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17-December-2008
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This is one in a series of Advisory Notes that supplement the OECD DAC Good Practice Guidance on Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA). It discusses how to integrate the consideration of ecosystem services into SEAs of policies, plans and programmes (PPPs) at various levels.
16-December-2008
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The prospects for developing countries are shaped by a wide range of issues. Domestic questions of governance and politics are important, but there are also a number of externally-driven issues. Aid is one, but there are many more. As a result of globalisation, “beyond aid” issues such as trade, migration, investment, climate change, security and technology play an increasingly important role in shaping the prospects of developing
12-December-2008
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The conference will be based on presentations of available data on migration trends of the various regions of origin underlining the specificities of the PCD issues. It will provide a political space for exchange of views and experiences on topics related to migration policies and their development dimension in migrants' countries of origin. Debates among parliamentarians will be introduced by High Level keynote speakers and experts.
10-December-2008
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Norway committed USD 3.7 billion to development assistance in 2007, a substantial increase over the previous year. It now gives the world’s highest level of official development assistance as a percentage of gross national income (0.95%).
10-December-2008
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This report compiles papers prepared for the NEPAD-OECD Expert Roundtable in Kampala on 11 December 2008, specifically: how to increase sound private investment in Africa's road infrastructure; an overview of regional road infrastructure projects in the East African Community; emerging public and sovereign fund investors in Africa's infrastructure; and, engaging the private sector in African infrastructure.
10-December-2008
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The high-level meeting discussed investment policy reform to explore measures to implement concrete plans for sustainably improving African countries’ investment climates. The expert roundtable on investment in transport infrastructure and regional integration drew on experience sharing and best practice to identify the factors that are holding investment back in African countries’ transport sector.
10-December-2008
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Australia’s aid volume was USD 2.67 billion in 2007, representing 0.32% of its gross national income (GNI). It has committed to contributing 0.5% of its GNI to official development assistance (ODA) by 2015/16.
5-December-2008
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Principles for Evaluation of Development Assistance
3-December-2008
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A POVNET workshop was held in Bamako to help strengthen the contribution that agriculture makes to pro-poor growth in Mali. It brought together government, farmer organisations and donors with a view to improving aid effectiveness.
3-December-2008
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This publication presents comprehensive statistics on aid flows in support of water supply and sanitation for the years 2001-2006, including trends in donors’ aid and the degree of targeting of countries most in need.
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