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  • 01.04.2018 News New project promotes sustainable and climate-friendly phase out of Ozone Depleting Substances (SPODS)

    SPODS – a new the project, co-financed by the European Commission and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) – has been launched earlier this year in Paris. The project aims at assisting selected Latin American and Caribbean countries with their political transformation processes in fulfilling their obligation under the Montreal Protocol related to HFC mitigation.

  • 01.04.2018 News Advancing technicians’ skills on Green Cooling in the Philippines

    On 12th of February 2018, GIZ Proklima’s C4 project entered cooperation with Philippine’s Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) on training program on proper installation and servicing of energy-efficient hydrocarbon (R-290) split-type air conditioners.

  • 01.04.2018 News Midea Air Conditioner receives German Ecolabel Blue Angel

    On February 14, 2018, Midea – one of Chinese world’s leading technologies group in the RAC sector - received the German Blue Angel ecolabel for its new, environmentally friendly air conditioning system. The label was awarded to Midea during the Mostra Convegno Expocomfort (MCE) trade fair in Milan, Italy.

  • 01.04.2018 News Vietnam: Preliminary inventory results presented and discussed

    On the road to green cooling, Vietnam’s Department of Climate Change (DCC) in cooperation with GIZ Proklima presents its preliminary GHG inventory results for the RAC sector. The workshop took place mid of March 2018 in Hanoi and was attended by over 40 participants.

  • 01.04.2018 News Cool Contributions fighting Climate Change (C4) reaches Cuba!

    In early March 2018, the National Ozone Unit of Cuba (OTOZ) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH held a kickoff workshop in Havana to initiate the project C4. It will support Cuba in formulating mitigation strategies in the cooling sector and thereby advancing its NDCs.

  • 01.11.2016 News Cool Training: More than 45 international refrigeration and air-conditioning technicians and experts trained

    Maintal - On behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) GIZ Proklima has successfully organized three “Cool Trainings” in Germany in 2016. These trainings were held in May, July and October and are designed for specialized RAC experts and technician that are active in developing countries and emerging economies.

  • 01.11.2016 News Chillventa 2016: GIZ organizes Expert Day on Climate-friendly Cooling

    Nuremberg – For the 6th GIZ Proklima Experts Day at the Chillventa exhibition, more than 60 international representatives from industry, government, public and civil society gathered to learn about how to accelerate the transfer of climate-friendly and energy efficient technologies in the refrigeration, air conditioning and foam blowing (RAC&F) sector to and within developing countries. The expert’s day was organized by the Green Cooling Initiative (GCI) funded by the BMUB.

  • 29.06.2020 News How to work safely in times of Covid-19: Useful tips for RAC technicians

    RACHP craftsmen and women do essential work. They ensure, for example, that medicines and vaccines are produced, transported and stored refrigerated.

  • 01.07.2016 News Agreement reached to phase out HFCs

    Kigali - The 28th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol (MOP), held in Rwanda from 10 to 14 October 2016, has set a milestone for climate change mitigation. The Kigali Amendment to the Protocol now mandates the long-term, phased elimination of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) for industrialised and developing countries.

  • MemberOffice of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning, Thailand

    The Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (ONEP, within the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment) as designated National Focal Point of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the National Designated Authority (NDA) of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) for Thailand, has the main role to coordinate, support and work closely with key ministries and agencies to access and utilize both domestic and international measures, instruments and mechanisms to implement targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and build resilience. To guide any entities, ONEP is expected to contribute to the following outcomes: • Strengthened engagement and collaboration on climate action with a broad range of stakeholders including sector ministries, local institutions, international organizations and donors, private sector and civil society; • Consistent matching of national climate change priorities with appropriate domestic or international climate finance sources; and, • Improved alignment of policies, a better monitoring system of climate action and the mutualization of resources and co-benefits resulting from climate change actions. …