While the Global South is particularly vulnerable to the extensive impacts of climate change, it also has fast-growing climate start-up ecosystems that are addressing these challenges with technology. Therefore, we focus on catalysing start-ups and young companies in developing and emerging markets, particularly in Latin America and West Africa. Our approach involves providing funding, knowledge resources and access to networks of domain experts, mentors and investors.
We are committed to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) throughout our programmes and trainings, and we prioritise the assessment of environmental, social and governance (ESG) impacts of the climate tech solutions we support.
Through our Climathons, pre-accelerator and accelerator programmes, we empower ideators, entrepreneurs and start-ups to develop innovative ideas and climate tech solutions and scale their ventures. We provide them with the financial, technical and mentoring support they need. We also collaborate with incubators, accelerators, venture capitalists, policymakers and other stakeholders to boost investments, drive dialogue and foster resilient climate innovation ecosystems.
Severin Peters
Global Coordinator, GIZ | severin.peters@giz.de
Pia Guyot
Administrative Officer, GIZ
Julia Rueda Alvarez
Global Communications, GIZ
Milena Stolz
Global Advisor and ESMF Manager, GIZ
Ann-Christin Weldner
Finance Manager, GIZ
Usama Tariq
Monitoring and Evaluation, GIZ
Leon Pelt
Young Professional, GIZ
Perwin Gosam
Office Manager, GIZ
Felix Steinberg
Director of CATAL1.5°T – LATAM Platform, GIZ | felix.steinberg@giz.de
Erika Sanchez Herrera
Climatech Ecosystem Promotion Technical Advisor - LATAM, GIZ
Verena Pluckhan
Finance Manager LATAM, GIZ
Juana Martínez Macedo
E&S Specialist, GIZ
Josué García Pérez
Junior Technical Advisor - LATAM, GIZ
Matthias Rehfeld
Coordinator Africa | matthias.rehfeld@giz.de
Benjamin Meier
Coordinator West Africa
Fatou Doumbia
Advisor West Africa, GIZ
Alex Gbetie
Advisor West Africa, GIZ
Abdallah Souissi
Finance Manager West Africa, GIZ
Rosina Naab
Junior Advisor West Africa, GIZ
Anastassija Guseva
Finance Manager West Africa, GIZ
CATAL1.5°T is implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in cooperation with top-tier global and regional partners. It is funded by the international Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). Regional platforms are operated by partner networks consisting of leading start-up incubators and accelerators, as well as local teams of GIZ and EIT Climate-KIC.
The Initiative is is funded by the international Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). It is implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in cooperation with top-tier global and regional partners.