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Annual Report 2010

Responsible economic action

sustainable development


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GIZ Worldwide

Colombia G

Guatemala G

Mexico G

El Salvador G

Nicaragua G

Ecuador G

Brazil G

Peru G

Bolivia G

Paraguay G

Chile G

G Honduras

G USA

G Dominican

Republic

G Haiti

G Costa Rica

Mauritania G

Morocco G

Algeria G

Tunisia G

Egypt G

Mali G

Niger G

Burkina Faso G

Ghana G

Senegal G

Guinea G

Sierra Leone G

Benin G

Nigeria G

Chad G

Cameroon G

Congo,Dem. Rep. G

Zambia G

Zimbabwe G

Namibia G

Botswana G

South Africa G

Cte d'Ivoire G

Ukraine G

Serbia G

Belgium G

Croatia G

Bosnia and Herzegovina G

Montenegro G

Kosovo G

Macedonia G

Albania G

Turkey G

GIZ sharing office with other German

development organisations

GIZ officeG

G

This map uses colour-coded dots to show

GIZ locations around the globe. The red

dots indicate offices that GIZ shares with

KfW Entwicklungsbank and in some cases

other German development organisations.

The grey dots mark the remaining loca-

tions where GIZ has an office of its own.

GIZ also operates in many other coun-

tries, though without any office presence.

These countries are not highlighted on

the map.


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Bonn

Eschborn

1 Dsseldorf

2 Bad Honnef

3 Saarbrcken4 Wiesbaden

5 Frankfurt

6 Mannheim

7 Feldafing

8 Bremen

9 Kiel

10 Hamburg

11 Hannover

12 Schwerin13 Magdeburg

14 Erfurt

15 Leipzig-Zschortau

16 Berlin

G Mozambique

G Madagascar

G Malawi

G Tanzania

G Burundi

G Uganda

G South Sudan

G Ethiopia

G Rwanda

G Kenya

G Saudi Arabia

G UnitedArab

Emirates

G Yemen

G Syria

G Lebanon

G Palestinianterritories

G Jordan

G Mongolia

G Japan

G Nepal

G Bangladesh

G Laos

G Sri Lanka

G Thailand

G Cambodia

G Viet Nam

G Indonesia

G Philippines

G India

G China

G Russian Federation

G Georgia

G Armenia

G Azerbaijan

G Kazakhstan

G Uzbekistan

G Afghanistan

G Pakistan

G Kyrgyzstan

G TajikistanGIZ's registered offices are

in Bonn and Eschborn. The

company also maintains a

presence at 16 other locations

in Germany.

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The people who work for GIZ are assigned around the world. Theyall identify with the high quality standards and professionalism of

our work. The figures shown below represent the combined totals

for the three predecessor organisations, as at 31 December 2010.

GIZ STAFF MEMBERS

In Germany 3,081

Abroad 1,821

National personnel 12,254

Trainees 140

WORKING WORLDWIDE

Development workers 1,111

PLACED/FINANCED BY GIZ

Integrated experts (CIM) 693

Returning experts (CIM) 455

Local experts in partner programmes 698

Volunteers in the weltwrts programme 821

* EUR 1,866 million minus EUR 14.5 million to adjust for consolidation,figures as at 31 December 2010

GIZs predecessor organisations DED, GTZ and InWEnt can look

back on 2010 as a successful business year. The total consolidated

volume of business last year was around EUR 1,851.5 million:

BUSINESS VOLUME 2010 EUR

Federal Ministry for EconomicCooperation and Development 1,264.5 million

German public sector clients 179.9 million

International Services 272.4 million

Cofinancing 149.2 million

TOTAL* 1,851.5 million

GIZ at a Glance


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01GIZ THE STORY SO FAR

Deutsche Gesellschaft fr Internationale

Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH the story so far

October 2009 In their coalition agreement, the German governing

parties agree to reform technical cooperation, and in doing so

launch the merger of the three organisations DED, GTZ and

InWEnt.

3 September 2010 At the Engagement fairbindet event, hosted by

BMZ in Bonn, the new logo of the Deutsche Gesellschaft fr Inter-

nationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is unveiled. Shown here (left

to right): Federal Minister Dirk Niebel, the top management of the

three organisations Jrgen Wilhelm (DED), Dr Bernd Eisenbltter

(Chairman of the GTZ Managing Directors), Dr Sebastian Paust

(InWEnt), Dr Christoph Beier (GTZ), Hans-Joachim Preu (GTZ),

Parliamentary State Secretary Gudrun Kopp and State Secretary

Hans-Jrgen Beerfeltz.

16 December 2010 At BMZ, the Chairman of the GTZ Managing Direc-

tors, Dr Bernd Eisenbltter, the Director General of DED, Dr Jrgen

Wilhelm, and the Chief Executive Director of InWEnt, Dr Sebastian

Paust, sign the merger agreement that paves the way for DED, GTZ

and InWEnt to merge as the Deutsche Gesellschaft fr Internationale

Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. On behalf of the shareholder, the

Federal Republic of Germany, the Articles of Association are signed

by Federal Minister Dirk Niebel and Jrg Asmussen, State Secretary

in the Federal Ministry of Finance. The merger is now in force. In the

words of Federal Minister Niebel, it is A milestone in the history ofGerman development cooperation.

7 July 2010 The Federal Cabinet adopts the New efficiency in

development policy reform strategy.

13 December 2010 The GTZ Supervisory Board appoints the Manage-

ment Board of the future GIZ. The Board comprises the Chairman

of the GTZ Managing Directors, Dr Bernd Eisenbltter (now Chair-

man of the Management Board), the two GTZ Managing Directors,

Dr Christoph Beier and Hans-Joachim Preu, the Chief Executive

Director of InWEnt, Dr Sebastian Paust, the Director General of

DED, Dr Jrgen Wilhelm, the Head of the Task Force for Implemen-

tation Structure Reform at BMZ, Tom Ptz, and Adolf Kloke-Lesch,

Director of the GTZ Strategy Centre New Partnerships for Global

Development.

1 January 2011 GIZ starts work. 24 February 2011 At the Art and Exhibition Hall in Bonn, and the GIZ

auditoriums in Eschborn, State Secretary Hans-Jrgen Beerfeltz

introduces the seven members of the Management Board to the

workforce.


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Contents

RESPONSIBLE ECONOMIC ACTION

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

PAGE 16

FROM THE REGIONS

PAGE 20

2010 IN FIGURES

PAGE 60

CONTEMPORARY IMAGES FROM ASIA

ART IN THE ANNUAL REPORT

PAGE 64

TOTALEUR 1,851.5 million


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03CONTENTS

Deutsche Gesellschaft fr InternationaleZusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH the story so far 01

Message from the Chairman of the Supervisory Board 05

Joining forces to make a difference

Foreword by the Management Board 06

Scaling up solutions 09

Responsible economic action sustainable development 16

From the regions 20

ACROSS REGIONS AND AROUND THE WORLD

Global networks 22

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

We can only build on a stable foundation 28

ASIA

Making the most of opportunities 34

LATIN AMERICA

Caught between progress and the need for development 40

MEDITERRANEAN AND MIDDLE EAST

A new dawn 46

EUROPE, CAUCASUS, CENTRAL ASIA

Many challenges, many solutions 52

Results Worldwide 58

2010 in Figures 60

Contemporary Images from AsiaArt in the Annual Report 64

The GIZ company organs 66

GIZ Profile 68


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TODAY, CUTTING-EDGE DEVELOPMENT POLICY MEANS

SHAPING INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION FOR SUSTAIN-

ABLE GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT. IT IS NOT ABOUT CHAR-

ITY, BUT ABOUT INVESTING IN COMMON INTERESTS.

