GIZ Mexico

About us

Germany’s successful cooperation with Mexico, an emerging economy, began in the 1970s. On behalf of the German Government, GIZ has provided advisory services to the Government of Mexico since 1997. 
Mexico is at the forefront of international efforts to address environmental and climate issues. Together with Germany, Mexico is taking the lead on mitigating the impact of climate change. By 2050, the Government of Mexico has set itself the ambitious target of halving the country’s greenhouse gas emissions compared with 2000. Mexico has also signed the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization (ABS) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (2012) and was thus one of the first countries to make an active commitment to the Convention’s implementation.
As a global development partner, Mexico is a priority country for the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and, since 2008, for the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) within the framework of the International Climate Initiative (IKI). Working mainly on behalf of these commissioning parties, GIZ assists Mexican partners to implement projects in the fields of environmental and resource conservation, climate change mitigation and sustainable energy.