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SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Global challenges can only be overcome through joint action. That is why partnerships are needed at many levels. All countries and stakeholders – public and private – should play their part. Donor countries should make 0.7 per cent of their gross national income available for poorer countries.

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Climate action creates millions of jobs

375 million jobs are possible if governments and businesses resolutely push ahead with the transition to a climate-friendly society and economy.
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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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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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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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A win-win-win situation – more nurses for Germany

Germany has a shortage of nursing staff, yet many qualified skilled workers abroad are unable to find work. The Triple Win programme brings both sides together in a way that is fair and reliable.

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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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