IT IS ABOUT DELIVERING JOINT SOLUTIONS AROUND

THE WORLD THAT ENABLE OUR PARTNERS TO TAKE

CONTROL AND AVOID DEPENDENCY.

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Message from the Chairman

of the Supervisory Board

Development policy is about shaping the future our economic, ecological, social and political

future. This is why we must develop solutions

for our partners that are forward-looking, effi-

cient, effective and sustainable. International

cooperation combines core values with German

interests and responsibility for global public

goods. It creates opportunities and helps people

lead self-reliant lives in liberty and peace. The

protection of human rights forms the basis of

our work.

We are currently undergoing a process that will

enable us to further increase the effectiveness

of German development cooperation. On 1 Janu-

ary, GIZ began work. Its diverse portfolio is pre-

sented in this Annual Report. I would like to take

this opportunity to thank the companys staff for

the excellent work they perform around the

world to address major global challenges and

achieve tangible improvements in many peoples

lives in our partner countries. And I would also

like to express my gratitude to them for their

constructive input throughout the merger pro-

cess. The contribution made by both the man-

agement and the workforce were crucial in

enabling us to implement the reform launched

in late 2009 in such a short space of time.

Today, cutting-edge development policy means

shaping international cooperation for sustain-

able global development. It is not about charity,

but about investing in common interests. It isabout delivering joint solutions around the

world that enable our partners to take control

and avoid dependency. Anyone wishing to pro-

mote sustainable development and reduce

poverty must concentrate on tackling povertys

underlying causes and creating more just struc-

tures. The effectiveness of our work is crucially

important here.

Development cooperation must break out of its

comfort zone and find its place at the heart of

society. This means bringing all the stakehold-

ers together: governmental and non-governmen-

tal organisations, the private sector, and civil

society. We want to pursue joint objectives that

will make development policy more coherent

and bring about sustainable change. To achieve

this, political and social reform, broad-based

economic growth and capacity development in

our partner countries are all essential. This is

why we attach special importance to promoting

good governance, education and private enter-

prise. GIZ is an important actor here too.

Now with a broader corporate purpose, GIZ can

make its expertise an export hit across newsegments of the market for international coop-

eration, while boosting Germanys status as a

hub for learning and innovation. GIZ is a flag-

ship for professional international cooperation.

With a company that is young yet experienced,

we can deliver on the challenges facing us

worldwide.

Hans-Jrgen Beerfeltz,

Chairman of the Supervisory Board

State Secretary in the German Federal Ministry

for Economic Cooperation and Development

Hans-Jrgen Beerfeltz

05MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD


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Joining forces to make a difference

Foreword by the Management Board

GIZ unites three experienced organisations in

the field of international cooperation that have

been driving sustainable development world-

wide for decades. With the new company, we

can increase our effectiveness by combining our

tried and tested instruments and by developing

new, innovative services. In developing, emerg-

ing and industrialised countries, we operate on

all levels with local partners, with the gov-

ernments of our partner countries, with interna-

tional organisations, with regional associations

and in global networks.

International development cooperation can only

be called a success when conditions in partnercountries improve visibly and measurably.

Many countries have already seen a great deal

of positive change. The economic power of states

such as Brazil, Chile, India and China has now

increased so much that in some cases they are

financing development activities themselves.

These countries are generating a demand for

entirely new forms of international cooperation

in the fields of education, science, trade and

climate change policy, among others.

Managing change

We are therefore continuing to develop our instru-

ments in line with market demand and are also

cooperating with the private sector and civil

society to further increase the effectiveness of

our work. Since the German Government attaches

high priority to strengthening economic cooper-

ation and establishing closer ties between

development policy and the German private

sector, we stepped up our work with the Ger-

man private sector in 2010. Together with pri-

vate businesses, we are tapping new markets

and further developing existing approaches by

scaling up and extending their reach. Ourrationale is that without economic development,

it is very hard to achieve development of any

kind as demonstrated by those states that are

now displaying such impressive changes.

Diverse solutions for sustainable

development

Some two thirds of our funds come from the

budget of the German Federal Ministry for Eco-

nomic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).

Modern technical cooperation of the kind per-

formed by GIZ in its capacity as a service

provider to the German Government enables

Together we can achieve a great deal and respond more effectively to pressing

global challenges. To make our international engagement more coherent, sustain -

able and successful, since 1 January 2011 GIZ has brought together under one roof

the expertise and long-standing experience of the Deutscher Entwicklungsdienst

(DED) gGmbH (German Development Service), the Deutsche Gesellschaft fr Tech-

nische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH (German technical cooperation) and InWEnt

Capacity Building International, Germany.


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07FOREWORD BY THE MANAGEMENT BOARD

Dr Bernd Eisenbltter

societies to manage their own transformation

processes through their own efforts. The merger

has now made it even easier for us to offer

one-stop tailor-made solutions chiefly to our

main commissioning party BMZ, but also to

other partners and clients. We use opportunities

to link up with foreign trade promotion, and

cooperate with countries that no longer receive

official development assistance. The companys

programmes for industrialised countries (involv-

ing executive training, for instance) have huge

market potential. This is especially true for our

business area GIZ International Services, whose

activities are financed by third parties such as

the European Commission and foreign govern-ments.


We always strive to integrate topical issues into

our work, and this year, we have teamed up

with KfW Entwicklungsbank for our Spotlight

2011 Responsible economic action sustain-

able development. Global forecasts indicate

that future growth will be concentrated in

emerging and developing countries. Therefore,

one major challenge for us all will be identify-

ing new ways to support efficient natural

resources management and protect nature and

biological diversity. Remaining relevant and

ensuring our longevity is, however, not just

about addressing the issues of the day. It is

also founded on business success. And in this

respect, 2010 was once again an extremely

successful year. Our business volume of around

EUR 1.85 billion also gives us reason to remain

very optimistic about the future.

We will continue to fulfil our contracts to high

standards of quality and professionalism in

precisely the manner to which our commissioning

parties and partners worldwide are accustomed:

efficiently, effectively and in a spirit of partner-

ship. The most important actors here are our staffmembers around the world, to whom I express

my sincere gratitude on behalf of the entire Man-

agement Board. The merger, the new challenges

that it entails and the increased workload all

place particularly high demands on personnel.

Our workforce is ensuring that we complete the

current phase of transition while continuing to

carry out our daily work with consummate pro-

fessionalism. Their commitment, their capacity to

perform and their outstanding work are making

GIZ strong now and for the future.

Dr Bernd Eisenbltter,

Chairman of the Management Board

GIZ UNITES THREE EXPERIENCED

ORGANISATIONS IN THE FIELD OF

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION THAT

HAVE BEEN DRIVING SUSTAINABLE

DEVELOPMENT WORLDWIDE FOR

DECADES.


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Gusti Alit Cakra (Indonesia), Golden moon above the city

Mixed media on canvas, 2007, 130 x 130 cm, from the GIZ art collection


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Scaling up solutions

In its coalition agreement of October 2009, the German Government resolved to reform the implement-

ing structures of technical cooperation and thus increase the effectiveness of German development

policy. The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) subsequently initiated a

wide-ranging structural reform of its implementing organisations. The most important part of this

reform was the merger of DED, GTZ and InWEnt to form GIZ, which was completed in December 2010

with the signature of the merger agreement.

At the same time, changes are also afoot in the wider global context. These include the political develop-

ments in North Africa and the Middle East, development cooperation at the EU level and the ongoing

shift in economic and political influence caused by the rise of large emerging countries as economic

powers and as new actors and donors in international cooperation.

