- Greening footprint of GIZ projects - sustainable mobility toward net-zero (Mobility)
- NbS for Net Zero
- Integrating Nature Based Solution for Resilient and Sustainable Urban Development (SusUrbDev)
- Air Pollution Mitigation in South and South-East Asia (APM in SSEA)
- Circular Economy, Sustainable Waste Management and Marine Litter Prevention
- Promoting Circular Economy in Industrial Parks (ProCEIP)
- Just Transition (JET)
- GIZ@ACEF 2023 (GIZ participation at Asia Clean Energy Forum 2023)
- Virtual 3D Gear Box Wind Turbine Nacelle for O&M Training
- Regional Development of Agriphotovoltaics and Aquavoltaics (AgriPV)
- Net Zero Now
- German Expert Placement Programme (GEPP)
- Digitalisation of the Energy Sector (DigEn)
- Transformation - Urban opportunities - Climate Change (TUrbOClic)
- Boosting women representation in TUEWAS sectors
- Next-level knowledge management at GIZ - An integrated & cross-sectoral solution (KM)
What is Task Force?
Task Forces serve as an additional format of exchange under TUEWAS and can also work across sector networks. They present a dynamic, single-output oriented format to flexibly respond to current events, emerging topics or company-wide developments. They are usually limited to a one-year term to engage on a specific issue or output and dissolve after this has been achieved. If the need to engage the addressed topic in a more strategic and permanent way, Task Forces can be transformed to a Working Group upon approval by the TUEWAS Steering group.
Greening footprint of GIZ projects - sustainable mobility toward net-zero
- Further enhance the performance of TUEWAS SN (strengthening workflows, on-boarding, topic champions)
- Develop sustainable mobility solutions to share with GIZ projects & management team to support in meeting their net zero targets (i.e. eMobility, pooled rides, digital planning of trips, etc.)
- Promote low-carbon mobility practices to reduce carbon footprint of GIZ staff working in GIZ offices.
NbS for Net Zero
- Boosting knowledge management in TUEWAS & beyond
- Improve capacities of members/stakeholders to understand the role of nature-based solutions (NbS) in a net-zero strategy across medium and long-term goals.
- Identify key planning and implementation gaps for the uptake of NbS in a net-zero strategy and suggest remedies/options/guidelines.
Integrating Nature Based Solution for Resilient and Sustainable Urban Development (SusUrbDev)
- To assess the functions, benefits, cost implications and suitability of NbS in different landscapes.
- To compile and document the best practices for nature Based Solutions implemented in Asia and South Asia regions
- To develop an indicative framework elaborating the technologies for NbS based on different climatic regions, landscapes as well as financial implications.
Air Pollution Mitigation in South and South-East Asia (APM in SSEA)
- Boosting knowledge management in TUEWAS & beyond
- Developing strategic document(s) for identifying best practices (could be social, technological, science based etc.) in the South and Southeast Asia region and specifically do a deep dive to identify available nature-based solutions for supporting air pollution mitigation in the region.
Circular Economy, Sustainable Waste Management and Marine Litter Prevention
- Boosting knowledge management in TUEWAS & beyond
- Cover the topics circular economy, sustainable waste management and marine litter prevention.
- Allow for specific exchange on these topics and better coordination for international events in the region.
- Identify synergies of project activities as the portfolio is growing and improve regional visibility.
Promoting Circular Economy in Industrial Parks (ProCEIP)
- Boosting knowledge management in TUEWAS & beyond
- Provide concrete recommendations for the implementation of an eco-industrial park in Telangana, India.
- Identify upscaling potential: contribute to the development of a model for other cities and regions facing similar challenges.
Just Transition (JET)
- Boosting knowledge management in TUEWAS & beyond
- Create a shared understanding of the term Just Transition to further strengthen GIZ work related to Agenda 2030 in the APLAK region.
- Collect relevant publications under the topic of Just (Energy) Transition from the participating countries and coordinate with the TF Knowledge Management to integrate them into the new knowledge platform.
GIZ@ACEF 2023 (GIZ participation at Asia Clean Energy Forum 2023)
- Further enhance the performance of TUEWAS SN (strengthening workflows, on-boarding, topic champions)
- Boosting knowledge management in TUEWAS & beyond
- To sensitize the relevant national partners in the region for integrating relevant regional experiences in their sustainable energy sector planning in line with sentiments of thematic topics.
- To familiarize the relevant project personnel in GIZ to incorporate the regional experiences in planning and implementation of the energy projects in participating countries.
Virtual 3D Gear Box Wind Turbine Nacelle for O&M Training
- Boosting knowledge management in TUEWAS & beyond
- Strengthening the capacity of renewable energy training centres across Asia to provide high-quality gear box wind turbine operation and maintenance (O&M) training to trainers, engineers and technicians.
