Report on Effectiveness 2014 Swiss International Cooperation in Climate Change 2000 - 2012

The impact of climate change on development is evident. People in developing countries are much more affected by climate change due to widespread poverty and lower resilience and coping capacities. The negative impacts of climate change threaten lives and livelihoods, as well as the hard-won gains achieved in reducing poverty in recent decades. That is why Swiss development cooperation has been heavily engaged in interventions mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and improving the resilience and adaptation capacities of the affected populations in our partner countries.

 

The purpose of this report is to assess whether and in what way these interventions have achieved the expected results. External experts carried out an independent assessment covering the period 2000- 2012. This Report is the third of its  kind, following the Report on Effectiveness in the Water Sector (2008) and in the Agricultural Sector (2010).

 

The report succeeds in generating valuable findings and conclusions. Although assessing the broad and diverse portfolio of all climate change relevant interventions of SDC and SECO over a long period has been a challenging exercise, the report certifies that our interventions in tackling climate change are grounded in a meaningful approach and are producing significant results. Even more important, the report confirms a positive trend of effectiveness and institutional expertise in addressing climate change in development cooperation.