International Climate Initiative (IKI)

Since 2008, the International Climate Initiative (IKI) of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB) has been financing climate and biodiversity projects in developing and newly industrialised countries, as well as countries in transition.

IKI in practise

IKI projects celebrate the Day for Biological Diversity

IKI projects worldwide contributed to the International Day for Biodiversity.

IKI in practice

Protecting the coastal forest

Climate change also poses a threat to Costa Rica. The country has an ambitious plan to confront the changes – with mangroves playing a key role.

Interview: Solar Cooling in Jordan

An IKI project in Jordan supports the production of cooling by means of solar energy.

Film

Nepal: Fighting erosion with broom grass

Grass, in most forms, is overlooked as part of the fabric of our environment. But up close and deep down, there is rather more to it than meets the eye. In fact, it can be quite heroic.