Interviews

In Indonesia, GIZ is working with the non-profit organisation Common Room to support rural communities with AI-driven pilot projects for climate adaptation. An interview with the head of the organisation, Gustaff H. Iskandar.

Hildegard Bentele, Vice-Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Development, talks about learning from crises, the EU’s place in the current geopolitical rivalry and what GIZ offers in international cooperation.

Antje von Dewitz, Managing Director of the German outdoor brand VAUDE, talks about corporate identity, cooperation with GIZ, and the Green Button and Partnership for Sustainable Textiles initiatives.

From fair trade coffee to female empowerment: how entrepreneur Sara Nuru is supporting women in Ethiopia.

Kosovo’s Government is focusing on innovation and digitalisation in government and the economy. In the interview, Lulëzon Jagxhiu, advisor to Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti, discusses the role played by the Innovation and Training Park in Prizren. The transformation of the former Bundeswehr military camp into a civilian economic and educational centre is a German-Kosovar initiative.

Three questions for Daher Zedan, Country Director of the Union of Medical Care and Relief Organizations (UOSSM), about medical care in north-west Syria.

GIZ Component Manager Teresa Krafft and Swiss Colonel André Stirnimann report on their work at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) in Ghana.

Three questions for Ana Maria Villegas, start-up entrepreneur in Colombia. The design expert has developed a recycling concept for the food service sector.

Three questions for Dr Meena Kunwar Joshi, Deputy Director of the Nepal Armed Police Force (APF) Hospital. With the support of GIZ, a learning centre for environmentally friendly and safe waste management was set up at the hospital.

The COP29 UN Climate Change Conference in Azerbaijan ended with relatively little to show in the way of progress. In an interview with akzente, Jörg Linke, Head of GIZ’s Competence Centre for Climate Change, explains why hopes are now turning to COP30 next year in Belém.

GIZ Managing Director Ingrid-Gabriela Hoven on this autumn’s political pushes for sustainability

Demand for sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) is growing rapidly. In this interview, Fabíola Correia de Carvalho explains how research has joined forces with GIZ in Brazil to tackle this key issue for the future.