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 and Climate Change (MMA) - Brazil

Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) - Indonesia

National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) - China

State Ministry of National Development Planning (BAPPENAS) - Indonesia

Undersecretariat of Environment and Sustainable Development - Argentina
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.

In 2025, the Sustainable Leadership Academy, implemented by the UN Systems Staff College, took place again. It aimed to equip civil servants with the skills to promote sustainable leadership and development.
Together with the BMZ-funded project Finanças Brasileiras Sustentáveis (FiBraS), the study “Study on biodiversity and sustainable finance in Brazil” was produced. (cooperacaobrasil-alemanha.com/…)
In November 2023, a dissemination workshop for recommendations from the second World Sustainability Report was held in cooperation with SDG-RI at the Escola Nacional de Administração Pública (ENAP) administrative academy in Brasília.
The first German-Brazilian Environment Forum, planned for 2025, is to take place in the first half of 2026.
Support for the Brazilian G20 presidency, in particular for the Environment and Climate Sustainability Working Group. This is a BMUKN contribution to the implementation of the bilateral German-Brazilian Transformation Partnership.

In phase 2 of the Track II dialogue on climate change and sustainable development (2023-2026), Working Group 4 on biodiversity and climate will be supported.
The 7th German-Chinese Environmental Forum took place in November 2023 in Taicang, China, under the motto “Together for green and sustainable development – synergy between tackling pollution, biodiversity loss, and climate change.” (www.bmuv.de/…)
A study on transition finance was conducted in collaboration with GIZ China. (climatecooperation.cn/… Transition-Finance_Joint-Scoping-Study-%E4%B8%AD%E5%BE%B7%E8%81%94%E5%90%88%E7%A0%94%E7%A9%B6%E8%8B%B1%E6%96%87%E7%89%88.pdf)
Support for the BMUKN in developing an action plan for the German-Chinese dialogue on the circular economy and resource efficiency.
Organization of a networking event in June 2024 between GIZ and a delegation from the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development on the topic of the circular economy in cooperation with the German-Chinese Environmental Partnership project (SGEP).

Close exchange on climate adaptation with the Indo-German Partnership for Green and Sustainable Development (GSDP). Support for the launch of the Center of Excellence for Climate Adaptation in Delhi.
From March 31 to April 4, 2025, a delegation from India visited Berlin to discuss the circular economy and resource efficiency for climate policy and climate protection measures.