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Digital Small Energy Efficiency Group to save energy at enterprises
GIZ in four countries Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Viet Nam cooperated to introduce a facility in-house mechanism to trigger energy efficiency behaviors among 12 industrial customers. The program established a...
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The first Viet Nam Energy Efficiency Community website going to be released
GIZ Viet Nam will launch veecom.vn – a platform to nurture and engage the energy efficiency community in Viet Nam in early 2021. The website will provide useful information for around 2,500 certified energy managers,...
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Steps to reduce Single-Use Plastics in Food Delivery and Takeaway
Plastic usage in food delivery, takeaway and online commerce have seen an additional rise due to COVID-19 related restaurant closures and distancing measures. The “Rethinking Plastics – Circular Economy Solutions...
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The Closing of the ASEAN Climate Leadership Programme
The ASEAN Climate Leadership Programme (ACLP), launched by the Climate Smart Land Use in ASEAN (CSLU) in October 2020, came to an official end December 2020. The programme brought together 27...
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Bioenergy Basics, Projects and Approval Processes: One-Week Trainings for Viet Nam’s Southern Localities
GIZ and the Electricity and Renewable Energy Authority (EREA) under the Viet Nam Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) jointly held a series of trainings, on November 30 - December...
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Concerted Efforts to Support Smart Grid Implementation in Vietnam
The last month of 2020 witnessed a series of events co-organized by GIZ and the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERAV) under the Viet Nam Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) to...
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Summary recommendations on incentive and financial mechanisms for demand response programmes
On November 26, GIZ and the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERAV) under Viet Nam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) co-organised a workshop to sum up the assignment of recommendations on...
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GIZ Energy Support Programme hosted a series of events to support bioenergy project developers in Viet Nam
IN SUPPORT OF BIOENERGY PROJECT DEVELOPERS IN VIET NAM In the last quarter of 2020 and early 2021, GIZ Energy Support Programme hosted a series of events to support bioenergy...
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Kick-off: More than 20 pilot projects work towards a Circular Economy for Plastics
More than 20 pilot projects in China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam work on new approaches and the up scaling of best practices to prevent marine plastic waste. They...
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ESCO – A future business model for Vietnam
The EU – Viet Nam Energy Facility (EVEF) in cooperation with Viet Nam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) organized a workshop “ESCO, A future business model for Vietnam -...
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Virtual Events from GIZ bioenergy project in Vietnam
The GIZ bioenergy project in Vietnam is organizing several series for different subsectors to connect private sector and financial sector stakeholders. For our first two virtual online matchmaking events we...
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The EU – Viet Nam Energy Facility committed to technical assistance for educational and governmental institutions in Viet Nam
The EU – Viet Nam Energy Facility (EVEF) successfully signed two new projects with the School of Electrical Engineering (SEE) of the Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST) and the Central Committee’s Commission for Publicity and...
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The ASEAN Climate Leadership Programme
The Climate Smart Land Use in ASEAN (CSLU) project will launch the ASEAN Climate Leadership Programme (ACLP) in October 2020. The ACLP aims to enable participants to enhance their leadership...
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Sustainable BRT Development in Indonesian Cities
Urban mobility has emerged as one of the key challenges in the development of Indonesian cities. The exponential growth of motorization has increased the frequency and duration of traffic congestion...
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Stay home, exchange online: Webinar series on plastic waste reduction and management
● The “Rethinking Plastics – Circular Economy Solutions to Marine Litter” project went online to discuss policies and practical examples to reduce single-use plastics, enhance plastic waste management and encourage...
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Transformational Change for Indonesia’s Urban Transport
The transport sector in Indonesia is the third-largest source of GHG emissions contributing to 23% of the national emissions, with land transport representing 89% of all GHG emissions in this...
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Nurturing Regional Collaboration for Energy Efficiency
With an objective to promote energy efficiency (EE) at the industries at a regional level Energy Efficiency Working Group (EEWG) of TUEWAS has initiated a joint collaboration among its member...
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Transform Nagpur
Public Transport data gives us the opportunity to look at the city’s transport system from the user perspective; that’s a game changer Sponsored by TUMI and TUEWAS, the Hackathon on...
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Transform Nagpur Hackathon
It´s apleasure to inform you about an exciting event taking place: From 2ndto 4thof November we, the TUEWAS Working Group Transport & Environment together with TUMI will undertake a Hackathon...
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How can a mapping of SDG targets support and orient GIZ staff and partners in identifying potential risks and opportunities, read more here.
This paper introduces a framework and tool for mapping the interlinkages among the different Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets, and for understanding and better addressing potential trade-offs and synergies derived...
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