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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.

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Training for South Africa’s energy transition
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.
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CONNEX: getting a better deal
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.
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Natalia Romero Mora and María José Rodríguez Escobar
Hello from La Libertad

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.

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The cotton kick
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.
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‘Climate change won’t wait until the war is over’
In this akzente interview, the Sudanese climate activist Nisreen Elsaim reports how she was forced to flee her home and how she continues to fight for climate justice.
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Global poverty: just how unfair is the world?
The various crises in recent years have hit countries in the Global South particularly hard and widened the gap between rich and poor.
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Rashi Gupta Julian Rentzsch
‘We need more feminine energy’
Drei Fragen an Rashi Gupta, Gründerin und Geschäftsführerin von Vision Mechatronics, einem führenden Unternehmen in den Bereichen Robotik, erneuerbare Energien und Energiespeicherung in Indien
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‘Without digitalisation we cannot achieve the climate goals’
An interview with Professor Dirk Messner, President of the German Environment Agency, on climate action and digitalisation
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‘We are the guardians of nature’
Human rights activist Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim from Chad applies indigenous knowledge to fight the impacts of climate change. She uses cartography to resolve conflicts over vital resources.
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‘Investment in our common future’
Heidy Rombouts, Director General of Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid at the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, in an interview on Belgium’s EU Council Presidency
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President Lula’s forestry policy bears fruit
Focus on forest conservation: GIZ supports Brazil in protecting the Amazon region in many ways.
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A win-win for all
New markets, new partners, new horizons: Partnering in Business with Germany promotes business contacts between SMEs in developing countries and emerging economies and those in Germany.
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