DDR 20 Years Later: Historical Review of the Long-term Impact of Post-independence DDR in Southern Africa

Historical review and analysis of the long-term impact of DDR in several Southern African countries - draws a useful distinction between DDR associated with end of armed conflict and military downsizing as part of broader PFM /SSR processes. Key findings and lessons learned usefully summarised at end of the document (page 31-33). Report suggests that a key lesson for current and future DDR programmes that devising appropriate and sustainable reintegration processes at the onset is essential
otherwise future interventions (possibly at a higher cost) may have to be pursued