If we are to overcome the global challenges of today and tomorrow, we need to work together: to pool our strengths, learn from our experiences and find proven solutions for a more sustainable approach to our environment. GIZ’s projects connecting Ghana and North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) show how successful cooperation for sustainable development can look.
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CoInnovation GHN X GER: The winning tandems
The winners of the innovation competition for mixed teams of start-ups from NRW and Ghana have been announced. Click here for more information.
PARTNERSHIP
The cooperation was placed on an even sounder footing with the signing of a partnership agreement between Ghana and NRW in 2007. This brings together actors at national and sub-national level as well as companies, higher education institutions and civil society organisations.
PROJECTS
Ghana and NRW are linked by a highly diverse partnership – featuring GIZ projects in the fields of climate change mitigation and resource conservation, the circular economy and renewable energy right through to support for start-up ecosystems and the export potential of Ghanaian companies.
EXHIBITION
The touring exhibition entitled ‘Aluminium, gold, e-waste – Nothing shines without a shadow’ explains the links between the behaviour of consumers in Germany and the consumption of resources in Ghana. The exhibition is available for loan.
PARTNERS AND ACTORS
Meet the wide range of partners and principal actors from civil society, the academic and scientific community, and the private and public sector with whom GIZ is developing and implementing projects under the Ghana-NRW partnership.
GIZ IN NRW
The wide range of services offered by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is based on a proven track record of regional and technical expertise, and tried-and-tested management know-how.