Sino-German Environmental Partnership

Reduce the PM2.5 concentration by 10% in the major cities by 2025

Increase of the forests coverage rate and the wetland protection rate to 24.1% and to 55% by 2025

Increase of surface water reaching or better than Class III water body from 83.4% in 2020 to 85% by 2025

WHAT WE DO

Sino-German Environmental Partnership

The Sino-German Environmental Partnership supports the bilateral environmental policy dialogue through the exchange and advice on various topics since 2013.

Since 2013, the Sino-German Environmental Partnership has supported bilateral environmental policy dialogue through the exchange of experience and advice on various specialist topics. Thereby, the project enhances institutional and individual capacities through training, the exchange of personnel, and knowledge transfer, to best prepare China for its future as a transformed “Ecological Civilization” and its path towards a “Beautiful China”.

The partnership is overseen by the Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV) of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) of the People’s Republic of China. The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) is responsible for implementing the Sino-German Environmental Partnership, which is funded through the International Climate Initiative (IKI) of BMUV.

OUR FOCUS AREAS

Sustainable Consumption

Sustainable Production

ACTIVITIES

Kick-Off Meeting of the CCICED Special Policy Study on Promote High-Quality Development with Circular Economy

On January 20th, 2025, the Special Policy Study on Promote High-Quality Development with Circular Economy within the research framework of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED) was kicked off.

CCICED Annual General Meeting 2024

Guided by the theme “Open, Inclusive and Innovative Cooperation to Build a Clean and Beautiful World” the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED) 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) took place from 10 to 12 October 2024 in Beijing and drew more than 800 high-level experts from government, research, the private sector and civil society. The plenary discussions and Open Forum seminars underlined the importance of continued leadership on sustainable development and the climate transition amid growing global pressures. Council Members, Special Advisors, and invited experts explored this year’s CCICED research, and agreed on CCICED’s annual policy recommendations to China’s government.

CCICED SPS Research Trip to Vienna and Helsinki

An expert group from the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED) Special Policy Study (SPS) on “Dual Green and Digital Transformation of Cities” conducted a research trip to Vienna and Helsinki from July 23 to 26, 2024. Supported by the Sino-German Environmental Partnership, the trip aimed to explore best practices in sustainable and digital urban planning.

News

05.02.2025

The Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) issued Guiding Opinions on Further Strengthening the Environmental Management of Hazardous Wastes and Strictly Preventing and Controlling Environmental Risks

The MEE issued the Guiding Opinions on Further Strengthening the Environmental Management of Hazardous Wastes and Strictly Preventing and Controlling Environmental Risks on February 5th to strengthen the full process of informatization supervision on hazardous waste related units.

https://www.mee.gov.cn/xxgk2018/xxgk/xxgk03/202502/t20250211_1102036.html

13.01.2025

The Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) and 12 other ministries jointly issued the “Opinions on Several Specific Issues Concerning Deepening the Reform of the Ecological Environment Damage Compensation System”

The MEE and 12 other ministries jointly issued the Opinions on Several Specific Issues Regarding the Deepening Reform of the Ecological Environment Damage Compensation System on January 13th, which aims to promote the resolution of prominent problems in practice and respond to local concerns. It is an important measure to further deepen the reform of the ecological environment damage compensation system.

https://www.gov.cn/zhengce/zhengceku/202502/content_7002049.htm

05.01.2025

National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Finance jointly issued the ” Notice on Strengthening and Expanding the Implementation of Large-Scale Equipment Upgrading and Consumer Goods Trade-in Polices in 2025″

Notice from the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Finance jointly on “Strengthening and Expanding the Implementation of Large-Scale Equipment Upgrading and Consumer Goods Trade-in Polices in 2025″ was released on January 5th, 2025, to advance equipment upgrading, expand support for consumer goods trade-ins, and accelerate the improvement of recycling and circular utilization. This measure is also seen as a means to enhance spending to help sustain economic growth.

https://www.gov.cn/zhengce/zhengceku/202501/content_6997129.htm