What we offer

Environmental policy and institutional development
We help to ensure that environmental policy gains the political priority it needs. We offer proven strategies in order to resolve environmental problems in society.

Environmentally oriented sector policies
We provide advice on how to integrate environmental themes within a broad range of sector policies (e.g. energy, transport, water, waste). These activities centre on decision-making, planning and implementation processes for environmentally oriented sector strategies.

Implementing international environmental regimes
We advise national governments on the implementation of international environmental agreements, such as those on the conservation of biological diversity or the protection of the ozone layer.

Transboundary resource management
We deliver solutions tailored to, for example, Africa’s tropical rain forests or strengthening regional environmental policy in Latin America’s MERCOSUR countries. We work to improve national and international framework conditions, that - starting at policy level - safeguard the ecological sustainability of environmental resources used by several states.

Financing environmental protection
We advise on financing environmental protection and ways to use market-based instruments to steer the way the natural environment is used. This is the starting point of the 'EcoFinance – natural resource governance' and 'Environmental standards and labelling' products, which align ecological goals with economic and social necessities (e.g. through timber certification).

Sustainable urban development
We advise on ways to implement sustainable urban development measures and to establish and optimise municipal environmental services such as solid waste management, sustainable production and consumption, eco-industrial parks and UrbanEco.

What you can achieve with us

Sustainable development has now become firmly established on the international agenda. Nonetheless, environmental policy concerns continue to be neglected in many countries. A successful environmental policy safeguards the natural resource base that sustains human existence. It serves long-term development goals – poverty reduction, basic  human rights, crisis prevention and sustainable development. The implementation of environmental policy measures improves people's living conditions and ensures the ecological sustainability of development and transition processes.

How we work

We deliver measurable results by tailoring our services efficiently and precisely to the specific requirements of each country and its population. We 

• support developing countries in their efforts to meet their international environmental commitments
• foster the reform of environmental administrations and assist decentralised bodies in implementing environmental policies
• provide advice on developing environmentally oriented sector strategies and ways to integrate environmental issues into national development plans
• strengthen municipal environmental administrations and advise on developing efficient and affordable public environmental services.

Our successful approach is based on both our technical expertise and our internationally acclaimed competence in project and financial management, the placement of experts and capacity development. In addition, our partners benefit from our alliances and cooperation activities with numerous institutions and experts.