Upholding values and managing change

GIZ is well prepared for these changes. Thanks to its broadly defined purpose, the company is able to

respond flexibly to German Government policy, and increasingly to offer its strategies, approaches andexperience to emerging and industrialised countries. Our executive training packages are just one

example. The new company brings together a broad array of established tools that will now form the

basis for new and innovative solutions. As a federal enterprise, our activities are guided by the prin-

ciples upheld in German society and by German interests. We cooperate at all levels with individuals

and institutions, and focus on supporting our partners capacity development so that the results of our

work are sustainable.

We are now drawing on the experience gained with our main commissioning party, BMZ, in our work for

other clients such as the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety

(BMU), the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) and the Federal Ministry of Justice

(BMJ). This work includes the annual symposiums held as part of the German-Chinese Rule of Law

Dialogue that GIZ supports and organises on behalf of BMZ and BMJ. The diverse nature of the com-

missions we receive from BMZ, such as delivering advisory services on environmental legislation in

China, has opened the doors for this form of cooperation.

Since January 2011 we have been continuing as GIZ what we had long been doingsuccessfully as DED, GTZ und InWEnt: supporting sustainable development worldwide.

The purpose of the company as defined in its Articles of Association is to support

international cooperation for sustainable development and international education

work around the globe. This is not only embodied in the companys name; it is also

a corporate strategy. Beyond this, we are also able to implement other international

cooperation measures on behalf of the German Government. We are now placing our

experience gained in development cooperation on an even broader footing, and making

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Scaling up development cooperation

Our work is about supporting processes of discussion and reform so that our partners are empowered

to manage the social, economic, political and ecological challenges their countries face. By transferring

and deploying experience and expertise through development programmes, we generate dynamic effects

that keep on snowballing. It is therefore becoming increasingly important not only to design solutions

for specific problems and tasks, but also to plan activities from the outset such that they can be

scaled up and transferred to other situations and challenges. Scaling up involves transferring lessons

learned in one context to another context that is larger, or different. We need to systematically press

ahead with this process in the coming years. After all, projects can generate much broader results

once they have been scaled up.

Cooperating with the private sector

New actors and donors include civil society institutions, and increasingly the private sector. To further

expand and develop cooperation with private businesses, GIZ has instituted a new Unit for Private

Sector Cooperation. There are already numerous examples of successful partnerships between GIZ and

the private sector. These include the cooperation with the Postal Savings Bank of China, which is

cofinanced by the Deutsche Postbank. They also include a strategic alliance with Dornier Consulting in

the Middle East, plus the many development partnerships with the private sector launched under the

develoPPP.de programme the spectrum is already broad.

Along with Germanys top business associations GIZ is also a shareholder of the non-profit develop-

ment organisation sequa. This enables the company to combine the goals of international development

cooperation even more effectively with the concerns of the German private sector. On BMZs behalf, and

through sequa, GIZ is for instance promoting womens participation in economic activity in North Africa

through international forums and by strengthening womens associations. Since 2004, GIZ has been a

member of the Global Compact (GC), and upholds the GCs ten principles for responsible corporate gov-

ernance in business processes and reporting regularly on activities and results. The Global Compact is

a UN initiative that offers businesses a platform for dialogue. It also supports them in establishing cor-

porate social and environmental responsibility, and in integrating human rights, labour standards, envi-

ronmental protection and anti-corruption principles into their actions. Since 2001, GIZ and before it

GTZ has been home to the Focal Point of the German Global Compact Network. This involves coordi-nating the activities of the German section, which has more than 200 members, including leading Ger-

man industrial companies.

Deploying expertise worldwide

International institutions, national governments, foundations and global businesses make use of GIZs

services. Clients such as these are often managed within the business area International Services (GIZ

IS). Contracts are placed for instance by the European Commission, the United Nations, countries such

as Ethiopia, and development banks. GIZ IS boasts a turnover of around EUR 300 million, orders in

hand worth EUR 570 million, and some 400 staff members in Germany and abroad, plus 1,500 national

staff members in project countries. GIZ IS is also responsible for the EU-financed Technical Assistance

and Information Exchange (TAIEX) instrument. On behalf of the European Commission, GIZ is supporting

EU accession candidates and countries neighbouring Europe such as Russia, Albania, and Montenegro,

as well as Egypt, Algeria and Tunisia, in harmonising national legislation with EU law. The programmes


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strength lies in its ability to deliver short-term technical assistance flexibly, for instance in the form

of seminars or study trips. GIZ IS also implements numerous contracts as part of the Brussels-based

European Network of Implementing Development Agencies (EUNIDA). These projects range from organising

election observation missions such as in Chad in 2011, to sustainable natural resource management in

Honduras, to supporting parliamentary reform in Georgia. The EU also cofinances German Government

projects and programmes which GIZ then implements.

New areas and procedures

One new area is triangular cooperation. Under these arrangements, recipient countries are supported by

emerging countries while GIZ, acting as the third partner, contributes expertise in tried and tested solu-

tions and processes that the new donor countries require. One current example involves Ethiopia. There

Bold Nomin (Mongolia), Unhand


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GIZ on BMUs behalf is working with Israel in an irrigation and water management programme to

support the Ethiopian Government in adapting to the impacts of climate change. We support these com-

plex measures by providing our proven regional expertise, the cutting-edge technical knowledge of our

staff and the managerial know-how that we have demonstrated in numerous projects. Other current

examples include circular migration (pendulum migration between home and host country), and all

kinds of activities linked to the BMU International Climate Initiative and the BMWi Renewable Energies

Export Initiative.

The BMU International Climate Initiative finances projects for climate change mitigation and adaptation

using funds raised from the sale of CO2 emission permits. GIZ not only runs the Secretariat, but also

implements many of these projects on behalf of the ministry. The projects involve mitigating emissions

and adapting to the impacts of climate change. On behalf of BMWi, GIZ is also implementing the project

development programme of the Renewable Energies Export Initiative. This is designed to enable German

SMEs in the renewable energies sector to get an early foothold in growth markets in emerging and

developing countries. The programme also promotes the development of local private-sector structures

in these countries by transferring knowledge and technology.

Developing joint solutions using diverse and innovative tools

GIZ can draw on the broad array of tried and tested instruments and networks of its three predecessor

organisations DED, GTZ and InWEnt. It uses these flexibly and innovatively for the benefit of its partners

Murshida Arzu Alpana (Bangladesh), Water lilies

Oil on canvas, 2007, 120 x 100 cm, from the GIZ art collection


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On 3 March 2011, Federal

Chancellor Angela Merkel and

Federal Minister Dirk Niebel

came to GIZ in Eschborn. It

was the first time in its history

that a Federal Chancellor had

visited the company. Angela

Merkel was interested to find

out more about the companys

work around the world. Here

are some excerpts from her

speech.

Value-based development policy[] Our world is changing dramatically we notice

this every day. So development cooperation cannot

stand still. The guiding principle of our development

policy remains the same: we aim to contribute to

economic, social and political development, and sup-

port the progress being made by the various coun-

tries of the world. In some cases, there are now big

differences in the kind of progress being made by

emerging and developing countries. [] When I see

how diverse the interests have become today, it is

obvious that development policy must also respond.

What do I mean by that? First of all I mean that as

far as we are concerned the Millennium Development

Goals Minister Niebel has already mentioned the

Millennium Summit really are goals: reducing

poverty, lowering maternal and child mortality, estab-

lishing health services and improving educational

opportunities. When we consider that more than a

billion people still have to make ends meet on less

than USD 1.25 a day, we see that in many, many

cases it is a question of sheer survival. But tackling

extreme poverty head on is not our only imperative.

