Bangkok--21 Sep--GIZ
Picture shows (from left)Mr. Chaveng Chao, Secretary General of Chemical Industry Club, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI)Dr. Ulf Jaeckel, Head of Division Product-related Environmental Protection and Standardization, the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU)Ms. Araya Nuntapotidech, Deputy Director General, Pollution Control Department (PCD)Mr. Thomas Lehmann, Project Director, the Sustainable Consumption and Production for Low Carbon Economy - Low Emissions Public Procurement and Eco-Labeling (SCP4LCE) project, German International Cooperation (GIZ)Dr. Pongvipa Lohsomboon, Director of Carbon Marketing Office, the Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization (TGO) and
Dr. Chaiyos Boonyakit, Vice President, the Thailand Environment Institute (TEI)at the kick-off event of the Sustainable Consumption and Production for Low Carbon Economy - Low Emissions Public Procurement and Eco-Labeling (SCP4LCE) project. The project is designed to expand existing eco-labels in Thailand and in ASEAN member countries to cover climate protection criteria and to strengthen Green Public Procurement in Thailand.
Financed by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), the project will run until June 2015. It is executed by German International Cooperation (GIZ) and key partners including the Pollution Control Department (PCD), the Thailand Environment Institute (TEI), The Federal of Thai Industries (FTI) and the Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization (TGO).
The Deutsche Gesellschaft f?r Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH commenced operations at the beginning of 2011. The organisation brings together the long-standing expertise of the Deutscher Entwicklungsdienst (DED) gGmbH (German Development Service), the Deutsche Gesellschaft f?r Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH (German Technical Cooperation) and InWEnt — Capacity Building International, Germany. German International Cooperation (GIZ) is fully owned by the German Federal Government. Looking back on 55 years of Thai-German Technical Cooperation, GIZ continues to support the German Government in achieving its objectives in international cooperation with Thailand promoting sustainable development.