Thai-German Trilateral Cooperation

Thai-German Trilateral Cooperation is a joint partnership programme initiated by Thailand and Germany in 2008 to support development cooperation with the neighbouring countries of Thailand. At this point, the partner countries are Cambodia, Lao PDR and Vietnam. The programme is also a part of the support to South-South cooperation focusing on local expertise and resources in the region to promote regional wisdom, strength and ownership.

Objectives and Approaches

The objective of the programme is to support capacity building and human resources development of officials and agencies in the partner countries in response to their development needs through the transfer of relevant expertise and technologies from Thailand and Germany. Each year, the programme supports several projects which are implemented jointly between the project counterparts and the designated agencies in Thailand.

Eligible Projects

The programme aims to support several projects annually under the identified sectors in Cambodia, Lao PDR and Vietnam (CLV). A trilateral project is to be implemented jointly between a project counterpart in CLV and a project partner in Thailand, addressing development problems and target groups in CLV. The project may consist of a combination of activities such as training, study visits, seminars, workshops, technical assistance, etc. Where possible, projects should utilize local expertise and resources in order to promote regional wisdom, strength and ownership. The design and structure of the project is to follow the Trilateral Project Design Guideline.

Areas of Cooperation

The areas of cooperation were identified during trilateral cooperation workshops between Thailand, Germany, Cambodia, Lao PDR and Vietnam as the priority areas which fit the demand from the partner countries and are suitable for the new framework:

• Education and vocational education
• Rural development, incl. agriculture, micro-finance and SME development
• Health

Projects

• Paper Mulberry Supply Chain Project (Lao PDR)
• Advanced Technical Services for SME (Vietnam)
• Rural Sanitation Improvement and Hygiene Promotion (Cambodia)
• Strengthening National GAP (Good Agricultural Practices)(Lao PDR)
• Improvement of water quality standards & monitoring system (Lao PDR)

Contact

Thailand International Development Cooperation Agency

Ms. Chantana Mueanpao
Development Cooperation Officer
Email: noo_cm@yahoo.com
Tel: +662 282 9831, + 662 280 0980 ext 407
Fax: +662 281 1002, 662 281 7176

GIZ Office Bangkok
Ms. Jarukan Rassiri
Programme Coordinator
E-mail: jarukan.rassiri@giz.de.
Tel: +662 661 9273 ext 62
Fax: +662 661 9281, 82