Innovation Regions for a Just Energy Transition

Discussion of future plans for coal mine in Jharkhand; Copyright:GIZ / Joscha Rosenbusch 2022
Innovation Regions for a Just Energy Transition
by TUEWAS|May 15, 2023

Innovation Regions for a Just Energy Transition

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Objectives

Key stakeholders in coal regions in developing and emerging economies plan for and implement just energy transition pathways away from coal and towards a low-carbon energy system, consistent with the Paris Agreement and the ILO Just Transition Guidelines

Description

The coal phase-out will have economic and social effects in coal regions in developing and emerging countries, threating local livelihoods, economic activities and jobs.

A Just Energy Transition ensures that workers, communities and employers are prepared to cope with challenges posed by the energy transition, through the joint development of plans for the creation of new and decent jobs and targeted policies that address underlying social inequalities, reducing structural and cultural barriers to the participation of affected groups, especially women.

The project supports a just transition away from coal while ensuring inclusive and sustainable economic development and the creation of decent work and social protection in selected coal regions in Asia, Africa and Latin America. IKI JET includes:

  • Just Energy Transition in Coal Regions (JET-CR) – Interregional Platform, supporting the exchange between coal regions in the global south via an International Network, policy dialogue and a Knowledge Hub. The platform is jointly funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) and European Commission’s Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA)
  • Two country components, supporting the development of just energy transition plans in coal regions in Indonesia (East Kalimantan and South Sumatra) and India (Jharkhand).

IKI JET is implemented by GIZ and Climate Action Network International (CAN I), International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), the International Labour Organisation (ILO), Just Transition Center of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) (participation under review) and Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy.

Approach/Field of intervention

  • Potential transformational measures: economic diversification and regeneration, social protection, green and decent job creation
  • Social dialogue and stakeholder engagement
  • Co-creation of knowledge

Targeted beneficiaries

Population in the target countries / regions that will be positively or negatively affected by induced transformational changes around the coal industry.

Publications/Knowledge Products

COUNTRY

Chile , Colombia , India , Indonesia , Mongolia , South Africa , Thailand , Viet Nam

DURATION

December 2022 - July 2026

Commission Agency

 BMWK

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H2Uppp
by TUEWAS|September 14, 2022

H2Uppp

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Objective

  • Enhances the development of markets for green H2 and Power-to-X (green H2/PtX) technologies and applications outside of Europe in cooperations with the private sector
  • Seize the opportunities of green H2/PtX by aiming at identifying production and deployment opportunities, exploring pathways, and supporting the realization of Thai-German project ideas and business models.
  • Foster innovation, knowledge transfer and eventually support the scaling of production and use of green H2/PtX while strengthening the position of German technology providers as leading innovators in Thailand.

Description

H2Uppp is the global programme implemented in 10 countries around the world including Thailand. H2Uppp will support the policy and market development for green H2 and Power-to-X through studies and trainings as well as through the identification and initiation of public private pilot approaches and projects as well as the promotion and dissemination of knowledge and identification and connection of local and international H2 specialists in particular vis-à-vis the German private sector. H2Uppp promotes green Hydrogen (H2) and Power-to-X (PtX) projects in developing and emerging (ODA) countries in partnership with the industry with the main objective to further develop markets for green H2/ PtX technologies through on-site cooperation.

Field of intervention

  • It identifies pilot projects in the partner countries. It investigates possible projects along the H2 value chain that are cost effective and sustainable. As the same time, it finds consumers for the hydrogen produced. It provides technical advice and political support on developing ideas and preparing projects.
  • The project supports H2 pilot projects in partner countries through public-private partnerships with German and European countries. These partnerships will be selected via a public invitation to submit tenders (open procedure).
  • It compiles analyses and expert studies on market and trade development, and country and sector potentials and business models. The project helps to create supportive frameworks in the partner countries through H2 readiness analyses. To disseminate the knowledge gained, it promotes networking with companies and sector associations as well as think tanks and specialist bodies in Germany, Europe and the partner countries.

Targeted beneficiaries

  • Public benefits

Publications/Knowledge Products

COUNTRY

ASEAN , Indonesia , Malaysia , Philippines , Thailand , Viet Nam

DURATION

H2-Uppp runs until 12/2023 with a possible extension until 06/2026

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Rethinking Plastics – Circular Economy Solution to Marine Litter
by TUEWAS|February 24, 2021

Rethinking Plastics – Circular Economy Solution to Marine Litter

 Rethinking Plastics (beatplasticpollution.eu)

Objectives

Plastic waste in the oceans is reduced through promoting a circular economy for plastics in East and South-East Asia.

