OUR SOLUTIONS

2026
Working Group / Task Force
Cross-cutting with SNGA
Transformation – Urban Opportunities – Climate Change “TUrbOCliC”

The whitepaper “AI in Urban Public Service Delivery” co-developed with Artha Global, provides an overview of how Artificial Intelligence can improve municipal services in Asian cities. It outlines practical AI applications in areas such as mobility, utilities, waste management, and administrative processes. The document combines real-world examples with guidance on enabling conditions, including data governance, institutional readiness, and capacity development. It also addresses risks related to ethics and data protection. Designed for national and local policymakers, the product offers structured orientation on how to approach AI adoption in urban governance responsibly and strategically.

Working Group / Task Force
Cross-cutting with SNGA
Transformation – Urban Opportunities – Climate Change “TUrbOCliC”

The whitepaper “AI in Urban Public Service Delivery” co-developed with Artha Global, provides an overview of how Artificial Intelligence can improve municipal services in Asian cities. It outlines practical AI applications in areas such as mobility, utilities, waste management, and administrative processes. The document combines real-world examples with guidance on enabling conditions, including data governance, institutional readiness, and capacity development. It also addresses risks related to ethics and data protection. Designed for national and local policymakers, the product offers structured orientation on how to approach AI adoption in urban governance responsibly and strategically.

2025
Working Group / Task Force
Digital Transformation
Digital tool for green mobility

EcoMove is a mobile application designed to connect travel data (from GPS, vehicles, or sensors), analyze CO and fine dust emissions, and provide suggestions for route and vehicle optimization, helping users actively participate in the green mobility movement.

Working Group / Task Force
Environment
Blue Teal Carbon

Key insights from the in Blue Teal Carbon Finance Reports (internal document) are consolidated to these factsheets.

Working Group / Task Force
Environment
Bioeconomy

This study offers a concise snapshot of the bioeconomy in Europe and three Asian countries: India, Thailand, and Indonesia. It reviews European policies, biorefinery frameworks, biomass technology pathways, evaluation criteria, and selected case studies. It then analyses the bioeconomy landscape, innovation potential, policy reform needs, and investment opportunities in the three Asian countries, based on expert interviews. Finally, it provides actionable recommendations to support engagement and collaboration with key stakeholders in these countries.

2024
Working Group / Task Force
Energy
Gender Energy Nexus

A research report on the impact and effectiveness of energy women networks worldwide & Recommendations on how to optimize women network’s operation and impact.

Working Group / Task Force
Energy
German Expert Placement Programme – GEPP

The German Expert Placement Programme (GEPP) facilitates knowledge and experience exchange between German and Asian utilities. It enables public and private utilities in Asia to access specialized expertise from the German Utilities (GU) to tackle challenges, introduce new methods, improve work areas, collaborate on solutions, or receive mentoring. Additionally, the German Utilities specialists get an opportunity to gain valuable professional experience in different organizational and cultural contexts.

Working Group / Task Force
Energy
Net Zero Now

“Net Zero: A Sectoral Analysis” is a concise, evidence-based product that maps where emissions come from and how countries can decarbonize, sector by sector. It covers 15 diverse economies (United States, Japan, Canada, Germany, United Kingdom, China, India, Brazil, Mexico, Turkey, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Ethiopia, Afghanistan, Nepal), aligned to IPCC-2006 sector definitions and harmonised, comparable datasets. The report distils global and national patterns, highlights each country’s dominant sources, and organises solutions into clear menus of technologies and policies. Cross-cutting themes, gender and social inclusion, just transition, and carbon pricing, are treated explicitly. Outputs include standardised country snapshots (sector shares and drivers), technology overviews, and actionable recommendations to help governments, financiers, and practitioners plan credible pathways to net zero.

Working Group / Task Force
Environment
Air Pollution Mitigation in South and South-East Asia (APM in SSEA)

What if your organization could turn the daily commute into a win for the planet, your people, and your bottom line? The Employer Based Commute Program (EBCP) Toolkit is your step-by-step guide to making that happen. Packed with proven strategies, real-world examples, and smart behavioural tips, it helps replace solo car trips with greener, healthier, and more cost-effective travel options. From rewarding carpools to rethinking parking and boosting public transit use, the toolkit makes sustainable commuting practical, engaging, and rewarding—for any workplace, anywhere.

Working Group / Task Force
Energy
Industrial Energy Smartness Challenge (IESC)

The Industrial Energy Smartness Challenge (IESC) invites innovators to develop smart solutions that enhance energy efficiency, optimize resource use, and support sustainable industrial practices. Joining in driving a smarter, more sustainable future for industrial operations. The challenge includes a structured assessment framework, clear evaluation criteria, and a virtual platform for submissions and collaboration. IESC aims to drive innovation and promote smarter, more sustainable industrial operations.

