Waste to Value: Scaling up Waste Collection and Recycling Systems for Reducing Plastic Waste Entering Landfills in Sri Lanka

Waste to Value: Scaling up Waste Collection and Recycling Systems for Reducing Plastic Waste Entering Landfills in Sri Lanka
by TUEWAS|September 28, 2022

Waste to Value: Scaling up Waste Collection and Recycling Systems for Reducing Plastic Waste Entering Landfills in Sri Lanka

Objectives

  • To increase plastic waste collection in the selected local authorities
  • To increase the plastic feedstock to recycling companies from selected local authorities
  • To present the model as a potential Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) model which can be adopted in regulations

Description

GIZ Sri Lanka entered into Public-Private Partnership with Coca-Cola in Sri Lanka, Nestle Lanka PLC and Unilever Sri Lanka (Pvt) Limited to launch a project for plastic waste management in the Western Province of Sri Lanka. The main aim of the project is to reduce the plastic waste leaks into the environement- specially to landfills. The project aims to contribute to SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure), SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities), and SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production).

To reach the aim, project has a 2 way approach.

  1. Support the local authorities to increase plastic waste collection and recycling
  2. Support private sector to increase plastic waste collection and recycling

In three years, the project aims to deliver below activities:

  • Raise public awareness on the importance of proper waste disposal and recycling
  • Provide training and education to waste collectors and other value chain actors
  • Provide infrastructure, machinery and equipment for local authorities or private collectors for plastic waste sorting
  • Link with potential recyclers and support increasing revenue at local authorities

Approach/Field of intervention

  • Awareness and education
  • Material recovery facility (MRF)
  • Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)

Targeted beneficiaries

Local authorities, Recyclers, community

Highlight activities /Achievements

Conducted baseline survey to understand the plastic waste generation in 49 local authorities in the Western Province of Sri Lanka

COUNTRY

Sri Lanka

DURATION

February 2022 - February 2024

Commission Agency

 BMZ

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Plastic pollution in Bangka Island, Manado, North Sulawesi. Copyright: Julia Giebel
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle to Protect the Marine Environment and Coral Reefs (3RproMar)
by TUEWAS|August 17, 2022

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle to Protect the Marine Environment and Coral Reefs (3RproMar)

Objectives

1) Enhancing the regional cooperation and knowledge management among the representatives of the ASEAN working groups dealing with marine litter and plastic pollution, to reduce land-based sources of marine litter.

2) Developing national measures for waste leakage reduction within the focal AMS as well as their translation into strategies at the local level.

3) Improving requirements for the establishment of private sector efforts along the value chain to reduce waste leakage into the sea.

4) Pilot projects along the value chain from sustainable consumption to enhanced waste collection and recycling will be implemented in selected municipalities. The pilot projects at the national level will lead to best practices, both in the field of policy development and implementation, which will be made available through regional cooperation and exchange formats for national and regional policy advice to support effective implementation and upscaling.

Description

The project 3RproMar aims to support the ASEAN Member States (AMS) in the improvement of implementation capacities for reducing land-based waste leakage to protect the marine environment. The interventions address four focal countries with geographical focus as the main source of marine litter along the Mekong river system (including Viet Nam, Cambodia) and the island states of the Philippines and Indonesia.

Approach/Field of intervention

  • Regional cooperation and knowledge management on the topic of reduction of land-based waste leakage into the sea
  • Technical expertise for the implementation of national strategies along with their translation into strategies at the local level, ie: EPR, National Action Plan on Marine Debris, and National Policy on Waste Management.
  • Collaboration with private and informal sectors to support innovative approaches across stakeholders along the value chain (technical solutions)
  • Pilot projects in municipalities with the topic of : Integrated 3R, transboundary plastic waste management, waste prevention and optimization of collection, recycling and utilization of residual waste

Targeted beneficiaries

  • ASEAN Member States (AMS)
  • National ministries holding the positions of National Focal Points (NFPs) of ASEAN Working Groups relevant to the intervention
  • Private and informal sector organisations
  • Sub-national (provincial) and local governments

