Publication

This commissioned report reviews post-1999 experiences with integrating the environment as a cross-cutting issue in Danish bilateral assistance. The authors offer six recommendations to further strengthen the efforts of the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) in these fields. The report finds that there is room for improvement with respect to DANIDA meeting its own guidelines for the integration of the environment as a cross-cutting issue during the identification, preparation, and approval of sector program support. Moreover, the report also identifies a general need to strengthen the focus on outlining pro-poor environmental opportunities in addition to avoiding environmental risks that have dominated donor efforts.