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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Interview

‘Climate change and the loss of our natural environment are jeopardising our prosperity’

GIZ Managing Director Ingrid-Gabriela Hoven on this autumn’s political pushes for sustainability

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Background

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.

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At a glance

UN Climate Change Conference 2024: COP29 in Baku at a glance

Azerbaijan is hosting the next UN Climate Change Conference. akzente answers the key questions about COP29.

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Reportage

Spotlight on Colombia’s treasure trove

Colombia is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world. GIZ is actively involved in efforts to protect ecosystems such as the particularly valuable landscapes of the High Andes. A visit to these remote mountains shows how farming families, artificial intelligence and love of nature are coming together to achieve this goal.

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Three questions

‘We have to protect the páramos’

Three questions for Samira Fadul from the drinks manufacturer Bavaria in Colombia. The company is supporting a programme to protect the valuable páramo ecosystem in the High Andes. As Vice President Legal and Corporate Affairs, Fadul is responsible for the company’s sustainability strategy.

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At a glance

UN Biodiversity Conference 2024: COP16 in a nutshell

The next UN Biodiversity Conference will be held in the Colombian city of Cali at the end of October. Here we answer the most frequently asked questions about the 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).

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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