We must also enable development in the truest

sense of the word. This also requires us to rethink

and ask ourselves how we should go about develop-

ing the right options to match the different circum-

stances in the various countries. We see that some

nations have already made very good use of theopportunities for development, or are in the process

of doing so. [] The rising economic nations, which

we still call emerging economies, are on the one

hand beneficiaries of development cooperation, yet

on the other hand they are also competitors. Man-

aging this complexity in development cooperation

is a rather difficult task, and one that we were not

previously accustomed to. [] This is why coopera-

tion with the emerging countries must be very

clearly focused, and why in some cases we must

set different priorities than those we know from

traditional development cooperation. []

I was interested to hear today that GIZ is

also the implementing organisation for many

clients from outside Germany. I believe that

in this way we are contributing to more

coherent development cooperation, which is

very important. []

Ladies and gentlemen, when we speak of

dynamic developing countries, then we also need to

talk about building very close links between devel-

opment cooperation and the promotion of this eco-

nomic dynamism. [] The private sector must feel

that this applies to them. Thats why I also consider

it a very good thing that GIZ cooperates very closely

with the private sector.

Its also important, and I have already touched on

this, that value-based foreign policy and value-based

development policy go hand in hand [], because we

all have a common goal, and we have to achieve this

goal together. This is especially important as we pur-

sue our comprehensive security strategy in Afghani-

stan. I know that within the development community

there was and probably still is a fundamentally scep-

tical attitude to carrying out development work in

areas in which military operations are taking place.

However, I believe we have seen that without security,

development is very difficult. Peace services too can

ultimately only operate when regions are accessibleand when there is a certain degree of security. []

Working in development cooperation can involve a

high level of risk many people put everything on

the line, even their own lives. Afghanistan is one

example, but there are many other regions of the

world where this also holds true. I would therefore

like to offer my sincere thanks to everyone working

either here in Germany or abroad to help ensure that

all human beings will one day be able to live in dig-

nity, be the people that they are, develop, and follow

their path in life. []



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and commissioning parties. They include long- and short-term experts, the development workers operatingin 48 countries, integrated and returning experts, the Civil Peace Service, alumni networks with more

than 300,000 registered members, dialogue and communication platforms such as Global Campus 21,

which has just under 71,000 users, and the Development Policy Forum, which has on BMZs behalf

been organising top-level informal political dialogue on global issues and international cooperation for

30 years. This forum is designed as a platform for voicing and developing international and German

positions on development-policy issues.

Another area of innovative activity is political communication. GIZ is supporting the German Government

in communicating its development policy in order to consolidate and broaden support for international

cooperation within civil society. The German Government is looking to increase civic engagement in

development policy concerns. It aims to place international cooperation on a broad footing across society,for instance through the Education meets Development initiative. This initiative is designed to raise

public awareness in Germany of the interests and problems shared by people around the world. One

contribution to this process was made by Engagement fairbindet gemeinsam fr Entwicklung, a major

event organised on BMZs behalf by AgenZ, GIZs agency for market-oriented concepts. On 3 September

2010 civil society actors, members of the business community, politicians, media figures, NGO repre-

sentatives, celebrities and artists gathered together in the former chancellery garden in Bonn for this

huge information event, in order to launch or continue developing joint initiatives. The event will be

held every two years to generate fresh ideas on the future orientation of development cooperation.

Guaranteeing results

All our activities focus on achieving demonstrable results this is the key to truly sustainable devel-

opment. At GIZ we attach major importance to delivering our services transparently, efficiently and

meticulously, to suit our partners requirements. Evaluations help us review our work, learn from mis-

takes and, where necessary, make adjustments. Moreover, by reporting on results we also demonstrate

to our clients, partners and the public that we manage the funds entrusted to us responsibly. More

than 63 % of the 176 projects and programmes of the then GTZ evaluated over the 2008/2009 period

were rated as either good or very good, and around 25 % were satisfactory. The average score was

2.4 (on a scale of 1 to 6, where 1 is the highest score). Though we are pleased with this result, it is

not enough. GIZ is a learning organisation, which means we intend to raise the bar and continue

increasing the effectiveness and sustainability of our work.

Well prepared for the future

The company is certainly well prepared for the future. In 2010 the volume of business reached a record

level of EUR 1,851.5 million, and with our workforce of around 17,300, who combine the expertise of

the three predecessor organisations DED, GTZ and InWEnt, we will succeed in forging our experience

into innovative new services that meet the needs of our partners around the world. The goal we all

share, which is to create opportunities for people and societies to achieve sustainable development,

unites our staff at all our locations around the world, and will make it easy for us to merge as GIZ.


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Gusti Alit Cakra (Indonesia), View of the old town




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sustainable development

How can we work towards a better future? This is the burning question facingdelegates at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20),

to be held next year in Rio de Janeiro twenty years after the first Earth Summit.

The green economy is on the agenda an economic model that is intended to give

sustainable development new impetus. With their joint spotlight of the year,

Responsible economic action sustainable development, GIZ and KfW Entwick -

lungsbank are already demonstrating how international cooperation is helping to

green the economy.

The worlds existing reserves of raw materials, fuels, land and ecosystems together form the basis for

economic development. And they are limited. At a global level we are not managing these reserves

sustainably enough, and this is having a drastic impact. Climate change, biodiversity loss and dwindling

resources are robbing the people in our partner countries of their development prospects. This is why

the green economy is becoming an increasingly popular buzzword. It offers an alternative to resource-

intensive economic models that damage the environment. It has the potential to get politicians, the

business community and civil society to collaborate on developing sustainable markets, thus meeting

todays needs without compromising the ability of coming generations to meet theirs using the natural

resource base. In a green economy, production, trade and consumption respect environmental and

climate-related imperatives. If economic systems are to be geared to the vision of sustainability it is

not enough to treat nature merely as an economic factor. Only if the green economy benefits the entire

population and helps reduce poverty will it be sustainable. In line with the principles of an ecological

and social market economy, GIZ promotes responsible economic action in partner countries, so as to

It is the job of the photographer to capture an image that opens the eyes

of the observer and presents the subject matter in a new light, (Hoang Hai

Thinh, workshop participant from Viet Nam). At the start of 2011, GIZ invited

photographers from around the globe to capture their interpretation of thespotlight of the year Responsible economic action sustainable devel-

opment.

Bonn Witzenhausen Berlin. A photographic road trip

Nine participants from Algeria, China, Germany, Kosovo, India and Viet Nam

went on a road trip right across Germany. From Bonn their trip took them

to the small Hessian town of Witzenhausen and then on to Berlin. Their

true destination though was not a fixed point on a map, but their angle on

the spotlight of the year. All the photographers introduced their own per-

spectives, and the dialogue they engaged in allowed each of them to

broaden their horizons. The images that emerged reflect very different

aspects of the spotlight of the year, and mirror both the cultural back -

ground of the photographers and their individual approach to the subject.

For more information see www.giz.de/spotlight

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Participants of the photographic

workshop at the recycling centre in

Witzenhausen (at left)

Generation Green photographed by

Atdhe Mulla (at right)

combine the conservation of natural resources with improved living conditions and social justice, andpave the way for pro-poor growth.

Customised solutions for each individual challenge

Our partners face very different challenges in the process of developing and expanding their economies.

Many developing countries, for instance, are still trying to provide their population with universal access

to electricity, while the emerging economies already use vast quantities of power for their industry. The

vision of a green economy can only become reality if countries succeed in reconciling widely diverging

interests. A green economy must bring together the local, regional and global perspectives. This is why

we combine overarching advisory strategies with customised approaches; we then translate these into

practice in cooperation with the political and business communities, and with civil society. Through dia-logue with our partners we develop appropriate solutions that take into account both the short-term

interests of people in our partner countries and the need to ensure sustainability. Financial and technical

cooperation are dovetailed for maximum effectiveness. In projects that we are implementing in Viet Nam

on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), for instance,

100,000 families are working on reafforestation schemes. For every square metre they receive a fixed

sum from KfW Entwicklungsbank, which is paid into their green savings account. Parallel to this, GIZ

experts are teaching local communities living in the forested areas how to manage the ecosystem sus-

tainably, and how biodiversity can be harnessed for economic purposes and yet preserved.

