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16.09.2021 News Energy efficiency and safety at the heart of Philippines' World Ozone Day celebrations
The day-long celebration provided updates on the status of the Philippine’s ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol and presentations on current policies supporting its implement …
15.09.2021 News We must retrofit our buildings if we are serious about cutting emissions
It is the very first project of its kind in a country particularly threatened by climate change. In Bangladesh, the effects of a rapidly changing climate are palpable – and so is the heat emitted from …
20.08.2021 News Cool Talks: "We have been fans of natural refrigerants for 125 years"
WITT is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year - first of all, congratulations! Mrs. Witt, you are the Managing Director in fourth generation. Was it clear to you from the start that you also wan …
30.07.2021 News Recap: Virtual Technology Roadshow
There are many impressive Green Cooling solutions available in the world and we all agree that the best thing is to see them live on site. Our virtual programme was at least as good! With this first v …
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 …