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Bjørn H Amland
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Editor-in-Chief of Development Today (DT) & Rundskue24. DT is an independent online journal specialising on Nordic development assistance, climate aid and impact investments. https://www.development-today.com/ https://rundskue24.substack.com/
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Rundskue24 @rundskue24.bsky.social · 8d
Norge har ledet giverlandsgruppen for #Palestina (AHLC) i tre tiår. Da Norge i forrige uke innkalte til møte i #AHLC, møtte verken USA eller Israel opp. På agendaen var en krisepakke som skal forhindre kollaps i de palestinske selvstyremyndighetene.
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FN-uka: USA og Israel avslo invitasjon til norskledet givermøte om Palestina
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Bjørn H Amland @bjornhamland.bsky.social · 14d
The strategy specifies for the first time that 25% of #humanitarian funding should be channelled directly or via intermediaries to local organisations. Sida leaves the door open for support to #UNRWA, despite the government’s decision to defund the agency.
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Sweeping changes in Sida humanitarian aid, UNRWA in limbo | Development Today
The Swedish government’s new strategy for humanitarian assistance managed by Sida is lauded by experts for its focus on “humanitarian diplomacy” and on increasing...
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Bjørn H Amland @bjornhamland.bsky.social · 14d
The new strategy reiterates #Sweden’s adherence to #humanitarian principles of neutrality, independence, and impartiality. It includes two key innovations: One is “humanitarian diplomacy” and that “Sida should contribute to humanitarian diplomacy efforts”..
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Sweeping changes in Sida humanitarian aid, UNRWA in limbo | Development Today
The Swedish government’s new strategy for humanitarian assistance managed by Sida is lauded by experts for its focus on “humanitarian diplomacy” and on increasing...
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Bjørn H Amland @bjornhamland.bsky.social · 14d
Sweden’s new strategy for #humanitarian assistance managed by Sida is lauded by experts for its focus on “humanitarian diplomacy” and on increasing the share of aid to be channelled through local #NGOs. #Sweden @sidasweden.bsky.social
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Sweeping changes in Sida humanitarian aid, UNRWA in limbo | Development Today
The Swedish government’s new strategy for humanitarian assistance managed by Sida is lauded by experts for its focus on “humanitarian diplomacy” and on increasing...
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Rundskue24 @rundskue24.bsky.social · 14d
Syriske #flyktninger i #Jordan er mer skeptiske til å reise hjem. Mindre #nødhjelp og ufullstendige dokumenter gjør det vanskelig for syriske flyktninger å reise tilbake til #Syria, viser en ny rapport fra @flyktninghjelpen.bsky.social
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Rundskue24 @rundskue24.bsky.social · 14d
Denne uka undertegnet #Norge en avtale med #Kroatia om at landet får 1.5 milliarder kroner i norsk støtte fram til 2028 fra de såkalt #EØS-midlene. Midlene skal finansiere samarbeid med Kroatia om grønn omstilling, utdanning i distriktene og justissektoren.
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Norge inngår milliardavtale med Kroatia
Denne uka undertegnet Norge en avtale med Kroatia om at landet får om lag 1.5 milliarder kroner i norsk støtte fram til 2028 fra de såkalt EØS-midlene.
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Rundskue24 @rundskue24.bsky.social · 14d
Også energi og næringsutvikling blir viktig, ifølge Utenriksdepartementet. I Kroatia er Innovasjon Norge, Direktoratet for høyere utdanning og kompetanse, Domstolsadministrasjonen, Kriminalomsorgsdirektoratet og NVE blant norske institusjoner involvert.
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Norge inngår milliardavtale med Kroatia
Denne uka undertegnet Norge en avtale med Kroatia om at landet får om lag 1.5 milliarder kroner i norsk støtte fram til 2028 fra de såkalt EØS-midlene.
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Bjørn H Amland @bjornhamland.bsky.social · 14d
The new requirement aligns with new instructions from the government. This delays the selection process, which began a year ago and was supposed to be decided last week. #humanitarian #Sweden @actioncontrelafaim.bsky.social @oxfaminternational.bsky.social
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Sida to carry out ‘media review’ of humanitarian applicants to rule out links to extremism | Development Today
25 humanitarian actors shortlisted by Sida for multi-year funding have been informed at the last minute that the agency will be carrying out a “media review...
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Bjørn H Amland @bjornhamland.bsky.social · 14d
25 humanitarian actors shortlisted for multi-year funding from Sida, have been informed that the agency will be carrying out a “media review” to ensure they do not support violent #extremism, #islamism, #antisemitism or #terrorism. @sidasweden.bsky.social www.development-today.com/archive/2025...
Sida to carry out ‘media review’ of humanitarian applicants to rule out links to extremism | Development Today
25 humanitarian actors shortlisted by Sida for multi-year funding have been informed at the last minute that the agency will be carrying out a “media review...
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Rundskue24 @rundskue24.bsky.social · 15d
Klimainvesteringsfondet går ut av Afrikas største sol- og batteriprosjekt med solid gevinst og investerer 765 mill. kroner i nye Anthem, som skal bygge fornybarprosjekter i #Sør-Afrika som kan produsere kraft tilsvarende 1/4 av Norges strømforsyning. #fornybar rundskue24.substack.com/p/klimafond-...
Klimafond på høygir vil bygge energigigant i Sør-Afrika
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Rundskue24 @rundskue24.bsky.social · 15d
Anthem sikter mot en storstilt utbygging av sol- og vindkraft i #Sør-Afrika med mål om å produsere 11 gigawatt. Utviklingsminister Åsmund Aukrust sier bidrag i «denne skalaen må til for å få fart på overgangen til #fornybar #energi i Sør-Afrika».