Description

The ‘Rethinking Plastics – Circular Economy Solutions to Marine Litter’ project supports a transition towards a circular economy for plastics in seven countries in East and South East Asia with the objective to reduce plastic waste leakage into the sea. In a circular economy, resources are used and managed in a more efficient and sustainable manner through the principles of reduce, reuse and recycle. The project works, amongst others, in the areas of plastic waste management, sustainable consumption and production of plastics as well as the reduction of litter from sea-based sources. With these efforts, the project contributes to strengthening the cooperation between the EU and the partner countries China, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam in the areas of circular economy, plastic waste management and marine litter reduction. It is funded by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and is implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and Expertise France.

More information: https://beatplasticpollution.eu/rethinking-plastics/

Approach/Field of intervention

The project provides support and advice to its political partners and implements activities in the following areas:

  • Circular Economy solutions to reduce marine plastic litter
  • Management of plastic waste along the waste hierarchy, including extended producer responsibility and deposit return schemes for packaging and plastic products;
  • Sustainable consumption and production of plastic, for example, design for reuse and recyclability, as well as alternatives to plastics;
  • Reduction of litter from sea-based sources, for example, through port reception facilities for waste from ships and fishing-for-litter schemes.
  • In addition, the project supports awareness raising about sustainable consumption and production of plastic and enhances policy dialogues between the EU, regional organisations and partner countries concerning plastic production and management.
  • In Japan and Singapore, the project focuses on policy dialogue and exchanging about Circular Economy and green procurement policies, processes and cooperation.

Highlight activities /Achievements

  • More than 20 pilot projects in China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam test new approaches or the upscaling of best practices for plastic waste management, sustainable consumption and production of plastic or litter reduction from sea-based sources.
  • The project supports dialogue and policy development and cooperates with various partners on identifying good practices and finding new solutions.
  • Knowledge exchange is fostered, for example, through workshops and conferences, webinars and communication campaigns.
  • In 2020, the project organised three regional webinars on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), ‘Reducing Single-Use Plastics in Food Delivery and Take Away’ and on ‘Plastic Waste Recycling Standards’ with 600 live participants.
  • A photo contest and a marine litter quiz for students have already been held with more than 25,000 Chinese students testing their knowledge in the quiz.

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Success stories

Wala Usik is a Filipino phrase which means Nothing is Wasted. The pilot project with the same name, implemented in the Philippines by PRRCFI under the ‘Rethinking Plastics’ project, works for example with innovative Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) to reduce plastic waste. In early 2021, interested MSME from food stalls and restaurants, cafes, eateries and sari sari stores in the cities of Bacolod and Talisay could apply to work with Wala Usik interventions to reduce single-use plastic packaging. Out of 113 MSME applications, 11 promising partners were selected, among them Thirdwave Restaurant, which now applies central refilling, a bottle exchange and native packaging.

“As a business owner, I do realize everyday that having a business we accumulate a large amount of plastic that we dispose of every single day. Imagine for a single business we can produce 10kg of trash in a day, multiply that to 30 days, that’s 300kg of waste in a month. Wala Usik Economy is a good project because through this, in my own little way I know I can contribute to save our environment”.

– Laverne Traifalgar, Restaurant Owner, Thirdwave Restaurant

Every year, more than eight million tonnes of plastic waste ends up in the oceans –  among them plastic bags. A pilot in the Indonesian city of Bandung supported by the ‘Rethinking Plastics’ project, aims to reduce the use of plastic bags in retail outlets, including traditional markets. The project has already achieved some initial success: in the first four months, hundreds of market stands were involved in surveys on the baseline situation and some of their customers have already been convinced to take reusable bags. In addition, a debate was held on alternative solutions to single-use plastic bags with market traders and suppliers of alternative packaging. After all, if the project is to be successful, it is vital to involve the population and to cooperate with local partners in order to create awareness about avoiding waste.

‘Our efforts to encourage local governments and economic actors to reduce the use of plastic bags and other single-use plastics are designed to protect the environment against plastic pollution. This is a specific measure to realise regional waste reduction goals – 30 per cent by 2025 – and of course to support the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals’, explains Rayhang Nusantara, national coordinator of Gerakan Indonesia Diet Kantong Plastik (GIDKP), the Indonesian movement to reduce plastic bags, which is cooperating with GIZ to implement the measure on the ground.