Highlight activities /Achievements

  • Regional Knowledge Management that establishes Regional Knowledge Hub with 3 different knowledge institutions
  • Regional Workshop Series
  • National Stakeholder Forums (in collaboration with the national partners)
  • Technical expertise for the implementation of national strategies to improve the collection and recycling of reusable materials as a contribution to reducing the leakage of waste into the sea
  • Pilot projects in local level supporting the reduction of waste leakage into the sea

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COUNTRY

ASEAN , Cambodia , Indonesia , Philippines , Viet Nam

DURATION

01 July 2020 - 30 June 2025

Commission Agency

 BMZ

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NDC Assist II – Strengthening NDC Financing and Implementation
by TUEWAS|August 13, 2022

NDC Assist II – Strengthening NDC Financing and Implementation

 Project website

Objectives

  • Providing technical support and strategic advice on capacity building and the development of fiscal policy instruments for climate finance in the waste sector.
  • Strengthening the capacity for employees of the Ministry of Finance and potentially other key actors from sub-national government agencies (provinces, cities, regencies) in the area of climate finance and fiscal policy in a broader sense (including also the waste sector).
  • Generating revenue through improved waste management.
  • Other relevant actors, such as civil society and the private sector will be sensitized to climate finance in the waste sector.
  • Potentially, advice will be given on how COVID-19 stimulus packages can promote green economy and investments.

Description

The capacities of member countries and actors of the global NDC Partnership and the private sector are strengthened to finance and implement Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), while considering gender-sensitive aspects.

In Indonesia, NDC Assist II supports the Indonesian government in building capacity and developing fiscal policy instruments related to climate finance in the waste sector. Public servants will be trained on NDC financing and possible advice on green recovery may be provided.

Approach/Field of intervention

NDC Assist II provides technical support and strategic advice on capacity building and the development of fiscal policy instruments for climate finance in the waste sector.

Targeted beneficiaries

Fiscal Policy Agency (Badan Kebijakan Fiskal, BKF) which is part of the Ministry of Finance.

Potentially other key actors from sub-national government agencies (provinces, cities, regencies).

Highlight activities /Achievements

  • Development of the project concept
  • Operational Planning
  • Exchange with the GIZ program Concepts for Sustainable Solid Waste Management and Circular Economy (August 2021)
COUNTRY

Indonesia

DURATION

December 2022 - December 2023

Commission Agency

 BMZ

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Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Programme (REEEP)
by TUEWAS|March 2, 2022

Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Programme (REEEP)

Objectives

  • Regulatory, institutional, and private-sector conditions for disseminating renewable energy and increasing energy efficiency are created
  • The institutional and regulatory framework for renewable energy (RE) and energy efficiency (EE) promotion at a national level is improved
  • Institutional frameworks for participatory RE and EE promotion have been set up at the sub-national level
  • The capacities of the private sector for market development for RE and EE technologies and services have been strengthened
  • A system for the dissemination of knowledge, further training, advice, and the exchange of experiences in the field of RE and EE is offered by partner institutions

Description

REEEP builds on the achievements of the Nepal Energy Efficiency Programme (NEEP) and the Renewable Energy for Rural Areas (RERA) project, fostering the efficient and sustainable use of energy, and promoting renewable energy in rural areas. REEEP strengthens the long-term promotion of RE and EE in Nepal by establishing the necessary institutional structures, processes, instruments, and coordination mechanisms at the federal and sub-national level, as well as by supporting the private sector to introduce sustainable business models and technologies while increasing private sector investment in RE and EE at the same time.

Approach/Field of intervention

Within the framework of BMZ 2030, the project sustainably concludes the integration of successful approaches of the previous bilateral energy projects into the partner structure (government, private sector, NGOs, cooperatives, development partners). Hereby, REEEP adapts a multi-level approach across the three tiers of government:

