Sustainable infrastructure

Sustainable energy is needed for development, along with access to water and sanitation. These must be reliably available where they are needed – in homes, in agriculture, in manufacturing, and in the services sector. Sustainable mobility and an efficient transport system are the backbone of modern economies.

Projects in brief

The European Union promotes development, peace and democracy around the world. GIZ is implementing a host of projects on its behalf all over the globe. Here is a selection.

‘We want as much electric mobility as possible’

Interview with Andriy Sadovyi, Mayor of the Ukrainian city of Lviv, about the opportunities and challenges of cities in the near future.

The future is urban

Cities have a key role to play in efforts to meet climate and development goals. GIZ advises municipalities and supports public involvement in decision-making.

‘Sustainability remains a key issue’

Ashok-Alexander Sridharan is the Mayor of Bonn. He wants the city of his birth to be carbon-neutral by 2035.

Blessing or curse?

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

Überblick einer Stadtzeichnung mit Straßen, auf denen Autos unterschiedlicher Farben fahren. Zwischen den Straßen stehen Gebäude mit variierenden Höhen, einige sind flach, andere sind hohe Wolkenkratzer. Die Darstellung ist farbig und aus einer Vogelperspektive gezeichnet.

Agile or fragile

What cities will look like in the future, depends heavily on the right management.

Where women conquer the cities

All over the world, men dominate urban life. We show five unusual initiatives by women for women in cities.

Connecting the other 50 per cent

Kenyan IT researcher and policy analyst Nanjira Sambuli on the current state of digitisation in Africa.

Gathering momentum

A trip through China with Guido Beermann, State Secretary at the German Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure

Zwei afrikanische Frauen mit dunkler Kleidung und unterschiedlichen Frisuren – die eine mit langen Zöpfen, die andere mit voluminösem, natürlichem Haar – betrachten aufmerksam einen Laptopbildschirm. Sie sitzen an einem weißen Tisch, auf dem ein Notizbuch neben dem Laptop liegt.

Making way for startups

akzente gathered insights on the Tech Entrepreneurship Initiative ‘Make-IT in Africa’ featuring the voices of four young African experts and an interview with the Head of the programme.

The digital divide

Exciting facts and figures about digitalisation in our infographics.

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?