Climate change and the environment

GIZ supports its partners in identifying the causes of environmental and climate risks. It helps modernise policy, advises on regional cooperation, and develops strategies to embed environmental protection and climate action in other policy fields.

Portrait von Ulla Santara, der Projektleiterin für die Welthungerhilfe in Mali. Sie lächelt und trägt eine Brille, hat kurzes graues Haar und goldene Ohrringe. Sie ist in einem Büro, mit Dokumenten im Hintergrund an der Wand befestigt.

‘We share the same aim: food and nutrition security in Timbuktu’

Interview with Ulla Santara, Head of Project for Welthungerhilfe in Mali.

Greetings from Dhaka

Climate change expert Emilia Huss on living and working in Bangladesh

Towards a green and blue recovery

A guest column by Gabriel Quijandría Acosta, Environment Minister of Peru

Trigger for change

GIZ supports the efforts of its partner countries to tackle the pandemic in sustainable ways that offer both social and environmental benefits.

Together against flooding

The Indian city of Bhubaneswar is working to curb flooding and unblock drains.

Blessing or curse?

Never before have so many people lived in cities. Facts and figures from the big-city jungle.

Pioneers from the jungle

A project in Ecuador proves that excellent coffee can be produced in harmony with nature.

Global network for solid waste management

Reduce, reuse, recycle – as much and as efficiently as possible. These goals are the focus of GIZ’s work with waste.

Ein älterer Mann mit einer roten Kopfbedeckung und Wanderstab steht neben einem jungen Jungen in einem grünen T-Shirt. Beide lächeln und der Junge legt seine Hand auf die Schulter des Mannes. Sie befinden sich auf einem Wanderweg, umgeben von Natur und Landschaft.

Let’s go hiking

For many people, the mention of Jordan evokes images of the Dead Sea, the sandstone city of Petra and desert adventures in Wadi Rum. But this kingdom has even more to offer.

Throwaway lifestyles

Humans seem to be drowning in their own waste. Essay by environmental journalist Joachim Wille

Aufnahme eines Kindes, dessen Gesicht bis auf die Augen von einem blauen Tuch bedeckt ist und das unter dem Tuch eine gelbe Cappy trägt, steht vor einem verschwommenem Hintergrund, der von buntem, unsortierten Müll bedeckt ist. Der Blick ist direkt in die Kamera gerichtet und vermittelt einen ernsten Ausdruck.

As far as the eye can see

Waste knows no borders, as a glance at the world’s cities, seas and rivers shows – we are even littering space with our debris.

‘The time to act is now’

Interview with Maria Cristina Fossi, professor of ecology and ecotoxicology and environmentalist