Examples Social mobilisation and participation lever

Germany fosters inclusion and reciprocal learning at national level and in concert with its international partners. To this end, the German Government promotes exchange formats, strategic alliances and stakeholder participation across all activities.

What Germany has done in the period covered by this report:

The German Government takes active steps to involve civil society in all processes that decisively shape the future.
In parallel, the German Government recognises that civic engagement is changing: young people, in particular, are increasingly getting involved through digital means and outside of classic structures. The German Government is therefore seeking avenues by which to do justice to these changes in its support for civic engagement.

Cooperation in action

Participation formats at federal and Länder level – #MitMischenNRW and youth advisory councilsInternal link

The #MitMischenNRW project integrates sustainability and youth participation at Länder level. The programme is the official youth participation format within the Land sustainability strategy and is supported by the Land government.
Dialogue groupInternal link

A dialogue group was formed in 2018 to give different parts of society a say in preparing meetings of the State Secretaries’ Committee for Sustainable Development.
Dialogue process supporting the German Sustainable Development Strategy (GSDS)Internal link

Every four years, the German Government updates the GSDS together with all sections of society.

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As at: 17.06.2025