  • Institutional Framework at National Level: The project improves the institutional and regulatory framework for RE and EE promotion at the federal level. Together with the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation (MoEWRI, Lead Executing Agency) and the Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC), the project supports the formulation of pertinent legal regulations, provisions, and standards including the ratification of the Energy Efficiency Bill, the National Energy Efficiency Action Plan (NEEAP), and improves the existing framework for RE and EE financing.
  • Institutional Framework at Sub-National Level: The project supports the creation and improvement of institutional structures for participatory RE and EE promotion on the sub-national governments. This is achieved by promoting coordination among the government as well as non-government stakeholders, upskilling energy units at the sub-national level, advising on energy planning and developing as well as implementing RE and EE projects that promote participatory and inclusive socio-economic development.
  • Capacity Development of Private Sector: The project collaborates with the private sector to strengthen its capacities for developing markets for RE and EE technologies and services. RE and EE market development is supported through sustainable business models with activities like identification and dissemination of proven technologies, development of networks/ platforms for sharing of market information, unlocking /elaboration of RE and EE financing mechanism, and setting up of local service centers for the provision of RE and EE services.
  • Capacity Development and Knowledge Management: Together with AEPC, the project develops instruments/ tools/ platforms that offer knowledge-sharing, upskilling, accessing advice, and exchange of experiences on successful approaches in the RE and EE

Targeted beneficiaries

Nepal’s population benefits from improved and affordable access to modern energy i.e. electricity supply. Private sector, subnational, and national government officials and experts benefit from improved capacities for RE and EE development and dissemination at the intermediary level.

Highlight activities /Achievements

  • Institutionalization of energy efficiency: Cabinet decision establishing the Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC) as the first government energy efficiency entity in Nepal.
  • Policy and legal framework: Draft of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Bill is prepared and endorsed by the cabinet. Draft of the National Energy Efficiency Action Plan (NEEAP) prepared. Energy Efficiency Strategy (EEST) and Biomass Energy Strategy (BEST) are adopted by the government. Establishment and promotion of national benchmarks for efficiency of improved cooking stoves.
  • Introduction of cogeneration as a source in Nepal’s energy mix– including policy decisions on cogeneration from Sugar industries.
  • Development of human resource capacity for energy audit and energy management (> 150 energy auditors, energy managers). Promotion of energy efficiency at energy-intensive institutions, enterprises and industries, through energy audits and the introduction of standardised energy management plans resulting in annual savings of 18,360 MWh of electrical energy and 108,707 MWh thermal energy contributing to a reduction in carbon emissions of 29,120 tonnes per annum (as of 2020).
  • The Occupational Profile (OP) and the National Occupational Skill Standard (NOSS) for “Energy Auditor” has been developed and formally approved by the National Skill Testing Board (NSTB). Development of bachelor’s in engineering courses on energy efficiency and energy audits in cooperation with the Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University.
  • The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has introduced a digital information system to analyse its customers’ consumption patterns and a digital monitoring system to monitor the efficiency of the supply infrastructure.
  • NMB Bank has included a financing mechanism for energy efficiency in its product portfolio.
  • 56,424 people got access to modern and clean energy services (31,110 – people have access to electricity and 25,314 – people have access to improved cooking).
  • 8,070 people got access to water at their doorstep through solar drinking water projects.
  • Installation of 6,890 renewable energy technologies (RETs), resulting in 7916 tons of CO2 equivalent were mitigated annually.
  • Endorsement of Rural Energy Policies by 90 local governments (the project developed model RE policy) to facilitate the implementation of RE projects/programmes.
  • Establishment of 80 Energy Development Sub-Committees within local governments to oversee the development of RE projects/programmes
  • Sensitized, capacitated, and enabled 168 out of 225 local governments in Province 1 and 7 to plan, promote and implement RE projects through orientation and virtual/physical meetings.
  • Set-up of a Revolving Loan Fund for providing credit financing of RE projects with a commercial bank. The contribution of the commercial bank to the credit fund is three-fold the contribution of BMZ with the overall fund amounting to EUR 2.72 million.

