A skilled workforce is needed for the transition to a low-carbon economy and successful introduction of new technologies. The Egyptian German Technical Academy shows how good training and quality education go hand in hand with responsibility for our planet.
To secure long-term harvest yields and combat hunger in the face of ongoing climate change, researchers are focusing on new and newly discovered resilient crops. Below, we take a look at five of these ‘supercrops’.
In this akzente interview, agricultural scientist Matin Qaim talks about the global food situation and explains why the current crisis is a continuation of an unwelcome development.
The 27th UN Climate Change Conference will be taking place in Sharm El-Sheikh from 6 to 18 November. To mark COP27, akzente is focusing on the various facets of climate policy.
A look back at the most important climate conferences since 1992
A look back at the most important climate summits since 1992 and their resolutions: from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol to the Paris Agreement.
Monika Egerer is a professor at the Technical University of Munich. Her research explores what a healthy urban climate could look like. akzente asked her about the importance of urban ecosystems in the Global North and South, and how they benefit society.
Svenja Schulze is new to the German Development Ministry but not to Government. Her priorities are climate, poverty, gender, health and crisis prevention. In an interview, she discusses German development policy in flux.
In this interview with akzente, Antonio Almonte, Minister of Energy and Mines in the Dominican Republic, talks about the obstacles his country faces as it moves to put its energy mix on a more sustainable footing and about cooperation with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH.
