Many thanks to all IKI projects and their partners for the excellent cooperation throughout 2025! We wish you a very Happy New Year and look forward to exciting project outcomes, inspiring exchanges - and all the moments that continue to bring the IKI community to life in 2026.

Season’s greetings to our partners around the world! We are taking a short festive break and will return on 2 January 2026. With best wishes, The IKI Communications Team

Congratulations! The EbA Facility has won the 2025 United Nations Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Partnership Award in the Environmental category for its groundbreaking work in helping Caribbean communities adapt to climate change. Read the details ➡️ buff.ly/fTLsIc3

🤝 Stakeholders of the International Climate Initiative #IKI gathered in Ankara for the first IKI Türkiye Workshop to align climate and biodiversity policies and strengthen Turkish-German cooperation for green growth. Read more about the workshop ⬇️

From low-emission logistics and carbon markets to climate-smart water management and biodiversity-based urban resilience. Explore the six most recent IKI projects launched here ⬇️ buff.ly/FgaOXcv @umweltministerium.de

#Ukraine’s Sustainable Finance Platform launched – a milestone for climate‑resilient growth! The initiative’s aim is to promote sustainable‑finance ecosystems that can mobilise private capital for #climateaction ➡️ buff.ly/mC3ZyL0

How can Kenya meet growing transport needs while cutting emissions? A new study on fuel-economy standards shows how smarter vehicle rules can lower consumer costs, boost energy security, and support climate goals. Read more: changing-transport.org/publications... @giz.de @iki-germany.bsky.social

Inspiring youth to protect biodiversity in Ecuador: With support from the #IKI, Ecuador’s National Institute of Biodiversity worked with 13 pilot schools around the country to create hands-on biodiversity education rooted in local ecosystems. Details ➡️ buff.ly/UI3KWHv

🌎 New e‑Learning Course: Financing Adaptation & Resilience in Latin America 🌎 Two formats! 🔹 Seven modules! Supported by the IKI! Learn more 👉

Under the Sun and in the Rain: Stories of Resilience in Central America and the Caribbean – eight real stories from #IKI projects showing how climate change can be a chance to create a just, resilient future in Central America & the Caribbean. Explore it here ⬇️ buff.ly/3mJGmkS @giz.de

This week, on #WorldSustainableTransportDay, we celebrated the culminating event of our IKI-funded #SPARKproject. After a two-year journey in Quezon City and Pasig City, Philippines, the event highlighted the project’s outcomes & learnings. @iki-germany.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHnn...

📢 Funding opportunities: IKI Large Grants! The International Climate Initiative (IKI) is seeking innovative project ideas for #ClimateAction and #BiodiversityConservation in developing and emerging countries. All details here: buff.ly/KbSOUal #IKIfunding

Latest IKI newsletter: We have summarised the current funding opportunities for you and report on IKI activities related to COP30. Have you already subscribed to the newsletter? You can take a look at the current issue here ➡️ buff.ly/JqwJg3l #IKIfunding #COP30

The newly released Climate Risk Index 2026 takes a look at the human & economic toll of extreme weather. Since 2006, the index has tracked fatalities, affected populations and financial losses — in absolute terms and relative to country size & GDP. ➡️ buff.ly/PJbOtsu

📅 Are you interested in the IKI Medium Grants Call 2025? For interested organisations, we offer an online seminar on 4 December as part of the ideas competition. You will get an overview of the process, hear from stakeholders and ask any questions you may have. Register here ⬇️ buff.ly/2UkMVDQ

📅 Get a comprehensive overview of the selection process for the IKI Large Grants Call 2025 in our online seminars next week on Tuesday or Wednesday. You will have the opportunity to ask all your questions about the procedures. Register here ⬇️ buff.ly/oVtSNj9 @umweltministerium.de

A community-driven rural electrification project with #IKI funding has ended in Nigeria, strengthening implementation pathways for the bottom-up mini-grid deployment. Check out the milestones of the project now 👉 buff.ly/948Nz1O

Over the past 18 years, the @adaptationfund.bsky.social has supported some 200 projects in 108 countries. At #COP30, Minister Carsten Schneider announced that Germany will support the fund with €60 million. This will be channelled through #IKI. @umweltministerium.de Read more here ⬇️ buff.ly/NJ4Vcl3

