Dear Readers,
 
In this third quarter of 2019, we are pleased to report on a number of activities across all the fields in which we are involved, among them such burning issues as plastics, climate change, agriculture and food security, vocational education and more.
 
Also of note is that GIZ Training Services Bangkok has added some new courses. 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
ONEP and GIZ join forces to tackle climate change, boosting public awareness
Thai-German Climate Programme - Policy
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Agriculture & Food Safety

'Thai Rice NAMA' brings low-carbon farming technologies to rice growers in Suphan Buri

  • Four key techniques that Thai Rice NAMA Project encourages small farmers to pick up are land-levelling, alternate wetting and drying, site-specific nutrient management and straw and stubble management.
  • Besides Suphan Buri, the Thai Rice NAMA Project covers areas in five other provinces, namely Chai Nat, Ang Thong, Pathum Thani, Sing Buri and Ayutthaya that are all in irrigated zones.
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Thai Rice NAMA (Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action)
Thai rice researchers track greenhouse gases from rice fields

  • Researchers in Chainat, Angthong, Pathum Thani, Sing Buri, Ayutthaya and Suphan Buri provinces are trained to analyse and collect greenhouse gas data in rice paddy fields.
  • The collected data will be used to further study, measure efficiency and plan future agricultural techniques and activities.
  • A gas chromatograph is used to analyse gas emissions and will be the topic of the next training session.
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Thai-German Climate Programme - Agriculture

Climate Change Policy

What the future holds for rice in the Chaopraya river basin in this era of climate change

  • The Chaopraya river basin may experience heavy rainfall, more intense storms and higher temperatures in the future.
  • The adaptation options include the reduction of rice farming areas and planting frequency, alternating of higher-value rice varieties, mixed crop farming and development of small-scale irrigation systems.
  • Inputs from local government and local farmers will be considered for the formulation of a long-term plan in order to be able to better cope with the risks.
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Risk-based National Adaptation Plan

Energy

First training on the Safe Use and Handling of Flammable Natural Refrigerants in air conditioners launched in Thailand

  • The training courses on the use of natural refrigerants aim to reduce both energy consumption and global warming.
  • The training curriculum is developed by international experts with support from King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB) and GIZ.
  • The project will provide 13 training courses for 200 Thai trainers by 2020.
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Thailand Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (RAC NAMA)

Waste & Natural Resources Management

Thailand and Germany push global knowledge exchange to rethink Circular Economy

  • GIZ and the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) organised the "Reduce! Rethinking the Circular Economy" event.
  • The event allowed the participants from Asia, Latin America, Africa and the EU to exchange on available and emerging policy instruments to make products greener.
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Proliferation of Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) in Asia - the Next 5 Countries (SCP Outreach)
Big and small companies, government and civil society explore innovative business models for single-use plastic reduction in Thailand

  • More than 60 participants worked together to co-create innovative business models aiming the reduction of plastic waste in Thailand.
  • 8 interdisciplinary teams worked on 6 topics including tourism, consumer goods production, recycling, processed foods packaging, food delivery service and beverage containers.
  • The teams can now apply for the upcoming test phase, in which the most promising business ideas will receive professional business development coaching.
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Advancing and Measuring Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) for a Low-Carbon Economy in Middle-Income and Newly Industrialized Countries (Advance SCP)

Good Governance & Vocational Training

9 ASEAN countries and Timor Leste notch up innovative teaching and learning methods for Industry 4.0

  • The first training of multipliers helped participants think and do by themselves with provided guidance.
  • After the training, the multipliers will adapt and tailor the knowledge and skills to suit their own countries' context.
  • Other modules will cover Curriculum Design for Industry 4.0 Work Process, Quality Assurance in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Institutions and Partnering with Industry and TVET Institutions this year.
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Regional Cooperation Programme to Improve the Quality and Labour Market Orientation of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (RECOTVET)
Hand Hygiene Audit Training: A path to ensure the safety of patients and healthcare workers

  • Just 15 seconds of proper hand hygiene can help reduce 90% of germs.
  • The Hand Hygiene Audit Training aims to increase the capacity of healthcare workers in hand hygiene to prevent infections in patients and workers.
  • Each hospital should set up a hand hygiene subcommittee to define measures for hand hygiene practice and allocate a budget for hand hygiene tools.
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Improving Occupational Safety for Healthcare Workers in Public Hospitals in Thailand

Others

Plastic Crisis: Time to reduce - stop your use of single use plastics!

  • Plastic takes 450-1,000 years to fully break down and disappear from the earth while the average time that a plastic bag is used is 12 minutes.
  • Plastic will contribute greenhouse gases in the equivalent of 850 million tons of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere in 2019.
  • Apart from Germany's five-point plan to reduce the nation's plastic waste, it also makes international aids to limit plastic waste in the oceans including through projects in Thailand.
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UPCOMING TRAINING COURSES

4-8 November 2019

Effective Communication and PR for Development Cooperation: How to utilize media and increase project visibility and outreach: English

5-7 November 2019

Driving Sustainable Rice Cultivation: Understanding the SRP Standard and Performance Indicators

20-22 November 2019

Impact Story Writing

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