COUNTRY

China , Indonesia , Japan , Philippines , Singapore , Thailand , Viet Nam

DURATION

01 July 2016 - 31 December 2022

Commission Agency

 BMZ

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TRANSfer III – Facilitating the development of ambitious transport mitigation actions
by TUEWAS|November 16, 2020

TRANSfer III – Facilitating the development of ambitious transport mitigation actions

 Changing transport

Objectives

  • Indonesia
    • The TRANSfer project’s objective is to increase the efforts of developing countries and emerging economies for climate-friendly transport with international support.
    • The project facilitates the preparation of mitigation actions and specifically supports the implementation of the Government of Indonesia’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) of the Paris Agreement.
  • Thailand
    • Increase the efforts of developing countries and emerging economies to foster climate-friendly transport with international support
    • Facilitate mitigation action preparation on national and city level
    • Support city administrations in their efforts to plan and implement Sustainable Urban Transport Projects
    • Design the Thai Clean Mobility Programme (TCMP)
    • Reduce GHG emissions and air pollution stemming from transport in Thai cities

Description

Indonesia

  • Transport is the highest energy-consuming sector in 40% of all countries worldwide and causes about a quarter of energy-related CO2 emissions. To limit global warming to two degrees, an extensive transformation and decarbonisation of transport is necessary.The TRANSfer project is a global transport sector project implemented by GIZ and partner countries funded by the International Climate Initiative (IKI) of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Buildings and Nuclear Safety (BMU). The objective of this project is to support developing countries (including Peru, Colombia, Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia) to develop and implement climate change mitigation strategies / actions in the transportation sector. The project facilitates the preparation of mitigation actions and specifically supports the implementation of the Government of Indonesia’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) of the Paris Agreement.The TRANSfer III project cooperation in Indonesia is with the Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub/MoT), under the Directorate of Road Transportation as the main partner, and Directorate of Road Traffic, Directorate of Road Facility and Directorate of Railways Traffic and Transportation, as support partner, in program implementation. The focus of the agreed cooperation between the Ministry of Transportation and GIZ through the TRANSfer III program is the development of mitigation actions in the freight transportation sector, namely: (1) intermodal freight transportation on Java, combining road-based and rail-based freight transport, and (2) truck fleet modernization scheme in Indonesia.

Thailand

  • The Thai Government has pledged a 20% reduction in Greenhouse Gas emissions by 2030, one-third of which is attributed to the transport sector. Due to rapidly increasing GHG emissions from transport, the dramatic rise in air pollution in Thai cities and losses in productivity from congestion, the GIZ TRANSfer project supports the Thai Government in the creation of the Thai Clean Mobility Programme (TCMP). The Programme focusses on three topics, namely the implementation of a Congestion Charge, bus fleet modernization, and upscaling by means of the creation of a sustainable transport fund.

Approach/Field of intervention

  • Indonesia
    • Technical Assistance
    • Mitigation Action Development
    • Technical Design
    • Ex-ante Impact Assessment
    • Measurement, Reporting & Verification (MRV)
    • Financial Design
    • Policy Recommendation
    • Capacity Development
    • Green Logistics
    • Intermodal Freight Transportation
    • Truck Fleet Modernization
    • Freight transportation
  • Thailand
    • Congestion Charging Scheme for Bangkok
    • Support to the public transport sector reform and fleet modernization in Bangkok
    • Setting up of a National Sustainable Urban Transport (SUT) Fund to finance SUT projects in further Thai cities

Targeted beneficiaries

Indonesia

  • Ministry of Transportation

Thailand

  • The Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning(OTP)

Highlight activities /Achievements

Indonesia

  • There is alignment of TRANSfer recommendation with the strategic planning of DG Land of Transportation 2020-2024 and DG of Railways 2020-2024European Business Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham) in Indonesia has included a recommendation on TRANSfer concept document of truck fleet modernization in both of their new position papers on the Automotive Sector and on the Transport and Logistics Sector. They also quote statistics from TRANSfer III work.The TRANSfer III GIZ studies has been used as the basis for green logistics development plan under the R&D Ministry of Transportation (Balitbanghub).As part of the Omnibus Law, the TRANSfer Technical Design recommendation on “Increasing the attractiveness of intermodal transport industry for private foreign investments by e.g. allowing competitive foreign companies to own intermodal transport companies in Indonesia with more than 50% share in the capital.” has been implemented in 2021.The technical design study recommendation also proposing on easing licensing procedure and simplify the process as part on fostering sufficient market competition. The Indonesian government has finally announced in August 2021 the newly Risk Based Assessment Online Application that also apply to freight transport that guarantees a seamless experiences in registering business.