IKI High Level Event at #COP30: During the event, German Environment Minister Carsten Schneider officially launched the first call for project ideas under the IKI Large Grants & opened the next rounds of the IKI Medium Grants and IKI Small Grants. buff.ly/3mjpJ4d

📢 IKI Funding Opportunities: Three Calls Now Open! The International Climate Initiative #IKI is seeking innovative project ideas for #ClimateAction and #BiodiversityConservation in developing and emerging countries. Find all details here 👉 buff.ly/3mjpJ4d

📅 A new #IKI project will be launched tomorrow at #COP30: the Brazilian-German Networks4Conservation project, which aims to combat deforestation through local networks for transformative conservation. Watch the high level event with Minister Carsten Schneider ⬇️ buff.ly/BNbM333 @umweltministerium.de

Today at COP30 in Belém and via live stream: the high-level event of the International Climate Initiative #IKI. Join us for a forward-looking event discussing practical ways to move from ambition to implementation of climate action. Don't miss it! Click here for the details: buff.ly/QAHL6en

The #IKI Community gathers at #CO930 in Belém! Our traditional networking event once again brought together experts and partners from around the world. A big thank you to everyone who joined and contributed to such an inspiring gathering!

Tonight, the #IKI Network Event will take place alongside the UN Climate Change Conference #COP30 in Belém. We wish all participants from the IKI community an inspiring event filled with engaging discussions and valuable networking opportunities! 📷 IKI Networking Event 2024

⚡By 2030, skills shortages may jeopardise renewable energy goals. Building green skills drives climate action. Read the study: ‘The Impacts of Skills Shortages on Global Power Sector Emissions’. www.international-climate-initiative.com/en/iki-media... #COP30 #GreenSkills #EngeryTransition

A new hands-on tool for implementing ambitious climate pathways! The "NDC 3.0 Guidebook for Industrial Decarbonization” provides a structured approach based on five key building blocks. Find out the details ➡️ buff.ly/PMMW21S #COP30 #NDCs #ClimateAction

🧊 Did you know that there are 4 million refrigerated containers, called reefers, in use around the world? Switching to greener systems could dramatically reduce emissions. That is why an #IKI project is providing training on natural refrigerants. @giz.de @umweltministerium.de Read more here ⬇️

The first week of #COP30 is in full swing and our IKI projects and their partners are participating with exciting events! Take a look at our online event calendar, where you will find a selection of IKI events taking place around COP30. 🗓️ buff.ly/fUyJLpu

The #NDCTransportTracker goes beyond data — it reveals trends and lessons from transport-climate commitments worldwide. See how countries set targets, what works, and where ambition is growing.➡️ tinyurl.com/k29rvxuc #TransportinNDCs #DataForChange @slocat.net @giz.de @iki-germany.bsky.social

Start of the UN Climate Change Conference in Belém #COP30 - and Germany´s International Climate Initiative #IKI will also be there! Stay tuned, visit our website, check our event calendar ➡️ buff.ly/fUyJLpu

New #UNIDO NDC 3.0 Guidebook offers governments a practical roadmap for decarbonising energy‑intensive industry – from material efficiency to CCUS. 🌍⚙️📘 #IKI Read now ➡️ buff.ly/PMMW21S #COP30 #ParisAgreement #ClimateAction

At the Local Conference of Youth (LCOY) 2025 in Lüneburg, two IKI projects presented concepts for youth participation in climate policy and fun approaches to environmental education. Find out more about this youth focused projects

Advancing sustainable urban development through collaboration! The #IKI strengthens synergies & knowledge exchange among its sustainable urban development projects — paving the way for a more #ResilientUrbanFuture. ➡️ Learn more: buff.ly/vOomyKr #IKISustainableCities

IKI's Asia Low Carbon Buildings Transition #ALCBT project aims to significantly reduce emissions by catalyzing the transition to low carbon buildings & has now launched a flagship regional platform to boost investment in sustainable buildings. #IKI Read more here ⬇️

As the world gathers for #COP30, we take a closer look at the work of the International Climate Initiative #IKI in Brazil: Read our latest newsletter and get to know some of our projects there ➡️ buff.ly/JsGXJp4 #IKItopics #ClimateAction #Biodiversity

