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How to reform the international humanitarian system and use lessons learnt?: ( K. Stokke / Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation , 2007); This synthesis report on the lessons learned in the field of humanitarian response to natural disasters is intended to provide input to ongoing processes, including the preventive efforts of the Norwe...
Are the criticisms of Chinese aid policy in Africa justified?: ( M. Dahle Huse;S. L. Muyakwa / Norwegian Council for Africa , 2008); China has had bad press regarding its involvement in sub-Saharan Africa. Its lack of aid conditionality – particularly in the field of human rights and environmental issues; its apparent disr...
The Asian donors: is there a non-Western model of aid?: ( A., M. Jerve / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway , 2007); Increasingly, Asia's emerging market economies are entering the landscape of international aid, joining Japan as major international donors. But how different are Asian countries' ai...
How can Norway integrate environmental concerns into its development projects?: ( H.O. Ibrekk;I. Jorgensen / Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation , 2007); This paper provides a review of the Norwegian Embassy in Kathmandu’s development assistance portfolio, identifying how it can integrate environmental concerns into current agreements, within ...
Zambia's refusal of American GM food aid highlights the complexity of food issues: ( C. Bergstrom / Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences , 2007); A failure to recongnise the complexity of food issues has led to the development of diverse and conflicting regulatory systems to address food trade and food safety. This paper uses the exampl...
The resource curse: do public or private sector institutions matter most?: ( Ivar Kolstad / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway , 2007); Countries rich in natural resources on average grow more slowly than countries without such
resources, a phenomenon often referred to “the resource curse”. Following many stu...
A practical guide to identifying the effects, risks and impacts of a programme: ( Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation , 2007); The Guide is designed to be of practical use when identifying and documenting the effects, impacts and risks of a programme. Specifically, the guide is a supportive document for carrying out screen...
A review of university cooperation between Norway and Tibet: ( J. Lexow;J. Enwall / Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation , 2007); This paper presents the findings of a review of a research and scholarship programme financed by NORAD through the Network of University Cooperation Tibet-Norway (NTN). The programme aims to:<...
Improving Norwegian involvement in Afghanistan: ( P. Bauck;M. H. Strand;M. Hakim;A. Akbari / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway , 2007); Norway has had an extensive development assistance programme in Afghanistan since 2001, as well as being involved in military activities as a member of NATO. In 2006, a decision was taken...
How effective is Norwegian Church Aid?: ( A. Strand;K. Haarberg;G., M. Sørensen / Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation , 2007); This paper provides an organisational review of Norwegian Church Aid (NCA), an independent organisation commissioned by Christian churches in Norway. The review is a joint initiative of the No...