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Supporting climate & biodiversity action
around the world

IKI Small Grants, Germany’s local climate and biodiversity action programme, supports and strengthens local actors worldwide by fostering bottom-up solutions and enhancing the capacities of local organisations.
Get to know IKI Small Grants

We support
climate action
around the world

IKI Small Grants, Germany’s local climate and biodiversity action programme, supports and strengthens local actors worldwide by fostering bottom-up solutions and enhancing the capacities of local organisations.
Get to know IKI Small Grants
Insights

Sustainable solutions in action

What our partners are achieving
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Testimonials

What grantees say

Voices from the ground
“We can’t think about biodiversity if we’re not addressing problems with waste, water, or energy. These issues are interconnected. It’s difficult to talk about a bird or a species when the school doesn’t even have clean water.”
Emily Lara
INABIO, Ecuador
“IKI Small Grants allowed us to suit requirements to the local context. We could connect with businesses and give them space to test their climate action ideas.”
Muhammad Ali
Aga Khan Foundation, Pakistan
“We can say that this cooperation has contributed to mobilising around 16 million dollars from the Green Climate Fund and the Adaptation Fund for climate change.”
Appolinaire D. Gnanvi
FNEC, Benin
Projects

Real change happens when communities lead

Selected projects from our funding portfolio

We fund initiatives across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and beyond. Our interactive map presents selected initiatives currently in implementation.

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Programme

What we stand for

Global reach and local impact

Projects in over 50 countries

Across more than 200 projects, IKI Small Grants supports local, effective climate and biodiversity action worldwide.

Two funding lines for broad support

Beyond global calls, the “funding the funders” approach supports institutions in running their own programmes.

Strengthening institutions

Investing in capacity development strengthens institutions in the long term.