Sustainable infrastructure

Dynamic development thrives on ecologically sustainable energy resources that can be accessed where they are needed – in private households, agriculture, industry and in the service sector. An effective transport system is the backbone of every modern economy.

  • ‘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.
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  • 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.
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  • ‘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.
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  • Blessing or curse?
    Never before have so many people lived in cities. Facts and figures from the big-city jungle.
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  • Agile or fragile
    What cities will look like in the future, depends heavily on the right management.
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  • Where women conquer the cities
    All over the world, men dominate urban life. We show five unusual initiatives by women for women in cities.
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  • Connecting the other 50 per cent
    Kenyan IT researcher and policy analyst Nanjira Sambuli on the current state of digitisation in Africa.
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  • Gathering momentum
    A trip through China with Guido Beermann, State Secretary at the German Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure
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  • 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.
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