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21.07.2021 News Recap OEWG43: Proklima hosted two successful virtual side events
The two virtual side events at this year’s Open-ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol (OEWG) organized by GIZ Proklima on behalf of BMZ, BMU and EU were joined by more than 120 p …
06.07.2021 News New Green Cooling project in francophone Africa
With the new ROCA project (Refroidissement respectueux de l'Ozone et du Climat en Afrique de l'Ouest et Centrale) GIZ Proklima is supporting four francophone countries in Africa: Burkina Faso, Cameroo …
06.07.2021 News A solid foundation for Latin America and the Caribbean
The ambition of the SPODS project was to support Cuba , Colombia , Costa Rica , Grenada , Mexico , Paraguay and Venezuela on their path to Green Cooling. SPODS started in 2017 and was co-funded by the …
05.07.2021 News Not a waste of time: Lessons learned from the 'ODS Banks' project
While the international community has agreed to regulate the production and consumption of ozone depleting substances by the Montreal Protocol and to phase-down hydrofluorocarbons with its Kigali Amen …
05.07.2021 News Cool comparison of the month: Football World Cup vs. Window-type ACs
The on-going Euro 2020 is the first football tournament staged across 11 countries. This, of course, comes at a significant climate cost. As distances increase – from Baku all the way to Seville – so …
01.07.2021 News Emmunize: Construction of a vaccination shelter for young children
Immunization is one of the most successful and cost-effective health interventions worldwide, saving two to three million lives annually. However, 20 million children worldwide are still unvaccinated …
25.06.2021 News Cool Training for sustainable and cool careers
About our Cool Training The aim of the Cool Training is to provide comprehensive knowledge and capacity for the operation and maintenance of cooling technology using propane, CO2 and ammonia. The Cool …
23.06.2021 News Registration open: OEWG43 Side Events
Side Event 1: Lessons learned and bright prospects: Green Cooling projects in Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa 14 July 2021, 5:00-6:00 pm UTC | 7:00-8:00 pm CEST/UTC+2 (German time …
18.06.2021 News Registration open: Opportunities and challenges of transboundary movement of ODS Waste - Regional Workshop
Online Workshop: 29 June 2021, 2:00-4:00pm (GMT) | 4:00-6:00pm (CEST) Background Cooling devices, such as refrigerators or air-conditioning units generally involve the use of fluorinated refrigerants …
18.06.2021 News Looking back in Thailand – The RAC NAMA project comes to an end
Dr. Philipp Pischke is the RAC NAMA Director in Thailand. Today, he and his team look back on five successful years. From 2016 to 2021, RAC NAMA has successfully supported Thailand in its energy savin …