weltwärts Partner Workshop XI German Development Cooperation with India Dr. Jona Dohrmann Rainbow Guesthouse, Ecumenical Sangam, Nagpur 1 st December 2016
Table of Content What does Development mean? German Development Cooperation Sustainable Development Goals Comparison between India and Germany Why is German Development Cooperation with India important for both? How does German Development Cooperation work? KfW GIZ Engagement Global NGOs Sources Photos
What does Development mean? What does development mean for different people(somali, Ethiopian, Indian, German )? Development depends on the different points of view and therefore cannot be universal Photo (1): Stein, Jonathan (2016). Togetherness. Development is a term used to describe the development of people
What does development mean? According to Willy Brandt, German Chancellor of the 1970s, development means more than the transition from poverty to wealth Sustainable, ecological, social dimensions Helping communities to live in a self-sustained manner Industrial nations often cause problems when they implement projects only from their perspective
German Development Cooperation After the USA and Japan, Germany finances the most projects for development cooperation worldwide Goal: Reduction of poverty Reasons: Historical, political, ecological, political, economic and ethical 2016: Funds available to the BMZ: 7.4 billion 3.1 billion for bilateral cooperation, such as development cooperation
Sustainable Development Goals On September 25th 2015, the UN agreed upon these goals for a new development agenda to be worked on in the next 15 years Formerly known as Millennium Goals
Comparison between Germany and India India is 9 times larger than Germany India s population is 14 times larger than Germany s India s GDP per person is still 27 times less than Germany s Quelle: http://www.stepmap.de/landkarte/vergleich-deutschland-indien- 1151426.png
Why is development cooperation between Germany and India important for both? Even though India has developed into an emerging nation, it still struggles with huge inequalities within its society More than 750 million people still live on less than $2 a day 31 % of the children in India are undernourished, which makes India the country with the highest percentage of undernourished children worldwide The infant mortality rate is higher than in Nepal or Bangladesh even though they are less developed
Why is development cooperation between Germany and India important for both? Environmental issues due to high emissions caused by (un)sustainable energy use and economic development Poor access to health care for the disadvantaged population Huge inequalities between urban and rural population Due to the importance of India in the global context, the sustainable development goals can only be achieved with cooperation from India
German Development Cooperation BMZ (= Ministry for Economic Cooperation) is responsible for the organization of the German Development Cooperation BMZ assigns its projects to other executing organizations such as: KfW (= Institution of Financial Cooperation) GIZ (= Institution of Technical Cooperation) Engagement Global Cooperation with NGOs
German Development Cooperation: India Due to the importance of India with respect to development in Asia, Germany is keen on strengthening its partnership to profit from its dynamics for global development In 2014: Funds of 1.2 billion 1.1 billion for financial cooperation, financial support in form of loans 41 million for technical cooperation
Main Goals of Cooperation Sustainable economic development Sustainable, urban and industrial development Environment and climate protection India is engaged in the model of Green Energy Corridors which uses wind and solar energy to improve the supply of sustainable energy use. The Indian government contributes more than 4 billion to the project, while Germany offers subsidized loans up to 1 billion Forest protection, Protection of Biodiversity (Sustainable) energy supply Photo (2): Sommer, Daniel (2016). A sunset in the city. Photo (3): Stein, Jonathan (2016). Child playing in a garbage dump.
KfW Finances and accompanies development projects on behalf of the German government (BMZ) Financial aid and different kinds of loans/subsidized loans The kind of funding depends on the target country Always works in cooperation with the government/ governmental institutions
Example: Metro in Nagpur High traffic volume (74% of traffic is caused by private vehicles) Trends towards urbanization lead to more traffic Solution: Investment in public and environmental-friendly infrastructure Joint venture of India and the state of Maharashtra for NMRCL (=Nagpur Metro Railroad Cooperation Limited) to build a metro line German Development Bank (KfW) funds this project with up to 500 million
Video: Metro Line in Nagpur
GIZ (Technical cooperation) Goal:To make a change and to improve living conditions for people worldwide according to human rights, equality and sustainable development goals. Political assignments Economic assignments, mediation of interests Integrative approach: Includes those affected by the GIZ s work on the planning and establishment of projects Help to create solutions to empower locals 70 % of more than 17,000 of the employees work and live abroad to assist several projects Moreover, 730 development workers are sent all over the globe
Engagement Global Since the 1 st of January 2012, Engagement Global has brought together institutions, initiatives and programmes that actively engage in developmental work in order to achieve fair and global togetherness (Engagement Global 2016). Photos (4): Stein, Jonathan (2016). Volunteers NIWYD playing with children Photos (5): Stein, Jonathan (2016). Man with child. Photos (6): Stein, Jonathan (2016). Two girls playing.
Engagement Global Point of contact for individuals/groups who are interested in participating in developmental projects/work worldwide e. g. weltwaerts Provides financial support and consulting services to these Information about global and local ongoing projects Organizes vocational/advanced training in developmental fields of work
Cooperation with NGOs Cooperation with NGOs to improve: Health Reduce the risks of diseases such as aids or malaria and raise awareness about social insurance especially for disadvantaged and poor population groups Education Improve quality of and access to education especially in rural areas, and poor urban neighborhoods, overcome gender inequalities and improve employment of the disadvantaged population Agriculture Improve productivity levels Photo: Indo German Cooperation (2015). Working on a herb garden with the Ecumenical Sangam
Sources Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (2010 2016): http://www.bmz.de/de/index.html (22.11.2016) Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (2015). Die neue Asien Politik des BMZ. Asiens Dynamik nutzen. 5th Edition. Referat Öffentlichkeitsarbeit, digitale Kommunikation und Besucherdienst. Media Company Agentur für Kommunikation GmbH. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (2016): https://www.giz.de/de/html/index.html (22.11.2016) KfW Entwicklungsbank (2016): https://www.kfw-entwicklungsbank.de/internationale-finanzierung/kfw- Entwicklungsbank/ (22.11.2016) Engagement Global (2016): https://www.engagement-global.de/ (22.11.2016)
Photo Sources Photo (1) Stein, J. (2016). Togetherness. India. Photo (2) Sommer, D. (2016). Sunset in the city. India. Photo (3) Stein, J. (2016). Child playing in a garbage dump. India. Photo (4) Stein, J. (2016). Volunteers at NIWCYD playing with children. India. Photo (5) Stein, J. (2016). Man with child. India. Photo (6) Stein, J. (2016). Two girls playing. India. Photo (7) DIZ (2015). Working on a herb garden with Ecumenical Sangam. Nagpur. India.
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