Documentation of the 5th Annual IKI Colombia Interface Event ‘Raising the ambition of impact from national strategies to implementation in the territories’

Documentation of the 5th Annual IKI Colombia Interface Event ‘Raising the ambition of impact from national strategies to implementation in the territories’

On July 25, 2024, the 5th Annual IKI Colombia Interface Event was held, attended by more than 85 people, including 24 IKI projects and 18 different implementing organizations from Colombia, as well as representatives of the German and Colombian governments.   The main objectives of the event were: Event dynamics The workshop was divided into…

Documentation of the IKI Cafecito ‘On our way to COP 30: Linkages between climate change and biodiversity’

Documentation of the IKI Cafecito ‘On our way to COP 30: Linkages between climate change and biodiversity’

Within the framework of the IKI Cafecito, the Interface project facilitates dialogue between IKI projects implemented in Colombia, focusing on a specific topic of interest to strengthen the exchange within the network. The most recent IKI Cafecito, entitled ‘On our way to COP 30: Linkages between climate change and biodiversity’, took place on July 26,…

Young people and children sign pact for biodiversity in Colombia

Young people and children sign pact for biodiversity in Colombia

In a key event for environmental conservation in Colombia, more than 80 young people, children, and adolescents convened in Bogotá on September 21 2024, for the Convergence of Children, Adolescents, and Youth for Biodiversity. This meeting, organized by the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development in collaboration with the German Cooperation through the IKI Interface project implemented…

Creating social fabric through Just Energy Transition

Creating social fabric through Just Energy Transition

Between September 11 and 12, 2024, the LAC H2 Summit Cartagena 2024 was held. The main objective of this important event was to promote business development in the hydrogen sector, bringing together the main players of the global industry. The meeting sought to take advantage of the great potential of Latin America and the Caribbean…

Learn about a financing facility and funding opportunities for Nature-Based Solutions

Learn about a financing facility and funding opportunities for Nature-Based Solutions

If you have a project focused on Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) located in Córdoba, Huila or Santander (Colombia) and are looking for funding, you are invited to participate in a key event during COP 16 in Cali, Colombia. In the framework of the IKI project ‘Promoting Nature-Based Solutions for resilient, low carbon and biodiverse territorial development’…

H2-diplo – Decarbonisation Diplomacy office launched in Colombia

H2-diplo – Decarbonisation Diplomacy office launched in Colombia

The inauguration of the first H2-diplo office in the region took place on 5 June in Bogotá in the framework of the 1st German-Colombian Symposium on Green Hydrogen and Decarbonisation. The H2-diplo programme is financed by the Federal Foreign Office (AA) with funds from the International Climate Initiative (IKI) and implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft…

GGGI moves forward with SPAR6C in support of Article 6 Cooperation Preparedness in Colombia

GGGI moves forward with SPAR6C in support of Article 6 Cooperation Preparedness in Colombia

In the framework of the Program “Supporting Readiness for Cooperation under Article 6 (SPAR6C)”, funded by the International Climate Initiative (IKI) of the Government of Germany to support Colombia in the development of its institutional, regulatory and technical framework for Article 6 (A6) transactions under the Paris Agreement, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) published…

Women leaders set the course towards COP16 at the National Meeting of Women Caretakers of Territory and Life

Women leaders set the course towards COP16 at the National Meeting of Women Caretakers of Territory and Life

On September 4 and 5, Barranquilla witnessed a milestone in the fight for the conservation of biodiversity and the active participation of women in this process. The National Meeting of Women Caretakers of Territory and Life brought together more than 200 women leaders from different regions of Colombia, to establish their positions and contributions to the National…

The Carbon Neutral Electricity Sector Alliance and the Interface project join forces to promote actions on climate change, biodiversity and gender in the Colombian electricity sector

The Carbon Neutral Electricity Sector Alliance and the Interface project join forces to promote actions on climate change, biodiversity and gender in the Colombian electricity sector

Bogota, August 15, 2024 – The Carbon Neutral Electricity Sector Alliance, ASECN, and the Interface project, implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH announced the start of a strategic technical cooperation with 12 ASECN member companies. This collaboration will focus on three key areas: The ASECN, founded in 2021, seeks to coordinate the…

About the SCALA programme

About the SCALA programme

The Scaling up Climate Ambition on Land Use and Agriculture through Nationally Determined Contributions and National Adaptation Plans (SCALA) programme responds to the urgent need for transformative climate action in the agriculture and land use sectors. It addresses governance and financial barriers while strengthening the evidence base for implementing adaptation and mitigation actions. The programme aims to…