- Support for regional dissemination of virtual gamified learning approaches and methods.
- Developing a concept for a virtual training which provides high-quality training on the operation of wind turbine(nacelle), including occupational health and safety and environmental aspects, to technical vocational trainees and teachers, to university students and lecturers and to in-company trainers, engineers and technicians of the industry. The concept should be designed for gear box wind turbine nacelle that simulates operation and maintenance situations in 3D, allowing trainees to practice and improve their knowledge, skills and competencies by means of 3D virtual reality goggles and sensor gloves and VR accessories.
- Drastically reducing the cost of training O&M staff for gear box wind turbines by offering an alternative that does not require the purchase and maintenance of expensive equipment (a real hardware nacelle).
Regional Development of Agriphotovoltaics and Aquavoltaics (AgriPV)
- Boosting knowledge management in TUEWAS & beyond
- The Task Force was established as a means of knowledge exchange and identification of common opportunities and bottle necks to be addressed for potential piloting/large-scale roll-out of Agrivoltaics (AgriPV) and Aquavoltaics (AquaPV) in the region by GIZ.
- The Task Force aims to synthesise knowledge and experiences from countries in Asia on Aqua- and AgriPV to facilitate national and regional efforts to enable and expand Agri- and AquaPV deployment.
Net Zero Now
- To define, understand boundary conditions and frames of reference for Net Zero Pathways
German Expert Placement Programme (GEPP)
- Boosting knowledge management in TUEWAS & beyond
- The main objective of the task force is to successfully pilot the concept of the German Expert Programme (GEPP) developed by the task force in 4 countries (India, Nepal, Mongolia and Viet Nam) and to prepare the necessary documentation to solicit long-term funding for the programme from BMZ and/or BMWK. GEPP will expand the GIZ-repertoire of on-site services, going beyond the classic long-term assignment approach.
Digitalisation of the Energy Sector (DigEn)
- Further enhance the performance of TUEWAS SN (strengthening workflows, on-boarding, topic champions)
- Boosting knowledge management in TUEWAS & beyond
- To promote and increase the use of digital technologies in the energy sector across TUEWAS countries, as per priority of the “BMZ 2030” reform strategy.
- To do so by creating a platform to identify digitalisation in energy best practices and innovations and creating concrete project ideas that can be implemented in ongoing programmes/projects or used to seek dedicated finance from BMZ.
- To develop a first concept and pilot project in 2023 to introduce digital practices in the participating countries, with an initial idea being developed in the field of energy efficiency.
- To broadly disseminate results and promote the concept and among other countries/projects.
Transformation - Urban opportunities - Climate Change (TUrbOClic)
A) Long standing network and platform for several urban and governance projects in the region collaborating since 2009; Portfolio expected to increase in some countries (e.g., Bangladesh).
B) It is critical to systemically and comprehensively consider mitigation and adaptation to climate change in cities from a systems and futures thinking perspective (training under development) as well as co-create additional products along the training and out-reach formats and ideas.
- Further enhance the performance of TUEWAS SN (strengthening workflows, on-boarding, topic champions)
- Boosting knowledge management in TUEWAS & beyond
- A) Development and test-run/implementation of Net-zero and resilient cities training; continuous networking, knowledge sharing, on-boarding and developing innovative products, webinar series, database of existing trainings.
- B) Aligned/complementary with the development of the training, extra activities would reinforce results and enrich the process, for instance: B1: looking at how to adapt and better connect the materials to possible e-learning platform (e.g. Atingi or others from partners, e.g. UNESCAP) B2: develop ideas for an offline gamification approach for scenario development (visualization of possible resilient / net-zero futures); B3: adapt and connect materials to the City WORKS platform (https://localising-global-agendas.org) and B4: design thinking workshop to further develop the idea and connecting the previous outputs to a possible Urban Virtual Reality Climate Risk and Adaptation application (concept proposed by FMB).
Boosting women representation in TUEWAS sectors
- Boosting knowledge management in TUEWAS & beyond
- Having a one-stop-shop for woman speakers on Transport, Energy, Environment and Water for Asia as well as Gender in the region.
- Increasing women participation in the discourse on sustainable development in the transport, environment, energy and water sectors.
- Strengthening the link to SNRD Asia Pacific to serve as a platform for women experts from additional sectors, such as biodiversity and ecosystems management.
Next-level knowledge management at GIZ - An integrated & cross-sectoral solution (KM)
- Boosting knowledge management in TUEWAS & beyond
- To develop a concept and to define an initial set of requirements through interviews, surveys, and other methods
- To test and improve the concept using an agile style relying on user feedback
- To implement a pilot with 500 documents from TUEWAS and SNRD Asia member projects
- To generate a momentum within the Asia division of the organisation
- To outline a GIZ-wide upscaling approach