Asia

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.

A visit to remote islands in the Indonesian archipelago, where artificial intelligence experts are working with coastal communities to strengthen climate resilience and build digital expertise. GIZ is supporting this special initiative.

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.

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

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.

Celine Maria Becker lives and works in Indonesia as Head of the Secretariat of the German-Indonesian Digital Dialogue. Here, she reports on her everyday life.

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.

Robert Hör works as an Advisor for the Digital Transformation Global Programme. He has been living in Cambodia for eight years. In akzente, he talks about his life in Phnom Penh and his work at the Digital Centre Cambodia.

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.

How an Indian nurse and a district hospital in the foothills of the German Alps came together: Triple Win explained – experience with placing skilled workers.

Drei Fragen an Rashi Gupta, Gründerin und Geschäftsführerin von Vision Mechatronics, einem führenden Unternehmen in den Bereichen Robotik, erneuerbare Energien und Energiespeicherung in Indien