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Environment and climate change: Climate-friendly coffee from Costa Rica

Costa Rica has set itself the goal of reducing CO2 emissions in coffee production.
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Rural development: Farming 4 Future: Sustainable rice cultivation in Africa

An initiative is helping small farmers build a resilient future
A view from above of photovoltaic plants standing in a circular pattern

Climate, environment, management of natural resources: Ready for change: Chile is on course for a future with renewables

Chile is developing innovative storage solutions that will achieve a consistent energy supply from solar and wind power.
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Governance and democracy: The 2030 Agenda: let’s talk money!

Realising the SDGs requires finance. GIZ advises countries all over the world on how to find and use the necessary funds.
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Social Development: Education must go on

The coronavirus pandemic has plunged the world into an education crisis. Is digitalisation the solution?
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Management services: Networking business worldwide

25 years successfully training international managers: The Partnering in Business with Germany programme promotes global business partnerships.

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Supplying equipment for the power grid.

11.01.2024

Heat and lighting through the winter: ensuring electricity supplies in Ukraine

Large parts of Ukraine’s power grid have been damaged or destroyed by the war. GIZ is supplying the equipment needed to keep people warm through the winter.
Portrait photo of Ingrid-Gabriela Hoven, Managing Director of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit

21.12.2023

‘A big job for all of us’

From green energy specialists to data-driven climate adaptation, the agreements struck at COP28 in Dubai have implications for GIZ’s work. We asked Ingrid-Gabriela Hoven, Managing Director of GIZ, to explain why.
A woman and a boy carrying mattresses on their heads

19.12.2023

Necessity is the mother of invention – and of flexibility

After flooding in Ghana, a GIZ project team decided to help – quickly and cooperatively.
Three women stand in a circle in a park. The woman on the right holds another woman.

15.12.2023

By migrant women for migrant women

In Mexico, migrant and refugee women support one another in settling into a new country.
A group of people dressed in business suits are standing in front of a green and white banner headed ‘Environmental Management Award‘ and holding a glass trophy with a green base.

07.12.2023

GIZ statement receives environmental management award for outstanding clarity

Transparent, comprehensible, clear – the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH receives a prestigious award for its environmental statement.

Traffic sign C02 in front of flower meadow.

06.12.2023

New tool for socially equitable carbon pricing

A digital calculation tool lends impetus to climate financing reforms that ideally reduce social inequality.
Three men inspect a solar panel in the forest.

01.12.2023

Indonesia: Saving forests via smartphone

Indonesia’s mangroves protect the climate and provide a livelihood for many people. Mangrove conservation needs everyone’s support.

Photovoltaic system on a private house in Kosovo.

23.11.2023

Kosovo: Energy for the transition

Kosovo is making it more attractive to invest in renewable energies – with funding programmes for private individuals and companies.
Three IT developers work on a computer.

01.11.2023

Consultation with Dr Chatbot

More reliable than Dr Google: in Rwanda, artificial intelligence is providing health tips from trustworthy sources. All based on open-source code.
A man sitting in the steppe holds a smart phone.

17.10.2023

Fast procedures, greater efficiency: digital justice in Mongolia

Procedural errors and long waiting times – that was then. Now an eJustice system is reducing errors and creating transparency.
A camel stares directly into the camera.

10.10.2023

Camelcino – a tradition with a future

Camel milk for cappuccinos – climate-smart business ideas like this require capital. In Kenya, GIZ brings small businesses and investors together.
A man in a laboratory holds a measuring device in his hand.

05.10.2023

Mixing concrete with manioc

For 25 years, administrations have worked together as partners – and sometimes come up with surprising solutions.
Chancellor Scholz speaks at the GIZ Annual Reception.

29.09.2023

Olaf Scholz praises GIZ employees: ’You work for peace and sustainable development every day.’

During a visit to GIZ’s annual reception, the Chancellor emphasised the important role of development cooperation for tackling global challenges.
Two men and two women from Kenya at a workbench.

26.09.2023

Training with practical experience: getting started in the new job

Kenya’s industry needs skilled workers, young people need jobs. Dual vocational training brings the two together.
Women from Ghana doing farming work

19.09.2023

Fire-free for a good harvest

Natural fertilisers instead of slash-and-burn: farmers in northern Ghana adopt agricultural practices that are environmentally friendly.
Portrait photo of Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel

13.09.2023

‘Re-affirming our commitment to the SDGs’

What do the UN Sustainable Development Goals mean for GIZ? In this interview, Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel, Chair of the Management Board, speaks about the value of the SDGs – and how they can be achieved.
Kenyan woman forms clay for cooking stoves

06.09.2023

Climate-friendly cooking in Kenya

For people and the environment: cooking on modern stoves instead of traditional open fires reduces greenhouse gas emissions and creates new jobs.
Two women sitting across from each other at desk: protagonist Rita Mulenga receives free legal advice.

22.08.2023

Equal justice for all – free legal assistance in Zambia

'Paralegals' offer free legal counsel in Zambia. This especially benefits disadvantaged population groups.
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Digitalisation:Digitalisation for sustainable development

From fair access to education and poverty reduction to combating climate change – in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and improve people’s living conditions, digital innovations are more important than ever before.

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12.9 million people have received a better education

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290,000 hectares of fishery conservation areas protected

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Kenia: around 1.5 million people have access to efficient cooking stoves

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47 per cent of the leading positions are occupied by women

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370,000 people completed an apprenticeship

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155 nationalities among staff in Germany and around the world

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Kollektiver Schutz des Hawassa-Sees in Äthiopien

Georgien: Gute Regierungsführung für lokale Entwicklung

Auf dem Weg in die nachhaltige öffentliche Beschaffung – am Beispiel der Polizei Berlin

Wie man den Verlust stoppt - Rettung von Wasser und Boden

On the way to circular economy: Jordan explores the EPR system in Germany

Kleine Tasse, große Wirkung

Bangladesh – your next working destination

Living Adaptation: Indian farmers turning garbage into gold

Combatting Illicit Financial Flows – Sniffing Dogs

Promoting Democracy in the 21st century

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