiatives in Urban Transport (India)
The Executive Program in Sustainable Transport was inaugurated jointly by Mr. Jaideep – Officer in Special Duty (Urban Transport) & Ex. Offico - Joint Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban...
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Safe and Sustainable Public Transport for Indonesian Cities
The Ministry of Transportation (MoT) has implemented the Buy the Service (BTS) programme to support the implementation of bus-based urban mass public transport through financial support (operational subsidy) and technical...
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SMART-SUT: Integrated Vendor Centric Planning in Coimbatore
The Sustainable Urban Transport Systems in Smart Cities (SMART-SUT) and the Sustainable Urban Development – Smart Cities (SUD-SC) projects are both working with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA)...
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Introducing a Local Energy Efficiency Action Plan in the World’s Coldest Capital
The LEEAP is a first step to a safer, healthier, and greener city. Delivering programmes for building renovation is first an institutional development issue. Lack of domestic sources of capital...
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Hydrogen and Power-to-X in Viet Nam
On 20 April, 2021 in Hanoi, the GIZ Energy Support Programme (ESP) has been received by the representatives led by Dr. Le Xuan  Huyen – Vice President of the Vietnam Oil and...
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Consultation Workshop on Congestion Management Solutions to support the optimal mobilization of renewable energy in power system
GIZ Energy Support Programme (ESP) and the Electricity Regulatory Authority of Vietnam (ERAV) co-organized an intermediate consultation workshop on ‘Congestion management solutions to support the optimal mobilization of renewable energy...
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“Save the power, shape your future” – Public talk on Energy Efficiency career orientation
The EU – Viet Nam Energy Facility (EVEF) in partnership with Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education (HCMUTE) organized the public talk on Energy Efficiency career orientation...
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Kick-off Virtual Academy on Sustainable Industrial Areas
On April 13th, the Virtual Academy on Sustainable Industrial Areas (SIA) was launched. The training course on SIA management is implemented by the Provadis University of Applied Science in Frankfurt...
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Promoting Eco-Industrial Parks in Mozambique
BIP is an important driver of the local economy in the Maputo Province in southern Mozambique. Approximately 6,400 people work in 40 companies from 15 different countries which are located...
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New playground for Vietnam energy efficiency community
On April 2nd, 2021, the website of Vietnam Energy Efficiency Community (Veecom.vn) was officially launched. This is the result of the cooperation between the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Project...
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E-Learning Workshops: Certified Renewable Energy Grid Integration Manager (CGRM)
The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (4E Project) - GIZ Energy Support Programme (ESP) in collaboration with RENAC organized a series of e-Learning workshops on Renewable Energy Grid Integration for...
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Energy efficiency capacity building through “Small Energy Efficiency Group”
On 30-31 March, the first training workshop for 12 Vietnamese enterprises in the South, participating in Small Energy Efficiency Group (SEEG) program was organized by GIZ Energy Support Programme (ESP)...
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One Step Closer Towards a More Sustainable Urban Transport in Indonesian Cities
The Government of Indonesian envisions a sustainable, effective, clean, safe and comfortable urban transport as stated in the National Medium Term Development Plan (RPJMN) 2020-2024 and the Ministry of Transportation’s...
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Cool Contributions fighting Climate Change: R290 Prototype Development for Window-type Air Conditioners in the Philippines Kicked-Off
In partnership with Energy Research and Testing Laboratory Services of the Department of Energy (DOE-ERTLS) and the Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development of the...
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