Strategy on Climate Foreign Policy of the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany

With this whole-of-government strategy on climate foreign policy the German Government is aligning its structures and instruments so as to contribute to implementing the global transition to a climate-neutral future in a socially just and economically successful way.

This strategy will guide the German Government’s international climate action and is coordinated amongst and implemented by the relevant ministries. A new group at State Secretary level will assist with coordination in central cross-cutting climate foreign policy issues and ensure strategic foresight.

The strategy encompass the issues of mitigation, adaptation, loss and damage, disaster risk management, support needed for implementation, as well as natural climate protection and its nature-based solutions, including the protection and restoration of ecosystems.