Sustainability needs innovation and investment

Climate change mitigation is a global concern and a vital pillar on which the green economy is built.

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energies. Under the International Climate Initiative of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, NatureConservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), we are implementing projects in a total of 27 countries. The

German Climate Technology Initiative, which was jointly launched by GIZ and KfW Entwicklungsbank in

2011, is a new and innovative instrument designed to give our partner countries access to sustainable

technologies. In other fields too, including transport, agriculture, water and solid waste management,

there is a growing demand for innovative solutions. If we are to gear economies to ecological impera-

tives, however, we are also going to have to invest on a massive scale. At GIZ we use a wide variety of

cooperation arrangements with the private sector to foster innovation and investment in our partner

countries. We support German businesses in their endeavours to tap new markets and ensure that both

sides benefit from cooperation. One such development partnership with the private sector involves our

working on behalf of BMZ with the German companies Claas, Lemken, KWS Saat and BASF to promote

the use of innovative technologies in Central Asian agriculture. This activity is promoted through thedeveloPPP.de programme. On behalf of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) we are

also advising manufacturers of solar and wind power plants on ways of introducing renewable energy

use in East Africa and Asia, as well as training local maintenance personnel. For BMZ, we support local

businesses in our partner countries. Development partnerships with these companies help make their

production operations more sustainable. Today, to give but one example, the Ugandan company Biofresh

Ltd. exports its ecologically produced fruit on fair terms, enabling it to pay small farmers five times

what they would earn for growing conventional produce.

The political will and a broad social consensus are both essential

The political framework largely determines whether it is possible to harmonise economic and ecological

imperatives for the greater good of the entire population. To ensure social development, we advise our

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Untitled, photographed by

Andy Spyra (left hand page)

Energy photographed by

Christophe Gateau

(right hand page)

and global institutions to lay the foundations for an ecological and social market economy. Good gover-nance, for instance, is a basic prerequisite for fair negotiations that aim to reconcile divergent economic

interests, and take into account both human and environmental requirements, say in the extractive sec-

tor. An appropriate legal framework must be in place if we are to ensure that economies are environ-

mentally and socially sound. This is why, on behalf of the European Union, we helped Montenegro, an EU

accession candidate, establish a competitive and sustainable market economy. At the same time, we

create prospects for society as a whole; working with our partners we hone the environmental aware-

ness of the population and improve the opportunities open to employees. On behalf of BMZ we are help-

ing integrate sustainability strategies into the vocational training systems of various countries, including

Egypt and Jordan.

Many countries and regions are currently looking at ways to harness the potentials offered by the greeneconomy for their development. They are drawing up their own strategies and positions, and laying the

foundations for their economic future. As a service provider in the field of international cooperation, we

at GIZ are supporting them in their efforts. Along with our partners, clients and commissioning bodies,

we operate within local, national and international alliances to pave the way for environmentally and

socially sound development that protects our global climate. We promote economic models that safe-

guard the quality of life and generate prosperity in our partner countries.

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From the regions

RESPONSIBLE ECONOMIC ACTION SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT:

THIS YEARS GIZ SPOTLIGHT OF THE YEAR IS REFLECTED IN OUR DAY-TO-DAY WORK

IN MANY REGIONS OF THE WORLD. OUR AIM IS ALWAYS TO DEVISE SUSTAINABLE

SOLUTIONS TO A WIDE SPECTRUM OF CHALLENGES, OFTEN OPERATING UNDER

DIFFICULT CONDITIONS. AROUND THE GLOBE WE ENDEAVOUR TO SUPPORT VIABLE

ENERGY SUPPLIES, CONSERVE NATURAL RESOURCES, CREATE EDUCATIONAL AND

INCOME OPPORTUNITIES, REDUCE POVERTY AND FOSTER GOOD GOVERNANCE. WE

ALWAYS WORK WITH THE PEOPLE TO DEVELOP VIABLE STRATEGIES IN MORE THAN

130 PARTNER COUNTRIES, WHERE THE SITUATIONS WE ENCOUNTER VARY

ENORMOUSLY.

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ACROSS REGIONS AND AROUND THE WORLD

Global networks 22

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

We can only build on a stable foundation 28

ASIA

Making the most of opportunities 34

LATIN AMERICA

Caught between progress and the need for development 40

MEDITERRANEAN AND MIDDLE EAST

A new dawn 46

EUROPE, CAUCASUS, CENTRAL ASIA

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Since 1964 the International Institute for Journalism (IIJ) has been offering further training programmes for young journalists from developing and emergingstates. In March 2010 media experts from Africa, Asia and Europe met in Berlin at the international conference At a tipping point: Community voices createthe difference. How mutual journalism innovates the news.


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No matter how clean a companys own operations may be, if its suppliers ride

roughshod over environmental and social standards, production cannot be

termed sustainable. Likewise, one country can set itself incredibly ambitious cli-

mate targets, but if other states fail to pull their weight, climate change will

continue apace. Many of the problems facing our world are global in nature. Our

solutions must be equally global.

This is why GIZ is establishing and encouraging supranational and supraregional

networks at many levels and in several regions, in order to forge ahead with

sustainable development. One example is the Climate Leadership Programme,

financed by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

(BMZ), for executives from emerging economies. It aims to get an international

network of managers to develop and support a sustainable climate change miti-

gation strategy. The training helps managers to see the bigger picture, to work

as part of an interdisciplinary body, and to make use of their contacts to slow

down climate change.

Another network forms the core of the Education for Sustainable Development

Programme. In this programme, GIZ is working on behalf of BMZ to help schools

and teachers mainstream the concept of sustainable development in teaching. A

network of experts operates as a think tank, and is working on an in-service

The most urgent problems of our world today do not stop at

national borders. Our solutions must therefore be global, which is

why GIZ promotes initiatives and cooperation arrangements that

transcend national and regional borders. It is also why our

predecessor organisation InWEnt attached major importance to

alumni and to alumni networks. GIZ itself also establishes networks

for sustainable development, including development partnerships

with the private sector, schemes to foster civic engagement and

collaborative ventures with other international cooperation

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training course for teachers. The programme covers Germany, Mexico, India and South Africa and is

founded on both international exchange and the development of regional solutions.

An executives training programme for managers from 13 European and Asian states including Russia,

India, China and Viet Nam encourages participants to learn from one another and establish new con-

tacts. In the 13 years this programme has been running, some 6,300 managers have taken part, 800of them last year alone. The main focus of the training programme, which is financed by the Federal

Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi), is to establish a network of executives that links the

home countries of participants and maintains contact with Germany.

Pointing the way forward for business and municipalities

GIZ cooperates closely with the private sector and helps ensure that development and foreign trade

activities combine productively, both at the level of business organisations and at the level of indi-

vidual companies and alliances. Development partnerships with the private sector have proved to

have long-term impacts and offer advantages for all parties partner countries, German businesses

and international cooperation. For some months now GIZ has also been seconding development co-

operation scouts to chambers of commerce and business associations, where they provide one on one

advisory services to private companies attempting to establish a foothold on markets in Africa, Asia

or Latin America. Many municipalities too have become independent development players and are

Programmes like the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Programme and the Practical Semester Abroad Programme for college students, which GIZ

implements on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, give students and young people already in working life the opportunity to gainpractical experience abroad. The pictures show participants of the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Programme in the USA, and a scholarship holderof the programme for college students during her practical semester in Japan.


