DT 15-16 / 2016

Sweden merges forest of overlapping policies into one coherent development platform

The Swedish government’s long-awaited aid policy framework has been finalised. For the first time, it covers both long-term development and emergency relief in a single document.

News January 17, 2017

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Pulls back from Clinton Foundation project

After months of stalling, Norway’s Foreign Ministry has made a u-turn, reversing its earlier indication...

News January 17, 2017

NOK 600m climate grant in legal grey zone

Norway’s Climate Ministry has ignored Norwegian budget regulations requiring that USD 80 million (NOK...

News January 17, 2017

Norconsult’s conclusions add to pressure on Guyana to build Amaila Falls dam

The Amaila Falls hydropower project can be built more cheaply than previously believed, and should be...

News January 17, 2017

New diplomatic team to strengthen Swedish peace efforts

The Swedish Foreign Ministry plans to establish a team of diplomats in Stockholm dedicated to assisting...

News January 17, 2017

Honesty and nuance in the debate on local humanitarian actors

Ed Schenkenberg takes a closer look at the “localisation” agenda, one of the focuses of the World Humanitarian...

Opinion January 17, 2017

Increasing funding to local responders

Humanitarian needs continue to outstrip resources. The 2016 UN appeal of USD 19.7 billion was the highest...

Opinion Editorial January 17, 2017

Active pipeline in ‘old’ Finnish mixed credit scheme

It often takes several years for a project with mixed credit financing to go from approval to implementation....

Business January 17, 2017

Energy efficiency reporting in Vietnam

Denmark was the first donor to support the Vietnamese National Target Programme to Respond to Climate...

Business January 17, 2017

Donor support for affirmative action could boost SDGs

Affirmative action programmes in areas like education and political representation could strengthen marginalised...

Opinion February 08, 2017

NDF to take over African energy fund

The Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the Austrian Development Agency and the British aid agency...

Business January 17, 2017

Study on Amaila Falls: Main conclusions

A study commissioned by Norad on behalf of the Norwegian Climate Ministry and carried out by Norconsult...

News January 17, 2017

DT 15-16 / 2016

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