SDG 13: Climate Action

The temperature increase should be limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius. At the same time, the private sector should be mobilised for climate action, and the activities of international financial institutions should be made compatible with the climate targets of the Paris Agreement.

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11.11.2025

Clean fertiliser for climate action

Agriculture is a driver of climate change. The use and production of mineral fertiliser is a particular source of harmful emissions. These are produced from nitric acid, among other sources. GIZ is working in 11 countries to address this problem.

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07.11.2025

Climate-friendly cooking

Kenya and Senegal show how states can achieve their climate targets while improving the lives of millions of people.

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30.10.2025

A green revolution: 30 years of protecting the ozone and climate with natural coolants

70 per cent of the world’s refrigerators now use sustainable natural cooling technology. It all began with technology from the former East Germany.

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28.10.2025

Working with nature

In the Amazon region, the protection of biodiversity goes hand in hand with economic utilisation. This benefits the forest and climate, local people and companies.

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17.10.2025

Climate action that pays

Brazil’s solar industry is a billion-dollar market from which German companies can also benefit. And it all began with a GIZ pilot project.

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Global opportunities through AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly changing work, the economy and society. It also has enormous potential in international cooperation. Our infographic shows where this potential lies.

Agenda 2030

Nothing less than the ‘transformation of our world’ is at the centre of the 2030 Agenda. Economic progress worldwide should be in harmony with social justice and the protection of natural resources.

Since its adoption by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015, the 2030 Agenda, together with the Paris Climate Agreement, has been the guiding principle of German development cooperation and the overarching framework to which GIZ aligns its work.

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations

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