• ‘The high seas are essential for human survival’
    ‘The high seas are essential for human survival’
    Marine conservation: Gunnar Finke and Jan Kleine Büning explain the new UN High Seas Treaty and its relevance for GIZ’s work.
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  • Vier Männer auf dem Fahrrad nehmen ein Selfie auf.
    Ibagué turns to pedal power
    Away from the major metropolitan areas of Latin America, one city in Colombia is leading the way to social and climate-friendly mobility with a free public bicycle share scheme that illustrates how the city is on the right track to achieving UN Sustainable Development Goal 11 – Sustainable cities and communities.
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  • Ein Mann arbeitet mit einem Winkelschleifer
    Fire and water
    Water management in one of the world’s driest countries has many facets. Ammar Ali Zaid from Jordan works until the sparks fly to prevent precious water from seeping into the desert ground.
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  • Guillermo Pereira
    ‘For us, waste is valuable’
    Three questions for Costa Rican Guillermo Pereira, founder and managing director of Fortech
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  • Carolina Tornesi MacKinnon
    ‘We can’t give up!’
    Young people need to be more heavily involved in decision-making processes, says Carolina Tornesi MacKinnon, President of the World Youth Parliament for Water.
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  • Frauen arbeiten auf einem Feld
    ‘The right to food is the most violated human right worldwide’
    Ralf Sanftenberg, Director of the Rural Development and Agriculture Division, talks about the mid-term review of SDG 2 and why he remains confident despite the challenges.
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  • Grünes Feld mit dem Schatten einer Windkraftanlage
    Nationally Determined Contributions: who are the frontrunners on climate action?
    Combating climate change requires all countries to pool their efforts by setting individual targets. But who is achieving their goals and to what effect? We take a closer look.
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  • Illustration of Dr Dessima Williams
    ‘Sustainability is a lesson of our history’
    Grenada is promoting sustainable tourism, in line with SDG 12. Hotel owner and diplomat Dessima Williams explains what this involves.
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  • Einer Ranger späht durch das Fernglas
    Custodians of the Sundarbans
    In the world’s biggest mangrove forest, Bangladesh Forest Department rangers are focusing on preserving biodiversity. Digital tools are helping them to protect this UNESCO World Heritage Site. Germany is supporting the country in this work.
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