SinceOctober 2015 thegovernmentofthefederalrepublicof Germany isdevelopinga national dialogue on thefuturedevelopmentofthe National StrategyforSustainabilitymade in 2016.The developmentismarkedbytheAgenda 2030 which was adoptedbythe United NationsforSustainable Development in 2015.

Therefore, themajor global challenges must beaddressedby all meansofsustainabledevelopment, tryingtoreducehunger, poverty, lack ofeducationaswellas environmentalandclimateissues. All theseobjectivesareaddressedto all memberstatesofthe European Union, whichraisesthequestion:

Howcanthenew global sustainabilitygoalsbeimplementedatthe national level? Whathasto happen in Germany tofurther promote sustainabledevelopment?

The presentation will focus on thecurrentobjectivesof European environmental policyand will focus in particular on theobjectiveofsustainable urban development in Germany.

Firstly, thepriorityobjectives will bedemonstrated, later on implementationstrategies will beexplained. An exampleof a greeningproject in thecenterof Berlin-Spandaufollows, demontrantingpracticalapplication. Thieprojectrealizedunderthesupervisionoftheauthoratthe University of Hamburg anddemonstratesstrategiesofgreeningthat not onlyimprovetheclimateofthecity but also reinforcesocialcohesionthroughitsplanningmeasures.