Strategic Environmental Dialogues

The 2030 Agenda and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change call for the global transformation of economies and lifestyles, providing new impetus for sustainable development. The accompanying international commitments pose complex challenges for many countries and generate demand for practicable approaches for coherent implementation. On behalf of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV), the project supports dialogue and exchange formats with political decision-makers and key actors from business, science, and civil society in emerging and developing countries. Within the framework of the cooperation, innovative cross-sectoral concepts and formats are developed and initiatives on selected thematic focal points are supported to contribute to the international alignment of interests and exchange of experience as well as to development in the partner countries.

Project data

Countries: Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia
IKI funding: 13,850,000.00 €
Duration: 01/2014 till 06/2027
Status: open
Implementing organisation: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Political Partner: Diverse climate change relevant institutions in the respective partner countries/Diverse klimarelevante Institutionen in den entsprechenden Partnerländern

Ministry of Ecology and Environment - China

Ministry of Economy - Argentina

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) - India

Ministry of Environment - Brazil

Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) - Indonesia

Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development - Argentina*

National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) - China

State Ministry of National Development Planning (BAPPENAS) - Indonesia
Implementing Partner: Frankfurt School of Finance & Management gGmbH

Stockholm Environment Institute

United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC)

Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy GmbH - Germany
Online: https://www.giz.de/en/worldwide/37523.html

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State of implementation/results

In Feb. 2023, a delegation of Indonesian decision-makers travelled to Berlin as part of the Green Recovery and Renewable Energy training.

The UN Systems Staff College (UNSSC) organised a two-phase training programme consisting of online training and a face-to-face workshop on sustainable leadership. It aimed to equip participating officials with the knowledge and skills to promote sustainable development in their areas.
Together with the BMZ-funded FiBraS programme, the study ‘Study on biodiversity and sustainable finance in Brazil’ was produced.
On 17 and 18 Nov. 2023, a dissemination workshop for recommendations of the second Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR 2023) was held in cooperation with SDG-RI at the Brazilian Academy of Public Administration ENAP in Brasília.
The first German-Brazilian Environmental Forum is planned for 2025.
On behalf of the BMUV, SUD implemented support for the Brazilian G20 presidency, particularly in the Environment and Climate Sustainability Working Group. This represents a contribution by the BMUV to the implementation of the bilateral transformation partnership.

As part of the Sino-German Track II dialogue on climate change and sustainable development, in phase 1 (2020-2023), working group 3 on science was supported on the path to the long-term strategy scenario for low greenhouse gas emissions and carbon neutrality. In Phase 2 (2023-2026), Working Group 4 on Biodiversity and Climate will be supported.
The 7th Sino-German Environmental Forum took place on 1 and 2 Nov. 2023 under the motto Together for green and sustainable development - synergy between tackling pollution, biodiversity loss and climate change in Taicang (China). (www.bmuv.de/…)
Together with GIZ China, a study on transition finance was implemented. A Chinese study (by the Institute of Science and Development, Chinese Academy of Sciences, CASISD) and a German study (by the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management (FS)) were prepared. Both studies were synthesised by FS. (climatecooperation.cn/…)
Organisation and implementation of a networking event in June 2024 between GIZ and a delegation of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED) on the topic of circular economy in cooperation with the project ‘Sino-German Environmental Partnership’ (SGEP).

As part of the Indo-German Partnership for Green and Sustainable Development (GSDP), there is a close exchange on the topic of climate adaptation. SUD is supporting the launch of the Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Climate Adaptation in Delhi. A study trip from India on the topic of the circular economy, in particular plastics, textiles and solar panel recycling, is planned for April 2025