A Senior Technical Advisor is required for the UNEP/GEF Phasing out Incandescent Lamps through Lighting Market Transformation project in Vietnam Paris, 01 March 2012 - The Government of Vietnam and UNEP have developed a project entitled ‘Phasing out incandescent lamps through market transformation in Vietnam” which is funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF). The overall aim of the project is to phase out incandescent lamp production and sales in Vietnam through the transformation of the lighting market and the promotion of high quality, energy saving lamps.

The position is available immediately with a start date no later than April 1, 2012. The duration of the contract will initially be for six months but may be extended based on performance.

For details of the position, please click here For more information and to submit your qualifications, please contact:

Mr. Rajiv Garg, Programme Officer, Southeast Asia Climate Change Network
+66 -2 -288-2621. rajiv.garg@uenp.org

New article by Mr. Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary-General and UNEP Executive Director, features the global phase-out of incandescent lamps by 2016. Paris, 16 February 2012 - The February 15th issue of the IISD Climate Change Daily Feed features a guest article by Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary-General and UNEP Executive Director about the global phase-out of incandescent lamps by 2016. In the piece, Mr. Steiner calls all countries which have not done so yet, to join the Global Efficient Lighting Partnership developed by en.lighten to assist countries meet the 2016 target date.


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