Sustainable infrastructure

Sustainable energy is needed for development, along with access to water and sanitation. These must be reliably available where they are needed – in homes, in agriculture, in manufacturing, and in the services sector. Sustainable mobility and an efficient transport system are the backbone of modern economies.

Eine Frau mit schulterlangem blondem Haar trägt eine farbenfrohe Bluse mit abstraktem Muster und spricht auf einer Veranstaltung in Brüssel an einem Rednerpult mit einem Mikrofon in der Hand.

GIZ/Alun Foster

‘GIZ’s expertise is incredibly valuable’

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.

Luftaufnahme eines weitläufigen Geländes mit Gebäuden, Sportanlagen und einer angrenzenden Stadt in einer hügeligen Landschaft.

Vjosa Çerkini

On a mission: new horizons

How a barracks in Kosovo became an attractive centre for business and training: we visit the Innovation and Training Park (ITP) Prizren. With GIZ support, it has become one of the most important hubs for innovation in the Western Balkans.

Außenansicht des ITP Prizren-Gebäudes mit drei Fahnenmasten, Sitzgelegenheiten auf der Wiese und mehreren Personen auf dem Gelände

Vjosa Çerkini

‘A symbol of Kosovo’s transformation’

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.

Julian Rentzsch

‘Waste management at our hospital is exemplary’

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.

Eine Frau mit langen braunen Haaren trägt einen weißen Schutzhelm mit der Aufschrift "giz" und eine gelbe Warnweste auf einer Baustelle.

Hello from Eschborn

My name is Duygu Baydilli and I work in the Construction Section at GIZ. Together with more than 40 colleagues, I advise, review and approve construction projects across the world.

Drei Personen vor einem gelben Hintergrund mit Windrädern und südafrikanischen Flaggenfarben, zentral eine Frau mit Zebra-Muster-Kleidung.

Privat/3st

Winds of change driving the energy transition in the Cape

To bring about a Just Energy Transition (JET), you have to take everyone with you and get them actively involved. On behalf of the German Government, GIZ supports a number of South African partner organisations as they embark on this journey.

Die linke Bildhälfte zeigt die brasilianische Flagge, während rechts drei kleine Fläschchen mit der Aufschrift "SAF" vor einem unscharfen industriellen Hintergrund stehen.

NASA/Scientific Visualization Studio

Green hydrogen pioneer

In Brazil, GIZ supports research and efforts to build a green hydrogen economy in a variety of ways. As a result, there has been an upsurge of interest from many stakeholders, including the private sector.

Eine Hand hält ein kleines, mit "SAF" beschriftetes Fläschchen mit klarer Flüssigkeit vor einem verschwommenen industriellen Hintergrund.

Scientific Visualization Studio

‘The demand for sustainable aviation fuels is huge’

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.

Hello from Delhi

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.

Aalia Cassim

‘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

Jesse David Preyser und Chris Preyser

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.

Fotomontage von zwei Mädchen die Fußball spielen und einer Baumwollpflanze

GIZ; BCFC/stock.adobe.com

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.