Thailand

  • Establishment of the Thai Clean Mobility Programme (TCMP).
  • Thailand NUMP Study Report
  • Pre-feasibility Study of Congestion Charge for Bangkok
  • Video Communication on Congestion Charge for Bangkok
  • Study on the establishment of a TCMP Funding Mechanism
  • Study on Public Transport Electrification

Publications/Knowledge Products

Video

INDONESIA | A sustainable logistic service system for Indonesia
TRANSfer III Project for a sustainable logistic service system in Indonesia

Success stories

Thailand

Bangkok suffers from severe air pollution (PM2.5), with especially high pollution values during November 2019 to March 2020 and 72 per cent of these emissions are caused by the transport sector – particularly by diesel vehicles. Thailand, supported by the GIZ’s facilitating the development of ambitious transport mitigation action plans (TRANSfer III) project, will take action on ambient air pollution and climate change by implementing the Bangkok Clean Air Zone. In order to gain first-hand experience on Low Emission Zones and Congestion Charging, the GIZ TRANSfer project organised a study tour to Berlin and London in February 2020. TRANSfer will be supporting the Thai Transport Ministry and the Bangkok City Administration in the next steps of designing the Clean Air Zone for Bangkok and driving the bus network reform in the Thai Clean Mobility Programme

“Environmental problems and climate change are a global agenda and a concern to everyone. Thailand realises this and intends to tackle these problems seriously. A major take away from this trip is the lesson learnt and the idea of implementing congestion charging in the area of Bangkok, we must use the momentum of air pollution crisis, particularly PM 2.5 and accompany its implementation with the improvement of public bus services and non-motorised transport and also other transport demand management measures.”

Mr. Chaiwat Thongkamkoon, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Transport

Transport and Climate Change Week or TCC Week was first held in 2017 by GIZ to bring together experts and decision-makers from around the world and to facilitate knowledge sharing and networking for a better future of transport. This year, the 4th TCCW was held from 21 – 25 June 2021 via a new digital platform and a virtual conference room to allow for activities from Berlin and other different time zones because of the continuing pandemic situation. The programme allowed the participants to build capacities, to establish relations and to network with peers, partners and experts. The programme of the TCC Week 2021 covered a wide range of topics and aspects related to sustainable transport including the linkage between transport to other broader topics like post-pandemic recovery, disaster and gender issues.

The Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning (OTP) under the Thai Ministry of Transport participated in TCC Week through the preparation of country updates. Mr. Athibhu Chitranukroh, Director to the Bureau of Planning and Acting Director to the Bureau of Safety Planning, OTP, provided a comprehensive overview of the current transport situation in Thailand, underlining impacts from the pandemic, highlighting ongoing projects and cooperation, revealing future expectations and emphasising the commitment to move Thailand towards more sustainable transportation.

“When we get past this crisis, we cannot go back to the world as it was before, we must not forget our responsibilities in fighting climate change and Thailand takes this issue very seriously. Therefore, we are looking forward to continuing the excellent collaboration between Thailand and Germany targeting sustainable transport development.”

Mr. Athibhu
COUNTRY

Indonesia , Thailand

DURATION

Indonesia: 2017-2021
Thailand: 01 January 2017 – 31 December 2022

Commission Agency

 BMUV

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Thai-German Climate Change Programme
by TUEWAS|November 16, 2020

Thai-German Climate Change Programme

COUNTRY

Thailand

DURATION

01 January 2018 - 31 December 2022

Commission Agency

 BMUV

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Thai-German Climate Programme – Water
by TUEWAS|July 18, 2019

Thai-German Climate Programme – Water

HTTPS://WWW.THAI-GERMAN-COOPERATION.INFO/EN_US/THAI-GERMAN-CLIMATE-PROGRAMME

Objective

  • Support the improvement of the national framework conditions for climate-sensitive IWRM and advance ecosystem-based solutions to prevent and reduce the impacts of climate and water related disasters at national and river basin scale.
  • Enhance our partners’ capacities to monitor and evaluate adaptation measures in water resources management.
  • Identify and recommend options to integrate and elevate climate finance in the Thai water sector.

