Welcome note by the SN Spokesperson
 
 
  Dear SNRD Asia and the Pacific members,

Here comes the first edition of the SNRD Asia and the Pacific Newsletter in 2022! In this edition, you will find a variety of contributions addressing COP26 momentum, partnership development, sustainable agriculture, use of drones in sundarbans mangrove forests, methods for reducing pesticide use, launch of tools for risk management in Agri-Food system and platform for accessing new markets for SMEs, several training on Wetlands that were conducted by our member projects and many more! You will also find information on a newly launched project as well as links to other Newsletters and platforms.

We are also happy to announce the results of the applications for funds from the Learning and Innovation Fund and the establishment of 4 new Task Forces under SNRD Asia and the Pacific. You can find more about this in the Spotlight section of the Newsletter.

And finally, we would also like to take the opportunity to cordially invite you to join us in our networking event on 5 April 2022. Here you will have the chance to engage with colleagues from other SNRD countries and projects, hear what topics they are working on, or you could even pitch your own topic and initiate further exchange. For further info please see here.

Sadly we have to say farewell to a member of our joint SNRD/TUEWAS Secretariat. Neha is leaving us to take up studies in Germany. You have been a such an important part of the team and have always let our newsletters, website, presentations and avatars look good. We are sad to see you go, but very excited for you, Neha! Congratulations again and may you have an excellent journey and experience in your new endeavours!

Last but not least, thank you to all members that contributed to this newsletter! Stay in touch and see you in one of our next events!

Best regards,
Lisa, Donaya, Neha and Wilaiwan
 
   
 
Spotlight
» Announcement of the SNRD Asia and the Pacific Learning and Innovation Fund and Task Force Creation
» Invitation to SNRD Asia and the Pacific Onboarding Event
» Join us in SNRD Asia and the Pacific Networking Event!
» New Member Projects in SNRD Asia and the Pacific!
o New Project Supporting Agroecological Transformation Processes of India’s Agriculture and Food Systems
News from partner projects & initiatives from the region and from HQ
» Build Forward Better after COVID-19: Briefing #09 Systemic Capacity Development
Updates on latest developments and knowledge sharing
» Working Group Agriculture
o Keeping Up With COP26 Momentum for Climate Actions on Land Use Sector in Asia Pacific
o Phase Two of the International Development Partnership Program on Sustainable Rubber With Continental AG
o The Future of Sustainable Agriculture - Let’s Think About…
» Working Group Biodiversity
o Bird Watching Guide Training at Point Calimere Ramsar Site, India
o Film on Sustainable Agricultural Practices
o Operational Planning Workshop for 2022 with Site Managers and State Wetland Authorities, India
o Training on Forest Ecosystem Services and Incentive-Based Mechanisms for Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, India
o Training on Homestay Operations for Communities From Pong and Wular Wetlands, India
o Training on ‘Media Strategies for Effective and Efficient HWC Mitigation’ at AJK Mass Communication Research Centre, Delhi
o Training on Wetlands of India Portal MIS for State Wetland Authorities of India
o Use of Drones in the Sundarbans Mangrove Forests
o Wetlands and People: Connecting People and Wetlands in Development Cooperation in India
o Yellow Sticky Traps Reduce Pesticide Use in Cumin Production at Rajasthan, India
» Working Group Climate Change Adaptation
o The ASEAN Access MATCH Launch to Enable Business Matchmaking Accessible for All
o Tool for Climate Risk Planning & Management in Agri-Food Systems (CRISP)
» Thailand Climate Finance Conference: From International to Domestic Mechanism
» Working Group Forest
o Strengthening Forest Governance to Preserve Laos’ Natural Treasure!
Documents & Publications
» Biennial Transparency Report Guidance and Roadmap Tool
» Biennial Update Report (BUR) Template
» NDC Handover Checklist
» New GIZ Orientation Paper “Environment – Policy – Advice”
» Projections of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Removals: An Introductory Guide for Practitioners
Other Newsletters, Useful Links & Platforms (news from other networks)
» AdaptationCommunity.net
» GIZ International Forestry Policy Newsletter
» GIZ Philippines
» GIZ Thailand
» INA Newsletter
» Indo-German Biodiversity Programme
» Sector Network TUEWAS
» SNRD Africa
 
 
 
Spotlight
 
 
Announcement of the SNRD Asia and the Pacific Learning and Innovation Fund and Task Force Creation
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The SNRD Asia and the Pacific team is excited to announce the results of the Task Force applications!

