International
Climate Initiative (IKI)

The video illustrates the first steps of the creation of the Mono Transboundary Biosphere Reserve at the Southern border of Benin and Togo.

Coping with traffic emissions in a city of 21 million is no easy task. Swapping four wheels for two is a good start, as the smoggy Chinese capital is learning for itself.

Garbage collection in the Dominican Republic is ineffective and chaotic. But clean streets and a cut in climate-killing emissions could be on the way thanks to new modern facilities and clever management.

If Hanoi wants clean air, residents in the Vietnamese capital are going to have to kick their moped habit. Or at least trade in polluting models for cleaner alternatives.

Air conditioners are becoming increasingly popular in the tropical heat of Grenada and Carriacou. Efforts to make them more climate friendly are posing new challenges for local technicians.

In Viet Nam, shrimp farming is a vital economic sector, but also the leading cause of mangrove loss. The sustainability of the shrimp sector and the conservation of mangroves are therefore both national priorities.

Waste pollution is a big environmental problem in Malem. The municipal government adresses this by organizing collective cleanups of public areas and by setting up public trash bins in every hamlet.

Pakin is an atoll island located about 30 miles northwest of Micronesia´s capitol Pohnpei. Because of its remoteness self-reliance is particularly important.

Ant Atoll is a large, stunning coral reef atoll that is an important refuge for biodiversity in Micronesia and was recognized in 2008 as a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve.

Ocean-related events such as tidal waves endanger the lives of people in the coastal areas of Melekeok and resulting in a high level of inland migration.