This DIIS Working Paper provides a broad overview of the Great Green Wall initiative to draw out lessons learnt from the first half of the programme. Overall, the authors find it unrealistic for the Great Green Wall to significantly alter root causes of migration and conflict in the Sahel region...

Climate change has a severe impact on the livelihoods and economies of developing countries and will constrain achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals on virtually all fronts. While efforts to reduce emissions are obviously vital, it is equally critical that societies adapt to the...

Biodiversity conservation is critical to address the loss of species and ecosystems, and a key component in Nature-based Solutions to development and climate change challenges. Denmark's strategy for development cooperation aims to strengthen biodiversity conservation and emphasises the...

As the world moves closer to the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen this December, the notion of Low Carbon Developmentʺ is gaining foothold. But can Low Carbon Development also help fight poverty? Two DIIS reports suggest that it can, but also point to the potential risks for the poor:...

As the world moves closer to the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen this December, the notion of Low Carbon Developmentʺ is gaining foothold. But can Low Carbon Development also help fight poverty? Two DIIS reports suggest that it can, but also point to the potential risks for the poor:...

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's) represent the most ambitious global development agenda in history. Achieving them will require financing far beyond traditional aid, especially at a time where established donors are cutting or diverting aid budgets to meet refugee and security issues....

This working paper presents the outputs of the Preparatory Study for the 2019 Climate Evaluation, commissioned by the Evaluation Department (EVAL) of the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.The Preparatory Study provides information on Danish support to climate change adaptation in developing...

After earlier strategies for Denmark's development cooperation from 1993, 2000, 2010, 2012 and 2017, the latest strategy, The World We Share, from 2021 now expires, and a new is accordingly(?) needed. The parliament will start negotiating the strategy in May 2025. One may fear that it will be in...