Here are the 4 new Task Forces of SNRD Asia and the Pacific. Please feel free to reach out to our Task Force Leaders if you wish to participate in their activities.
  1. Climate-Smart Agricultural Value Chains - till.ludwig@giz.de
  2. Innovations in gender transformation for rural development in Asia - meekha.hannah@giz.de
  3. BIOH - One-Health Analysis Framework - bastian.flury@giz.de
  4. Digital Transformation (Secretariat-led TF) – snrd-asia@giz.de
And we have 6 proposals that are receiving budget from the Learning and Innovation Fund!

Biodiversity WG
Activity: Technical support and facilitation of a regular and structured Community of Practice exchange on the application and development of SAGE, a tool for the governance and equity assessment of protected areas.
Contact Person: Carina van-Weelden
Biodiversity WG
Activity: Continuation of the Webinar series on Nature-based Solutions (NbS), incl. new topics of NbS and (One) Health and Wetlands as NbS, and development of an open-source E-learning module on NbS
Contact Person: Carina van-Weelden
Biodiversity WG
Activity: Continuation of the Webinar series on Nature-based Solutions (NbS), incl. new topics of NbS and (One) Health and Wetlands as NbS, and development of an open-source E-learning module on NbS
Contact Person: Carina van-Weelden
Agriculture WG
Activity: Printing the flyers in 2022, so that colleagues can distribute the colorful and informative flyers to interested companies at events, conferences, or bilateral meetings. Public Private Partnership.
Contact Person: Lisa Faust
Task Force
Activity: Design of a climate change centric module for ValueLinks 2.0 focusing on Climate-Smart Agricultural Value Chains
Contact Person: Till Ludwig
Task Force
Activity: Facilitation of structured exchanged and development of a knowledge product on gender transformation for rural development in Asia
Contact Person: Meekha Hannah Paul
Task Force
Activity: Refinement and finalization of the One Health Analysis Framework (OHAF) and support to the establishment of a Community of Practice on One Health
Contact Person: Bastian Flury

Congratulations to all!

Contact Person
SNRD Asia and the Pacific
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Invitation to SNRD Asia and the Pacific Onboarding Event
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Here is your invitation to join the SNRD Asia and the Pacific Onboarding event. This event is **highly recommended for new members.**
The objective of the event is to;
  • Say hello and support our new members to understand what is the sector network and how to engage in sector network activities,
  • Introduce the sector network, it’s structure and focus topics,
  • Provide an overview of how we work, where to find information, how to connect to fellow members, who to reach out for further support and much more!
We look forward to your participation!

Click here to join Onboarding Event

Contact Person
SNRD Asia and the Pacific
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Join us in SNRD Asia and the Pacific Networking Event!
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Have you ever wanted to discuss “topics” that matters to you and other “likeminded colleagues” in the region?

Have you ever thought of sharing your ideas or showcase your achievements with the “entire” sector network members?

Do you want to get “inspiration” from other colleagues?

Do you want to “kick start” new initiatives?

If your answer is yes, you must join our “SNRD Asia and the Pacific Virtual Networking Event”
on 5th April 2022, 15:00 – 16:00 hrs Bangkok time.

Click here to join Networking Event

Contact Person
SNRD Asia and the Pacific
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New Member Projects in SNRD Asia and the Pacific!
New Project Supporting Agroecological Transformation Processes of India’s Agriculture and Food Systems
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©GIZ / Harsh Kamat

Presenting “SuATI” – funded by BMZ and implemented by GIZ India in partnership with the Indian Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare (MoA&FW), this new project aims to strengthen agroecological transformation processes of agricultural and food systems at national and state level with a focus on market development and farmer cooperatives. Read More

Country: India
Timeframe: January 2021 – December 2025
Commissioning Agency: BMZ
Project volume: 7.5 Mio €

Contact Person
Ute Rieckmann - Project manager
Support to Agroecological Transformation Processes in India

Key buzzwords
Agroecology, food systems, rural development, India
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News from Partner Projects & Initiatives from the Region and from HQ
 
 
Build Forward Better after COVID-19: Briefing #09 Systemic Capacity Development
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Current global sustainability agendas, including Agenda 2030, the Paris Agreement within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), call for no less than the transformation of the world as we know it.