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actively involved in international networks. They translate national resolutions and recommendationsinto practice at local level. Their information and education work fosters awareness that we are part

of one world. The Service Agency Communities in One World operates on behalf of BMZ to support

cities and municipalities with their international cooperation projects by linking them up across

national borders. The Service Agency supports the work of non-governmental organisations by help-

ing them apply for funding. The GIZ regional centres are not only actively involved in development-

policy education work, but also maintain contacts with local businesses, implement programmes for

the governments of individual German federal states, and arrange internships in private businesses

for foreign citizens taking part in further training courses.

Regional alliances are important partners

In partner countries, GIZ sets great store by promoting regional alliances. In Africa, properly operat-

ing regional organisations are seen as the key factor in development and in improving living condi-

tions. One of the bodies with which GIZ cooperates is the African Union (AU), which is working to

achieve good governance and stability in African states. In South-East Asia GIZ supports the Associ-

ation of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). One ongoing project involving partners from ASEANs Secre-

tariat aims to improve air quality. Seven ASEAN member states are involved in devising and imple-

menting plans to cut air pollution. A regional training programme is being held parallel to these

activities. The Capacity Building for the ASEAN Secretariat Project, which is funded by the German

Federal Foreign Office, focuses on developing the professional capacities of the staff of ASEANs

Jakarta office.

German municipal experts advised South African towns and cities in the run-up to the 2010 FIFA World Cup on how to plan infrastructure and logistics,as well as on security issues. They were deployed by the Service Agency Communities in One World on behalf of BMZ.


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Keeping alumni in touch

Exchange among graduates of GIZ training programmes is also tremendously valuable, and the com-

pany encourages this in many different ways. These include the 75 specialist and regional forums

that make up the online platform Global Campus 21, which has already celebrated its tenth anniver-sary and now has more than 70,700 members. Other options include the GC21 E-Academy, the

alumni newsletter that goes out to almost 13,000 subscribers and regional alumni conferences

which are held every year. In 2010, for instance, alumni from 10 countries met in Hanoi for the first

alumni conference ever held in South-East Asia. The BMZ-funded Managing Global Governance Pro-

gramme (MGG) welcomed some 180 junior managers from emerging economies to its first alumni

conference, which was held in Bonn in 2010. Today they work for ministries, public authorities and

political think tanks.

The Alumniportal Deutschland (alumni portal Germany) is operated jointly by GIZ and the German

Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, the Goethe-Institut and

the Centre for International Migration and Development (CIM). At its heart is the online community

that allows alumni of courses in Germany to keep in touch and establish new contacts. BMZ finances

the portal, which has about 29,000 registered members.

weltwrts with GIZ. The BMZs development volunteer service gives young people a chance to gain their first practical experience in the partner countriesof German international cooperation. Here a volunteer is shown in a vocational school in Laos.


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Specialist and regional alumni networks too are assisted, including the Latin American networkRE@L, which brings together specialists and managers from 14 countries. The alumni act as multi-

pliers and thus help ensure the sustainability of further training programmes.

Young people in international cooperation

Through weltwrts, the development volunteer service run by BMZ, GIZ gives young people the

opportunity to gain some practical experience in the partner countries of German international co-

operation. At the end of 2010 around 820 volunteers were deployed under the weltwrts with GIZ

programme.

Another focus is the outgoing programmes designed to foster the professional and internationalcompetitiveness of German students and young people already in working life. GIZ fosters contacts

between Germany and Asia, for instance, with the Heinz Nixdorf Foundation. Since the programme

was first launched in 1994, 650 German junior managers have taken part in the programme and

undertaken internships in private Asian companies.

Freedom of opinion and freedom of the press are essential for democracy and for social and eco-

nomic development. Qualified journalists have an important part to play in this. Since 1964 the Inter-

national Institute for Journalism (IIJ) has therefore been offering further training programmes for

young journalists from developing countries, emerging economies and transition states, and today

focuses strongly on online journalism.

Networks and cooperation arrangements

Networks and alliances are also important for GIZ itself. We are part of networks with other interna-

tional cooperation organisations, with the academic community, and with political foundations. Since

early 2010 GIZ (then GTZ) has been acting president of EUNIDA, the European Network of Implement-

ing Development Agencies. Along with civil society and faith-based development agencies GIZ is also

part of the Civil Peace Service (CPS). This programme, financed by the Federal Ministry for Economic

Cooperation and Development (BMZ), endeavours to resolve conflicts and help people deal with their im-

pacts, for instance in post-crisis regions. As a joint operation with the Federal Employment Agency, GIZ

manages the Centre for International Migration and Development (CIM) and its Integrated Expertsand Returning Experts Programmes. CIM places German and European experts with employers in

partner countries where they work as integrated experts when no suitably qualified candidates are

available locally. CIM also helps returning experts, who have studied or worked in Germany and now

wish to return to their country of origin, to reintegrate into professional life, provided the position

they take up is relevant to development.

In its globe-spanning commitment to sustainable development GIZ can rely on the tried and tested

cooperation arrangements of its three predecessor organisations. DED, GTZ and InWEnt are now pur-

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For one whole month in mid-2010 Africa was host to the entire world. The FIFA

World Cup demonstrated impressively to visitors and television audiences around

the globe that an African country can host such a major event. The exuberance

and enthusiasm of South Africa struck a chord with millions around the world,

and not only with football fans. Africa made the most of the World Cup to improveits image, and the event offered an ideal opportunity to promote development

awareness. On behalf of BMZ, GIZs AgenZ set up the Ke Nako Africa (it is time for

Africa) initiative for the South African Department of Sport and Recreation. This

was designed to help establish contacts between African and European represen-

tatives from politics, business, culture and sport. The same goal was pursued by

the German municipal experts deployed by the Service Agency Communities in One

World in nine South African towns and cities. They advised their South African

counterparts on how to plan the infrastructure and logistics for the World Cup,

and on security issues.

WASH United, the campaign for water, sanitation and hygiene, also tapped into

the football fever that swept the continent. In the imaginary sports club, WASH

United, a number of football stars including Bastian Schweinsteiger, Arjen Robben

and Didier Drogba made a public call to uphold the human right to water and

The 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa did much to boost both the

prestige and the self-esteem of the entire African continent. Africa is

poised to take a giant leap forward was the general tenor of reports in

the international media. There are grounds to hope that international

investor interest in the region will continue to grow. For businesses

interested in Africa, GIZ can help open doors and promote sustainable

development. GIZ, on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic

Cooperation and Development (BMZ), is involved in more than 100

development partnerships with private sector businesses in sub-Saharan

Africa. At the core of these ventures are measures to develop the

capacities of local workforces.

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Ke Nako Africa it is time for Africa. The exhibition during the World Cup aimed to establish contacts between African and European actors. The then

Minister of Sport and Recreation of South Africa Makhenkesi Stofile also dropped in.

sanitation. In eight African countries, this sports-based approach has the support not only of GIZ, acting

also on behalf of BMZ, but of more than 100 organisations, from government institutions to local initia-

tives. This made it possible to link the whole issue of sanitation and hygiene, which is still taboo in

many countries, with the positive image of football and its stars, and to campaign for such life-saving

practices as hand washing. WASH United has already reached more than 25 million people in Africa.

Although the financial crisis has dented economic growth in Africa, the rate of growth was still put at

3.8 % in 2010; in 2009 the figure had dropped to 1.5 %. The United Nations expect this positive trend to

continue. Rising school enrolment rates across the region are evidence that a sound foundation is beinglaid for further progress. There are still a great many challenges, however. The impacts of climate

change, for instance, are hitting the region particularly hard, with extreme weather events becoming

more frequent. Despite increasing urbanisation, most people in the region still earn their living in agri-

culture. Regional conflicts too are not only causing human suffering, but also constraining social and

economic development.

