SDG 13: Climate Action

The temperature increase should be limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius. At the same time, the private sector should be mobilised for climate action, and the activities of international financial institutions should be made compatible with the climate targets of the Paris Agreement.

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Global responsibility, African impetus

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Global responsibility, African impetus

Solidarity, equality, sustainability – this is the theme of South Africa’s G20 presidency. GIZ is supporting Germany’s key partner country with a broad portfolio of activities.

Martin Neumann Porträt

Hello from the forest

My name is Martin Neumann. I focus on sustainable forest management in the Sectoral Department.

Group of people with safety helmets and bright orange safety vests standing on a hill in a salt mining area with large evaporation ponds; in the background, mountains and a clear blue sky are visible.

Integrated Company Report 2024

Coveted raw materials, fairly sourced

The work of GIZ contributes to ensuring that rare resources in Latin America are extracted responsibly, socially, and transparently.

Gezeichnetes Porträt einer Frau mit langen dunklen Haaren und Hemd vor einem strukturierten türkisblauen Hintergrund.

Three questions

‘Being a park ranger is a dream job for many of us’

Laura Díaz is one of 105 women park rangers in Costa Rica’s conservation areas. Women are still outnumbered as rangers. Yet Costa Rica is employing more and more women rangers in biodiversity protection and climate action.

In einem dichten, von Sonnenlicht durchfluteten Blätterdach ist eine gut getarnte Schlange mit hervorschauendem Kopf auf einem Ast versteckt.

Background

‘Nature’s not interested in geopolitics’

Biodiversity is crucial to our future and needs to stay on the global agenda. GIZ biodiversity expert Silke Spohn joins us to look at how biodiversity is faring.

Zwei Männer tragen eine solarbetriebene Messboje durch flaches Wasser, im Hintergrund sind Berge und eine Sandbank zu sehen.

Report

AI for climate resilience meets local know-how

A visit to remote islands in the Indonesian archipelago, where artificial intelligence experts are working with coastal communities to strengthen climate resilience and build digital expertise. GIZ is supporting this special initiative.

Agenda 2030

Nothing less than the ‘transformation of our world’ is at the centre of the 2030 Agenda. Economic progress worldwide should be in harmony with social justice and the protection of natural resources.

Since its adoption by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015, the 2030 Agenda, together with the Paris Climate Agreement, has been the guiding principle of German development cooperation and the overarching framework to which GIZ aligns its work.

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations

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