GIZ Diary 2015 by alamgir1985 publisher

Diary 2015

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The Government of Germany has supported the development of Bangladesh since 1972. The German Development Cooperation (GDC) is actively involved in financing and implementing projects in order to support the social and economic development of the country as well as to increase the coping capacities of the most vulnerable people and communities. They are also aiming to improve the resilience of urban areas and ecosystems. On behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), GDC is implementing projects through financial cooperation (KfW) and technical cooperation (GIZ). Beginning in 2014, the GDC focuses on three priority areas: • Energy efficiency and renewable energies • Rule of law, good governance and human rights • Adaptation to climate change in urban areas Through German expertise, particularly in the area of renewable energies and energy efficiency, Germany extensively supports Bangladesh in reforming the energy sector. Improving the energy efficiency includes financing the construction and rehabilitation of the second largest gas power plant and substantial investments into the expansion and modernization of the transmission and distribution system. Energy-saving lamps and energy-saving parboiling systems are being promoted and introduced in the rice milling industry and as well as many other industries. Germany also cooperates with Bangladesh in tackling the challenges in the field of good governance. These activities include working with the government on a comprehensive prison reform, the implementation of social and environmental standards in the textile industry and projects aiming at enabling civil society participation and the support of local government authorities. To support Bangladesh’s cities and its inhabitants to become more resilient to climate change, the new priority area “Adaptation to Climate Change in Urban Areas” has been established. The first project within this area began in Khulna City focusing on climate resilient urban infrastructure improvement for the poor. Upcoming projects will support the mainstreaming of climate change in both national level and local level planning. The first batch of selected cities will benefit from improved urban planning practices to meet strategic climate change adaptation needs. GDC is also implementing natural resource management projects which focus on the improvement of specific ecosystems, biodiversity, and the adaptation to climate change in Bangladesh. Furthermore, GDC is working on disaster risk management and reconstruction, the promotion of resilience at a community level, and on the support of flood protection infrastructures in coastal areas. Germany is supporting Bangladesh’s health sector through a five-year joint program and is involved in defining and setting up sustainable mechanisms of health financing. In Sylhet, GDC focuses on sexual and reproductive health as well as family planning. After a longstanding and successful cooperation between Bangladesh and Germany in the health sector, Germany’s engagement is coming to an end in 2017.

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An innovative partner for the global challenges of tomorrow The wide range of services offered by the Deutsche Gesellschaft fĂźr Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH are based on a wealth of regional and technical expertise and on tried and tested management know-how. We are a German federal enterprise and offer workable, sustainable and effective solutions in political, economic and social change processes. Most of our work is commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). However, GIZ also operates on behalf of other German ministries and public and private bodies in Germany and abroad. These include governments of other countries, European Union institutions, such as the European Commission, the United Nations and the World Bank. We are equally committed to helping our clients in the private sector attain their goals. Facts and figures GIZ operates throughout Germany and in more than 130 countries worldwide. Our registered offices are in Bonn and Eschborn. We have 16,510 staff members around the globe, almost 70% of whom are employed locally as national personnel. GIZâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s business volume was over EUR 1.9 billion as at 31 December 2013. (Figures as at 31 December 2013)

Since 2002, when GIZ established its International Services department, GIZ has been offering the international market needs-oriented, business and development services powered by its many years of experience and outstanding specialist knowledge. Governments of partner countries welcome those services and commission GIZ International Services with own budget funds. The largest client, served by GIZ IS, is the European Commission in Brussels and its delegations in different partner countries. Other key clients include bilateral donors, the government of Saudi Arabia or India and private companies. GIZ IS is represented in Bangladesh through the GIZ Dhaka Country Office and its different projects in the country. Besides its traditional tender business, GIZ IS focuses in Bangladesh on direct acquisitions with public and private actors placing significant emphasis on the fields of private sector development, TVET and responsible business.

We are an integral part of KfW Bankengruppe. Our 580 personnel at headquarters and about 180 specialists in our local offices cooperate with partners all over the world. Our main client is the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). More than 58% of the capital we provide on behalf of the German Government to development cooperation originates from funds raised by KfW. This capital does not just benefit our partners worldwide, because we are much more than just an ordinary bank: Our financial know-how is matched by our long-standing development-policy expertise. The women and men who work with us bring their know-how from diverse disciplines to bear every day in dialogue with our local partners, but also in advice to the German Government. We support development and climate protection projects worldwide over the long term with our extensive development experience. We attach special priority in our work to environmental and climate protection, financial sector development and the water sector. We support the use of renewable energies and programmes for raising energy efficiency. We promote programmes and projects in water supply, but also sanitation and waste management as well as ecological transport schemes. We advise partner countries in developing viable financial systems and support them in effectively integrating advanced financial sectors into international capital markets. We also help them with expert advice in setting up microfinance institutions and development banks. With these programmes and projects, we contribute to the sustainable improvement of the conditions of life of the population and to environmental and climate protection. Furthermore, we continioulsy evaluate and publish program results and success rates. An estimated 80 % of KfW-funded projects are considererd to be successful.

Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft (DEG) mbH, a member of KfW banking group owned by the German government, is one of the largest European development finance institutions for long-term project and company financing. For the last 50 years, DEG has been financing and structuring the investments of private companies in developing and transition countries. DEG’s aim is to establish and expand private enterprise structures in developing and transition countries, and thus create the basis for sustainable economic growth and a lasting improvement in the living conditions of the local population. DEG provides long-term finance for private companies in emerging countries in the manufacturing, infrastructure, finance and agricultural industries. With total asset of 4.8 billion EUR, DEG is Europe’s major development finance institution for the private sector in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Eastern Europe. DEG has been active in Bangladesh since 1981 and has financed 26 companies with a total of 292 million EUR in the form of equity and long term loans. Among these, DEG was a founding member of IPDC and IDLC. The current DEG portfolio in Bangladesh stands at 178 million EUR financing companies in the power generation, finance, textile, pharmaceutical, and telecommunication sectors. Besides financial and economic viability, DEG gives high priority to positive developmental impact, international environmental and social standards as well as good corporate governance of the companies financed. DEG’s portfolio companies are substantially contributing to the economic development of the country. Furthermore, DEG provides grant funds for projects such as international certification of Bangladeshi textile and garment companies; improvement of ship recycling sector as well as compliance systems for seafood exporters. DEG’s representation in Bangladesh is through the KfW Office in Dhaka.

“After receiving training and the necessary cash from the project, I can now earn 5000 BDT per month with my handicrafts products. With this money, I buy food and clothes, and my children can go to school.” Kalyani Rani from Kalapara, Patuakhali As part of the project “Adaptation to Climate Change and Rehabilitation of Livelihoods in Selected Districts of South Bangladesh (CLAP)”, GIZ supports alternative income-generating activities for climate-vulnerable households in selected communities.