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Municipal partnerships and international intermunicipal relationships

With their partners in the Global South, German municipalities and municipal utilities find local solutions for global challenges. They deal with issues such as water and waste management or education for sustainable development. We promote partnerships with different countries and regions and on topics such as climate protection and sustainable urban development.

Today, municipal partnerships embrace much more than cultural exchange. They stand for an equal dialogue, knowledge transfer and a change of perspective. By working together on the 2030 Agenda, many municipal partners are giving their long-standing relationships a new, future-oriented foundation. Others are establishing new partnerships and seeking to contribute and expand their municipal expertise internationally. The partner municipalities jointly implement projects towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and for this purpose can receive financial support from our Service Agency.

Our offers

Partnerships with a focus on countries and regions

Are you seeking a municipal partnership for development, or would you like to develop an existing relationship further? Would you like to share information with other municipalities, and obtain tips and ideas? Here you will find an overview of our projects with municipalities in specific countries and regions of the Global South.

Topic-based partnerships

Would you like to get involved in climate change mitigation and adaptation? Or are you interested in sharing expertise for sustainable development, good governance or participatory budgeting? In the following projects, the Service Agency offers you numerous opportunities to get involved.

Partnership Conferences

Through our regional conference formats, we promote dialogue and exchange of experience between municipalities and partnerships. The conferences encourage the discussion on topics related to the 2030 Agenda as well as the deepening of partnerships.

Funding opportunities for municipal partnerships

Are you interested in establishing a cooperation with a municipality in the Global South or intensifying the cooperation through a new project, but your municipal resources are limited? We offer you various options for financial and personnel support.