Alliances for peace and security

This makes the promotion of democracy, good governance, stability and peace a major thrust of German

development cooperation in Africa. Because there can be no sustainable development without peace, and

because development must build on a sound foundation, GIZ adopts a variety of approaches to foster sta-

bility in the region. One of the most important of these involves cooperating with regional and pan-African

alliances such as ECOWAS, SADC and the African Union (AU) in projects and programmes funded by BMZ

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full responsibility for democracy, human rights and good governance. Cooperation among the states ofAfrica offers an opportunity to prevent or defuse conflicts. Working on behalf of BMZ, GIZ advises the AU in

projects and programmes to strengthen the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA), the African

Court on Human and Peoples Rights and the Pan-African Parliament. The NEPAD Planning and Coordinating

Agency (NPCA), which is integrated into the AUs Commission, will in future play a major part in coordinat-

ing infrastructure projects.

Since 2008 the Police Programme Africa has been helping build police forces in several African countries,

on behalf of the Federal Foreign Office, often in cooperation with UN or EU international peacekeeping mis-

sions. In a total of nine countries, national police structures are benefiting from training, infrastructure and

equipment inputs. Also on behalf of the Federal Foreign Office, GIZ is supporting the African Union Border

Programme, under which the border between Mali and Burkina Faso has been marked. Measures like theseenable GIZ to help build peace in the region. They are supplemented by activities to train the individuals

working in the judiciary in several West African states, and to support reform approaches within the legal

system.

The support accorded to the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region on behalf of BMZ is

another example of a transnational measure. In December 2006 eleven states signed a Pact on Security,

Stability and Development in the Great Lakes Region in East Africa, where civil wars and fragile states are

a huge obstacle to economic and social development. Regular meetings at top political level foster cooper-

ation.

Water kiosks in Zambia and other East African states offer safe drinking water at affordable prices. About 300 sales points of this sort have been estab-lished with the help of GIZ in Zambia alone. The BMZ-funded water project WAVE offers experts and practitioners from water utilities in Kenya, Uganda andTanzania opportunities for training and dialogue. The aim is to provide local people with easier access to drinking water.


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Another area in which GIZ advises partner governments is the reintegration of ex-combatants into civil

society. GIZ International Services (GIZ IS) is supporting the South Sudanese Government in reintegrating

former soldiers who fought in the civil war. This is intended as another step on the road to lasting peace.

Training courses have been devised to provide vocational training and enable ex-combatants to start up

their own small businesses. Currently some 3,700 former combatants are involved in courses of this type.

Using raw materials responsibly

Many sub-Saharan countries are rich in valuable minerals and other resources, but this has had little

impact on reducing poverty. Experts use the term paradox of plenty to describe the dichotomy betweenthe plentiful natural resources in these countries and the poverty of their populations. This has several

causes. Poor governance is one, and this in turn paves the way for conflicts over rights of use which

can destabilise entire regions. On behalf of BMZ, GIZ is helping ensure better raw materials governance,

for instance in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main aims are to ensure greater trans-

parency, control and responsibility in the use of the raw materials themselves and the revenue they

generate.

Responsible water management is another major issue in sub-Saharan Africa. GIZ's predecessor organi-

sations (DED, GTZ and InWEnt) worked in East Africa to improve access to drinking water at affordable

prices. One measure was the water project WAVE. This BMZ-financed intervention addresses water utili-

ties in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia. In 2010 it offered about 550 experts and practitioners fur-

ther training and dialogue. Since 2007 a total of 2,346 people have benefited from such opportunities

provided by GIZs predecessor organisation, InWEnt.

As part of a triangular cooperation arrangement, Germany and Israel are working with Ethiopia to improve the quality of life of thousands of people livingin the Ethiopian highlands. It is envisaged that improved water distribution will increase farmers harvests. This triangular cooperation was the idea of theFederal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), and is part of the BMZ-funded German-Ethiopian Sustainable Land

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The region at a glance

In 2010, GIZ supported its partners in sub-Saharan Africa with 593 seconded experts and some 5,600 national

personnel. A further 573 development workers and specialists from the Civil Peace Service (CPS) also per-

formed work for sustainable development in many states the length and breadth of the region. The Centre for

International Migration and Development (CIM) places experts with local employers in partner countries. In

2010 a total of 146 integrated experts were employed in the region, and 88 returning experts were receiving

financial, advisory or other services from CIM.

At present GIZ is supporting partners in sub-Saharan Africa primarily on behalf of BMZ, but other federal min-istries including the Federal Foreign Office, the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and

Nuclear Safety (BMU) and the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) have also availed them-

selves of our services.

In 2010 almost 11,000 individuals from the region made use of training courses, workshops and other continu-

ing education options offered by our predecessor organisation InWEnt. GIZ IS is implementing projects in South-

ern Sudan, the Congo, Namibia and South Africa in the fields of rural development, health and infrastructure, to

name but a few examples. The most important clients are the World Bank, the European Union and UNDP. GIZ

IS currently employs about 15 international, 85 regional and 250 local staff members. Private businesses are

involved in more than 100 development partnerships with the private sector. New forms of development co -

operation too are attracting great interest in Africa. One example is the triangular cooperation arrangement

between Ethiopia, Israel and Germany commissioned by BMU to improve water use in Ethiopia.

(Figures as at 31 December 2010)

Prestigious partnership

Work is progressing on establishing a sustainable energy supply system for the sub-Saharan African states.

Although Africa offers ideal conditions for solar power, photovoltaic systems are still not considered to be

competitive sources of energy in many places. But things are changing. The largest solar plant in sub-

Saharan Africa was recently completed in Nairobi. The headquarters of the United Nations Environment Pro-

gramme (UNEP) have now been fitted out with photovoltaic technology. The UNEP building is to be made a

shining example of energy efficiency and climate-tolerant technology. The contract went to a German com-

pany, Energiebau Solarsysteme GmbH, which carried out the prestigious project in conjunction with other

businesses a smoothly functioning symbiosis of foreign trade promotion and development cooperation. On

behalf of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) and under the Renewable Energies

Export Initiative, GIZ helps initiate business partnerships between German and East African companies. Inthis way, the technology transfer can work successfully for private businesses and for development. To

supplement this, under the develoPPP.de programme BMZ is promoting a development partnership with the

companies involved. Among other things the partnership involves working with local training institutions to

train partners in maintaining and installing photovoltaic systems.

German industrys AFRIKA KOMMT initiative addresses young managers from sub-Saharan Africa. It was

founded in 2008 by leading German businesses and cooperates with GIZ in order to give young African

managers work experience in German companies. It uses a tried and tested tool of international coopera-

tion the International Leadership Training devised by GIZs predecessor organisation InWEnt in 2004.


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Even before the merger, GIZs predecessor organisations operated successfully as a team in an extensive vocational training programme in Viet Nam, whichGIZ is implementing on behalf of BMZ. The photo shows a car mechanic in Hung Yen.


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Asia has survived the global financial and economic crisis comparatively un-

scathed. In fact 2010 was a particularly good year for the region. Gross domestic

product rose on average by 9.3 %, and the World Bank expects Asias economy to

remain buoyant over the next few years. Economic powerhouses like China and

India are driving forces, but Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and

Viet Nam also chalked up strong growth rates last year.

A rising GDP however is no guarantee of sustainable and socially balanced devel-

opment. More and more Asian states are coming to realise this. Improvements in

social and economic conditions must keep pace with economic development. This

is a particular challenge in Asia, which is home to 4.12 billion people, making it

the worlds most populous region. It is nevertheless a challenge that the coun-

tries of Asia intend to tackle, as indeed they will have to. Today the consequences

of climate change, including droughts and flooding, and the ruthless exploi-

tation of natural resources, are already an obstacle to development. Regional

alliances such as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the

Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) are working jointly on solutions to

transnational problems. GIZ supports the regional organisations and individual

partner countries, helping them gear their economies more to social, economic

and environmental sustainability and overcome obstacles to regional integration

processes.

