# Governance mapping and assessment of the Great Green Wall for the Sahara and the Sahel initiative URL: https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/governance-mapping-assessment-great-green-wall-for-sahara-and-sahel Type: Publication or report Published: 2023-06-05 Updated: 2024-11-01 --- 05 June 2023 Despite a commitment to good governance, the Great Green Wall for the Sahara and the Sahel Initiative (GGWI) has experienced critical implementation and coordination challenges. For the initiative to be carried out successfully, effective implementation will require more transparency, participation, accountability, and integrity. If these challenges are addressed, the GGWI has the potential to become a powerful force for sustainable development in the Sahel region and beyond. This report aims to support more effective implementation of the Great Green Wall for the Sahara and the Sahel initiative by providing a governance analysis and recommendations for reform. ### Related publications ## [Annual Report 2025](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/annual-report-2025) Publication • 17 July 2026 In 2025, Transparency International pursued its mission to stop corruption and promote transparency, accountability and integrity at all levels and across all sectors of society. ## [Connecting the Dots: How financial intelligence units expose corrupt money flows and how they could do more](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/connecting-the-dots) Publication • 24 June 2026 Financial intelligence units can play a key role in uncovering corruption, but only if they have the powers, resources and access to information they need. ## [Fuelling Delay: How fossil fuel interests shape global climate negotiations](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/fuelling-delay-how-fossil-fuel-interests-shape-global-climate-negotiations) Publication • 30 October 2025 Fuelling Delay draws on 39 interviews with climate negotiators, UNFCCC observers, and researchers, complemented by field observations from COP29 in Baku and the 2025 Bonn mid-year… ## [The role of business in fighting impunity and corruption to protect environmental defenders](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/the-role-of-business-in-fighting-impunity-and-corruption-to-protect-environmental-defenders) Publication • 20 October 2025 The paper offers a roadmap for action, urging businesses, policymakers, and investors to embed integrity beyond compliance and strengthen protections for defenders and… ## Priorities - [Climate crisis](https://www.transparency.org/en/our-priorities/climate-crisis) ## Countries - [Djibouti](https://www.transparency.org/en/countries/djibouti) - [Eritrea](https://www.transparency.org/en/countries/eritrea) - [Ethiopia](https://www.transparency.org/en/countries/ethiopia) - [Sudan](https://www.transparency.org/en/countries/sudan) - [Chad](https://www.transparency.org/en/countries/chad) - [Niger](https://www.transparency.org/en/countries/niger) - [Nigeria](https://www.transparency.org/en/countries/nigeria) - [Burkina Faso](https://www.transparency.org/en/countries/burkina-faso) - [Mauritania](https://www.transparency.org/en/countries/mauritania) - [Senegal](https://www.transparency.org/en/countries/senegal) ## Projects - [Climate Governance Integrity Programme](https://www.transparency.org/en/projects/climate-governance-integrity-programme) - [Transparency and integrity of the Great Green Wall Initiative in the Sahel Region (GGWI)](https://www.transparency.org/en/projects/transparency-integrity-of-the-great-green-wall-initiative-sahel-region-ggwi) ![](https://images.transparencycdn.org/images/GGW-image_2023-06-05-124848_bwmc.png?auto=compress&fit=crop&fm=webp&w=1200) [Download](https://images.transparencycdn.org/images/GGW_Report_final-TI.pdf)