DT 8 / 2014

Norway pilots a new direction in REDD: planting trees for carbon credits

In Ethiopia, Norway is for the first time testing out a model of forest climate aid that includes planted trees and ‘climate-smart’ agriculture in the carbon accounting.

News July 10, 2014

GAVI gears up for record replenishment. Pneumonia vaccine still takes lion’s share

The Global Vaccine Alliance is doubling its ask for 2016-2020 compared to the last round. The biggest...

News July 10, 2014

Friis Bach takes on UN top job in Geneva

The former Danish Development Minister Christian Friis Bach has been appointed Executive Secretary of...

News July 10, 2014

Sweden largest Nordic donor to Ukraine, Norway aims for budget support

Sweden’s aid to the Ukraine outpaces aid from all the other Nordic countries, but Norway is currently...

News July 10, 2014

The 7 billion-dollar vaccine

The price set for pneumonia vaccine by the USD 1.5 billion Advance Market Commitment (AMC) has been a...

Opinion Editorial July 10, 2014

Disappointment with Sweden’s new aid policy platform

Swedish civil society is disappointed with the governments long-awaited aid platform. The leaders of...

Opinion July 10, 2014

Five-month countdown for Green Climate Fund

In Copenhagen in 2009, setting up a Green Climate Fund by 2015 seemed a long way off. Now only a few...

News July 10, 2014

Brende hints at cracking state agency monopoly on aid-financed contracts

The Foreign Ministry in Oslo is considering having competitive tenders for aid-funded capacity building...

Business July 10, 2014

Report: Bitter, frozen relationship between Sida and Swedfund

Cooperation between the two main institutions in Swedish aid is strained, causing missed opportunities...

Business July 10, 2014

TA for water supply in Ethiopia

Finland’s bilateral support for a community-led accelerated water supply programme in Ethiopia started...

Business July 10, 2014

Floods delay Ecoenergy sugar project

The Swedish company Ecoenergy that is hoping to receive Sida’s largest-ever guarantee for its sugar and...

Business July 10, 2014

Evaluation of inclusive education

The Foreign Ministry in Helsinki announces a tender for consultancy services for the evaluation of inclusive...

Business July 10, 2014

Learning centre at Kafue Gorge

Sweden is providing funding to the Kafue Gorge Regional Training Centre in Zambia for the planning of...

Business July 10, 2014

Ambitious plan for UNDP in Oslo

Consultants have presented a proposal about how to turn the stranded UNDP office in Oslo into a global...

News July 10, 2014

DT 8 / 2014

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