27Oct
2022

Making Agriculture Climate Smart: Integrating finance with scaling-up climate-resilient technologies from small holder perspective in India

Farmers and users at workshops sharing their experiences of using few of the presented climate-resilient solutions [GIZ] Under the Indo-German Cooperation CAFRI-NABARD project, GIZ India and Sa-Dhan Association (an association of Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs)) have joined hands with the core objective of getting the financial institutions build up financial...

17Mar
2022

Interactive Tool for Climate Risk Planning & Management in Agri-Food Systems

We’re counting on you, let’s develop CRISP! The climate risk planning & managing tool for development programs in agri-food systems (CRISP) will be a freely available, quick and simple to use, interactive web-based tool for agricultural and rural development project planners and managers. It will help strengthen the mainstreaming of climate...

25Jan
2022

The ASEAN Access MATCH Launch to Enable Business Matchmaking Accessible for All

The launching of the ASEAN Access MATCH on Tuesday, 25 January 2022. Photo: GIZ/Diella Dachlan The recently launch ASEAN Access MATCH is a platform for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the Southeast Asia region to find relevant businesses cross-border, to access new market opportunities while showcasing their products...

16Nov
2021

Promoting a systemic approach for better climate-smart land use practices in ASEAN

Screenshot of some participants of the ASEAN Conference on Policy and Governance for Climate-Smart Land Use, 16-18 November 2021. Photo: GIZ/Diella Dachlan. ‘We need to outsmart climate change.’ This important message was highlighted during the virtual ASEAN Conference on Policy and Governance for Climate-Smart Land Use between 16-18 November 2021....

25Oct
2021

Nature-based Solutions for Climate Action and Green Recovery in the Region

Group photo ASEAN Member States representatives participated at the Nature-based Solutions (NbS) training. Photo: GIZ/Shofi Fauziyyah. The topic of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) has attracted growing attention and is often discussed in the international community. NbS are considered to be a promising way of tackling socio-environmental challenges such as climate change,...

21Oct
2021

Macroeconomic Modelling Trainings for Climate Resilient Economic Development in Vietnam

The global programme Policy Advice for Climate Resilient Economic Development (CRED) supports Vietnam in integrating climate risk into macroeconomic modelling to enhance climate resilient economic development. This autumn, the project conducted training sessions in Vietnam to enhance capacities for working with the Dynamic General Equilibrium Model for Climate Resilient...

12Oct
2021

Climate Resilient Coconut Farm Management

While the coconut sector has its strengths, it faces countless challenges and momentous problems such as the gradual decline of the prices of copra and many other coconut products, low productivity and aging palms. These trends contribute to the high incidence of poverty in regions with a substantial share...

18Aug
2021

Leadership for Facilitating Better Climate-Smart Land Use Practices in the Region

Photo: SEARCA/ Renz B Tabadero Building on last year’s success, the ASEAN Climate Leadership Programme (ACLP) 2021 aims to enhance participants’ leadership skills, while contributing to the discussion on ASEAN regional processes related to climate-smart land use. In total, there are 22 participants from eight ASEAN Member States enrolled in...