Stories on economy and employment

Demand for sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) is growing rapidly. In this interview, Fabíola Correia de Carvalho from the SENAI Innovation Institute for Renewable Energies in Natal explains how research has joined forces with GIZ in Brazil to tackle this key issue for the future.

In Brazil, GIZ supports research and efforts to build a green hydrogen economy in a variety of ways. As a result, there has been an upsurge of interest from many stakeholders, including the private sector.

My name is Daniel Moser. I’ve been living in India for a year now and, before that, I worked for the World Bank in the United States. In India, I manage several GIZ transport projects with support from a fantastic, dynamic team.

The world is facing uncertain times, and geopolitical tensions are on the rise. Can the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) be upheld? Achim Steiner, Administrator of the UN Development Programme, believes that they are more relevant than ever. In this interview, he explains why.

South Africa’s progress and challenges on the road to a green energy future: Aalia Cassim, Acting Chief Director of Microeconomic Policy at the National Treasury of South Africa, in an akzente interview

South Africa and its energy transition: a journey to the Western Cape shows how young people are being integrated into efforts to transform the energy sector.

Martha Gutierrez explains how GIZ evaluates its work, what it learns from such evaluations and why no policy area in Germany is more scrutinised.

A reality check for young German companies: the Cologne-based start-up Detechgene was one of 10 German firms that took part in the exchange programme between Nigeria and North Rhine-Westphalia. In this interview, co-founder Robin Bayer and employee Kai Wageringel talk about their experiences.

CONNEX supports governments in their negotiations with the private sector. Its work is having an impact: contracts are better, tax revenue is higher and due regard is given to environmental regulations.

My name is Robert Hör. I have been living in Cambodia for eight years, and have spent my entire professional career here so far.

my name is María José Rodríguez Escobar and I’m from El Salvador. Together with my colleague Natalia Romero Mora from Costa Rica, I coordinate and advise a transnational team of 15 GIZ communicators.

Nine German football clubs, a textile manufacturer, 450 family-run farms in India, Fairtrade and GIZ have teamed up to produce fan merchandise made of sustainable cotton. Views on the From Field to Fan Shop initiative.