Description

TGCP-Water aims to support the improvement of the national framework conditions for climate-sensitive Integrated Water Resources Management (climate-sensitive IWRM) and to advance Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) solutions to prevent and reduce the impacts of climate-induced disasters in the water sector. The project works with partners at national and river basin scale, especially the key water-related government agencies and the River Basin Committees (RBCs). TGCP-Water furthermore works towards strengthening its partners’ capacities to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of adaptation measures, incl. EbA, in water management and to identify best options, such as a tagging system or a water fund, to mobilize finance for climate change adaptation and to enable the Thai government to make climate risk informed investments in the water sector.

Field of intervention

  • Promote a climate-sensitive IWRM approach for Thailand to reach its national adaptation targets.
  • Advise on advancing climate resilience in the water resources management at national and river basin scale covering management, planning and implementation, as well as mechanisms for adaptation financing and monitoring.
  • Support institutional and planning processes to strengthen the River Basin Committees (RBCs) and to develop risk-informed River Basin Master Plans (RBMPs) that are based on multi-stakeholder dialogues and in line with the concept of climate-sensitive IWRM.
  • Value multi-stakeholder dialogues, joint selection and prioritization processes as well as awareness-raising activities as key success factors for a systematic climate-sensitive water management approach at river basin scale.
  • Demonstrate the benefits of “green” (nature-based) solutions as cost-effective and flexible option for climate change adaptation, which complement “grey” infrastructures measures
  • Tailor related guidelines and curricula for governmental and non-governmental stakeholders in the water sector to enhance nationwide outreach/scaling.

Targeted beneficiaries

  • Water-related government agencies, River Basin Committees, communities and other water users

Achievements

  • The joint development of a self-assessment tool for mainstreaming climate change adaptation (CCA) and Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) in the water sector as well as a policy dialog and the joint participation in the COP have strengthened the interagency cooperation between ONEP and ONWR. This cooperation will be continued with the development of a joint policy brief series that will provide the foundation for a climate resilient transformation of the water sector.
  • Two pilot sites the Yom and Sakaekrang river basin in the lower North and the western part of Thailand were selected for the implementation of project activities to support climate risk informed planning and the development of EbA measures. A participatory process taking into account the priorities of various stakeholders and the final results of assessments conducted in five river basins led to the selection.
  • A joint research partnership between ONWR and selected universities have been set-up to support the development of a digital solution-based Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) methodology to assess the impacts and benefits of EbA measures and provide scientific evidence on the important role ecosystems can play for climate resilient river basins.

Publications/Knowledge Products

COUNTRY

Thailand

DURATION

January 2018 - December 2021

Commission Agency

 BMUV

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Water and Wastewater Companies for Climate Mitigation (WaCCliM)
Water and Wastewater Companies for Climate Mitigation (WaCCliM)
by TUEWAS|November 23, 2017

Water and Wastewater Companies for Climate Mitigation (WaCCliM)

Water and Wastewater Companies for Climate Mitigation (WaCCliM)

Objective

  • Improve the carbon balance of water and wastewater utilities in Jordan, Mexico, Peru and Thailand
  • Introduction of greenhouse gas reducing technologies

Description

Water and wastewater utilities are among the largest consumers of energy in developing countries and emerging economies due to high losses of water (50-60 %) and energy (40 %).The project introduces greenhouse gas-reducing technologies to water and wastewater companies and thereby improves those companies’ CO2 balance. It supports climate protection efforts in the water sector using a cross-sectoral approach known as the ‘urban nexus’, which addresses water, energy and food security in an integrated manner.

In four pilot countries, the project is developing strategies for a climate-resilient and low-emissions water sector. Together with the respective executing agencies, it agrees on measures that take into consideration all components of the urban water system, optimising them for energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.

In collaboration with the International Water Association (IWA), the Energy performance and Carbon emissions Assessment and Monitoring (ECAM) tool was developed with which it is possible to estimate potential energy and emissions savings and which, in so doing, makes it possible to measure the water sector’s contribution to climate protection.

In the pilot countries, the project works with experts and managers, advising them on how to improve the policy, regulatory and institutional framework for the integration of emission reduction measures in the water sector. The advice focuses on the wider dissemination of the urban nexus approach, support for the implementation of national mitigation strategies and the introduction of appropriate financing strategies.