The COVID-19 crisis put not only a new virus but also our planet and our social systems under the microscope and demonstrated the urgent need for transformation. It also revealed challenges to change. Transformation must happen in an increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) world. What’s more, global goals for human health, economic and social development are interdependent in multiple ways. The VUCA world and VUCA situations bear characteristics referred to as ‘wicked problems’*. Developing solutions and fostering transformation in VUCA contexts requires vastly different competencies and capacities for professional practices than those that we currently know and apply.

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Taken together, this means that activities to support capacity development in complex contexts – such as green recovery in a VUCA world – can no longer follow a linear path. Instead, they must be based on a systemic approach, through which people, organisations, and societies mobilise, retain, adapt, and extend their ability to make development sustainable. Systemic approaches foster understanding of multiple perspectives and their interconnectedness and ensure constant learning through experimentation and reflection. Support provided by international development partners also needs to enable a paradigm shift in how capacity development is done.

Such new patterns are already being practiced to a large extent in current projects that support capacity development. For the Build Forward Better Briefing #09 we analysed various state-of-the-art publications and practical learnings and derived the following five hypotheses:

Among other factors, successful systemic capacity development and supporting activities should
  • be people-centred.
  • have a multi-dimensional project design.
  • connect short-term action with long-term goals and impacts.
  • emphasise (agile) processes and (collective) learning.
  • strategically invest in alliances and partnerships for knowledge generation, synthesis, and scaling.
Link to Publication

Contact Person
Pauline Probst - Advisor
Support Project for the Implementation of the Paris Agreement
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Updates, latest development & knowledge sharing
 
 
Working Group Agriculture
Keeping Up With COP26 Momentum for Climate Actions on Land Use Sector in Asia Pacific
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Organization representatives speaking during the Opening Programme to kick-start the virtual event series in March 2022. ©GIZ/Diella Dachlan

The 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC) acknowledged the essential of transition to achieve sustainable and climate-resilient food system. To keep up with the momentum, policymakers, experts and practitioners in Asia-Pacific region meet in series of virtual exchanges in March 2022 to share and further discuss the COP26 result in the nexus of climate change and land use sector. Read More

Contact Person
Saniwan Buaban - Project Advisor
Promotion of Sustainable Agricutural Value Chains in ASEAN (ASEAN AgriTrade)

Key buzzwords
COP27, climate actions, climate change, climate resilience
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Phase Two of the International Development Partnership Program on Sustainable Rubber With Continental AG
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Post-harvest natural rubber processing to ensure higher DRC and higher selling price ©Canopy/GIZ

On 26 January 2022, GIZ’s Sustainability and Value Added in Agricultural Supply Chain in Indonesia (SASCI+) and Continental AG, a major tire producer from Germany, kicked off the second phase of the Integrated Development Partnership with the Private Sector (iDPP) on sustainable rubber in Kapuas Hulu. This program builds on a previously conducted iDPP with Continental AG implemented by GIZ´s Sustainable Agriculture Supply Chain in Indonesia (SASCI) project implemented since 2018. In this second phase lasting from 2021 to 2024, GIZ and Continental AG will work on additional nine sub-districts, bringing the total to 12. Read More

Contact Person
Jonas Dallinger - Principal Advisor
Sustainability and Value Added in Agricultural Supply Chain in Indonesia (SASCI+)
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The Future of Sustainable Agriculture - Let’s Think About…
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The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) convenes a series of expert dialogues under the heading The Future of Sustainable Agriculture. This event series is dedicated to the building blocks of a globally sustainable agriculture, which we discuss with invited experts from science, politics, civil society and the private sector.

We will look at scientific findings, draw inspiration from practical experience, and identify common ground and priorities towards sustainable agricultural production. Together, we will develop options for action and leverage points for German development cooperation, and thus translate strategy into implementation action!

The first expert dialogue took place on 9th of February 2022 and evolved around seed systems. The next event will take place on 6th of April 2022 and focus on plant protection, and three more dialogues are planned before the end of June.

Anyone with relevant expertise and experience within or outside GIZ is welcome to contact us and contribute to shaping up the events!