#IKIinBrazil: Supported by the #IKI, the REPLÂNTICA project is linking education, #biodiversity conservation and #ClimateAction to transform degraded areas of the Atlantic Forest into thriving ecosystems. Read the details ➡️https://buff.ly/ZDU24vr #IKIMedumGrants

Insights from the #IKI project Transformative Urban Coalitions were shared in the Mexican senate to support urban transformation across the region. Read more about this event ⬇️ buff.ly/hGWUwS6 @ununiversity.bsky.social #IKISustainableCities #ResilientUrbanFuture

As #COP30 approaches in Belem, where many countries plan to publish their new #NDCs, #IKI projects are supporting countries to develop investment plans to implement their NDCs. Read more about the NDC Clinics for Africa & Asia-Pacific here ⬇️ buff.ly/1nXe3OQ @unep.org @giz.de

#StoriesofChange: Thailand is showing how climate-resilient transport protects people & livelihoods. Through the Urban-Act project, funded by @iki-germany.bsky.social sky.social and implemented by @giz.de the country is building the capacity to adapt. Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/4nkAZgz

In Brazil’s Cerrado, the International Climate Initiative #IKI supports the project “Forest Guardians”, empowering indigenous communities to protect their territories and strengthen climate resilience. Explore the details ➡️ buff.ly/AVVvtyK #IKItopics #IKIinBrazil

The #IKI joined this year’s World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi – along with many IKI projects and implementing organisations. It was great to see so many of you there! Read more about the events and highlights here ➡️ buff.ly/PGrALzA @umweltministerium.de #IUCNCongress

From Marine Spatial Planning to national programmes for mangrove & coral reef conservation and a new #ClimateAdaptation Plan for the Ocean & Coastal Zone: Brazil is advancing ocean and coastal protection - with support from the #IKI ➡️ buff.ly/xT1BNzP #IKIinBrazil #IKItopics #biodiversity

In the wake of COP15 to the Ramsar Convention a high-ranking German delegation visited the #IKI financed Growing Greener Project: Restoration and sustainable management of agropastoral systems in open arid landscapes across Southern Africa. 👉

Young voices from Brasília’s public schools are speaking up for a just, diverse, and sustainable future. Their reflections remind us: #climateaction starts with listening to the next generation. Watch the video ➡️ buff.ly/LHs7jZp #IKIinBrazil #IKItopics

Action on #skillstransition is a climate necessity. A new @newclimate.bsky.social study finds a skills gap in renewables by 2030 could push global warming to 2.4°C. Part of the Global Initiative on Jobs & Skills for the New Economy launching at #COP30. Study link: buff.ly/L98YDL6

In our next IKI Brown Bag Lunch, WWF Colombia will share its experience in implementing environmental and social safeguards as part of its work in two of its priority landscapes. 📅 29 October, 13:30-14:30 CET Join the discussion by registering here ⬇️ buff.ly/dJh2oW0 @wwfcolombia.bsky.social

At #PreCOP in Brasília, the #IKI supported Just Transition in Motion initiative gathered key voices to discuss priorities & solutions for a fair #EnergyTransition. What´s next? The launch of the Just Transition Compass at COP30. Stay tuned! #LACLIMA #ClimateStrategies @giz.de

How is Brazil turning climate challenges into opportunities for resilience? By linking national strategies with local action, the #IKI demonstrates how inclusive planning & strong partnerships can drive long-term climate resilience ➡️ buff.ly/4eE4RRh #IKItopics #IKIinBrazil #ResilientFuture

Papua New Guinea develops a national Blue Carbon Policy Roadmap (2025–28) to integrate mangroves and seagrass into climate action. An #IKI-funded project played a key role in the process, supporting communities, biodiversity, and coastal resilience. 🌊🌿 Learn more: 🔗 buff.ly/BmkO2xn

🔥 Digital tools for climate-friendly cities In Rio & Belo Horizonte, the #IKI project ACCESS uses data & digital tools to make streets safer for pedestrians & cyclists. 👉 Read more: buff.ly/J4WDriR #COP30 #Brazil #UrbanMobility