Success stories

Having spent a decade in Kuwait, the Nepali migrant worker Manoj Thakur returned home with the resolve to start his own business. But it wasn’t easy to raise funds. Sahara Savings and Credit Cooperative helped him realize his plans. Thakur borrowed Rs 50,000 ($ 500) from the cooperative and started operating a Hair Salon in Ilam district. Though his business was off to a good start, the lack of regular electricity supply was hampering his business. He hit upon the idea of installing a solar PV system for electricity so that he no longer had to worry about the supply. He went back to the cooperative, which provided him a second loan of Rs. 55,000 ($ 550) for a 160-watt-peak solar system. Thakur used the money to buy three LED lights, an electric hair-cutting machine, and a fan. Soon, people started streaming into his salon for a haircut and his income has doubled since the installation of the solar PV system. Thakur now earns Rs 40,000 ($ 400) to Rs 50,000 ($ 500) a month. His two children go to a nearby boarding school.

NMB Bank and RERA joint forces to establish the Revolving Loan Fund to offer affordable credit financing to rural households through local Micro Finance Institutions, as well as to larger RE projects directly.

Mr. Thakur says, that ‘’at one point, I had even thought of quitting my business. Now I am no longer worried. My earnings are good enough so that I could pay off my debts and can cover my household expenses. This became possible after Sahara (cooperative) issued a loan for me to invest in solar PV energy.  Today, instead of toiling in a foreign land, I am working in my own country,” he said.

Institutionalization of Energy Efficiency in Nepal

With direct advice and expertise from the Nepal Energy Efficiency Programme (NEEP), the Government of Nepal (GoN) has started establishing policy and regulatory frameworks for the planning and implementation of energy efficiency measures in the country. Following the adaptation of the NEEP supported Biomass Energy Strategy and the policy decision for promoting sugarcane cogeneration, which has already led to several Power Purchase Agreements between sugar producers and the state utility Nepal Electricity Authority, GoN has developed and adopted the National Energy Efficiency Strategy (NEEST) in 2018. It is envisaged that the strategy will play a pivotal role in establishing necessary policy, regulatory and institutional frameworks required for the implementation and monitoring of energy efficiency programs as well as for interagency coordination. Moreover, the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation (MoEWRI), the executing agency of NEEP, has also drafted a bill on energy efficiency and energy conservation. In addition, GoN has also begun to institutionalize energy efficiency in the country. Through the seventh revision of the Alternative Energy Promotion Development Board Formation Order, the GoN has established the Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC) as the first energy efficiency government entity in Nepal.

“National and international experiences have shown that energy efficiency can be a reliable resource in the sustainable energy mix. With support from NEEP, Nepal has made remarkable achievements in the promotion of energy efficiency during the short span. The Biomass Energy Strategy 2017 and National Energy Efficiency Strategy 2018 are the key strategies adopted by the GoN for the development of energy efficiency sector. Energy Efficiency and Conservation Bill is currently under consideration by the Cabinet for submission to the Parliament. AEPC, the mandated institution of the GoN to work in the areas of renewable energy and energy efficiency under the purview of MoEWRI, is keenly moving forward by building collaborations with the relevant partners and stakeholders in creating awareness at various levels, developing institutional structures and capacities, and formulating suitable regulatory framework for the institutionalization of energy efficiency in Nepal.”

Mr. Nawa Raj Dhakal, Deputy, Executive Director, AEPC, MoEWRI

COUNTRY

ASIA , Nepal

DURATION

July 2021 - December 2023

Commission Agency

 BMZ

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Emissions reduction in cities through improved waste management (DKTI)
by TUEWAS|February 24, 2021

Emissions reduction in cities through improved waste management (DKTI)

waste in city situation. Copyright: GIZ/Rethinking Plastic

Objectives

  • Enable cities to initiate climate-friendly integrated solid waste management measures
  • Develop technical capacities in project cities regarding know-how, planning instruments, data management and financing models within the waste sector
  • Integrate waste management measures into Indonesia’s national low-carbon development initiative (LCDI)
  • Provide recommendations to the partner ministry to be used in their national policy planning

Description

With over half of the Indonesia’s 270 million inhabitants living in urban areas generating an estimated 105,000 tons of solid waste each day, Indonesia’s rapid urbanisation is putting the country’s waste sector under immense strain. A central concern are the associated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from large amounts of unmanaged waste that is burned or dumped disorderly and account for roughly 6% of Indonesia’s total emissions, ranking just 3rd after land use and energy. The Indonesian government has recognised this and made sustainable waste management a central priority within their national development strategies.

