Title: German Government and Federal States Programme (BLP)
Commissioned by: German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Co-funded by: German federal states
Country: Worldwide
Overall term: 2019 to 2023
The German federal states have traditionally worked independently in international cooperation. When coordinated well, the experience and expertise of private, academic and civil society institutions and federal state agencies complement the German Government’s development cooperation work effectively.
The advantage of this collaboration is that the federal states have a lot of practical experience in shaping and implementing policy in different areas. The German Government and Federal States Programme (German: Bund-Länder-Programm, BLP) aims to make this knowledge of the federal states available to German development cooperation.
Partner countries benefit from close, well-coordinated collaboration in development cooperation between the German Government and the federal states.
The programme leverages the specialist knowledge of the federal states to implement wide-ranging projects. The priority areas are sustainable economic development, governance, environment/climate/energy and pandemic resilience.
The BLP links the development cooperation of the federal states with German Government projects in partner countries. The federal states either contribute financially to the projects or provide staff, rooms, scholarships or places on training courses, for example.
In addition, federal state stakeholders can participate in the training courses, networks and exchange of knowledge. The courses focus on relevant issues and promote development skills.
The Decentralised Development Lab (DDLab) uses innovative and agile methods and works with federal states and partner countries on issues that will shape the future of development cooperation. Topics include e-mobility and inclusive digitalisation.
Last update: June 2022
Information on individual projects of the German Government and Federal States Programme in German (English below), arranged by federal state
Information in English on individual projects of the German Government and Federal States Programme, arranged by federal state