Norwegian research on environment and development

Norwegian aid works: but not well enough

This report is Norad’s first attempt to compile and present results of all Norwegian development assistance, which amounts to more than NOK 20 billion per year (approximately USD 3.5 billion). It finds that finds that Norway’s aid works, but not well enough.

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Recognising development interventions: ( S. Pahle / Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences , 2008); Arguably, major obstacles to poverty reduction, dignity and security for the world’s poor and oppressed sit in the Global North; in the way through which Northern governments, corporations an...
PETS: a silver bullet solution?: ( G. Sundet / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway , 2007); This briefing look at the effectiveness of Public Expenditure Tracking Surveys (PETS). It particularly focuses on the PETS in Tanzania but also makes references to the way in which PETS worked in U...
Implementing rights based approaches in the management of coastal resources: ( L.T. Soeftestad;L.M. Alayon / Inter-Agency Standing Committee , 2008); Coastal zones globally are hot spots when it comes to the challenges of sustainable resource management and poverty reduction. They used to be relatively under populated and placid. This is now cha...
Assessing issues of trust in Malawi: ( S. Bjornstad / Inter-Agency Standing Committee , 2008); The importance of trust is not often addressed in development studies. This paper considers why people fail to trust each other within a borehole and irrigation project in rural Malawi. The author ...
Sustaining debt relief and achieving the MDGs in Sudan: ( M.M. Ahmed / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway , 2008); In recent years there has been enormous concern about whether or not the Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPCs) and non-HIPCs will be able to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). This documen...
The state of corruption in Honduras’ education system: ( A. Fontana / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway , 2008); This paper discusses the corruption problem amongst teachers in Honduras. It also discusses the Honduran concept of ghost or taxi teachers and concludes by looking at what the future will hold. ...
Why current government-driven upgrading practices are excluding inner-city houses in Ethiopia: ( E.Y. Alemayehu / Norwegian University of Science and Technology , 2008); This study examines the phenomenon of urban upgrading in tenant-dominated non-planned inner-city settlements of the city of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It focuses on tenants’ responses and spatial tr...
Orphans in Ethopia: a case for pity or active household contributors?: ( T. Abebe / Norwegian University of Science and Technology , 2008); This thesis explores two aspects of contemporary childhoods – orphanhood and children’s work – in Ethiopia. By drawing on case studies from Gedeo (rural) and Addis Ababa (urban...
Understanding the importance of geographic factors in situations of conflict: ( H. Buhaug / Norwegian University of Science and Technology , 2005); This document seeks to examine the origins and dynamics of civil war by exploring the many possible functions of geography. Overall the paper tries to widen the understanding of geographic aspects ...
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...