Contact Person
Birthe Paul - Advisor
Carolin Kern - Advisor
Sector Project Agriculture
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Working Group Biodiversity
Bird Watching Guide Training at Point Calimere Ramsar Site, India
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©GIZ/Prasanth Prakhalathan

The Point Calimere Ramsar site supports nearly 100 species of waterbirds, and its wintering grounds are important stop-over sites along the Central Asian Flyway for several migratory shorebird species. A bird watching guide training was organised here from 15 – 24 December 2021 for Eco-development Committee members, Wetland Mitras and Tamil Nadu Forest Department staff of Nagapattinam and Thiruvarur Division. The nine-day training aimed to promote awareness of the Ramsar site as an important bird habitat and enhance alternative livelihoods as a bird watching and/or ecotourism guide. It focused on the identification of waders and land birds, basic bird biometrics, habitat types, threats to bird habitats and their management. The participants expressed an active interest in organising a refresher training in the coming year.

Link to further information

Contact Person
Ravindra Singh - Programme Director
Indo-German Biodiversity Programme
Dr. Geetha Nayak - Team Leader and Advisor
Wetlands Management for Biodiversity and Climate Protection project (IKI-BMU)

Key buzzwords
Biodiversity, wetlands, ecosystem services, bird watching, waterbirds, Ramsar, training
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Film on Sustainable Agricultural Practices
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Sustainable agriculture is farming to meet society's current food needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. These practices improve crop yield while conserving soil, water, and other natural resources. These animated films were produced under the developPPP.de project with AVT McCormick in five languages.

Link to Film in English
Link to Films in Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil

Contact Person
Ravindra Singh - Programme Director
Indo-German Biodiversity Programme
Dr. Geetha Nayak - Team Leader and Advisor
Wetlands Management for Biodiversity and Climate Protection project (IKI-BMU)
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Operational Planning Workshop for 2022 with Site Managers and State Wetland Authorities, India
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A two-day OP workshop was held from 7-8 December 2021 to discuss the plan of activities to be implemented under the ‘Wetlands Management for Biodiversity and Climate Protection’ project during 2022. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) officials, representatives of State Wetland Authorities of project pilot states (Himachal Pradesh, Odisha and Tamil Nadu), Ramsar site managers of the pilot sites, and GIZ attended the workshop.

Link to further information

Contact Person
Ravindra Singh - Programme Director
Indo-German Biodiversity Programme
Dr. Geetha Nayak - Team Leader and Advisor
Wetlands Management for Biodiversity and Climate Protection project (IKI-BMU)

Key buzzwords
Wetlands, biodiversity, Ramsar
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Training on Forest Ecosystem Services and Incentive-Based Mechanisms for Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, India
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The ‘Sustainable Management of Forest Ecosystem Services’ project is working towards strengthening the Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand Forest Departments and integrating the Forest Ecosystem Services (FES) approach in their management systems, with an emphasis on water availability. One of the primary steps under the project is to orient different stakeholders on FES and their management. Officials from the Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand Forest Departments participated in a hybrid training from 24-26 November and 13-15 December 2021. It focused on the concept of FES and their management and an introduction to incentive-based mechanisms.

Link to further information

Contact Person
Ravindra Singh - Programme Director
Indo-German Biodiversity Programme
Dr. Sanjay Tomar - Team Leader and Advisor
Sustainable Management of Forest Ecosystem Services project

Key buzzwords
Forests, biodiversity, ecosystem services, India, Himachal Pradesh
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Training on Homestay Operations for Communities From Pong and Wular Wetlands, India
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Homestay & Kitchen Operations Training underway ©GIZ/Vivek Sharma

A six-day training was held on homestay and kitchen operations for community members from Pong Wetland, Himachal Pradesh and Wular wetland, Jammu and Kashmir. As part of Green Recovery Measures under the project, community members from Pong Dam and Wular Lake were trained on alternative sustainable livelihoods, specifically, wetlands linked ecotourism. A basic-level training was conducted by the Institute of Hotel Management, Hamirpur as the training partner from 29 November to 4 December 2021. An advanced-level training would be organised in 2022.

