International cooperation is continuously challenged to balance between achieving clearly defined results through the implementing agencies and the contribution to ambitious broad developmental goals as agreed by donor and partner countries. International Agreements demand from the Donor Agencies regular reporting on their contribution, at the same time implementing agencies...
An online course that introduces participants to key conceptual and practical aspects of sustainable development and the 2030 Agenda, while covering issues of means of implementation,localisation of the agenda, and review and follow-up framework. #Communication and advocacy #Sustainable Development #online #Up to 2 months Introduction The foundational course equips participants with a sound understanding of...
Tuesday, 24 October 2017 (15:11) The Philippines has been named as one of the five “migratory species champions” in the world for its exemplary contribution in the global effort to protect migratory animals, particularly the whale shark or butanding. Also recognized by the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of...
The Access- and Benefit Sharing (ABS) Partnership Project supports the Indian government in the conservation of the country’s rich biological heritage, in which 7% of globally recorded species (more than 45,000 plant and 91,000 animal species) are challenged to co-exist with over 1.3 billion people and about one sixth...
25 August -- GIZ projects in the Transport, Environment, Energy and Water in Asia (TUEWAS) sector have just made the topic of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) a tad more visible and systematic with the launch of the new SDGs knowledge hub. Get an overview of the sector and a regional perspective...
Call for contributions to SDGs knowledge products Deadline 18 August 2017! Member projects are invited to participate in the compilation of success stories. Projects will be featured in the knowledge product as small case studies or highlights (1‐2 pager; max. 800 words). Please provide a brief description on how...
What: GIZ Conference 2030 Agenda – From Theory to Practice When: 26 – 27 October 2017 Where: Galerie Haus 1, Eschborn, Germany Organizers: Sectoral Department and Corporate Development Uni in tandem with GloBe ***Workshops and plenary sessions will also be streamed live*** Please stay tuned for update on link for access. Some of...
By Evelyn Anago The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) has revised its procedure for reviewing proposals for new and follow-on bilateral and regional projects, to ensure that its commissioned projects will most effectively and efficiently achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) according to the German government’s...
View of Lake Bunyonyi from a nearby hilltop (Kabale, Uganda - 2016). UN Photo/MjG Man is both creature and moulder of his environment, which gives him physical sustenance and affords him the opportunity for intellectual, moral, social and spiritual growth. In the long and tortuous evolution of the human race...
Date: 5-6 June Venue: Bangkok, Thailand Background International cooperation is continuously challenged to balance between achieving clearly defined results through the implementing agencies and the contribution to ambitious broad developmental goals as agreed by donor and partner countries. International Agreements demand from the Donor Agencies regular reporting on their contribution, at...