As part of the German Climate and Technology Initiative (DKTI), the project builds on that by partnering up with the Ministry of National Development Planning (BAPPENAS) and 6 project cities. The project seeks to improve the conditions for the implementation of climate-friendly waste management measures by building capacities within the relevant stakeholders on the national and sub-national level. Three crucial challenges are mainly addressed: developing technical know-how & planning instruments, improving data management and identifying financing models.

Through its participatory approach, the project seeks to incorporate a wide range of interests and utilise existing expertise from community stakeholders, private and civil society actors. This enables more effective measures and ultimately benefits the project’s target group: Indonesia’s urban residents. In sum, these measures will provide the foundation for effective waste management policies that increase the liveability of the urban areas and its residents by improving public services, reducing emissions and mitigating climate impacts.

Approach/Field of intervention

  • Interventions through piloting measures in 6 project cities
  • Capacity development within the project cities
  • Facilitating and coordinating between national, regional and local stakeholders
  • Research & knowledge products

Targeted beneficiaries

Up to an estimated 8.2 million urban residents in the project cities

Publications/Knowledge Products

COUNTRY

Indonesia

DURATION

01 August 2020 - 31 July 2023

Commission Agency

 BMZ

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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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Cool Contributions Fighting Climate Change (C4)
by TUEWAS|April 30, 2018

Cool Contributions Fighting Climate Change (C4)

Objective

  • Advance an international control for F-gases
  • Support partner countries in formulation mitigation strategies in the RAC sector and thereby advancing their NDCs
  • Encourage use of energy-efficient RAC&F equipment and environmentally-friendly natural refrigerants and blowing agents

Description

The project aims to advance an international control for F-gases. It shall strengthen cooperation between various initiatives by promoting a coordinated agreement, reducing overlaps, and harmonizing donor contributions. Furthermore, the project will support partner countries in formulation mitigation strategies in the RAC sector and thereby advancing their NDCs. The improved framework conditions will encourage the use of energy-efficient RAC&F equipment and environmentally-friendly natural refrigerants and blowing agents. These measures will, in turn, lead to realizing a more climate-friendly RAC&F development pathway.

The project works at international and national levels towards climatefriendly solutions in the RAC&F sector.

Field of intervention

  • Promote collaborative structures and processes between international initiatives and organizations by delivering policy advise, methods, and tools as well as providing reliable channels for communications such as expert review groups and regular dialogues
  • Support partner countries in framing their F-gas policy and initiating transformative processes and translating these efforts into active participation in international panels and for a. Particularly, this includes:
    • Inventory of the RAC&F sector
    • Analysis of existing RAC&F policies and regulations
    • Definition of mitigation scenarios
    • Strengthening national capacities in selecting national strategies to implement international targets
    • Presenting national policy scenarios and strategies at international conferences
  • Barrier analysis and design of an appropriate mitigation strategy to advance NDCs and their exemplary implementation (e.g. NAMAs) and dissemination for example, through:
    • Reduction of market barriers to enable the introduction of more energy-efficient technologies with F-gas alternatives
    • Enhancement of coherence between national ozone and climate change institutional structures
    • Assessment of suitable finance mechanisms
    • Development of communication strategies for national political actors

Targeted beneficiaries

  • National departments or ministries responsible for climate protection, ozone protection, and energy efficiency, relevant international initiatives and alliances in the F-gas discussions, multilateral implementing agencies, and industrial associations and technology suppliers

Achievements

  • NDC RAC policy guidance
  •  GHG inventories of the RAC sector in Iran
COUNTRY

Global

DURATION

January 2016 - 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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Sustainable Environment-friendly Industrial Production [SEIP]
by TUEWAS|May 22, 2017

Sustainable Environment-friendly Industrial Production [SEIP]

 HTTP://SEIP.IGEP.IN

Objective

  • Reduce industrial pollution at 3 project sites by 20%
  • Promote women entrepreneurs in industrial areas
  • Replicate best practices
  • Have policies/programs/action plans that reduce pollution and increase resource efficiency in place at the state and national level

Description

SEIP is a joint project of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and the Indian Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) within the framework of the Indo-German technical cooperation. SEIP works on industrial environmental management and focuses on environmental problems related to wastewater and waste management in industrial areas. In three selected states – Uttarakhand, Gujarat and Delhi – the project showcases sustainable technical solutions and business/management models on a pilot basis for subsequent upscaling and replication. The overall objective of the project is to enable private and public sector actors to jointly implement strategies to achieve an efficient, environment- and climate friendly industrial development.

The project’s outputs are grouped into three areas:

  •  Output A: Environment-oriented modernization of three industrial areas (showcasing solutions)
  •  Output B: Establishing appropriate framework conditions at the national and state levels
  •  Output C: Knowledge management and dissemination

The project’s activities are targeted at the improvement of wastewater conveyance and storm water drainage systems, the treatment, recycling and reuse of wastewater, solid waste management, the monitoring of wastewater discharge, as well as modifications of production processes to increase resource efficiency and decrease pollution at the company level. These activities are complemented by efforts to improve framework conditions at the state and national level to incentivise reduced pollution and more efficient production.

Project partners are private stakeholders, such as industry associations, operators of industrial sites and individual companies, as well as relevant governmental entities at the state and national level.

Field of intervention

  • Industrial waste water management [waste water treatment, reuse and recycle, conveyance systems, disposal systems, monitoring systems, business/management models for infrastructure and services, technology transfer and technology facilitation mechanisms]
  • Industrial and commercial waste management [co-processing of waste, hazardous waste management, sewage sludge management, business/management models for sustainable infrastructures and services, technology transfer and technology facilitation mechanisms]

Targeted beneficiaries

  • Civil society, individual companies, managers of industrial parks, public agencies

Achievements

  • Development of solution to modernise existing Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs)
  • Infrastructure and management of industrial wastewater conveyance and storm water drainage systems
  • Improvement of waste management of sludge and recyclable waste generated by CETPs and Effluent Treatment Plants (ETPs)
  • Improvement of monitoring systems of discharged industrial wastewater through online monitoring
  • Development of market-based scheme to systematically train operators of industrial wastewater treatment plants
  • Showcasing of solutions to improve cleaner production processes and to reduce pollution generated for dissemination and replication
  • Raising awareness and participation through Environmental, Cleanliness and Plantation Drives to involve stakeholders in change processes towards the improvement of the environmental situation at industrial areas.
  • Set-up of an Environmental Technology Platform to facilitate information exchange on technologies related to industrial wastewater and to facilitate technology transfer
  • Development of a “green” rating system for industrial areas to incentivise the development of “green” industrial areas and to benchmark the planning and retrofitting of industrial areas from a sustainability perspective

Publications/Knowledge Products

COUNTRY

India

DURATION

March 2015 - February 2018

Commission Agency

 BMZ

SDG

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Thailand Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (RAC NAMA)
Thailand Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (RAC NAMA)
by TUEWAS|May 22, 2017

Thailand Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (RAC NAMA)

Objective

To assist Thailand in reaching its pledged goal of emission reduction by working with the Thai Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (RAC) sector to develop and promote products that use climate-friendly natural refrigerants and also have high energy efficiency.

Description

By supporting climate friendly and energy efficient cooling technologies, the RAC NAMA project assists Thailand in reaching its energy saving as well as its climate targets as pledged in Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) and Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) submitted to UNFCCC. The project aims to support the industry in staying competitive and will bring international climate finance to the country.

Field of intervention

  • Product design and development for natural refrigerant-using products to achieve high energy efficiency and safety level.
  • Training of trainers to prepare technicians who can safely service natural refrigerant products.
  • Advise the revision of regulations to remove barriers to using natural refrigerant products.
  • Support emission reduction target pledged by Thai government.

Targeted beneficiaries

  • Thai producers and end users
    Thai public policy makers (in achieving their pledged goals).

Achievements

  • Support producers technically and financially for their production line conversion.
  • Training of trainers

Publications/Knowledge Products

COUNTRY

Thailand

Commission Agency

 BMUV

SDG

Contact Person
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