Proklima – Integrated Climate and Ozone Protection

For more than 25 years, Proklima has been promoting integrated ozone and climate protection in the cooling sector worldwide, focusing on the use of natural refrigerants and foam blowing agents.

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Proklima advises the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

Policy advice, capacity building, awareness raising, and knowledge transfer are in the centre of Proklima’s activities. On behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the project supports the German government in all bilateral and multilateral processes related to the Montreal Protocol.

Proklima supports the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) through technical and policy advice and participates in meetings and conferences of the Montreal Protocol such as the Meeting of the Parties (MOP), the Open Ended Working Group (OEWG) and ExCom. Through publications and events, it informs both the professional audience and the general public about latest developments on sustainable cooling and future-friendly natural refrigerants. One of its lighthouse activities is the "Cool Training" course about the save handling of natural refrigerants for trainers, technicians and policy makers from around the world. It is offered several times a year in cooperation with the professional training institute Bundesfachschule Kälte-Klima-Technik (BFS) in Germany.

Impressions

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Laura Casas Morán, participant of a Cool Training in 2022: "We learnt a lot about natural refrigerants. This is really important, because in my country we still need a change in mindsets."

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Event Recording | OEWG44 side event: The qualification programmes "Cool Training" and "Fit for Green Cooling"

07/2022 , Publication - Video :

Well-trained refrigeration and air conditioning (RAC) technicians are indispensable for a future-friendly transformation of the cooling sector. The side event presented the concepts and recent developments of GIZ Proklima's qualification programmes.

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Well-trained refrigeration and air conditioning (RAC) technicians are indispensable for a future-friendly transformation of the cooling sector. In the "Cool Training" by GIZ Proklima, RAC technicians and National Ozone Units (NOUs) learn the safe handling of natural refrigerants. "Fit for Green Cooling" supports partner countries in establishing a qualification, certification and registration process.

The side event presented the concepts and recent developments of the programmes, such as the brand-new online training.

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Agenda

TopicPresenter
Welcome RemarksSebastian Schnatz, German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection
Introduction on the relevance of Qualification, Certification and Registration in the RAC Sector

Video, English: https://youtu.be/W2FT1qrAH5M (opens in a new window)

Video, Español: https://youtu.be/cCng_8Gr2Ko (opens in a new window)

Video, Français: https://youtu.be/UYKs3WEgwEU (opens in a new window)

Cool Training:

  • online course
  • face-to-face trainings
Kerstin Kreß, GIZ Proklima

Fit for Green Cooling

  • concept, modules and availability
  • First-hand impressions from partner countries
Lara Teutsch, GIZ Proklima
Questions & AnswersAll participants
Conclusion and Closing RemarksBernhard Siegele, GIZ Proklima

Moderation: Birgit Mayer, GIZ Proklima

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