As a global leader, the EU continues to lead on international efforts, and in conjunction with our partners, we address environmental challenges and promote the implementation of ambitious climate, environment and energy policies across the world. Through bilateral efforts, we accompany partners to transition towards more sustainable development pathways.
The Green Deal is an integral part of this Commission’s strategy to implement the United Nation’s 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals.
Programmes
The Biodiversity and Protected Areas Management (BIOPAMA) Programme assists the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries to address their priorities for better managing and governing biodiversity and natural resources. It provides a variety of tools, services and funding.
ECOFAC6 promotes a green economy characterised by sustainable and inclusive economic development, as well as the fight against climate change.
The project supports biodiversity conservation in six priority regions: Congo Basin forest ecosystems, Transhumance landscapes in Central Africa, West Africa Forests, Sudano-sahelian savannahs of West Africa, Eastern Rift savannahs and watersheds, Transfrontier conservation areas of Southern Africa.
- Global Gateway - Areas of partnership
- Climate and energy
This programme aims to strengthen urban governance by supporting social, environmental or economic sustainability.
The SWITCH Africa Green programme aims to assist African countries with sustainable development, by encouraging a shift towards an inclusive green economy.
SWITCH Asia promotes sustainable consumption and production.
Euroclima is the Global Gateway initiative that builds partnerships between the European Union and the Latin America and Caribbean regions as they lead the green and just transition.
- Global Gateway - Areas of partnership
- Climate and energy
Latest news
Today the Zambia-Tanzania Interconnector was launched in Lusaka, Zambia, in the presence of Ministers of Energy from Zambia, Tanzania and Kenya, the EU Ambassador, the World Bank and the United Kingdom.
Today the first zero-emissions iron production facility in Africa was inaugurated at the Hyron Oshivela Production site in the presence of the Namibia’s President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, the EU Ambassador, the Ambassador of Germany and the Namibian Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy.
The European Union and the five Central Asia countries further deepened their mutual-beneficial partnership, mobilising investments under the EU’s Global Gateway strategy in the areas of digital connectivity, transport, critical raw materials, and the water, energy and climate sector.
Related stories
With EU support, Ma Khine, a woman leading a local organisation in Myanmar, has been able to strengthen her knowledge on climate change. She has used her newly acquired skills to educate communities by proposing collective actions and solutions to address these issues.
A group of international conservation organisations have formed the Universal Ranger Support Alliance (URSA) which will deliver a “new deal” for wildlife rangers including Global Welfare Standards and a Code of Conduct.
A new mobile application is bringing farmers in Africa the science of monitoring land restoration. The Regreening Africa App is an EU- funded project, which helps farmers, government agents and project officers to collect data on land restoration.