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Climate action and environmental protection

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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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UN Biodiversity Conference 2026: COP17 in a nutshell

The next UN Biodiversity Conference will be held in Armenia in October. Here we answer the most important questions about the negotiations.

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Step-by-step: Protecting ecosystems, securing water for millions

In Lesotho, we work with the local community to ensure that they farm the land along the Orange River sustainably, and preserve ecosystems. This protects their livelihoods while safeguarding water supply for millions of people further downstream.

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With electric buses and new trains: we are moving towns and cities in a new direction

Low-emission, inclusive mobility also works well in the rapidly growing metropolises in the Global South. This is demonstrated by the Transport and Urban Mobility Initiative (TUMI): To mark its tenth anniversary, among other things, the initiative is looking back at success in 120 cities and ringing in the next chapter: more transport on the tracks.

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