A Transformative Collaboration for a Greener Future

Established at COP26, the Pak-German Climate & Energy Partnership (PGCEP) symbolises the shared commitment to climate-resilient, sustainable development of both countries.

Pakistan is one of a handful of countries where the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) has entered a climate and energy partnership. Thus, the Partnership is testament to the six-decades-long development cooperation between Pakistan and Germany and serves as the cornerstone of German Development Cooperation’s efforts to sustain Pakistan’s growth along a clean, green trajectory.

Partnership Plus

The PGCEP functions as a dynamic platform for dialogue and cooperation, encompassing all aspects of climate change and energy that hold mutual interest for both governments. The Partnership aspires to:

  • Elevate High-Level Political Dialogue: facilitating an enhanced and continuous high-level political dialogue is central to the partnership's objectives.
  • Enhance Bilateral Cooperation: fostering technical and financial cooperation in climate change adaptation, mitigation, and access to climate financing mechanisms.
  • Promote Inclusive Cooperation: encouraging knowledge exchange and collaboration with non-state actors, including the private sector, civil society, youth, and academia.

Key Players in the Partnership

Germany is supporting a number of climate and energy projects via PGCEP in Pakistan to strengthen the country’s response to climate change. What makes the Partnership unique is not just its tailor made to respond to Pakistan’s national plans and strategies, but that it’s designed to reduce social vulnerability through a broad-based socioecological transformation of society and the economy.

The Partnership works closely with national partners to develop appropriate capacities to enable Pakistan to respond adequately to the plethora of challenges posed by a rapidly changing climate. German Development Cooperation directs technical assistance, grants, and concessional finance via three agencies on the ground viz., the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, the KfW Development Bank (KfW), and the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR).