Category: News & projects

Shaping Development-Oriented Migration Programme (MEG)

This is an initiative commissioned by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented by  by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH.  Its primary goal is to harness the potential of migration to foster development in both origin and destination countries. MEG promotes social inclusion by facilitating the integration of […]

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Towards a Sustainable Textile Industry

The Partnership for Sustainable Textiles (Bündnis für nachhaltige Textilien in German) was established in October 2014 by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). This multi-stakeholder initiative aims to significantly improve sustainability across the global textile industry by fostering collaboration among various stakeholders, including companies, trade unions, NGOs, and governments.Objectives and Focus […]

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Strengthen Information Systems for Nutrition: The NIPN project

The National Information Platforms for Nutrition (NIPN), established by the European Union, seeks to enhance the coordination system of nutrition through structured implementation across different countries. This project is organized and managed by a team of experts who supervise and analyze the conditions and quality of its implementation in participating nations. Since 2020, the NIPN has […]

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Tracking Successes in Decarbonising the Transport Sector

Transparency is one of the cornerstones of international cooperation. It builds trust with partners as well as the public and makes effective collaboration possible. With the Tracker of Climate Strategies for Transport, you get access to detailed information about the many ways transport is included in Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and Long-Term Strategies to fight […]

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Sustainable Development through Sustainable Tax Systems

To be sustainable, taxation needs to be result oriented, transparent, fair, and efficient. The International Tax Compact (ITC) strifes for that purpose. Since 2009 the ITC has worked to strengthen tax and development initiatives by supporting and facilitating their networks, knowledge sharing, and cooperation within as well as across many programs. As such, the ITC provides secretarial […]

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Make Our Forests Safe

The Commission of the European Union (EU) wants to support its partner countries in developing solutions for agricultural expansion while reducing its effect on deforestation and forest degradation. It does so through its new project “Sustainable Agriculture for Forest Ecosystems” (SAFE). Thus forests shall be preserved and local residents, especially indigenous communities, shall benefit from […]

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Building Multiplier Networks for Organic Agriculture

Organic agriculture helps to increase food security and living conditions while taking the ecological limits of our planet into account. The Knowledge Centre for Organic Agriculture (KCOA) helps African farmers to improve their knowledge on the production, processing, and marketing of organic products. This work is paramount as farmers make up more than half of […]

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AKRYL Video production for Alliance for Product Quality in Africa

The Alliance for Product Quality in Africa is a project commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) and implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and the physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB). The project aims to enhance Africa’s role as an […]

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