About Us
Sino-German Environmental Partnership
Since 2013, the Sino-German Environmental Partnership project 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 project is overseen by the Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUKN) 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) GmbH is responsible for implementing the Sino-German Environmental Partnership project, which is funded through the International Climate Initiative (IKI) of BMUKN.
Through its activities, the Sino-German Environmental Partnership project supports its Chinese partners in transforming the existing environmental management system into a holistic environmental governance system which involves actors from science, industry and civil society. The planned activities lead to an intensification of the German-Chinese strategic environmental dialogue. An enhanced exchange such as this will continue to positively impact China’s proactive ownership of global environmental and climate change responsibilities. This will support the achievement of the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda.
What we can do for you
Support Political dialogue
Political dialogue enables an environment policy exchange, it defines the strategic direction of the Sino-German Environmental Partnership and builds trust. We offer strategic environmental dialogue on a variety of topics – including improvement of air, water, and soil quality as well as biodiversity. We prepare and facilitate high-level meetings. We support the implementation of agreed activities.
Provide Political Counsel
We provide political consultancy services on strategically relevant topics, including continuous counseling as well as preparing studies, analyses, workshops, and training. We provide European and German best practices and lessons learned on how to strengthen the ecological and environmental administration system through institutional and policy reform.
Enhance Environmental Communication
Clear communication translates undertakings into understanding. We communicate about environmental policy through various channels – in China and Germany. We facilitate know-how and information exchange. We offer capacity building measures.
Partners
Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
The Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUKN) is the German ministerial body in charge of commissioning the Sino-German Environmental Partnership. In 2010, the BMUKN signed a declaration of intent regarding the Sino-German Environmental Partnership with the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People’s Republic of China (MEE). The BMUKN is committed to the advancement and strengthening of international cooperation in the field of environmental protection and sustainable development. As such, it currently has several different projects under commission in China and other countries to fulfill this goal.
Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People’s Republic of China
The Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People’s Republic of China (MEE) is the leading Chinese governmental body responsible for developing and organizing the implementation of national policies and plans for environmental protection. The MEE takes charge of supervising and managing the prevention and control of environmental pollution, carries out environmental science and technology research, as well as the management system for pollution prevention and control of water, air, soil, light, odor, solid wastes, chemicals, and vehicle emissions. The MEE has cooperated with the BMUKN on environmental issues since 2000 and since 2010, both have supported their strategic environmental dialogue within the framework of the Sino-German Environmental Partnership.
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
As a service provider with worldwide operations in the fields of international cooperation for sustainable development and international education work, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH works with its partners to develop effective solutions that offer people better prospects and sustainably improve their living conditions. GIZ is a public-benefit federal enterprise and supports the German Government and a host of public and private sector clients in a wide variety of areas, including economic development and employment promotion, energy and the environment, and peace and security. GIZ has been supporting Sino-German cooperation in China on behalf of the German Federal Government for over 40 years. This work is mindful of how China’s role in the world has changed – bilateral development cooperation ended back in 2010.
Foreign Environmental Cooperation Center
Foreign Environmental Cooperation Center (FECO) is an institution affiliated to the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People’s Republic of China (MEE). It was founded in 1989 and is mandated to coordinate and manage the funds of projects in cooperation with international financial organizations and for implementation of multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) and bilateral assistances, as well as other foreign cooperation activities in the field of environmental protection.
China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development
Established in 1992, the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED) is a high level non-profit international advisory body composed of high-level Chinese and international figures and well-known experts in the field of environment and development. The main tasks of the CCICED are: exchanging and disseminating international successful experience in the field of environment and development; studying key environment and development issues of China; providing forward-looking, strategic and early warning policy recommendations to State leaders and decision makers of all levels in China, facilitating the implementation of a sustainable development strategy and the development of a resource-saving and environmentally friendly society in China.
The German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
The Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) is a German higher federal authority providing professional, scientific and administrative expertise in nature conservation and landscape management. The BfN enforces nature conservation law, advises policymakers, publishes research findings and data on nature and the landscape, and supports and oversee nature conservation and research projects. BfN is one of four agencies under the auspices of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUKN). With a staff of around 430 and offices in Bonn, in Leipzig and on the Isle of Vilm near Rügen on the Baltic Sea coast, the BfN covers a range of policy areas surrounding biodiversity conservation and sustainable resource use.
The German Federal Environment Agency
The German Federal Environment Agency (UBA) is Germany’s central environmental authority. It was established in Berlin in 1974 and has had its headquarters in Dessau since May 2005. The UBA is a partner and point of contact in Germany for a number of international institutions, for instance the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Environment Agency.
Our Team
Jan-Hendrik Eisenbarth
Jan-Hendrik Eisenbarth has been serving as an advisor for the Sino-German Environmental Partnership (SGEP) sinc
Chen Tingting
Chen Tingting joined GIZ in 2017, with a focus on sustainable textiles, chemical management, and international environme
Marie Hertel
Since 2021, Marie Hertel has been working with GIZ, where she previously focused on climate policy, adaptation,
Dai Min joined GIZ in June 2010 and has since worked extensively on Sino-German environmental cooperation. She implements and manages a wide range of project activities covering air, water, and soil pollution prevention and control; biodiversity conservation; chemicals and waste management; marine protection and sustainable supply chains. She has an academic background in environmental governance, international environmental policy, environmental economics, ecology, and natural resource management. Dai Min holds an MSc in Environmental Science from Wageningen University and a BSc in Environmental Policy and Management from Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands.
Chen Tingting joined GIZ in 2017, with a focus on sustainable textiles, chemical management, and international environmental cooperation. She has worked extensively on stakeholder engagement and facilitating dialogues to promote environmentally and socially responsible practices across global value chains. She has played an active role in promoting triangular cooperation between Germany and China in third countries, particularly in Asia and Africa. Since 2025, she has been part of the sustainable and low carbon urban development project, working on urban climate and green transportation topics. Based on that, she is now focusing on environmental topics under the Sino-German Environmental Partnership project. She holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Economics from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and an ESG Investing Certificate from the CFA Institute.
