At COP30 in Belém, Brazil, in November 2025, a significant new commitment took shape on the global stage. Backed by over 40 countries and international organisations, the Belém Declaration on Global Green Industrialisation was formally launched at a leaders’ roundtable on industrial decarbonisation — signalling that the world’s industrial transformation is no longer a side … Read more
Circular economy and bio-based materials policies have developed in silos for too long. This joint report by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and the Latin America and Caribbean Circular Economy Coalition proposes a unified five-strategy framework, backed by real business cases, that could unlock USD 10 trillion in annual opportunities by 2030 and deliver a third … Read more
(TL;DR) A GIZ-commissioned study examines how plastic packaging practices in supermarkets across Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico intersect with food loss and waste (FLW), concluding that material substitution alone cannot solve either crisis: systemic redesign of retail models, supply chains, regulatory frameworks, and consumer engagement must be pursued simultaneously and coherently, since up to 56% of … Read more
Series Evaluation Insights for Policy and Programming ReACT4UA / EU4Business — Central Project Evaluation GIZ, Commissioned by BMZ | Co-financed by the EU and Norad | Ukraine | 2020–2025 Context Ukraine’s path toward EU accession has unfolded against the backdrop of one of the most severe crises in contemporary European history. The ReACT4UA / EU4Business … Read more
Series Evaluation Insights for Policy and Programming Evaluation Report: Program Evaluation of the KVP of the Deutsche Sparkassenstiftung für internationale Kooperation (DSIK) Evaluator: Madiba Consult GmbH, Bonn Commissioned by: Deutsche Sparkassenstiftung für internationale Kooperation (DSIK) Funded by: German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) Overall Rating: 86/100 — Successful (Level 2, OECD-DAC Scale) … Read more
A methodology for stabilization and reconstruction, drawing on Ukraine’s experience, local economic development practice, and gender-responsive programming. Framing the Challenge When war displaces not only people but entire enterprises, the economic fabric of a country tears in ways that humanitarian aid alone cannot repair. Ukraine’s full-scale war since 2022 has produced one of the most … Read more
Climate protection and sustainable development are two sides of the same coin. Karsten Weitzenegger Consulting is a registered supporter of the Stiftung Allianz für Entwicklung und Klima (Foundation Alliance for Development and Climate), Germany’s leading platform connecting voluntary climate action with measurable development impact in the Global South. What is the Alliance for Development and … Read more
Building Competence Across Borders: Karsten Weitzenegger and I.M.M.A. Effective consulting in international development goes hand in hand with rigorous, practice-oriented capacity building. That is why Karsten Weitzenegger is registered as an Individual Expert with the International Management & Marketing Academy (I.M.M.A.) — a Hamburg-based institution with decades of experience developing professional competencies across sectors and … Read more
The Global Gateway (GG) Investment Climate Reform (ICR) Facility is one of the most strategically interesting instruments at the interface of investment, reform and sustainable development. It connects Global Gateway initiatives with the often underestimated institutional side of economic transformation: rules, procedures and incentives that determine whether investment actually translates into growth, jobs and local … Read more
SCALED is emerging as one of the most ambitious attempts yet to fix a stubborn problem in development finance: how to move from promising blended finance pilots to repeatable, large scale investment in sustainable projects across emerging markets and developing economies.Why SCALED matters now Despite a decade of rhetoric about mobilising trillions for the Sustainable … Read more
The following references reflect a track record of Karsten Weitzenegger built over more than 30 years of consulting and evaluation work across Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe. Business & Private Sector Germany / Multi-region: Evaluated the Chamber and Association Partnership Program KVP of the German Savings Bank Foundation as Senior Evaluator, funded by BMZ … Read more
With over 30 years of hands-on experience across more than 40 countries and mandates from EU, BMZ, GIZ, KfW, United Nations, and multilateral banks, Karsten Weitzenegger delivers results across the full spectrum of international development consulting: Cooperation Policy & Partnerships — Karsten designs and evaluates complex bilateral and multilateral cooperation frameworks, drawing on 20+ years … Read more
