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26.05.2023 News Cool Training Empowers 15 Refrigeration Technicians from Francophone Africa
In a significant step towards promoting sustainable refrigeration practices in francophone Africa, GIZ Proklima in cooperation with the vocational training institute Bundesfachschule Kälte-Klima-Technik (BFS) recently conducted a two-week Cool Training. The training, held at the BFS in Maintal, aimed to equip refrigeration technicians from francophone African countries with knowledge and practical skills related to natural refrigerants.
30.04.2023 News Registration open: Green Cooling Summit 2023
The digital GIZ flagship event around sustainable cooling goes into the third round: Mark your calendars for 10 & 11 October 2023.
20.04.2023 News A supervision mission to exchange with the project actors in Burkina Faso
The ROCA-GIZ Project Manager, Mr Nils Hansen, and the Junior Advisor, Ms Mairin Herm, visited Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, from 13 to 15 March 2023 to supervise the project Refroidissement respectueux de l’Ozone et du Climat en Afrique de l’Ouest et Centrale (ROCA).
20.04.2023 News Green Cooling equipment for Burkina Faso
The Ministry of the Environment, through the project Refroidissement respectueux de l'Ozone et du Climat en Afrique de l'Ouest et Centrale (ROCA), officially handed over a batch of medical and educational equipment to the Ministries of Health and Education, on Thursday 30 March 2023 in Ouagadougou. This handover is part of the promotion of the use of energy-efficient and ozone-friendly cooling technologies.
20.04.2023 News Training workshop for technicians of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Sector
Recently, the National Ozone Unit (NOU), Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MOEF&CC), Government of India, conducted two days training workshop in New Delhi, India.
31.03.2023 News Pura Vida Green Cooling!
As part of the activities of the Cool Contributions fighting Climate Change (C4 II) project in Costa Rica, stakeholder meetings took place between 27th and 31st of March with the public sector, training institutes and the private sector.
27.03.2023 News Customs and RAC technicians Training in Liberia
Successful trainings for customs and other law enforcement officers in the art of detecting Ozone Depleting Substances and finalization of RAC technicians training series.
24.03.2023 News Green Cooling on the Island of Spice!
Between the 13th and the 24th of February 2023, numerous stakeholder consultations were held on the island of spice, namely Grenada as part of the second phase of the Cool Contributions fighting Climate Change (C4 II) project.
23.03.2023 News RAC Technicians in Kenya embrace Green Cooling
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (RAC) technicians in Kenya trained on best practices in Green Cooling Techniques. The Techniques taught include modules in joining technologies, that is brazing. The training beneficiaries were several technicians from Mombasa, Eldoret, and Nairobi.
17.03.2023 News High-level Climate Action in Colombia
German Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action Robert Habeck visits the RAC Training Center SENA in Colombia where various GIZ Proklima projects support the training of refrigeration and air conditioning technicians.