Norway is one of the Clinton Foundation’s main donors. As the current funding agreement expires at year's end, a decision must be made about whether to continue. Back in 2003, the Foreign Ministry in Oslo had strong misgivings about supporting the foundation.

EU ‘disappointed’ by Sweden’s unilateral aid cuts in Zambia

The EU Delegation in Zambia, chair of the nine-donor budget support group up to last year, criticises Sweden's last-minute decision to cut SEK 145m in support for 2009. The EU was informed of the decision a month after it was taken.

SEK 1.3 billion in Nordic government and NGO funds for Haiti

Funds raised in the four Nordic countries in response to the Haiti earthquake have reached SEK 1.29 billion, divided evenly between governments and public donations to NGOs, Development Today’s overview reveals.

KfW may throw lifeline to Norwegian mixed credits

As many as 16 infrastructure projects with a contract value of USD 120 million are at risk of not being implemented because in-fighting in the Norwegian government has stalled the establishment of a guarantee system. Now the German development bank KfW may step in.

Tore Godal on the elusive malaria vaccine

The Norwegian veteran of global health policy, the doctor and government advisor Tore Godal, reflects on the promise and possible pitfalls of using a so-called AMC approach to trigger the development of a vaccine for malaria. Without competition among firms, he says, an AMC will not work.

OECD: Donors fall short of Gleanagles promises for Africa

Several large donors have not reached aid levels promised five years ago at the Gleneagles and Millennium+5 summits, says the OECD.

Private sector policy quiet on Swedish firms’ role in aid

Swedish Development Minister Gunilla Carlsson's new private sector policy highlights the role of growth in development, but gives few concrete hints about how Swedish firms can become more involved in aid.

Scottish LTS lands REDD contract in tough competition

The Scottish forestry and environment consulting firm LTS International has been awarded a contract to carry out a real-time evaluation of Norway’s Climate and Forest Initiative in stiff competition with more than a dozen international firms.

Opinions

Mads Asprem

REDD can only be successful with reforestation

Tree planting is a prerequisite for the success of REDD, and carbon financing is needed to stimulate the expansion of industrial tree plantations in Africa, writes the Managing Director of Green Resources in Tanzania.

Tapio-Biström

Mitigating climate change in agriculture

Agriculture is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, but there is also huge potential for mitigation through the adoption of known climate-friendly practices. Funds are needed to compensate farmers for this environmental service.

Editorial

Vague private sector policy

The Swedish government has presented a new policy document putting private sector growth at the centre of its aid.

Väyrynen: a counterweight to ‘new Southern donors’

Finland’s Minister for Foreign Trade and Develompent Paavo Väyrynen wants cooperation between the United States and Europe to “counterbalance the influence" of emerging donors like Brazil, Russia, India and China.

Foreign Ministry overrules Sida

The Swedish government has overruled a decision by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) to reduce staff in Afghanistan and Iraq in an attempt to cut back on administrative costs.

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Quote: Withholds SEK 145m in support to Zambia

"As chair of the donors’ budget support group, we wanted to try to keep the group together, to act collectively ... It seemed somewhat illogical of Sweden to penalise Zambia for 2009, but to agree to commit funds in 2010. We had all expected that they would release the funds for 2009.”

- Head of Economics at the EU Delegation in Lusaka Francesca Di Mauro.

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