Field of intervention

  • Project Preparatory Studies (PPS)
  • Capacity development trainings and workshops
  • Energy efficiency measures in the water sector
  • Data, Indicators, MRV

Targeted beneficiaries

  • Water and wastewater utilities
  • Population of water and wastewater services

Achievements

  • Development of the Energy performance and Carbon emissions Assessment and Monitoring (ECAM) tool
  • Support Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) for water sector
  • Capacity building and training

Publications/Knowledge Products

COUNTRY

Thailand

DURATION

January 2013 - December 2019

Commission Agency

 BMUV

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Risk-based National Adaptation Planning (Risk Nap)
Risk-based National Adaptation Plan
by TUEWAS|July 6, 2017

Risk-based National Adaptation Plan

Risk-based National Adaptation Planning (Risk Nap)
Risk-based National Adaptation Planning (Risk Nap)

Objective

  • To inform decision makers and stakeholders on the national and subnational levels about expected climate changes and their projected impacts
  • To develop the NAP taking into account the results of the CCRA
  • To integrate the priorities of the CCRA-based NAP into sector policies/strategies and subnational planning instruments
  • To align financing instruments to support adaptation measures with the requirements of the Risk-NAP

Description

In 2015, as a reaction to increasing loss and damages caused by climate change, Thailand has started to develop its National Adaptation Plan (NAP). Although adaptation is part of the Climate Change Master Plan as well as other national policies, specific information on climate related risks and options to adapt to these risks are still lacking. At the same time, insufficient integration of adaptation needs in subnational planning processes is being observed.

Hence, the project aims at supporting the development of a risk-based national adaptation plan (NAP) and integrating it into national and subnational planning processes, in order to strengthen Thailand’s capacity to adapt to the risks of climate change.

The risk-based National Adaptation Plan project is financed by the German International Climate Initiative (IKI) of the German Ministry for Environment, Nature protection, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB), and will support the Thai Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment (MoNRE) and its Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (ONEP), as well as the Department of Public Works and Town & Country Planning (DPT) of the Thai Ministry of Interior (MoI).

Achievements

  • Gap Analysis for Thailand Vulnerability Assessment
  • Sectoral Climate Change Impact Chain Development
  • Stocktaking for National Adaptation Planning and Subnational Adaptation Planning
  • Sectoral Climate Change Mainstreaming Process
  • Study on Framework and Scoping for Adaptation Planning in Pilot Areas
COUNTRY

Thailand

DURATION

01 August 2015 - 30 June 2021

Commission Agency

 BMUV

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Advancing and Measuring Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) for a Low-Carbon Economy in Middle-Income and Newly Industrialized Countries (Advance SCP)
by TUEWAS|May 23, 2017

Advancing and Measuring Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) for a Low-Carbon Economy in Middle-Income and Newly Industrialized Countries (Advance SCP)

Objective

  • Climate friendly criteria are integrated into the eco-labels (Type I) of the target countries (Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines) and mutual recognition of the eco-labels has improved in the Southeast Asian region;
  • Innovative strategies and concepts of political, economic or financial incentives for climate friendly public procurement or eco-labels are developed and introduced in selected Asian countries (Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines); and
  • Dissemination of best practices.

Description

Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) patterns constitute an essential building block of a low-carbon economy. Access to credible, reliable and ‘user-friendly’ sustainability information is one of the essential conditions for the shift towards SCP. The project will contribute to the 10 Year Framework of Programmes on SCP (10YFP), more specifically to the Consumer Information Programme. Advance SCP aims at increased awareness, institutional support and technical capacities to develop and strengthen sustainability information policies and tools for sustainable and low carbon consumption and production patterns. The project will further support the creation of a market for climate-friendly products which will lead to less pollution of the environment. Regional and global trade and investments are promoted through the harmonization of eco-labels. Through the mediation of knowledge dissemination, access to training and further education, countries are enabled to generate new jobs and eco-friendly products to increase their competitiveness. Public authorities gain lower life-cycle-costs of purchased services and products.

Green Public Procurement (GPP) and Eco-labelling are important instruments to increase sustainable consumption and production and at the same time contribute directly to reduce GHG emissions. Recently, these instruments have gained more and more importance in the region. Some countries have already started to implement GPP and eco-labelling, yet the levels of implementation are different across the countries because of various factors: lack of GPP supporting policies, legal framework and requirements, public awareness, availability of existing systems such as the use of eco-labelling as a means for development of GPP criteria.

