The Great Green Wall: An overview and lessons learnt

Marie Ladekjær Gravesen; Mikkel Funder

The Great Green Wall: An overview and lessons learnt

Sustainable development and governance

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Abstract

The Great Green Wall (GGW) is the most ambitious afforestation, reforestation and revegetation programme in sub-Saharan Africa. As such it represents an example of recent attempts to initiate “green mega-projects” that cut across large geographical regions and involve multiple actors. More specifically, it can be seen as an attempt to apply Nature-based Solutions (NbS) at a grand scale. Based on a literature review, this Working Paper seeks to provide a general overview of the evolution of the GGW and examines how scholars and experts assess the GGW and its progress at the current stage.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Copenhagen
Publisher	Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)
Number of pages	44
ISBN (Electronic)	978-87-7236-076-8
Publication status	Published - 23 Feb 2022

Series	DIIS Working Paper
Number	2
Volume	2022

Keywords

Great Green Wall
Sahel
Nature-based Solutions
Climate Change
Forest management

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The Great Green Wall: An overview and lessons learnt

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The Great Green Wall: An overview and lessons learnt

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Policy Studies on Development Cooperation (FEB): Climate Change and Natural Resources

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Den store grønne mur: Kan et gigantisk bælte af træer forhindre klimaforandringer og migration i Afrika?

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