Environment and climate change

GIZ assists its partners in identifying the wide range of causes of environmental risks. It helps modernise environmental policy at all levels, advises on regional environmental cooperation and develops strategies to embed environmental protection in other areas of policy.

Extinction – diversity under threat
Our natural environment is being lost at an unprecedented pace. Biodiversity is vanishing everywhere, with both ecosystems and species affected.

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Ebb and flow
The Mekong River is a lifeline for millions of people in South-East Asia. In times of climate change, riparian countries are working hand in hand for sustainable use of the ecosystem – with Germany’s support.

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‘The UN Biodiversity Conference was unexpectedly a great success’
The international community adopted the new Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). Silke Spohn explains its strengths and weaknesses, and what it means for GIZ.

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The powerful voice of the Lenca people
Radio presenter Martina López provides environmental education over the airwaves in a Honduran biosphere reserve.

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‘The results are mixed’
Jörg Linke, Head of GIZ’s Competence Centre for Climate Change, reports on the results of COP27 in Egypt.

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UN conference on biodiversity 2022: COP15 in Canada in a nutshell
On 7 December 2022, the UN World Biodiversity Summit will start in Montreal, Canada. We answer the most frequently asked questions about COP15.

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Global CO2 emissions: the warmest seven years on record

Growing emissions of greenhouse gases are harming the climate. Where exactly do we stand in terms of CO2 emissions?

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A breath of fresh air for green jobs

The Egyptian German Technical Academy shows how good training and quality education go hand in hand with responsibility for our planet.

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‘We need to reform our food system’

In this akzente interview, agricultural scientist Matin Qaim talks about the global food situation and explains why the current crisis is a continuation of an unwelcome development.

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