UN SDGs - Strategic Sector Cooperation on Environment (Denmark)
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UN partnership registry entry for Danish Strategic Sector Cooperation on Environment, supporting partner countries in developing environmental policies including waste management and circular economy.
Source: https://sdgs.un.org/partnerships/strategic-sector-cooperation-environment
Funding Details
- Funder
- Danish Ministry of Environment and the Danish Environmental Protection Agency
- Funding Goal
- Improve framework conditions in partner countries for sustainable management of water, waste, and pollution through peer-to-peer government sector cooperation, supporting a green, inclusive, and just transition aligned with the Paris Agreement and SDGs.
- Funding Amount
- No external grants. Resources consist of Danish authority staff time, expert consultancies, travel, and workshop/seminar costs provided in-kind to partner governments.
- Deadline
- 2026-12-31 (Fixed)
- How to Apply
- This is not an open-call grant program. Cooperation is established directly between the Danish Environmental Protection Agency and government authorities in partner countries. There is no public application process for external organizations.
- Target Region
- Africa (Ethiopia, Kenya, Morocco, South Africa), Asia-Pacific (China, India, Indonesia)
- Contact
- Ninna Katrine, Ms — ninsan@um.dk
- Last Checked
- 2026-03-11 16:04
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Summary
The Strategic Sector Cooperation on Environment is a Danish government initiative that pairs Danish sectoral authorities (primarily the Danish Environmental Protection Agency) with counterpart government authorities in partner countries. It operates as a peer-to-peer, long-term bilateral cooperation and does not function as a grant program open to NGOs or civil society organizations. The primary instruments are study tours, seminars, workshops, training courses, and direct engagement of Danish experts to help partner countries draft regulations, policies, and guidelines. The program covers three thematic pillars: (1) water resources, water supply, and wastewater management; (2) circular economy, waste management, and pollution control; and (3) climate mitigation and adaptation, biodiversity, and nature-based solutions. It targets partner countries in Africa and Asia-Pacific, with current country partners including China, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Morocco, and South Africa. The cooperation contributes directly to SDGs 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation) and 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production) and indirectly to SDGs 3, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, and 17. Resources mobilized consist of Danish authority staff time, travel, consultancies, and costs for workshops, seminars, studies, and trainings — not financial grants to external organizations. The program runs from January 2023 to December 2026, with a key deliverable of strengthening legislative frameworks and institutional capacity of partner authorities in water systems management.
Historical Context
Program started January 1, 2023. No previous rounds documented on the page. No progress reports submitted as of the page snapshot. The initiative does not yet fulfil SMART criteria according to the UN SDG Actions platform assessment.
Why it was added
DANIDA/Danish development funding for waste/CE
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