The Swedish government's reform agenda for official development assistance (ODA) includes announcements of major changes in climate aid. The report discusses Sweden's climate aid profile in relation to global trends, evaluations and selected research. By directing a larger share of development aid to climate action, the reform agenda creates opportunities for Swedish influence on the international climate transition. At the same time, the new direction may jeopardize longstanding partnerships and diminish its position in climate diplomacy. One way forward is to build on established strengths and take the lead in the pursuit of transformative, catalytic and research-based climate aid.
Review:
The work has been reviewed by a contact person at FORES, and by the two directors of CSPR
Updates:
2025-01-28 First version of the report was published
2025-02-07 A revised version of the report was published. Small typos has been corrected in the new version. At this date the first version was downloaded 51 times.