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25-Oct-2007
Factoring climate concerns into development projects is a pressing need for aid recipients and a sound strategy for international donors. This report surveys 26 bilateral and 10 multilateral donors to track trends and highlight innovative approaches used by them to incorporate climate risks into their activities. The report concludes that international donors have made significant progress in recognizing the importance of climate risks in their development co-operation policies. Translating such concerns into operational practices, however, remains a difficult challenge.
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19-Oct-2007
This year’s peer review of Canada’s development co-operation programme noted positive achievements including a promising whole-of-government approach to working with fragile states such as Haiti and Afghanistan, effective support to humanitarian action, a reconfirmed commitment to Africa and continued aid increases to meet commitments made in Monterrey.
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09-Oct-2007
The OECD organised a series of Practitioners Fora on Monitoring Aid for Trade as part of the regional aid-for-trade events that were hosted by the WTO and the Regional Development Banks in Latin America (Lima, Peru, 13-14 September), Asia (Manila, Philippines, 19-21 September), and Africa (Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, 1-2 October) in advance of the first Annual Global Review of Aid for Trade in the November 2007 WTO General Council meeting.
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11-Jul-2007
The OECD/DAC Network on Environment and Development Co-operation and the Poverty-Environment Partnership Network are tracking their members’ country-level activities related to environment and development. The main objectives of this survey are to provide an overview of “who is doing what and where”, and to facilitate collaboration between agencies. The Survey is updated regularly, and this version includes responses received by March 2008.
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04-Jul-2007
The European Commission, on behalf of the European Community, disbursed some USD 10 billion in official development assistance (ODA) in 2006, making it the sixth largest donor amongst the members of the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC).
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20-Jun-2007
Denmark, one of the world’s most generous donors, devoted USD 2.11 billion to official development assistance (ODA) in 2005, accounting for 0.81% of its gross national income (GNI). The OECD commends Denmark’s decision to maintain ODA at a minimum of 0.8% of GNI, and encourages it to continue this policy.
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14-May-2007
The Czech Republic has become the first donor outside the membership of the OECD Development Assistance Committee to complete a review on its development co-operation programme.
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11-May-2007
Mr. Manning, who currently chairs the OECD's Development Assistance Committee, was elected unanimously by the HMN Board as its new chair.
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03-Apr-2007
Total official development assistance (ODA) from members of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) fell by 5.1% in 2006 to USD 103.9 billion. This represents 0.30% of members’ combined Gross National Income. In real terms this is the first fall in ODA since 1997, though the level is still the highest recorded with the exception of 2005.
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03-Apr-2007
This paper is intended to strengthen the ability of actors with limited knowledge of economics to engage in negotiations on the macroeconomic framework of Poverty Reduction Strategies.
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