Link to further information

Contact Person
Ravindra Singh - Programme Director
Indo-German Biodiversity Programme
Dr. Geetha Nayak - Team Leader and Advisor
Wetlands Management for Biodiversity and Climate Protection project (IKI-BMU)

Key buzzwords
Biodiversity, wetlands, ecosystem services, ecotourism
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Training on ‘Media Strategies for Effective and Efficient HWC Mitigation’ at AJK Mass Communication Research Centre, Delhi
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A 12-week course is being conducted virtually by GIZ and AJK Mass Communication Research Centre (MCRC), Jamia Milia Islamia, Delhi. Currently, 40 post-graduate students of four programmes, viz. Development Communication, Convergent Journalism, Mass Communication, Visual Effect and Animation, are enrolled in this skills-based course under the Choice-based Credit Systems (CBCS) during 2022. The course ends on 2 April 2022 with an interaction between the students with experts from India and other countries.

Link to further information

Contact Person
Ravindra Singh - Programme Director
Indo-German Biodiversity Programme
Dr. Geetha Nayak - Team Leader and Advisor
Wetlands Management for Biodiversity and Climate Protection project (IKI-BMU)

Key buzzwords
Biodiversity, forest, human-wildlife conflict, mitigation, coexistence
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Training on Wetlands of India Portal MIS for State Wetland Authorities of India
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©GIZ/Geetha Nayak

The Wetlands of India Portal was launched on 2 October 2021, on Gandhi Jayanti by the Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC). It is a single-point access to all information relating to wetlands in India with a Management Information System (MIS) that serves as a platform to share digital inventories of the wetlands, upload brief documents, and a Content Management System (CMS) that enables sharing and exchanging good practices related to wetlands management.

On 20 December 2021, a training was conducted with MoEF&CC and National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management (NCSCM) for the Tamil Nadu State Wetland Authority, Tamil Nadu Forest Department, Himachal Pradesh Council for Science, Technology and Environment, Chilika Development Authority and NCSCM. It aimed to familiarise the State Wetland Authorities with their unique MIS dashboards, adding wetland brief documents and health cards, registering site managers and managing a Wetland Mitra database on the portal.

Link to portal
Link to further information

Contact Person
Ravindra Singh - Programme Director
Indo-German Biodiversity Programme
Dr. Geetha Nayak - Team Leader and Advisor
Wetlands Management for Biodiversity and Climate Protection project (IKI-BMU)

Key buzzwords
Biodiversity, wetlands, ecosystem services, digital tools, MIS, citizen science
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Use of Drones in the Sundarbans Mangrove Forests
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Drone tracking resource collector’s boat at the narrow canal © GIZ Bangladesh / RIMS BFD / Tauhidor Rahman

Regular ecological monitoring as well as field patrolling is essential for conserving biodiversity. In the Sundarbans, the largest closed canopy mangrove forest of the world, it is impossible for frontline rangers to penetrate deeply into the dense forest through the maze of narrow channels and the healthy population of Bengal tigers. But the drone technology enables the rangers to monitor the forest systematically and cost-effectively. The bird’s eye- perspective of the drones permits to assess storm damage and to follow-up on restoration of the mangroves. This real-time technology also helps decision makers to make quick management decisions. GIZ Bangladesh through its Sundarbans Management Project introduced the use of drones and trained Bangladesh Forest Department on this technology.

Link to further materials

Contact Person
Dr. Stefan Alfred Groenewold - Principal Advisor
Support to the Management of the Sundarbans Reserved Forest (SMP II)

Key buzzwords
Ecological monitoring, drone, biodiversity, conservations, sundarbans
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Wetlands and People: Connecting People and Wetlands in Development Cooperation in India
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At Bhitarkanika, the green recovery measures offer support and guidance on backyard vegetable cultivation ©APOWA

On 2nd February 2022, World Wetlands Day was celebrated globally, the 45th time since it was first observed, but the first time as a UN International Day. This year's theme, ‘Wetlands Action for People and Nature’, was a call for action, an appeal to invest in saving the world’s wetlands from disappearing and restoring the degraded ecosystems. As wetland loss continues at an alarming rate, for communities directly dependent on these ecosystems, this translates into a loss of a source of water, food, and fuel. To counter this, today, there are increasing efforts to engage these crucial actors in wetland management.

As part of the integrated management planning for the project sites, the ‘Wetlands Management for Biodiversity and Climate Protection' project is working towards a collaborative and integrated process. The stakeholder consultations organized under the project enable multi-stakeholder dialogues, to clarify the vital role of each group, including the communities, and create a shared vision to manage wetlands sustainably.

