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New study will assess the relevance of Swedish reform co-operation for EU accession
Support for EU accession has long been the overarching objective of Swedish development co-operation in Eastern Europe, the Western Balkans and the Caucasus. In addition, the Swedish government has decided to prioritise assistance to countries in Sweden's neighbourhood in the coming years. But what relevance does Sweden's reform co-operation have in enabling countries to join the EU?
Published 21 February 2025 – Read more
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Government appoints Lars Niklasson as new EBA member
From 20 December 2024, Lars Niklasson will be a member of the EBA. With solid research and evaluation expertise and knowledge of development policy in the EU and Sweden, as well as of conditions in Africa, he broadens the EBA's overall knowledge base.
Published 9 January 2025 – Read more
Working paper

How are civil society organisations affected by the backlash against sexual and gender rights?
In a recently published background report, Sofia Kahma shows how the so-called ‘anti-rights’ or ‘anti-gender’ movement affects the rights-based work of three international civil society organisations that are partners of Sida. How does the backlash against sexual and gender rights affect the civil society organisations that Sida works with, and how do they deal with the challenge posed by the anti-rights movement?
Published 7 January 2025 – Read more
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Persistence of Poverty – Trends and Progress in Turbulent Times

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Evaluation of the relevance of Swedish reform cooperation for EU accession

Sveriges stöd till hälsosystembyggande

Evaluation of Sida’s application of multidimensional poverty analyses

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EBA reports

2024:07

Climate and Environment

Evaluation

Swedish Climate-change Mitigation Finance

Annika Hilgert, Fiona Lambe, Flintull Annica Eriksson, Igor Shishlov, Luisa Weber, Max Schmidt, Númi Östlund, Per Strömberg

This report investigates the role of Swedish climate aid in achieving the objectives of the Paris Agreement. The focus is on catalytic climate-change mitigation finance and the initiatives of three key institutions: the Swedish...

EBA reports

2024:06

Democracy and Human Rights

Mapping

External Support to Constitution Building Processes

Andy Carl, Anna Dziedzic, Cheryl Saunders, Samantha Smith

The global autocratization wave implies among other that rule-of-law is on the retreat globally, and the number of un-constitutional take-overs have increased. Constitutions are at the foundation of social contracts. However, they may also...

EBA reports

2024:05

Democracy and Human Rights

Evaluation

Evidence‐Based Anti‐Corruption? Evaluation of Sida’s Efforts to Reduce Corruption in Partner...

Marina Nistotskaya, Hayden Buker, Marcia Grimes, Anna Persson, Michelle D’Arcy, Bo Rothstein, Adea Gafuri

Corruption constitutes a serious barrier to sustainable development. During the last few years, Sida has strengthened its efforts to tackle corruption in partner countries. This report presents a comprehensive evaluation of the potential...

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