Dear Readers,
 
In this third quarter of 2018, we are pleased to report on a number of activities across all the fields in which we are involved, among them climate change, agriculture and food security, waste management, urban & industrial development and more.
 
Also of note is that GIZ Training Services Bangkok has added some new courses for the coming year. 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.

Best regards,
Your newsletter team
HIGHLIGHT
Thailand and Germany join to develop sustainable rice and competitiveness
Market-Oriented Smallholder Value Chain (MSVC)
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Agriculture & Food Safety

UK, Spain, Germany and Thailand to raise Roi-Et rice farmer’s income with climate-smart rice cultivation system

  • Mars Food, Herba Bangkok S.L (Ebro Foods S.A), the Thai Rice Department and GIZ launch the “Sustainable Hom Mali Rice” project.
  • It aims to support 1,200 Thai rice farmers in the production of 3,500 metric tons of Hom Mali rice in Roi-Et province.
  • The project will develop high-quality and sustainable Hom Mali rice to mitigate climate change.
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Sustainable Hom Mali Rice

Climate Change

ONEP and GIZ drive implementation of climate change policy in 60 Thai provinces

  • The Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning and GIZ organised a Climate Policy Project kickoff.
  • It aims to propel national climate change policy towards subnational implementation in 60 provinces.
  • 4 key approaches will be applied; Institutional and Individual Capacity Building, Integration of Climate Change Policy at the Subnational Level, Monitoring and Evaluation, and Financial Mechanism Support.
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Thai-German Climate Programme
Policy integration is key to confront climate change in Thailand

  • Thailand has an ambitious plan to tackle climate change with climate policy playing a key role.
  • The Climate Change Master Plan was approved by the cabinet as the national climate policy framework for addressing climate change.
  • The Climate Policy Project, under the Thai-German Climate Programme, is supporting the Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning in boosting each locality’s ability to combat the changes.
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Thai-German Climate Programme
The way forward: health policy makers enhance capacity on climate change impact and health

  • Health policy makers attended a health risks and climate change workshop to prepare for development of policy strategy, measure and activities.
  • The key to tackle climate change and health is integration and cooperation among every sector.
  • It is forecast that the temperature will rise almost everywhere in Thailand from 34-36 degrees Celsius to 38-40 degrees Celsius.
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Risk-based National Adaptation Plan
Working on the waste

  • Improperly managed waste and wastewater are in part one of the causes of Greenhouse Gas emissions.
  • Related parties define various methods for climate-friendly waste and wastewater management in the sector’s action plan.
  • “Integrated waste and wastewater management” is a comprehensive way to tackle waste.
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Thai-German Climate Programme

Energy

Nakhon Phanom prepares for effective energy planning

  • Nakhon Phanom is powering ahead with provincial energy planning to become a model for its neighbours.
  • In the wake of the hydro-dam burst in Laos, North Eastern Provincial Energy officers discuss energy security for the region.
  • Officers experience renewable energy first hand by visiting a solar farm.
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Thai-German Climate Programme

Economics & Employment

Business and industry cooperation in technical and vocational education and training – towards a better practice for ASEAN

  • The ASEAN Secretariat and the Regional Cooperation Programme for technical and vocational education and training hosted the 7th Regional Policy Dialogue.
  • The forum provided research and practical examples to institutionalise cooperation in technical and vocational education and training (TVET).
  • The regional working group was formed to develop a "Future ASEAN Agenda for TVET".
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Regional Cooperation Programme to Improve the Quality and Labour Market Orientation of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (RECOTVET)

Environment & Natural Resources

EU and Laos to boost cooperation on freight transport

  • Sustainable Freight Transport and Logistics in the Mekong Region project supports the Lao PDR in the freight transport business.
  • The Ministry of Public Works and Transport of Lao PDR will cooperate with the project to improve road safety management and vehicle registration.
  • Eco and Defensive Driving training will be designed to increase the competence of local trainers and adapted to the Laos driving context.
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Sustainable Freight Transport and Logistics in the Mekong Region

Urban & Industrial Development

Urban Nexus Approach presented at the ICLEI World Congress 2018 in Montreal, Canada

  • A number of cities worldwide intend to become CO2 neutral by 2050 serving as catalysts for other cities on transport and buildings.
  • Employing the urban nexus approach contributes to the realisation and localisation of various Global Agendas.
  • The challenges being faced by cities are access to finance, lack of support from national governments and lack of national–local dialogues.
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Integrated Resource Management in Asian Cities: the Urban NEXUS
Mongolian National Development Agency to strengthen Urban Nexus sectors

  • The Mongolian National Development Agency signed a Memorandum of Understanding to cooperate in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
  • The collaboration is in the areas of environment, land use, energy, water, sanitation and air pollution in Ulaanbaatar. 2
  • From mid-August 2018 onwards, eight working groups are established to work on the SDGs targets.
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Integrated Resource Management in Asian Cities: the Urban NEXUS
Urban Nexus Training and Training of Trainers carried out for Indian ministries and training institutes

  • The interactive modular training consists of specific tools for analysing urban challenges embedded in the Global Agendas.
  • Participants from training institutions expressed their intention to conduct the Urban Nexus training for their respective clients.
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Integrated Resource Management in Asian Cities: the Urban NEXUS
UPCOMING TRAINING COURSES

8-12 OCT 2018

Project Cycle Management with LogFrame Tools

15-19 OCT 2018

Monitoring Results and Evaluation: Advance Training (RBME)

29 OCT - 1 nov 2018

Biodiversity Conservation for Human Well-Being

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