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DT 2 / 2011

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GEF chief criticises narrow climate focus of forest aid

When Norway made its historic announcement in 2007 to commit up to NOK 3 billion annually to forest climate aid, the Global Environment Facility - up till then the largest multilateral financer of forest projects - was passed over.

During a recent visit to Oslo, the GEF chief made a thinly-veiled criticism of the Norwegian approach to forest aid, which tends to emphasise the role of forests as carbon sinks.

News March 03, 2011

Finland stands by Nordic UN think tank, Norway opts out

The Finnish ambassador in Oslo is pushing Norway to resume funding of the WIDER institute, the only Nordic...

News March 02, 2011

UN agencies to revamp outdated audit disclosure rules

Three UN agencies are preparing a joint proposal on how to open up access to their internal audits. Current...

News March 02, 2011

Action on piracy. More aid to Somalian prisons

Norway, a traditional shipping nation, aims to multiply aid for concrete anti-piracy efforts in Somalia...

News March 03, 2011

Danes increase aid, pull out troops from Afghanistan

Denmark is increasing aid to Afghanistan by DKK 100 million annually for the next three years as part...

News March 03, 2011

USD 420m in World Bank aid to Ethiopia, rights group demands investigation

The World Bank has approved an extension of the Protection of Basic Services (PBS) Programme in Ethiopia,...

News March 03, 2011

UN must be more open

There is growing pressure on donors to increase openess and make public their audits related to fraud...

Opinion Editorial March 02, 2011

Private sector development: two simple guidelines

Private sector development - especially the creation of new business firms - is widely held to be a panacea...

Opinion March 02, 2011

Sida’s changing NGO profile

Development Minister Gunilla Carlsson’s influence on the Sida NGO profile is beginning to be felt. An...

News March 03, 2011

Carl Bro’s shift in focus from Danida to Europe

Since the Danish consultancy firm Carl Bro was acquired by Grontmij of the Netherlands in 2006 its focus...

Business March 03, 2011

Norconsult on trial. Prosecutor wants confidential World Bank report

Nowegian police want the World Bank to release a confidential report about the Bank’s internal investigation...

Business March 03, 2011

SN Power considers dropping Chilean investment

The Norwegian hydropower investment company SN Power is considering giving up its planned USD 600 million...

Business March 03, 2011

New Danish guarantee fund to be located in tax haven

The Danish Foreign Ministry is recruiting a CEO for the African Guarantee Fund (AGF), a new fund that...

Business March 02, 2011

Denmark aims to spend remaining Zambia road aid by 2013

Denmark is ready to release aid to the Zambian roads sector frozen in 2009 due to suspicions of corruption....

Business March 03, 2011

Sida evaluation contracts awarded

Zambia. NIRAS AB has been awarded a contract bythe Swedish Embassy in Lusaka for the evaluation of the...

Business March 02, 2011

Raw Materials Group wins Sida contract in Namibia

The Swedish mining consultancy company Raw Materials Group (RMG) has won a contract to prepare a market...

Business March 02, 2011

Focus on arid lands in Kenya

The Danish Embassy in Nairobi will, in cooperation with British DfID and the EC finance an Arid and Semi...

Business March 02, 2011

Iceland: ten-year plan for reaching 0.7%

Iceland plans to increase its aid, putting a stop to the drastic cuts of the last two years. Aid channelled...

News March 02, 2011

Norwegian hydropower actors eye burgeoning Ethiopian market

Promoting investment by Norwegian hydropower companies is a top priority of Norwegian aid to Ethiopia,...

Business March 03, 2011

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