On January 1, 2022, Germany assumed the annually rotating presidency of the Group of 7 (G7). The G7 includes Germany, France, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Canada and the United States of America. The G7 summit will take place in Elmau near Munich from June 26th to 28th, 2022.

As in 2015, VENRO and the German NGO Forum on Environment and Development are coordinating the civil support process for the German G7 presidency. The aim is to bring the perspectives of international civil society into the G7 process in order to find answers to overcoming global crises.

The process started with the formation an international Steering Committee, to accompany and direct the process and a digital Kick Off event in December 2021, with more than 100 representatives of German civil society organisations. The official international Kick Off event will be in February 2022. In addition to various events and exchange formats, the Civil7 Conference is planned as a highlight for early May 2022.