Sino-German Environmental Partnership (SGEP) Phase III
China's 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025) aims to achieve green development and harmony between humans and nature. This project supports China in designing an effective environmental and nature conservation governance system to promote the transformation towards a low-carbon economy. This will be done by exchanging experiences, providing advice and facilitating research and technical cooperation on prevention and control of environmental pollution, sustainable consumption and production, cooperation on biodiversity, circular economy, and further topics derived from the environmental and nature conservation dialogue. The project strengthens institutional and individual capacities and makes an overall contribution to achieving the Paris Agreement, the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda as well as to the implementation of the Kunming Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.
- Countries
- China
- IKI funding
- 5,000,000.00 €
- Duration
- 05/2022 till 04/2027
- Status
- open
- Implementing organisation
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
- Political Partner
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- Ministry of Ecology and Environment - China
- Implementing Partner
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- China Council for International Cooperation (CCICED) - China
- Duke Kunshan University
- Foreign Economic Cooperation Office (FECO) - China
State of implementation/results
- The project supports a wide range of work streams of bilateral dialogue between the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People’s Republic of China (MEE) and the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUKN) and their affiliated institutions, including the German Environment Agency (UBA), the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN), and the Foreign Environmental Cooperation Center of MEE (FECO). Since 2024, the project also supports dialogues between the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the European Union (EU) on circular economy, co-funded by the EU.
- Beyond these dialogue formats, The project facilitates exchanges and training measures with MEE over the coming two years in the fields of biodiversity conservation, reduction of plastic pollution and marine litter, and management of chemicals. These activities strengthen technical cooperation and policy dialogue.
- The project coordinates the German contribution to the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED), the multilateral environmental advisory body of the Chinese government. German experts contribute to CCICED on circular economy, digitalization and green technologies, and gender equality.
- As part of the SPS, a delegation tour to Europe took place from 22–28 June 2025. Participants visited institutions in Germany and Belgium, including ministries, companies, and research organizations, to explore European approaches to circular economy, particularly in the textile and chemical sectors. The visit contributed to the SPS research and policy recommendations.
- UBA, the Nankai University, and the World Economic Forum led a SPS on “Digital-Green Dual Transformation and Sustainable Development of Cities”. The SPS was co-led by Prof. Dirk Messner, President of UBA and council member of CCICED. The SPS summarized practical experience to empower sustainable urban development through digital and green technologies.
- On 26–27 May 2025, the EU-China Circular Economy Action Project hosted policy workshops in Beijing on textile circularity and food-grade use of recycled polyethylene terephthalate (r-PET), bringing together policymakers, researchers, and industry representatives.
- From 19–29 April 2025, the same project held a public campaign titled “Plastic Reduction, We’re Cup-letely Ready” at SOLANA Shopping Mall in Beijing to promote reusable models to consumers. The campaign reached 1,600 participants and over 100,000 people online.
Latest Update:
12/2025
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