• Border inspectors from Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam are trained to detect harmful signs and symptoms in fruits and vegetables imported and exported between countries.
• This cooperation will set an example for Asean to come up with harmonised regulations for faster and safer facilitation of agricultural trade.

• Experts discuss and seek adaptation options for 4 agroecosystems in the Chao Phraya basin.
• The proposed measures maintain geographically suitable rice farming areas, growing additional crops in some areas and reducing identified futile rice farming areas.
• The result of the experts meeting will be brought to local authorities for consultation and input.

• Local authorities are key actors in implementing climate policies and implementation strategies.
• Capacity building for subnational actors is important in integrating national climate policies and shaping the national policy agenda.
• By 2021, all the 77 provinces in Thailand will have provincial development planning that takes into consideration climate change aspects.

• Thailand's governmental organisations exchange knowledge, lessons learnt and case studies on climate finance with Germany.
• The exchange highlighted policy instruments, Green Climate Fund, roles of the international, German and Thai banking sectors, best-practice and business models.
• The Thai Government has pledged to reduce GHG emissions by 20% by 2030. This could increase to up to 25% with international support.

• Incorrect Peripheral Intravenous Cannula Insertion causes wounds and infections in patients and nurses.
• The Improving Occupational Safety for Healthcare Workers in Public Hospitals in Thailand project organises training on "Safe Peripheral Intravenous Cannula Insertion" for nurses.
• Participants design a plan to improve the quality of nursing care for patients, with the plan set to become part of actual implementation by July 2019.

• The capacity of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) teachers needs to be enhanced for the implementation of innovative training.
• TVET experts from ASEAN, the SEAMEO VOCTECH and German experts have upgraded the skills of TVET teachers in strengthening the cooperation with private sector.
• The project will facilitate the training of multipliers and the development of training manuals for TVET teachers within this year.

• More than 100 delegates from ASEAN Member States attended the 9th Regional Policy Dialogue.
• The conference is aimed to discuss the recommendations crafted by a working group of representatives from business and industry in improving the quality, image and outcomes of TVET.
• Outcomes of the conference will be presented to the relevant sectoral bodies of ASEAN for integration in their future strategies and work plans.

• The Local Government Unit of Canaman plans to use Low-Cost House Building Technology of Bicol State College of Applied Sciences and Technology (BISCAST) to build an emergency shelter.
• The BISCAST technology achieves Climate Change Resilience through the use of GREEN-Building standards.
• Cooperation between BISCAST, the Department of Sciences and Technology and ManFabLab helps transform design ideas into actual products.

• King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi and BISCAST collaborated to provide architectural design solutions using the Nexus approach.
• The two training institutions learned and exchanged two design concepts: micro-architecture and Sustainable Living in Low-Cost Housing Communities.
• The collaboration contributes to Sustainable Development Goal - Quality Education.

• Nexus approach integrates planning and management processes of the energy, water and food/land sectors, minimising trade-offs and optimising synergies.
• The end of the Urban Nexus project is just the starting point of an unfolding Nexus approach in the cities.
• The younger generation takes the lead in saving the future.

• Thailand's Single-Use Plastic Reduction Roadmap plans to ban oxo-plastic and other unnecessary plastic goods.
• Thailand aims to reduce 50% of packaging waste by 2025 and 55% by 2030.
• Lab of Tomorrow co-creates and develops viable business models for reduction, reuse and replacement of single use plastic in Thailand.

• Integrated Water Resources Management is a top priority for climate change adaptation in Thailand's Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC).
• The promotion of Integrated Water Resources Management is a key effort to achieve water security, reduce flood and drought risks and manage extreme weather events.
• The Yom and Sakaekrang river basins are the pilot areas to develop climate-sensitive River Basin Master Plans.

• Standardised water data, information governance and monitoring and evaluation (M&E) are key to managing adaptation in the water sector.
• Integrated M&E of adaptation measures will support reporting requirements under the Paris Agreement and Sendai Framework on Disaster Risk Reduction.
• Collaboration between water-related agencies on M&E can benefit all parties.