News

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.  

13.03.2023 News Suc­cess­ful Trai­nings un­der­li­ning the im­port­an­ce of the RAC sec­tor in Zim­bab­we

Hands-on trainings for Customs Officers on detection of illegal cooling substances and Training of Trainers in refrigeration.

10.03.2023 News Fit for the fu­ture: trai­ning for la­dy coo­ling tech­ni­ci­ans in Se­ne­gal

ROCA conducted two trainings for Senegalese female technicians on climate-friendly cooling and business creation to fight the huge challenges they face when trying to integrate into the labour market.