Dear Readers,
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This newsletter is the last for
2018 and, as usual, it presents updates on our GIZ’s activities during the last
quarter. This issue covers a wide variety of topics including renewable energy,
agriculture & food safety, urban & industrial development, sector
networks and special features. We hope you will enjoy browsing through it as we
move towards 2018.
GIZ Training Services Bangkok has some new and interesting courses lined up for the coming year. You can check them out at http://training.thai-german-cooperation.info/index.php/training.
For more regular updates, please visit us at: www.thai-german-cooperation.info and www.facebook.com/gizthailand.
Happy New Year from us all! Your newsletter team
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EGAT receives a fund of THB 320 million in support of energy-efficient and climate-friendly cooling technologies |
Thailand Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (RAC NAMA) |
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Agriculture & Food Safety
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ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems (ASEAN SAS) |
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ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems (ASEAN SAS) |
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Completing the Better Rice Initiative Asia or BRIA |
- BRIA, a public-private partnership project, was completed in November 2017.
- More than 20,000 farmers were trained by BRIA in four countries between 2014 and 2017.
- Recommended farming practices have raised the incomes of participating farmers by approximately 10-25%.
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Better Rice Initiative Asia (BRIA): High-Quality Rice for Southeast Asia |
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Better Rice Initiative Asia (BRIA): High-Quality Rice for Southeast Asia |
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USAID and GIZ launch guidelines and tools to mainstream solar energy further |
- The PV rooftop guidelines facilitate the PV rooftop market with step-by-step implementation.
- The guidelines will help reduce the problems and obstacles in investing in the solar PV rooftop, resulting in an increase in solar PV rooftop deployment in Thailand and other countries in the region.
- It will also be a model of solar PV rooftop development in Thailand.
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Renewable Energy Project Development Programme (PDP) in South-East Asia |
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Urban & Industrial Development
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Sustainable solutions for Asian cities through innovative and integrated resource management |
- UNESCAP, ICLEI and GIZ Nexus co-organise a session on “Sustainable Solutions for Asian Cities through Innovative and Integrated Resource Management” as part of the 2017 CityNet Congress.
- More than 30 GIZ Nexus initiatives have been elaborated, amounting to an investment volume of more than USD 300 million.
- Empowering local administrations and the creation of enabling framework conditions to adopt and implement integrated, holistic approaches must also be emphasised.
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Integrated Resource Management in Asian Cities: the Urban NEXUS |
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Fat no more: The choice is yours |
- Low-income people can be vulnerable to obesity. With lack of access to hygienic, sanitary, and healthy foods, they fall victim to nutrient deficiencies and diet-related chronic diseases.
- Even though health and organic foods are a rising trend, they are typically 20 to 100 percent more expensive than their conventional counterparts.
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Digitalisation at the heart of Bangkok conference |
- The Sector Network Joint Conference of SNRD Asia and TUEWAS will be held on 14-18 May, 2018 in Bangkok.
- In-depth discussions on how to best leverage the potential as yet unleashed by the digital phenomenon will be an integral part of the conference.
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The Sector Network Natural Resources and Rural Development Asia and The Sector Network Transport, Environment, Energy and Water in Asia |
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UPCOMING TRAINING COURSES
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