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, Colombia, India, Indonesia, Costa Rica, Thailand, Philippines, Viet Nam
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

The preparation and implementation of the High Level Political Forum (HLPF) and the SDG Summit were supported. At the HLPF in July 2023, a youth event on the global sustainability report and a virtual side event "Transitioning to circular cities: where to focus and why? Findings from research" in collaboration with the Stockholm Environment Institute. Participants from Latin America, China and Europe were presented with the latest research findings on urban circular economy strategies. Additional side events were also organised in cooperation with other partners.
IDN: Building on the Green Recovery Roadmap developed with the Ministry of Planning in 2021, online training courses on renewable energies and energy efficiency were developed. A training course for policy makers from various ministries took place in Bogor from 12-16 September 2022. From 13-17 February 2023, a delegation of Indonesian decision-makers travelled to Berlin.
BRA: In October 2023, 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. The programme aimed to equip the 29 participating officials with the knowledge and skills they need to drive sustainable development in their areas.
CHN:
- As part of the Sino-German Track II Dialogue (T2D) on Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Working Group 3 on "Science on the path towards the long-term strategy scenario for low greenhouse gas emissions and carbon neutrality" is supported. The first phase of T2D was completed in July 2023. In the future, nature-based solutions and the circular economy will be more strongly emphasised in the BMUV working group.
- The 7th Sino-German Environmental Forum took place in Taicang on 1 and 2 November 2023 under the motto "Together for green and sustainable development - synergy between tackling pollution, biodiversity loss and climate change".
- Together with GIZ China, a study on transition finance in Germany and China is being implemented. A Chinese study (by CAS-ID) and a German study (by the Frankfurt School of Finance (FS)) have been prepared. The synthesis of both studies has been carried out by FS since summer 2023.
IND: There is a close exchange with the BMZ project Support to GSDP on the topic of climate adaptation. SUD is supporting the launch of the "Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Climate Adaptation in Delhi".

Latest Update:
04/2024