Themes

Steps to modern waste management

In view of the world’s steadily growing population, people’s increasing aspirations to wealth and the escalating costs of resources, the conservation and efficient management of our global resources is a challenge on the same scale as climate change mitigation and energy supply security. more

Support programs

The German Government and in particular the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) welcome private sector engagement in developing countries and emerging economies, and support a whole range of programmes and initiatives - from project support in a 'development partnership' to tailored funding options and access to networks of suitable personnel. more

Export Initiative Environmental Protection

The Export Initiative Environmental Protection of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), launched in 2016, aims to spread environmental technologies and thus make a concrete contribution to sustainable development and better living conditions in other countries. The environmental policy relevance of sustainable technologies should at the same time facilitate the export of German environmental experience and environmental technologies. more

International Cooperation

In developing countries and emerging economies, there is a rapidly growing demand for technologies and strategies for building an efficient circular economy. The growing volume of waste means we need new approaches that are effective in the often challenging conditions in these countries. more