CODEP has a close collaboration with UNDP's Project on Sustainable Land Management for Combating Desertification (SLM), which started in 2008.

This collaboration consists of:
- representation in the respective Steering Committees
- regular bi-monthly meetings between the projects
- exchange of all important information such as work plans, study findings, reports, etc
- where feasible, common consultancies, missions, field visits, planning, evaluation and monitoring

More information about SLM