International Climate Initiative (IKI)

The International Climate Initiative (IKI) is an important funder of GIZ’s Changing Transport projects. Since 2008 it is part of the German government’s international climate finance commitment. Within the Federal Government, the IKI is anchored in the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety  (BMUKN). Selected individual projects are also the responsibility of the Federal Foreign Office (AA).

If you want to learn more about the IKI, visit the website!

The IKI follows its two-part funding philosophy. On the one hand, it issues thematic calls, without emphasizing individual countries. On the other hand, the IKI also engages in bilateral cooperation with 14 priority countries with the partner governments, to address specific and urgent topics.

GIZ is a long-standing partner of the IKI and implements a large number of IKI projects and programmes. These include several transport projects or project components in both bilateral and global or regional thematic programmes (see below). IKI co-funds the Changing Transport knowledge portal through global transport projects to facilitate knowledge management and synergies between projects.

Falk Heinen speaking at Transport and Climate Change Week 2023 ©GIZ by Frederic Schweizer

Direct links to the IKI Website:

• • Newsletter
  • IKI annual Report
  • 15 years anniversary
  • Contact the IKI

IKI transport projects implemented by GIZ

• • Mobilize Net-Zero: Facilitating the Global Transport Transformation
  • Introducing Measures, Pathways and Roadmaps for Optimizing Vehicle Efficiency and Electrification (IMPROVE)
  • Supporting climate strategies in countries where motorisation is rapidly increasing (TraCS)
  • NDC Transport Initiative for Asia (NDC-TIA)
  • Low Carbon Sea Transport
  • Green Freight India
  • International PtX Hub
  • Moving Chile
  • Sino-German Cooperation on Low Carbon Transport (CLCT)
  • Climate protection in the Mexican urban policy (CiClim)
  • Towards Climate-Friendly Transport Technologies and Measures (TRANSfer II)
  • Mitigation actions in the transport sector in Costa Rica (MiTransporte)

Independent Complaint Mechanism

If you believe that you suffer (potential) negative social and/or environmental consequences from IKI projects, or wish to report the improper use of funds, to voice complaints and seek redress, you can do so using the IKI Independent Complaint Mechanism.