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Farming Woman [GIZ/GRAPE] Agricultural development projects often emphasize the need for climate change adaptation (and mitigation) in production. Yet upstream and downstream functions of agricultural value chains bear a similar importance for resilience of the agricultural system. Guidance for the use of adequate tools and at best a comprehensive approach...
Land Management and Decentralized Planning 3 (LMDP3) Project as part of the GIZ Land Programme is delighted to have supported our government counterparts in Xayabouly and Houaphanh to develop the official websites for the provinces. Both Xayabouly and Houaphanh websites are currently up and running, providing a wide range of...
The effective management of forested areas is crucial for improving access to water resources, including springs. The National Working Plan Code 2014 also emphasizes on special provisions to sustain water resources for the dependent communities. Following this, the “Sustainable Management of Forest Ecosystem Services” (FES) project in collaboration with...
Group picture taken at the 7th international EbA Community of Practice Workshop [GP Mainstreaming EbA] Group picture taken at the 7th international EbA Community of Practice Workshop [GP Mainstreaming EbA] The GIZ-implemented and IKI-funded Global Project on Mainstreaming Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) is coming to a close by the end of February...
The drama’s 26 episodes of 13-15 min each are broadcast weekly on the popular nationwide radio station FM 98,5 in the context of the My Green Mongolia (MGM) national campaign, also initiated by GIZ. The first episode was broadcast in early January, and the first season of the drama’s...
MS Teams Screenshot [Meekha Hannah Paul / GIZ India] As working product of the task force ‘Innovations in gender transformation for rural development in Asia’ hosted by SNRD Asia and Pacific, the new Tool kit on ‘Learning Together: Gender Transformative Approaches (GTA) in Rural Development’ has been launched in a...
A four-day training course on Documentation of Traditional Knowledge (TK) of Aquatic Resources (AR) and their use was organised by NERAQ Project at Poilwa Village in Peren district of Nagaland from February 14-17, 2023. It was organised in an endeavour to capacitate relevant stakeholders with the tools and methods...
Dr Avantika Bhaskar from the Wetlands Management Project explaining the process of IWMP to the participants [GIZ/Raj Sarmah] A discussion on Integrated Wetland Management Plan was organised by NERAQ among its State partners in Assam, namely, Department of Forests, wetland assessment agencies - NGO Aaranyak, IIT Guwahati, and others on...
International Spice Conference 2023 (ISC 2023) was held on January 19-22nd, 2023, in ITC Grand Chola, Chennai. The conference was attended by 850 participants and visitors from 50 countries including 60 exhibitors and 50 speakers. The theme for the 4-day conference, which began on a Thursday, was ‘Reboot N’...
Shamika Mone, chairperson of Inter-continental Network of Organic Farmers Organisations (INOFO) at the International Green Week in Berlin. [© Claudia Jordan] The comeback of young organic farmers in Kerala Young people are quitting their jobs in big cities and move to the countryside to become organic farmers. That’s what organic expert...
