Indo-German Climate and Environment Cooperation Adds a New Highlight on Forests

Preserving India's precious wetlands and fighting the global threat of marine litter, protecting the beauty and importance of the Himalayan regions, ending landfills of waste and creating green jobsIndo-German Climate and Environment Cooperation addresses a wide range of topics. Both countries have been working together since more than 60 years bilaterally as well as internationally. Further, India has been a priority country in particular for the International Climate Initiative (IKI) of the German Government from its start in 2008 support climate action and biodiversity conservation. Read on to know more...

Strong Cooperation between the Two Countries

In 2023, 46 bilateral, regional and global International Climate Initiative (IKI) projects are being funded by Germany and implemented in cooperation with the Indian government, in particular supporting priority actions of partners such as the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) as well as the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). IKI projects in India address a wide range of climate actions for mitigation measures assisting the implementation of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) that lie at the heart of the Paris Agreement as well as adaptation measures on the impacts of climate change and for improving resilience to the unavoidable consequences. The IKI also aims to conserve and rebuild natural carbon sinks, taking into account environmental, economic and social concerns and aims to work towards achieving the goals of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). To accelerate action, IKI projects include trainings and support for access to climate finance. Not least, many IKI India projects include engagement with the private sector as well as cooperation with civil society. And the cooperation is deepening due to intergovernmental exchange.