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.
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UN Climate Change Conference 2024: COP29 in Baku at a glance
Azerbaijan is hosting the next UN Climate Change Conference. akzente answers the key questions about COP29.
Three questions for Samira Fadul from the drinks manufacturer Bavaria in Colombia. The company is supporting a programme to protect the valuable páramo ecosystem in the High Andes.
Colombia is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world. GIZ is actively involved in efforts to protect ecosystems such as the particularly valuable landscapes of the High Andes. A visit to these remote mountains shows how farming families, artificial intelligence and love of nature are coming together to achieve this goal.
UN Biodiversity Conference 2024: COP16 in a nutshell
The next UN Biodiversity Conference will be held in the Colombian city of Cali at the end of October. Here we answer the most frequently asked questions.
development cooperation and Humanitarian aid are important for Germany’s own stability and its role in the world, says Marlehn Thieme, Chair of the Board of Welthungerhilfe, in our interview.
Daniel Moser manages in India several transport projects implemented by GIZ. Sustainable urban mobility characterises his professional life, including in his previous position at the World Bank.
‘Cautiously optimistic’ about South Africa’s energy situation
South Africa’s progress and challenges on the road to a green energy future: Aalia Cassim, Acting Chief Director of Microeconomic Policy at the National Treasury of South Africa, in an akzente interview
South Africa and its energy transition: a journey to the Western Cape shows how young people are being integrated into efforts to transform the energy sector.
CONNEX supports governments in their negotiations with the private sector. Its work is having an impact: contracts are better, tax revenue is higher and due regard is given to environmental regulations.
María José Rodríguez Escobar and Natalia Romero Mora bundle public relations work in Central America so that the region speaks more strongly with one voice.
Nine German football clubs, a textile manufacturer, 450 family-run farms in India, Fairtrade and GIZ have teamed up to produce fan merchandise made of sustainable cotton. Views on the From Field to Fan Shop initiative.
