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Climate action and environmental protection

We work with governments, companies and citizens worldwide to promote a climate-friendly society and thriving natural environment – to preserve Earth as a liveable place for us all.

Our skills and expertise

  • Implementing climate targets

    GIZ supports governments in reducing CO₂ emissions, protecting themselves against the impacts of climate change and implementing their national climate targets.

  • Adapting to climate change

    With more investment in climate-friendly, green technologies and services, we can better adapt to the impacts of climate change worldwide.

  • Securing resources

    Protecting nature through sustainable use of the natural environment. We advise on water, soil, air, forests and oceans – this builds resilience and can defuse conflicts.

  • Sharing responsibility

    We ensure that the state, the private sector and civil society pool their strengths so that change benefits everyone.

  • Promoting green jobs

    No climate action without experts: a focus on learning how environmental protection and climate action work successfully in practice – climate action and economic development thus go hand in hand.

Climate change

The climate needs action. We support states in achieving their climate targets – through planning advice, investment and local knowledge.

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Biodiversity

How can partner countries continue to develop, meet their needs and at the same time preserve their natural habitats – in other words, secure the foundation for their long-term prosperity? We support them in protecting nature, using it sustainably and restoring degraded ecosystems.

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Sustainable forests

How can we use the forests sustainably without destroying them? We support our partners in combining sustainability and profitable business in ways that protect and preserve the forests.

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Green Economy

The green economy needs good ideas – and capital. We combine environmental protection and climate action with market logic and employment.

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Water, soil, air

Water is becoming scarce, soil is eroding, air is polluted. We are working with governments to change this.

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Seas, coasts and moors

Intact coasts secure food, incomes and the climate. We promote protected areas, fisheries and new financing arrangements.

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Insights

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Green Innovation Centres – agricultural know-how secures jobs, harvests and incomes

12 years, 16 countries and 21 agricultural value chains: Green Innovation Centres for the Agriculture and Food Sector (GIC) supported sustainable agriculture in Africa and Asia. The programme has now come to an end. A newly published compendium pools the key approaches, lessons learned, innovations and results for the professional public.

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A valuable harvest

Sustainable supply chains stabilise businesses. A visit to Ghana shows how GIZ supports smallholder farmers in the Global South while boosting the competitiveness of European companies.

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Brazil’s green transition, made with Germany

What connects a pig farm in Paraná with German industry? A green partnership that sets new standards.

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