Better Rice Initiative Asia project contributes to sustainable rice production in Southeast Asia with the Sustainable Rice Platform standard

Bangkok, 4 October 2017 - The Better Rice Initiative Asia (BRIA) project implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft fĆ¼r Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, shared its approach to Sustainable Rice Production in Southeast Asia through the Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP) standard during the 2017 Sustainable Rice Conference and Exhibition held at the...

PH named among world’s ‘Migratory Species Champions’ at CMS COP12

Tuesday, 24 October 2017 (15:11) The Philippines has been named as one of the five ā€œmigratory species championsā€ in the world for its exemplary contribution in the global effort to protect migratory animals, particularly the whale shark or butanding. Also recognized by the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of...

Coming up next: Webinar on Risk assessments in the EbA context, 24 October

Please join us for the first webinar on risk assessments jointly organized by the SNRD Asia Climate Change Adaptation Working Group and the EbA Community of Practice on: 24 October, 10 am CET Risk assessments in the adaptation policy context GIZā€™s new Risk Supplement Country insight: Reconciling risk and vulnerability...

Trainers of Leading Banks of India trained on Green Financing Mechanism

A four day training programme, organised by GIZ in collaboration with Bankers Institute of Rural Development (BIRD), National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD, on ā€˜Capacity Building Training of Trainers (ToT) of Banks on Green Financingā€™ took place from 4th to 7th of October 2017 in Lucknow. A...

ASEAN 101: ASEAN for the Next Generations (Video)

What does it take for the present generation to secure food for the future ASEAN? Imagining a 100 year from now when food is shortage, and no longer safe, affordable, and accessible for everyone. Watch interview excerpts of multi-stakeholder players in the food value chain what they see as the...

MoEFCC and GIZ ink an agreement to mitigate the impact of human-wildlife conflict in India

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Government of India and Deutsche Gesellschaft fĆ¼r Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH India on behalf of the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany signed an agreement on technical cooperation for the Indo-German Human Wildlife Conflict Mitigation (HWC) project on 11.10.2017...

Call for applications: Visionaries for GreenTec Awards 2018 wanted!

Initiatives, private persons, start-ups, and medium-sized, as well as big companies that support a Green Lifestyle are invited to submit their visionary ideas. Applications now run until October 28, 2017. Besides ā€œSustainable Energiesā€, there will be 6 more categories rewarded: Construction & Living, Energy, Galileo Wissenspreis, Lifestyle, Mobility, Resources &...

International Climate Initiative (IKI) Calls for the 2018 Cycle of Support

The selection process for IKI Funding is now online! The Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB) selects projects for IKI funding on the basis of ideas competitions that are generally announced once a year. Overall the IKI aims to support measures that are essential...