Development Today

Development Today is the independent journal on Nordic and multilateral aid, published since 1991. #development #climatechange

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When #Norway's @BjellandEriksen signed an extension of a NOK multi-billion #forest scheme with #Indonesia, he was not aware his counterpart @RajaJuliAntoni had picked himself & 11 party members to oversee the funds with hefty payments from the scheme.
https://t.co/nfp84vHB8p

[Bjørn H Amland @bjornhamland]

Déjà vu in Geneva: Rich and poor countries in tense conflict over final rulebook for next #pandemic #globalhealth #COVID #WHO
https://t.co/0YEkBV1g7J

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Brazilian Ministry of Finance pushes back against critics of Tropical Forest Forever Facility #TFFF #Brazil #rainforest https://t.co/rXHpghQ4FI

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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.
https://t.co/YnOizM8cg1

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A Brazilian federal prosecutor is suing the state of #Pará, host of #COP30, for damages to #indigenous communities caused by a #forestcarbon purchase agreement worth USD 180m. #Norway has funded much of the architecture facilitating the deal. #Brazil
https://t.co/YnOizM8cg1

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The lawsuit casts 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.
https://t.co/FSYnxHthL5

[Bjørn H Amland @bjornhamland]

Opinion II - Obinna Onyekwena: The #cleanenergy transition brings heavy human costs & new forms of dependency for #Africa. A country like #Nigeria must be pragmatic, use #naturalgas to drive #industrialization and avoid colonial technology dependency. https://t.co/RJON6YOLS3...

[Bjørn H Amland @bjornhamland]

Onyekwena: “The pursuit of a ‘green’ lifestyle in the Global North is enabled by outsourcing the environmental degradation and #humanrights abuses to the Global South.” It is a transition from one set of externalities to another.
https://t.co/btEkSVzCqA

[Bjørn H Amland @bjornhamland]

This extractivism swaps #oil #geopolitics for mineral vulnerabilities dominated by #China. 80% of renewable energy patents are held by Northern firms, trapping nations in low-value roles without control of innovation or production, Onyekwena argues. https://t.co/btEkSVzCqA

[Bjørn H Amland @bjornhamland]

#Africa must charter a sovereign, cost-effective #energy path reflecting its needs. “The true emergency is development stagnation. The global #EnergyTransition must be reframed, as a pragmatic journey toward sustainable prosperity for all,” he writes.
https://t.co/JNhJCjsucy

[Bjørn H Amland @bjornhamland]

Onyekwena argues #Africa cannot afford to be caught in a transition model designed to solve Europe’s insecurities or underwrite Western tech empires. Calls for #energy strategies rooted in developmental realism, technological pluralism, and global equity.https://t.co/JNhJCjsucy

[Bjørn H Amland @bjornhamland]

Op-ed: #Africa must recognise that #EnergyTransition models exported from Europe and the US are shaped by their strategic interests and carry double standards. “We must deconstruct the narratives being sold to us,” writes @obinnaonyekwena.
https://t.co/JNhJCjsucy

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Op-ed: #Africa must confront that #EnergyTransition models exported from Europe and the US are shaped by their strategic interests and rest on double standards. “We must deconstruct the narratives being sold to us", writes @obinnaonyekwena.
https://t.co/ae4eNS0bP5

[Olof Palme Internationella Center @Palmecenter]

Last-minute rule changes spark anger as revamp of Sweden’s civil society funding regime nears completion. CSO-processen får internationell uppmärksamhet. @DevTodayJournal (tyvärr låst artikel)
https://t.co/EUCFlyAKcq

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Could a Japanese UN executive become the agency’s first Asian head, or could one of two Scandinavian candidates seize the helm? France is also in the ring and a former Belgian PM @alexanderdecroo has inserted himself in the race as a favourite.
https://t.co/bznXPup9qH

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There are 5 known contenders in the race for the top job at @UNDP, all from donor countries: #Japan, #Denmark, #Norway, #Belgium & #France. There is still time for a dark horse to join. The deadline for applications has been extended. #UNDP
https://t.co/bznXPup9qH

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PM Jonas Gahr Støre says #Norway will uphold a high level of support for #Gavi, despite experts’ calls to modernize #globalhealth priorities towards a more holistic policy focusing on universal health care, #healthsystem and country ownership.
https://t.co/a9l53XxrFv

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At a time when aid budgets are being slashed across the board, @gavi - the financial powerhouse in #globalhealth - aims to raise USD 9b to expand its mission. @BillGates has reached out to old friends in Oslo to bolster the alliance. #sdgs #vaccines
https://t.co/a9l53XxrFv

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Development Today has learned that a proposal to better balance Norwegian funding to the various global health initiatives, including a reduction in support to @gavi, had been prepared by officials in Norad and the Foreign Ministry, but Støre rejected it.
https://t.co/a9l53XxrFv

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A large group of mainly European donors distance themselves from the newly established Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a private initiative backed by Israel and the United States. All five Nordic governments back the statement. #GazaWar
https://t.co/qv1tbN44mX

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Denmark's Lars Løkke Rasmussen after EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting: “There is a large majority of EU countries that are ready to take measures if Israel does not take action, and that majority is growing day by day”. #CeasefireNow #GazaForcedFamine
https://t.co/qv1tbN44mX