Social Development

Education must go on

The coronavirus pandemic has plunged the world into an education crisis. Is digitalisation the solution?

Climate, environment, management of natural resources

Ambitious goals for a green future

Climate action demands ambitious measures from all countries. GIZ is supporting in planning and implementation efforts.

Rural development

The long process of coffee production: transparency from crop to cup

In Rwanda, women coffee farmers are using entrepreneurship and digital innovations to secure adequate payment.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYMENT

Made in Ghana: making apparel production socially and ethically responsible

Cooperation with international companies is helping to make apparel factories safer and more socially responsible.

Environment and climate change

Green buildings – the sleeping giant in climate protection

Modern buildings help protect the environment. A look at Ukraine and El Salvador shows us how.

Security, reconstruction and peace

Joining forces for integration

How can migrants and refugees be integrated in a sustainable way? New strategies to address this are being developed in Mexico.

LATEST NEWS

23.11.2021

Interview: ‘Using digital technology to benefit the whole of society’

Digitalisation poses complex challenges for international cooperation. Dirk Aßmann, Director General of GIZ’s Sectoral Department, talks in this interview about the related challenges, opportunities and solutions.

22.11.2021

Peru: Using waste wisely, conserving resources

For the Incas, Machu Picchu was a place of spirituality. A few years ago, a rethink was needed to get the mountains of trash at the popular tourist site under control.

16.11.2021

Rwanda: first electric tractor goes into operation

In cooperation with Volkswagen and partners in Africa, GIZ is supporting research and development to pilot the first e-tractor in Africa.

11.11.2021

Interview: Does protecting wildlife also protect human health?

Over 700,000 unknown viruses in wildlife have the potential to jump to humans as ‘zoonoses’. Veterinarian Hannah Emde explains the process and how we can prevent it.

02.11.2021

Kenya: New companies providing fresh boost for transport

Nairobi’s growing population is pushing the transport system to its limits. New ideas for solutions are coming from local start-ups.

29.10.2021

Climate commitment at GIZ: meeting the 1.5°C target worldwide

On Sunday, the international climate negotiations will be beginning in Glasgow. GIZ is taking on the challenging task of making the goals of the Paris Agreement a reality.

28.10.2021

Only 99 months to put the brakes on the climate crisis

On the road to climate protection, there is no way around transportation. An article by GIZ Managing Director Ingrid-Gabriela Hoven.

21.10.2021

Milestone: GIZ has achieved climate neutrality worldwide

The company has offset all its own greenhouse gas emissions worldwide for the first time. It has ambitious targets for the coming years, too.

13.10.2021

Togo: Ensuring access to family planning services even during the pandemic

Despite the COVID-19 crisis, medical professionals can access training courses and thus help to improve health care for young women, pregnant women and mothers.

04.10.2021

Ukraine: joining forces to shape the cities of the future

A sustainable approach to urban planning that takes account of locals’ views is improving quality of life and coexistence in Ukrainian towns and cities.

30.09.2021

Turkey: job opportunities in a new home

Training opens up career opportunities in the Turkish IT sector for young jobseekers from Turkey and Syria.

28.09.2021

Dancing, football and theatre – vaccination awareness in Malawi

Creative solutions to encourage more people to get vaccinated: mobile teams are raising awareness of protective measures and vaccination against COVID-19.

23.09.2021

Strong partners for climate neutrality

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and GIZ step up their cooperation to a next level. The goal is ambitious: to make a contribution to a climate-neutral energy sector by 2050.

16.09.2021

Tackling COVID-19 by phone: using mobile phones to respond to the pandemic

Misinformation about COVID-19 is a global problem. Now a project is using basic mobile phones to provide reliable information.

13.09.2021

‘South Africa can play an important role in local vaccine production’

Opportunities and challenges: the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa. Three questions for Martin Weiß, GIZ Country Director in South Africa/Lesotho.

06.09.2021

Trailblazers for the right balance between people and the natural environment

Preserving biodiversity is vital for humans, animals and the environment. GIZ works worldwide with partners like IUCN to protect ecosystems.

02.09.2021

Representing Togo in Tokyo: sport unites people

Jacqueline Kabissa is competing in the shot put at the Paralympic Games. A sports project for people with disabilities has been supporting her along the way.

27.08.2021

Afghanistan: Efforts to find alternative evacuation routes continue

GIZ is doing everything in its power to get Afghan employees and their families to safety

Focus: Climate change

Global commitment to climate protection

GIZ is working worldwide to limit global warming to 1.5 °C. On behalf of the Federal Government and other commissioning parties, it is active in 50 partner countries and around 800 projects to support climate protection and adaptation to climate change.

Facts and figures

Better living conditions for

5.7 million

people in host communities

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Conservation of

205,250

square kilometres of forest through sustainable management

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A total of

23,614

staff members worldwide

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Better drinking water supply for

7.3 million

people

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The nutritional status of

820,000

people in Afrika was improved

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Better working conditions for

1.5 million

people

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GIZ techDetector – Technology Radar for Sustainable Development

GIZ techDetector – Technology Radar for Sustainable Development

Combatting Illicit Financial Flows – Sniffing Dogs

Speak Up Girls – Empowering Women and Girls as Citizen Journalists in Zambia

New working environments at GIZ in Bonn: Campus Forum 2021

Jordan - Employment opportunities for women in waste management

#GIZworks Kenya: Cash for work – soap & hand sanitisers

Generation Digital! Supporting Digital Skills for the Next Generation

Mobility4Cities – Shaping Tomorrow’s urban Transport in the South Caucasus

Female Entrepreneurs: Changemakers, SV Cooperation with the Private Sector

GIZ – Securing Nutrition, Enhancing Resilience

GIZ techDetector – Technology Radar for Sustainable Development

Combatting Illicit Financial Flows – Sniffing Dogs

Speak Up Girls – Empowering Women and Girls as Citizen Journalists in Zambia

New working environments at GIZ in Bonn: Campus Forum 2021

Jordan - Employment opportunities for women in waste management

#GIZworks Kenya: Cash for work – soap & hand sanitisers

Generation Digital! Supporting Digital Skills for the Next Generation

Mobility4Cities – Shaping Tomorrow’s urban Transport in the South Caucasus

Female Entrepreneurs: Changemakers, SV Cooperation with the Private Sector

GIZ – Securing Nutrition, Enhancing Resilience

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06. Dezember 2021

2021 lecture series: Sustainable development needs peace; peace needs sustainable development

13. Dezember 2021

An urban nightmare or a city worth living in – what will the mobility of the future look like?

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