Climate Resilience in Southeast Asia

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Climate Resilience in Southeast Asia

Supporting Southeast Asian countries to cope with climate change through policy consultation and capacity-building in the area of renewable energy and energy efficiency

Challenges

The Southeast Asia region has experienced rapid economic development, with annual growth rates exceeding four percent, which inevitably leads to increased energy demand and concerns about a lack of energy supply. This poses severe challenges not only in terms of energy security in the region but also in terms of the global climate change response. This project supports the governments and private sector in Southeast Asian countries in enhancing their capacity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and achieve sustainable development. To achieve these goals, UNIDO is drawing up policy recommendations with support from the Government of the Republic of Korea and the Korea Energy Agency (KEA), by conducting an analysis of the current situation, providing training and experience sharing to expand the supply of renewable energy and improve energy efficiency in the region.

Targeted groups:

The governments of Thailand and Malaysia for the sharing of experiences and policies for coping with climate change through energy transition forward renewable energy and higher energy efficiency
Private sector representatives from Thailand and Malaysia interested in the management and technology of renewable energy and energy efficiency

Toward a Solution

This project supports the Governments and private sector in Malaysia and Thailand in enhancing their capacity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and achieve sustainable development. To achieve these goals, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) is drawing up policy recommendations with support from the Government of the Republic of Korea and the Korea Energy Agency (KEA), by conducting an analysis of the current situation, providing training and experience sharing to expand the supply of renewable energy and improve energy efficiency in the region.

Targeted groups include:

The Governments of Thailand and Malaysia for the sharing of experiences and policies for coping with climate change through energy transition forward renewable energy and higher energy efficiency
Private sector representatives from Thailand and Malaysia interested in the management and technology of renewable energy and energy efficiency

UNIDO’s Divisions of Capacity Development, Statistics and Industrial Policy Advice as well as the Division for Decarbonization and Sustainable Energy, both of which have extensive experience in promoting energy projects, are working together to implement this project. Leveraging the existing networks deployed by UNIDO in Malaysia and Thailand, this collaboration aims to achieve more efficient utilization of resources. Additionally, UNIDO and KEA are part of the Task Force team, which is crucial to the success of the project, alongside the respective governments of Malaysia and Thailand. The Task Force continuously monitors and consults with these governments on policies related to renewable energy and energy efficiency to ensure the project provides practical support to the countries.

This project supports the governments and private sector in Southeast Asian countries in enhancing their capacity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and achieve sustainable development. To achieve these goals, UNIDO is drawing up policy recommendations with the support from the Government of the Republic of Korea and the Korea Energy Agency, by conducting an analysis of the current situation, providing training and experience sharing to expand the supply of renewable energy and improve energy eciency in the region.

Cooperation between the Governments of Malaysia and Thailand plays a key role. This includes the Ministry of International Trade Malaysia (MITI) in Malaysia, and the Ministry of Energy in Thailand. Private sector firms engaged in renewable energy and energy eciency in Malaysia and Thailand are also invited to actively participate in the project.

This project builds synergies with a number of projects that have been carried out by the Division of Decarbonization and Sustainable Energy of UNIDO. Although some technical cooperation projects still include policy consultation as an essential output, this project fully focuses on policy advice for renewable energy and energy efficiency. This is expected to result in a much more profound contribution as other energy-related projects can help policymakers make more effective decisions.

The project also contributes to jointly respond to the global issue of climate change by expanding the supply of renewable energy and increasing energy eciency. As such, it is in line with the goals and means of UNIDO’s mandate of inclusive and sustainable industrial development, and establishes significant synergies with UN agencies, leading countries and latecomers to elaborate joint solutions. The project also pursues the goal of gender equality and women’s empowerment strategy.

Through this project, UNIDO will strengthen its strategic cooperation with professionals and specialized institutions (especially in the Republic of Korea) with expertise and experience in renewable energy and energy eciency. The project is an example of how UNIDO provides practical assistance to Member States that request policy advice and capacity-building in their respective areas; the project will also be an important asset for UNIDO if future cooperation is requested in this subject area. Through supporting policies in the renewable energy and energy efficiency sectors, more scale-up and long-term future work is expected. A more active link between policymakers and private suppliers and consumers participating in renewable and energy efficiency projects will be constructed.

CONTACT INFORMATION
Sangwoo KIM, Project Manger, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

SDG
09 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

SUPPORTED BY
Korean Energy Agency (KEA)

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