Highlights

akzente spotlights political and social developments. Essays by leading authors contribute to current debates, and interviews and comments help broaden horizons. Infographics provide a clear presentation of complex issues.

Highlights

Waste

Essay Waste

Throwaway lifestyles

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

Infographic Waste

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.

Interview

‘The time to act is now’

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

In focus: Waste

Kick-off at the scrapyard

Thousands of people work at the Agbogbloshie e-waste dump in Ghana’s capital, Accra. There, recycling is now being rethought.

China

Views on China

Five perspectives

Public debate about China is often characterised by superlatives and clichés. akzente asked five experts to present their views.

Background

Intercultural bridge-builders

China’s relationship with Germany and Europe is more important than ever. GIZ is working to strengthen mutual understanding.

Infographic China

Faster, higher, further

Environmental protection and pollution, extreme poverty and growth – China’s development remains contradictory.

Interview Zheng Han

‘China is hungry for success’

Interview with Zheng Han, Chair of the Sino-German School for Postgraduate Studies at Tongji University in Shanghai

Women

Report Female

Breaking new ground together

They challenge stereotypes and are role models: female members of Jordan’s regional councils in action.

Interview women

‘Don’t try to be superwomen’

Interview with Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Infographic Women

Room for improvement

Whether in art, science, culture or business, statistics prove that gender equality is still a long way off.

Essay Women

The rise of women

Women have increasingly taken top-level political posts. Malliga Och describes the long road to power.

Employment

Interview employment

‘Africa is on the rise’

Onyeche Tifase is convinced that unemployment in Africa can be addressed through knowledge and the right financial support.

Infographic employment

A long way to go

Infographic Employment: exciting facts and figures about the economy, money and working environments around the world.

Essay employment

New ways to tackle the global jobs crisis

World Bank economist David Robalino describes the fight against rising unemployment.

Employment

Learning for life

Youth unemployment in Tunisia is high. A partnership is helping young people to get the training they need.

Responsibility

Germany‘s responsibility

More than just poets and philosophers

Infographics: Germany presents many faces to the world – and has a few surprises up its sleeve.

Germany‘s responsibility

‘Greater focus on strategy’

Amel Saidane from Tunisia and Victor Andrusiv from Ukraine were two of around 150 people who took part in the GIZ study ‘Germany in the Eyes of the World’.

Germany‘s responsibility

Protecting migrants

Germany and the EU are providing protection for children and adults by improving migration management in the Horn of Africa.

Germany‘s responsibility

Germany in the Eyes of the World

For the third time, GIZ has interviewed people across the globe to find out about their perceptions of Germany.

Digitalisation

Infographic: Digitalisation

The digital divide

Exciting facts and figures about digitalisation in our infographics.

Interview: Digitalisation

‘A tool for development’

Shradha Sharma is a journalist and the founder of YourStory, the biggest media technology platform for start-ups in India.

Digitalisation

Access for everyone

Digitalisation is global. It affects every part of our lives. And yet some people are being left behind. How can digitalisation become a driver of development?

Bangladesch

Programmed for health

Bangladesh’s health system is undergoing a quiet revolution: digitalisation is making work easier for doctors and saving money.

Clean Energy

Guest article: Clean energy

A bright future for renewables

"We need strong, predictable, smart policies around the world", writes Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the IEA.

Infographic: Clean energy

Radiating appeal

Exciting facts and figures about the future of energy in our infographics.

Clean Energy - Interview

“Unprecedented Support”

Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework on Climate Change, about the Climate Agreement.

Clean energy

A rising star

Renewable energy is currently experiencing a major boom. However, a series of challenges stills stands in the way of a global energy transition.