DT 2 / 2014

Questions whether Norway’s billions have saved any tropical rainforest

Having monitored global REDD initiatives since 2008, writer and environmental activist Chris Lang questions whether Norway’s aid-financed climate forest initiative - the largest in the world - has contributed to reducing rates of deforestation.

News March 06, 2014

A seat at the OECD table for private foundations

Foundations see themselves as being more flexible, free of political cycles and more willing to take...

News March 06, 2014

Saving tropical forests turns out to be neither cheap nor quick

Having monitored global REDD initiatives since 2008, writer and environmental activist Chris Lang questions...

Opinion March 06, 2014

Donors back Denmark’s proposal to reduce Mekong commission funding

Donors that fund the Mekong River Commission (MRC) have toughened their rhetoric. They now agree with...

News March 06, 2014

Aid as a weapon against Uganda anti-gay bill

Responding to Uganda’s anti-homosexuality law, Norway and Denmark immediately cut state aid, while...

News March 06, 2014

Making peace with Swedish NGOs

The Foreign Ministry in Stockholm wants to establish a “compact” with Swedish civil society working in...

News March 06, 2014

Sweden’s United Nations CV

A CV of Sweden’s performance in the United Nations is part of the campaign to capture a seat on the UN...

News March 06, 2014

Time to be ‘hands-on’ in forest initiative

The Norwegian rainforest initiative has become a holy cow in domestic politics with the new government...

Opinion Editorial March 06, 2014

Sida gives SEK 120m in ‘bridge financing’ to EcoEnergy in Tanzania

The Swedish aid agency Sida will provide a credit guarantee worth SEK 120 million to the Swedish-owned...

Business March 06, 2014

Lukewarm interest in expanded Finnish business aid subsidy

Last year Finnpartnership doubled the maximum aid grant for firms with projects in developing countries,...

Business March 06, 2014

All-time low for Danish aid-financed export scheme

Denmark only approvedone aid-funded export contract last year under its mixed credit scheme, which hit...

Business March 06, 2014

Cambodian education sector monitoring

Sweden and the EU are providing aid to the education sector in Cambodia through School Improvement Grants...

Business March 06, 2014

Andean forestry management

Finland is supporting a sustainable forestry management programme in the Andean region, MFS.

Business March 06, 2014

Review of Danish Palestine aid

The Foreign Ministry in Copenhagen is commissioning an evaluation of the Danish engagement in Palestine....

Business March 06, 2014

WFP aims for funds from Gulf states

The world’s largest humanitarian agency WFP is striving to broaden its funding base among new donors...

News March 06, 2014

DT 2 / 2014

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