2023
Working Group / Task Force
Energy
Just Transition (JT)

The Women Experts Database is a crowd-sourced database of women experts in Asia that have expertise in the sectors of transport, energy, urbanisation and water, and related topics. It can be used by experts and decision makers in connecting with them and offer event organisers a valuable tool for finding female speakers for the events.

Working Group / Task Force
Environment
Air Pollution Mitigation in South and South-East Asia (APM in SSEA)

The reference document on “Best Practices for Air Quality Improvement” is a compilation of 10 internationally available nature-based solutions and 10 best practices from South and Southeast Asia for reducing air pollution and improving air quality in cities.

Working Group / Task Force
Energy
German Expert Placement Programme – GEPP

The German Expert Placement Programme is an instrument to enable the direct transfer of knowhow from German utilities to utilities in  GIZ partner countries (peer-to-peer). This helps in enhancing the GIZ’s services in the region, through regional and global projects, in significantly creating positive impacts on the energy transition in the participating countries.

Working Group / Task Force
Energy
Net Zero Now

Net Zero Now – An Analysis of  Net Zero provides an overview of Net Zero targets, design  considerations and laws. This would help GIZ projects to analyse Net Zero policies and actions and recommend appropriate measures.

Working Group / Task Force
Environment
Circular Economy

This knowledge product details out how innovative circular economy solutions were identified by engaging with students from higher education institutions (HEIs). This approach can possibly be replicated for finding solution in other sectors too.

Working Group / Task Force
Energy
Virtual 3D Gear Box Wind Turbine Nacelle for O&M Training

The e-Training Guide and Toolkit, illustrated with the case of training wind energy technicians in Vietnam, includes an e-training checklist summarizing design and a selection of questions, a template for documenting e-training outlines, the ICT4TVET decision matrix for context analysis, and the ICT4TVET landscape to focus discussions on reaching learning goals and supporting activities., along with a costing framework and a DET list with an overview of quality criteria to evaluate different types of DET.

2022
Working Group / Task Force
Environment
Sustainable Urban Development

A comprehensive toolkit developed for mass awareness towards proper and sustainable waste management in the urban and peri urban areas.

 

This toolkit helps in disseminating information, education and communication (IEC) components in municipal waste management.

 

Detailed implementation and monitoring strategy developed for overall execution of appropriate waste management and a monitoring strategy elaborating the daily monitoring of waste and reporting of the existing segregated dry waste that will enable ULBs and users to plan and take informed decisions for MSWM in peri-urban areas.

Working Group / Task Force
Environment
Disaster Management and Climate Resilience

This product comprises of 6 global case studies from India, Nepal, Pakistan, Italy and United Kingdom to understand the applicability of blockchain in disaster management.

Working Group / Task Force
Energy
Distribution Grid Operation Toolbox

Repository for state-of-the-art knowledge and resources that contributes to increasing the capacity of grid operators to manage distribution grids efficiently and sustainably.

 

The objective of the Distribution System Operation Toolbox for Practitioners is to be a repository for state-of-the-art knowledge and resources that contribute to increasing the capacity of grid operators to manage distribution grids efficiently and sustainably. The toolbox collates and makes available a library of relevant resources, such as studies, scientific articles, guidelines and other relevant files allowing the end-user to easily find, add and delete files through a user-friendly interface.

Working Group / Task Force
Cross-cutting with SNGA
Transformation – Urban Opportunities – Climate Change “TUrbOCliC”
Working Group / Task Force
Cross-cutting with SNGA
Transformation – Urban Opportunities – Climate Change “TUrbOCliC”
Working Group / Task Force
Digital Transformation
Digital tool for green mobility
Working Group / Task Force
Environment
Blue Teal Carbon
Working Group / Task Force
Energy
German Expert Placement Programme – GEPP
Working Group / Task Force
Energy
Net Zero Now
Working Group / Task Force
Environment
Air Pollution Mitigation in South and South-East Asia (APM in SSEA)
Working Group / Task Force
Energy
Industrial Energy Smartness Challenge (IESC)
Working Group / Task Force
Energy
Just Transition (JT)
Working Group / Task Force
Energy
German Expert Placement Programme – GEPP
Working Group / Task Force
Energy
Net Zero Now
Working Group / Task Force
Environment
Circular Economy
Working Group / Task Force
Energy
Virtual 3D Gear Box Wind Turbine Nacelle for O&M Training
Working Group / Task Force
Environment
Sustainable Urban Development
Working Group / Task Force
Environment
Disaster Management and Climate Resilience
Working Group / Task Force
Energy
Distribution Grid Operation Toolbox
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