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Klimafond på høygir vil bygge energigigant i Sør-Afrika
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Rundskue24 @rundskue24.bsky.social · 15d
Samlet norsk investering i Anthem er 850 mill. kroner. KLP, Norges største pensjonsfond bidrar med 85 mill kroner. Bjørnar Baugerud, leder for Klimainvesteringsfondet, sier Anthem blir en nøkkelinvestering for å bidra til #fornybar energi i #Sør-Afrika.
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Klimafond på høygir vil bygge energigigant i Sør-Afrika
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Bjørn H Amland @bjornhamland.bsky.social · 15d
“The risk in the project has now been reduced. It has been built on time and within [budget] and has been operational for a while. Since the risk has come down, South African banks can lend to the project,” Baugerud says.
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Bjørn H Amland @bjornhamland.bsky.social · 15d
South African authorities required a min. 49 % local black ownership in the project. UK's British International Investment and the Norwegian fund provided loan financing for equity to the holding company H1 Capital Ltd, which facilitates local ownership.
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Bjørn H Amland @bjornhamland.bsky.social · 15d
Norway's Climate Investment Fund is exiting the Kenhardt hybrid #sunpower and #battery project in #SouthAfrica, the largest of its kind in #Africa, after just 2 years. Fund chief Bjørnar Baugerud says their job is done, others can take over the financing.
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Bjørn H Amland @bjornhamland.bsky.social · 19d
The 2026 budget calls for a solid development cooperation effort “to create strategic alliances.” This is to be aligned with security policy and to promote business interests. #DKaid #DKpol This is the first in a series of articles about Nordic aid budgets.
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Danish aid steady, but business interests and realpolitik penetrate the budget | Development Today
On the surface, Denmark’s aid is steady and predictable. But in this time of global turmoil and the downward spiral in global aid, Danish development assistance...
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Bjørn H Amland @bjornhamland.bsky.social · 19d
The aid budget proposal for 2026 solidifies this trend.
Aid has always had a role in foreign policy, but Russia’s war in Ukraine and increasing competition for access to emerging markets, especially Africa, have reinforced this.
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Bjørn H Amland @bjornhamland.bsky.social · 19d
On the surface, #Denmark ’s aid is steady and predictable. But in this time of global turmoil and the downward spiral in global aid, Danish aid is increasingly transformed into a realpolitik toolbox in the hands of Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen.
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Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen. Photo: EU commission
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Bjørn H Amland @bjornhamland.bsky.social · 23d
The Global Fund has an ambitious fund-raising target of USD 18b for the next 3 years, despite donor fatigue, competing catastrophes & diminishing aid budgets. The agency breaks with past high-level replenishment events and opts for a more low-key approach.
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Global Fund’s uphill drive to USD 18 billion | Development Today
The Global Fund has so far survived the US aid cuts, but slow disbursements from donors like France, Canada, and Germany mean that it is short billions of dollars...
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Bjørn H Amland @bjornhamland.bsky.social · 23d
The #GlobalFund faces two huge funding challenges at once. Though it has so far survived the US and UK aid cuts, slow disbursements from donors like #France, #Canada, and #Germany mean that it is short billions of dollars for this year. #globalhealth #HIV
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Global Fund’s uphill drive to USD 18 billion | Development Today
The Global Fund has so far survived the US aid cuts, but slow disbursements from donors like France, Canada, and Germany mean that it is short billions of dollars...
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Bjørn H Amland @bjornhamland.bsky.social · Sep 12
The lawsuit calls for the immediate cancellation of an Emission Reduction Purchase Agreement that commits a group of companies - #Amazon, #Bayer, #BCG, #Capgemini, #H&M Group, and the #Walmart Foundation - to buy USD 180m worth of forest #carboncredits.
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Brazilian lawsuit over forest carbon trading deal throws a wrench into Norwegian-funded initiative | Development Today
The Brazilian Federal Prosecution Service is suing the state government of Pará, host of the upcoming COP30 climate summit, for damages to indigenous communities...
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Bjørn H Amland @bjornhamland.bsky.social · Sep 12
The lawsuit casts a shadow of uncertainty over the Norwegian endeavour. The prosecutor wants the #Pará state to pay “collective moral damages” amounting to USD 35m, arguing #indigenous communities were not consulted prior to the signing of the deal.
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Brazilian lawsuit over forest carbon trading deal throws a wrench into Norwegian-funded initiative | Development Today
The Brazilian Federal Prosecution Service is suing the state government of Pará, host of the upcoming COP30 climate summit, for damages to indigenous communities...
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Bjørn H Amland @bjornhamland.bsky.social · Sep 12
A Brazilian federal prosecutor is suing the state of #Pará, host of #COP30 climate summit, for damages to #indigenous communities caused by a #forestcarbon purchase agreement worth USD 180m. #Norway has funded much of the architecture facilitating the deal.
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Brazilian lawsuit over forest carbon trading deal throws a wrench into Norwegian-funded initiative | Development Today
The Brazilian Federal Prosecution Service is suing the state government of Pará, host of the upcoming COP30 climate summit, for damages to indigenous communities...
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Bjørn H Amland @bjornhamland.bsky.social · Sep 12
This alliance withered away in #Denmark during the early 2000s, when the country experienced a fundamental paradigm shift in aid policy. In #Sweden, a similar shift is underway. The last one standing of the three large Scandinavian donors is #Norway.
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Scandinavian aid: Two towers and a broken bridge | Development Today
As disruptive forces reshape the Nordic aid scene, Sweden, Denmark, and Norway, three of the world’s top donors, have headed in very different directions. While...
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Bjørn H Amland @bjornhamland.bsky.social · Sep 12
They have supported, or at least tolerated, a high aid level in government alliances, but it has often been the smaller political parties that have acted as aid guardians keeping the aid level up.
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