Link to further information

Contact Person
Ravindra Singh - Programme Director
Indo-German Biodiversity Programme
Dr. Geetha Nayak - Team Leader and Advisor
Wetlands Management for Biodiversity and Climate Protection project (IKI-BMU)

Key buzzwords
Biodiversity, wetlands, communities, green recovery, wetlands day, India
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Yellow Sticky Traps Reduce Pesticide Use in Cumin Production at Rajasthan, India
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Most cumin farmers apply pesticides on a calendar basis when pest infestation is suspected. Due to the high cost of pesticides and many health-related risks, farmers are encouraged to adopt Integrated Pest Management (IPM) techniques which will ultimately reduce the dependency on chemical pesticides. One IPM methodology is to use Yellow Sticky Traps in cumin fields. Insects and pests find these bright yellow colour traps highly attractive which makes it an effective way of controlling them. The developPPP.de project demonstrated and distributed 50,000 yellow traps to 650 Cumin farmers in the Barmer and Jaisalmer districts of Rajasthan. As a result, pesticide use has reduced considerably leading to less input cost for the farmer, lesser exposure of workers to pesticides and ultimately, lesser pesticides. Read More

Contact Person
Ravindra Singh - Programme Director
Indo-German Biodiversity Programme
Dr. Poonam Pandey - Advisor
Enhancement of Smallholder Spice Farmer’s Capacities in Sustainable Farming project
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Working Group Climate Change Adaptation
The ASEAN Access MATCH Launch to Enable Business Matchmaking Accessible for All
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The launching of the ASEAN Access MATCH on Tuesday, 25 January 2022. © 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 or technologies in a timely and cost-efficient way. Read More

Contact Person
Yacinta Esti Wulan Wahyu Jati - Technical Advisor
ASEAN SMEsASEAN SMEs

Key buzzwords
Business, match making, ASEAN access, digitalization, ASEAN
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Tool for Climate Risk Planning & Management in Agri-Food Systems (CRISP)
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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 adaptation into project design, planning and implementation.

The CRISP tool will be developed in a co-design process with the active participation of interested project staff from GIZ and beyond, ensuring input and validation from target users. Read More

We’re counting on you, be part of the CRISP design process!

Link to further material

Contact Person
Wiebke Foerch - Advisor
Sector Project Rural Development

Key buzzwords
Climate Risk, Climate Change, Adaptation, Agri-Food Systems, Web-based tool
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Thailand Climate Finance Conference: From International to Domestic Mechanism
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Thai-German Climate Program- Policy (TGCP Policy) invites you to "Thailand Climate Finance Conference: From International to Domestic Mechanism" which will take place on Monday, March 14, 2022, from 8.30–12:00 hrs., at the Pullman Bangkok King Power (Rangnam) and our Live recording on GIZ Thailand Facebook page.

TGCP Policy is supporting ONEP in organising this event, which aims to raise awareness of the significance of climate finance and share experience of how international, coupled with domestic climate finance, can create enabling conditions to accelerate climate action.

The event will be presided over by MNRE's Minister. A panel discussion to showcase the experience and policy direction to create enabling conditions will be joined by ONEP, the Bank of Thailand, the Thailand Board of Investment, UNDP, and GIZ by Matthias Bickel, Programme Director and Cluster Coordinator for Agriculture and Food.

Please find an attached agenda here. Kindly let us know if you would like to attend the event through ONEP’s form or inform us via email. On-site interpretation will be provided.

Contact Person
Tooptong Liamsuwanr - Public Relations and Communications Specialist
Climate Policy Programme, Thai-German Climate Programme (TGCP)
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Working Group Forest
Strengthening Forest Governance to Preserve Laos’ Natural Treasure!

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Laos and the EU have agreed on several piloting measures to test the robustness of the agreed Timber Legality Definitions (TLDs), one of five elements within TLAS (Timber Legality Assurance System) that form the core of assuring timber legality. Laos has agreed to test verification and licensing procedures for timber from tree plantations that are currently under development by the FLEGT multi-stakeholder process. It started with a series of stakeholder consultations to elaborate on the future function of verification and how it can co-function with the existing inspection system. Read More

Link to video
Link to further information

Contact Person
Martin Nowack - Project Director
Protection and Sustainable Use of Forest Ecosystems and Biodiversity (ProFEB)
Tobias Goedde - Team Leader
Lao-EU Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade towards Voluntary Partnership Agreement (FLEGT)

Key buzzwords
Forest Monitoring, forest law enforcement, FLEGT, illegal logging, Laos
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Documents & Publications
 
 
Biennial Transparency Report Guidance and Roadmap Tool
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Biennial Transparency Reports (BTRs) must be submitted by 31 December 2024 at the latest which is not far in the future: the best way to prepare is to take action today. The BTR Guidance and Roadmap Tool can help you plan for this!

