All eyes on Lüderitz
All eyes on Lüderitz
Beyond the coffee bushes
Beyond the coffee bushes
Where maize and sorghum grass grow
Where maize and sorghum grass grow

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Man hält zwei Platinen in der Hand

Taking recycling to another level

Sustainable recycling in Lagos: a pilot project in Nigeria is protecting e-waste workers and supporting the African recycling industry.
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Rakia Madougou

‘I’d like to become the leading rice producer in Niger’

Three questions for Nigerien rice farmer, Rakia Madougou. After discovering her entrepreneurial spirit, she’s now achieving success as a woman in the male-dominated world of rice farming.
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Frauen mit Kanistern

‘Working hand in hand’

Somaliland in the Horn of Africa is a very fragile area. Project Manager Carola von Morstein explains why an integrated approach is the only way to tackle the challenges here.
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Focus on climate change
Andreas Villar GIZ

‘Nature conservation and environmental protection are taken seriously here’

Costa Rica is Germany’s ally on climate issues. Ahead of the COP28 UN Climate Change Conference, we talk to Andreas Villar, coordinator of the GIZ Climate and Biodiversity Cluster in Costa Rica.
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UN Climate Change Conference 2023: COP28 in Dubai at a glance

With the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) set to open in the United Arab Emirates in late November, akzente answers the most important questions about the event.
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Vanessa Nakate

‘We cannot give up’

Vanessa Nakate, a young woman from Uganda, is a leading voice for climate justice.
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The 17 Goals
Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel

An interview with Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel, Chair of the GIZ Management Board, on the mid-term review of the 2030 Agenda.

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SDG Farbenspektrum

Half-time for the Sustainable Development Goals – Julia Iversen explains where we stand and what this means for international cooperation

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Frauen arbeiten auf einem Feld

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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Omar Alkadamani

Omar Alkadamani fled to Germany from Syria as a child. He knows exactly how important the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 4 ‘Quality education’ is – for him personally and for every country that strives for a better future.

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Vier Männer auf dem Fahrrad nehmen ein Selfie auf.

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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