Asia is a continent of contrasts. Remarkable economic growth is

juxtaposed with the absolute poverty of 700 million people. Inter-

national cooperation is thus called on to adopt approaches that are

equally diverse. The focuses of cooperation with Asia are environ-

mental protection and conservation of natural resources, poverty

reduction, social development and sustainable economic activity.

Regional alliances too, such as the Association of Southeast Asian

Nations (ASEAN), are being strengthened because they foster

economic development and political stability.

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Conserving the environment, mitigating climate change and managing natural resources

sustainably

Climate change mitigation and environmental protection are major priority areas of international co-

operation in Asia, especially in the field of low-carbon, climate-friendly business. Adaptation to the

impacts of climate change is a further focus. Mongolia, for instance, is facing the huge challenge of

ensuring that its resources are put to socially and environmentally sustainable use. The country needsa strategy that will enable it to use its vast reserves to generate sustainable pro-poor growth. This is

where the advisory services of the Integrated Raw Materials Initiative come in; GIZ is implementing

the initiative in close cooperation with the BGR (Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural

Resources) and the PTB. The project is jointly financed by the Federal Ministry for Economic Coopera-

tion and Development (BMZ), the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) and the Fed-

eral Foreign Office. BMZ is supporting it to the tune of EUR 3 million.

Emerging countries such as China, India and Thailand are facing the problem of ensuring that their

meteoric economic growth has as little impact as possible on the global climate. GIZ is helping them

under the International Climate Initiative of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conserva-

tion and Nuclear Safety (BMU). The spectrum of individual projects implemented under the initiative

goes from reducing the use of climate-damaging refrigerants and foaming agents to expanding the

use of renewables, boosting energy efficiency in industry and buildings and electromobility concepts.

Climate policy advisory services delivered at national level are also becoming increasingly important.

Consumer protection and product safety. On behalf of BMZ, GIZ is advising the Chinese Government on compliance with international standards. Here we see

Zhang Huan from the State Administration for Industry and Commerce at a Sino-German training seminar held in Shenzhen.


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For instance, we are advising the Thai authorities on putting in place a framework for the developmentof climate-friendly tourism in Thailand.

As of 2011 GIZ will be working on behalf of BMWi to implement a programme under the Renewable

Energies Export Initiative in six South-East Asian states. This measure involves close cooperation with

the private sector and with German chambers of commerce abroad. German companies operating in

the renewables sector will be supported in establishing themselves on international markets, and

increasingly in South-East Asia. This will foster the use of alternative forms of energy and disseminate

the expertise required in emerging economies and developing countries.

Progress for a better quality of life

In Asias emerging markets, the globalisation of the economy also allows consumers to choose from a

seemingly unlimited range of goods. In many Asian states, however, consumer protection cannot keep

pace. Poor quality products have frequently proved detrimental to consumers health, and in some

cases lives have been lost. Recall actions also place a huge burden on the economy. In an effort to

get a grip on the problem, GIZ is advising governments and leading national institutions on reforming

consumer protection legislation. Within the framework of the Consumer Protection and Product Safety

Programme, for instance, we are advising the Chinese Government on ways of aligning its system with

international standards. Specialist dialogues are held at ministerial level and further training meas-

ures organised for managers. GIZ has also initiated a development partnership with the German toy

manufacturer Schleich. Schleich and GIZ aim to introduce a system that will make it possible to trace

Training as a welder. Another facet of the vocational training programme in Viet Nam. To improve the supply of trained workers needed in sectors withgrowth potential, car mechanics are also being trained in the vocational training programme.


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the production of childrens toys. With the help of this system and consumer advice and protection,

product safety and market transparency are to be improved in the Chinese toy sector. The project was

commissioned by BMZ under the develoPPP.de programme.

Social standards in the manufacture of consumer goods are also important. In many Asian countries

little progress has yet been made in terms of guaranteeing fair wages and working conditions, and

stamping out child labour. In a move to improve working conditions on a lasting basis, GIZ is advising

governments on behalf of BMZ on the drafting of national legislation, while also helping trading com-

panies and manufacturers with international operations to introduce environmental and social stan-

dards. In these measures the focus is on training workforces and introducing management and dia-logue tools.

In a development partnership with the German company Tchibo, which as well as operating one of the

largest coffee shop chains, also sells various other categories of merchandise in Germany and other

European countries, GIZ is engaged in improving working conditions in Asian manufacturing companies

that supply European businesses. The project targets both the management and the workforce in man-

ufacturing enterprises. It encourages workers to push for good working conditions and to articulate

their wishes and their proposed improvements vis vis the management. With the help of local train-

ing providers, an awareness of the need for social standards will ultimately be mainstreamed and

multiplied. The core aim of the project is to bring about a long-term change in the behaviour patterns

of employers and workforces. Together the two sides will draw up strategies to improve working con-

ditions, translate these into practice and monitor compliance with the new standards.

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It all boils down to education

Building and disseminating expertise are central concerns in this project, as in all other GIZ activities.

Whether we are looking at training courses to improve energy efficiency in Nepal or establishing

vocational training centres in the southern Indian state of Karnataka with the support of GIZ Inter -

national Services, knowledge and education are the foundation on which sustainable development is

built. This is particularly true in Asia, which has a large and very young population. Schooling and

vocational training are the key to obtaining a skilled job, which will enable young people to make

their own way, but equally will foster the progress of their home countries. In Viet Nam for instance

GIZ, on behalf of BMZ, is implementing an extensive vocational training programme, involving not only

advisory services for partners in Viet Nam, but also curriculum development, pre- and in-service

teacher training, and instruction for young trainees. Even before the merger, the GIZ predecessororganisations were operating successfully as a team in this programme. KfW Entwicklungsbank and

the Centre for International Migration and Development (CIM), whose integrated experts are employed

by partner organisations, are also on board.

The region at a glance

In 2010, GIZ supported its partners in Asia with 341 seconded experts and some 2,100 national personnel. A

further 207 development workers and specialists from the Civil Peace Service (CPS) were deployed within the

region. The CPS is for instance supporting the organisations assisting victims of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia.

The Centre for International Migration and Development (CIM) places experts with local employers in partner

countries. In 2010 a total of 163 integrated experts were employed in the region, and 207 returning experts

were receiving financial or advisory support, or other services from CIM. A total of 12,310 people attended

training courses organised by GIZs predecessor organisation InWEnt. The three predecessor organisations (DED,

GTZ and InWEnt) have cooperated for many years in a number of projects and programmes in Asia, including

programmes to improve vocational training in Viet Nam and decentralisation measures in Indonesia.

In Asia too, GIZ cooperates closely with the private sector in order to achieve development goals swiftly, effi-

ciently and cost-effectively. Some 30 % of all development partnerships with the private sector can be found in

Asia. On BMZ's behalf, GIZ is also advising India and China on drawing up their own Corporate Social Responsi-

bility (CSR) strategies.

The main commissioning body of GIZ is the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).

We also operate on behalf of other federal ministries. For the Federal Foreign Office we are promoting peace in

Sri Lanka by providing vocational training for young people, and on behalf of the Federal Ministry for the Envi-

ronment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) we are working in numerous countries under the Inter-

national Climate Initiative. GIZ International Services has been contracted by clients including the European

Commission and individual Asian governments to provide services in Indonesia, the Philippines, Viet Nam, China,

Bangladesh and India, particularly in the health, vocational training, administrative reform and renewable ener-

gies sectors. In addition, new cooperation partnerships are emerging. One example is the cooperation arrange-

ment with the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) to promote womens rights in

Cambodia and Bangladesh. One central aspect of our work in Asia is social and environmental development.

This is to ensure that it is not only the economies of the region that are making progress but that the peoples

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