The Biennial Transparency Report (BTR) Guidance and Roadmap Tool, jointly developed by the Partnership on Transparency in the Paris Agreement (PATPA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), guides developing countries in planning the preparation process of their first BTR as well as preparing a roadmap for implementing it. Led through six main steps, users of this hands-on and highly interactive tool will learn about key elements to be considered when planning for a BTR and good practices and recommendations for improving the quality of the process over time. The tool is meant to facilitate long-term planning and help in structuring and elaborating a roadmap for the BTR process.

Link to Publication

Contact Person
Roziya Kirgizbekova – Advisor, Asia Group Coordinator
Partnership on Transparency in the Paris Agreement
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Biennial Update Report (BUR) Template
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The Biennial Update Report (BUR) Template is intended to support the preparation of BURs by non-Annex I Parties, thereby enabling these Parties to submit ambitious reports and to present information in a consistent, transparent, complete, and accurate manner (to the extent possible).

The template sets out a proposed report structure and provides guidance on the presentation of information in the BURs, including on the use of tables. It includes recommendations for drafting the individual chapters of the template (“drafting guidance”), minimum requirements, and best practices, all of which assist in the drafting and structuring of each BUR chapter. In recognition of the fact that individual chapters or subchapters might be compiled by different teams, the sections and/or tables within this template may be split into separate documents to be shared with different teams responsible for the compilation of the BUR.
So far, the template is only available in English. However, versions in Spanish, French and Portuguese will be published soon.

Link to Publication

Contact Person
Roziya Kirgizbekova – Advisor, Asia Group Coordinator
Partnership on Transparency in the Paris Agreement
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NDC Handover Checklist
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On December 15 and 16, 2021 the Partnership on Transparency in the Paris Agreement (PATPA) and Climate Analytics presented the knowledge management tool for NDCs - the NDC Handover Checklist.

The NDC Handover Checklist was developed by GIZ jointly with Climate Analytics as a tool for governments to document all information relevant to their NDC
update process. Its main objective is to maintain the knowledge of the key aspects from the recent NDC revision process and thereby prepare for future relevant processes. The checklist is developed as a flexible template that can be tailored to the context of each country. Governments can fill in the checklist and share it with relevant stakeholders at their own discretion. Here are the links to the NDC Handover Checklist in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian.

Link to Publication
Link to further information

Contact Person
Roziya Kirgizbekova – Advisor, Asia Group Coordinator
Partnership on Transparency in the Paris Agreement
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New GIZ Orientation Paper “Environment – Policy – Advice”

The new GIZ paper Environment – Policy – Advice provides guidance for all GIZ employees working in or at the interface of environmental policy advice. The publication is the result of a multi-year process of cross-departmental dialogue in which the authors distilled six strategy elements of environmental policy that guide GIZ’s global advisory services. The paper is intended to provide key impetus when developing and planning GIZ advisory projects to identify options for action, structure discussions and provide new ideas for the further development of GIZ advisory approaches.

Link to Publication
Publication (German)
Publication (English)

Link to TOPIC Page

Contact Person
Ursula Becker - Planning officer
Ellen Gunsilius - Planning officer
Johannes Kruse - Advisor
Section Environment, Division 4D00 – Climate Change, Rural Development, Infrastructure
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Projections of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Removals: An Introductory Guide for Practitioners
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Understanding future Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions can help a country to define a GHG reduction target, see if they are on track to meeting an existing target, estimate the impacts of certain mitigation measures and help plan mitigation measures in the medium and long-term.

This paper – developed by the Partnership on Transparency in the Paris Agreement (PATPA) – aims to provide a short practical introduction about developing GHG projections, targeted at policymakers and other climate practitioners from developing countries with limited experience in this field. The publication provides an overview of key steps for preparing GHG projections and highlights good practices.
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