Building on three decades of successful bilateral development cooperation, China and Germany are now exploring new, innovative ways of international cooperation to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda.
The Sino-German Center facilitates an open, constructive dialogue on development policies and practices, and make use of synergies between official development assistance, South-South cooperation, and business involvement in joint projects.
The Foundation
The Sino-German Center for Sustainable Development was established on May 11, 2017 as a joint initiative between the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of the Federal Republic of Germany (BMZ) and the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China (MofCom).
The 3 pillars
The Sino-German Center for Sustainable Development operates in three pillars:
1. Sino-German Dialogue on Development Cooperation
2. Triangular Cooperation Projects
3. Partnership with businesses
The Work Mode
The Trade Development Bureau (TDB) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) were designated to run the Center. They report to MofCom and BMZ as the political partners who are jointly steering the work.
News & Events
Mar 22, 2023
Call for Applications: Youth Development Leaders Cultivation China-Europe-Africa 1+1+1
Supported by Sino-German Center for Sustainable Development (CSD), the College of International Development and Global Agriculture (CIDGA), China Agricultural University has opened the call for application to join the second China-Europe-Africa 1+1+1 Youth Development Leaders Cultivation project from April to October 2023. Dedicated to empowering tomorrow’s leaders in the field of international development, the “Youth […]
Feb 08, 2023
MGG Academy 2023 – Call for applications from China
The German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) has opened the call for applications to its training and dialogue format Managing Global Governance (MGG) Academy 2023 which will take place from 17 August to 3 December 2023 at IDOS in Bonn, Germany. Online application is open until 5 March 2023. What is the MGG Academy? […]
Nov 25, 2022
Virtual event on “Sustainability Due Diligence in Mineral Supply Chains: A development cooperation perspective on regulations and their implementation on the ground”
On November 24, GIZ sector programme Extractives for Development (X4D) together with the China Chamber of Commerce of Metals, Minerals & Chemicals Importers & Exporters (CCCMC) and the Sino-German Center for Sustainable Development (CSD), organised a webinar on development cooperation perspectives regarding sustainability due diligence in mineral supply chains. The event formed part of an event […]
