DT 6 / 2008

New reality of dams on lower Mekong mainstream

As the British irrigation engineer Jeremy Bird takes up his new post of CEO of the Mekong River Commission (MRC), three factors will mark his term: the growing pressure to build dams on the lower mainstream; the need for the commission to prove its worth in the face of increasing donor fatigue; and a strong likelihood that Bird will be the last Westerner to hold this position.

News April 25, 2008

Norway bypasses Sweden, regains position as world’s top donor

News April 25, 2008

Sweden introduces tighter rules on budget support

The Swedish government is tightening the guidelines regarding disbursement of Swedish general budget...

News April 25, 2008

Auditor General points to systemic problems in Sida

In its annual report on Sida, the Auditor General points to weaknesses in the aid agency’s financial...

News April 25, 2008

Sida boss stands up to critique, while carrying out major agency reforms

Sida’s new Director General Anders Nordström defends his agency’s response to criticism from the...

News April 25, 2008

No escape from the Oil Trap

Opinion Editorial April 25, 2008

Donors meet in London to consolidate Palestine aid

Donors will meet at Foreign Minister level in London May 2 to discuss future support for the Palestinian...

News April 25, 2008

Danish firms risk confiscation of past profits from Iraq

The Danish Chief Prosecutor is considering whether the profits earned by 17 Danish firms on illegal contracts...

Business April 25, 2008

Uncertain future for Norway's untied mixed credit

Business April 25, 2008

NIRAS to manage Danish emergency roster

The Danish consulting firm NIRAS has won a contract with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Copenhagen...

Business April 25, 2008

Evaluation of Norwegian environmental aid

Norad is commissioning a study of baseline socio-economic and environmental data in Tanzania, Malawi...

Business April 25, 2008

Extreme makeover. Sida recruits for 19 top positions

The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), which handles an aid portfolio of about...

Business April 25, 2008

Rainforest aid should come on top of 1% of GNI

Former Development Minister Anne Kristin Sydnes says funding of Norway's commitment to save the world’s rainforests has to come on top of the Red Green government’s pledge to reach the 1 per cent of GNI level within 2009.

News April 25, 2008

Questioning the 1.5 billion dollar vaccine deal

Médecins Sans Frontières does not deny the rationale of the Advance Market Commitment: a new vaccine...

Opinion April 25, 2008

Environment and sexual rights NGOs gain Sida ‘framework’ status

News April 25, 2008

Donors want more facts before finalising USD 1.5b subsidy for vaccine industry

News April 24, 2008

DT 6 / 2008

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