Lao National Institute of Tourism and Hospitality

Luxembourg Development Cooperation's (LuxDev) most important foreign project in the tourism sector – the Lao National Institute of Tourism and Hospitality, or LANITH – stands to revolutionise an industry that is vital to the future economic growth of one of Southeast Asia's poorest nations.

Set up in 2008 LANITH is helping to transform a sector that lags well behind that of neighbouring Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia or Myanmar. In 2012 tourism in Laos earned US$500 million in export revenues – behind only mining and hydropower. Yet Cambodia earned US$3.5 billion for a similar number of tourists. On average, Laos earns just US$50 per visitor – the lowest in Asia.

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Implemented in: Asia / Pacific, Lao People's Democratic Republic

Sweden - Dry wash with nature as a model

Drying cabinets for clothes and textiles are very commonly used in Sweden since many years. In all preschools and in laundry rooms they are very popular for drying. The method of drying is with ventilated heat and has not changed much over the past 30 years and it uses large amounts of energy.
With an innovation from the small Malmo Company Knycer can both energy be saved and clothes shelf life be longer. Their secret for saving energy and also reducing wear and tear on the clothes is to use a dehumidification process instead of pure heat.

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Implemented in: Europe and Central Asia, Sweden

Sweden - Hammarby Sjöstadsverket tests new treatment methods

The Swedish Government allocated SEK 6.2 billion for Local Investments Programmes (LIP) to support the process of change needed to achieve sustainable development. This is the largest investment in ecological sustainability to date in Sweden. As a result, over half of all municipalities in Sweden received LIP grants between 1998 and 2002. "Hammarby Sjöstadsverket tests new treatment methods" is one example of LIP.

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Implemented in: Europe and Central Asia, Sweden

BUILD UPON

Deep building renovation represents one of the single most critical
tools to massively lower Europe's CO2 emissions, create jobs in
the construction sector and improve the quality of the existing
built environment for the good of European citizens. BUILD UPON
is an innovative two year Horizon 2020 project, aimed at helping
European countries design and implement strong, long-term
national strategies for the renovation of their existing buildings.

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Implemented in: Europe and Central Asia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden