• Description:

    Funding or commissioning within the framework of the IKI Thematic Call 2024 is preceded by an ideas competition. Participation in the ideas competition of the Thematic Call is open to German and international grant recipients as well as to implementing organisations of the German Federal Government.

    To participate in the ideas competition of this year’s Thematic Call interested implementing organisations are invited to submit a project outline responding to one of the 9 thematic priorities.

    The deadline for submitting project outlines for this year’s ideas competition is 18 February 2025, 4 p.m. (CET). Depending on the available funds, one to three projects per thematic priority will be selected. The funding volume provided by the IKI per project can range from 5 to 20 million EUR depending on the thematic priority.

    Thematic Priorities

    The following thematic priorities are available:  

    1. Promotion of cooperative approaches to the implementation of Art. 6: Removal activities and mobilisation of private capital (BMWK)
    2. Building energy efficiency: Business models for scaling energy efficiency measures (BMWK)
    3. Climate-friendly transport: Support of partner countries in the creation of foundations, strategies and specific approaches for climate action and the energy transition in transport (BMWK)
    4. Scaling innovative financing solutions for the decarbonisation of energy-intensive industries (BMWK)
    5. Development and implementation of innovative financing models and programmes for the sustainable conservation of primary forests and the restoration of semi-natural forests (BMUV)
    6. Conservation, sustainable management and restoration of critical wetlands for biodiversity and climate action (BMUV)
    7. From Blue Carbon to Blue Value - locally-led approaches for coastal marine ecosystem services (BMUV)
    8. Building climate resilience through protecting vulnerable watersheds in South America (BMUV)
    9. Enhancing climate resilience to prevent conflict and sustain peace (Federal Foreign Office) 
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