Targeted beneficiaries

  • SCP and 10YFP national focal points, relevant national ministries, climate change/NAMA focal points, SPP/GPP implementing agencies, Eco-label institutions and networks, businesses and retailers, youth, consumers (public and private), and other stakeholders/NGOs and regional platforms.

Achievements

  • Integration and collaboration on climate-friendly criteria of eco-labels (Type I);
  • Capacity development and awareness-raising for governments and certifiers;
  • Development of recommendations of economic, financial or tax incentives for Green Public Procurement/Eco-labels with particular view to reach out to business;
  • Development of proposals for integrating social aspects in GPP/eco-labels in the focal countries;
  • Identifying opportunities to develop SCP related Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs); and
  • Fostering South-South exchange and peer-to-peer learning.
COUNTRY

Indonesia , Malaysia , Philippines , Thailand

DURATION

July 2015 - June 2018

Commission Agency

 BMUV

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Improved Management of Extreme Events through Ecosystem –based Adaptation in Watersheds(ECOSWat)
by TUEWAS|May 22, 2017

Improved Management of Extreme Events through Ecosystem –based Adaptation in Watersheds(ECOSWat)

  WWW.ECOSWAT-THAILAND.COM

Objective

  • To support the local water departments in the Huay Sai Bat , Lum Pachi and Tha Di basin in planning ecosystem-based adaptation measures against the effects of extreme events
  • To facilitate in implementing ecosystem-based adaptation measures for the prevention of flooding and drought in the Huay Sai Bat, Lum Pachi and Tha Di catchment to reflect experiences into the national adaptation strategy for the water sector
  • To support staff of the relevant water authorities to be able to design and evaluate ecosystem-based adaptation measures

Description

The project’s approach starts out in three pilot watersheds threatened by the impacts of climate change. To increase the adaptive capacity of the three watersheds, relevant professionals (from government, universities, etc.) will be advised to combine their expertise, activities and sources of information in order to exploit synergies and therewith improve the efficiency of the water management in the corresponding catchment area on the base of a common information management.

Inclusion of population is ensured by their involvement in stakeholder platforms. These platforms are based on the existing “River Basin Committee”.

Innovative ecosystem-based adaptation approaches will be implemented for demonstration purposes of adaptation measures in catchment areas. This is supported by training courses for relevant stakeholders in ecosystem-based adaptation.

Based on the experiences gained from the intervention in the pilot watersheds, ecosystem-based adaptation approaches for the development of adaptive capacities are fed into the national level. At the same time ecosystem-based adaptation education and training formats are anchored in the target region as well as at the national level.

Field of intervention

  • Vulnerability & Risk Assessment study and Economic Evaluation method in collaboration with international, national experts and key partners to identify and rank the potential and suitable EbA measures in the pilot areas.
  • Planning, designing and implementing EbA measures
  • Adaptive Capacity Building in EbA approach at the local, national and international level.
  • Riverscape Monitoring with UAV-based Imagery
  • Strengthening the River Basin Committees and fostering cooperation of relevant stakeholders

Targeted beneficiaries

  • River Basin Committees
  • Provincial Authorization Offices
  • Communities and Civil Society Organizations
  • Universities (Khon Kaen University -KKU and Walailuk University-WU)
  • Department of Water Resources (DWR) and Royal Irrigation Department (RID)’s responsible officials at National level

Achievements

  • The two most relevant governmental water organizations, the Department for Water Resources and the Royal Irrigation Department, are officially prioritizing the EbA concept and measures.
  • Road Map: vulnerability assessment, hydrological and climate change modelling, economic evaluation methods (Cost-benefit analysis, Cost effectiveness analysis), designing, participation process, implementation.
  • Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) training was developed together with German Research Institutes and practitioners, adapted to the Thai needs and translated into Thai language. Almost 600 Thais and 20 Internationals in English (i.e. Vietnam) were trained
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV-Drones) were integrated into the planning process. The School of Engineering and Resources at Walailak University developed a curriculum out of the application and conducted training.
  • A tool (carbon sequestration, water use and water production) for assessing and evaluating the ecological impact of measures was developed and presented during the 17th Global Conference on Environmental Taxation – Smart instrument mixes in a greening economy in Groningen, Netherlands.
  • 7 conference or scientific papers were published or presented in international publications and conferences.

Publications/Knowledge Products

COUNTRY

Thailand

DURATION

June 2013 - December 2017

Commission Agency

 BMUV

SDG

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