Development policy and humanitarian efforts
War and conflict have forced 65 million people to flee their homes. There is considerable unrest and suffering in many countries. Climate change, migration and infectious diseases are not contained by national borders.
The UN 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide the global framework for efforts to promote sustainable development, peace and a more equitable world. Under the 2030 Agenda, all countries, including Norway, have committed themselves to reaching goals and targets at the national level. In addition, we share an international commitment to help other countries achieve their goals.
Aid is one of several tools for fighting poverty and promoting development. Norway gives priority to areas that are particularly important for development: education, health, and job creation through business development. Human rights, gender equality, climate and environment, and anti-corruption are cross-cutting issues in Norway’s development policy.
It is important to ensure good coordination between humanitarian relief work and more long-term development efforts. We will maximise our chances of success if we focus on prevention and on reaching the most vulnerable groups. In this way, we will also reduce the need for humanitarian aid in the future.
Development policy covers far more than just aid. Trade, investments, cooperation in the areas of technology development, research and culture, and strengthening the international legal order are equally important.
AIMS
- eradicate extreme poverty by 2030
- ensure good governance and respect for human rights for all by 2030
- contribute to rights-based implementation of the SDGs
- ensure that people in need receive the necessary assistance and protection
- contribute to sustainable development and help to make countries independent of aid
Support for private sector development
Over the next ten years, one billion young people will be looking for work. The private sector provides nine out of ten jobs in developing countries. This is why support for private sector development, for example through Norfund, is an important part of Norwegian development cooperation.
Fish for Development
Support for fisheries development in Kerala in southern India in 1952 marked the start of Norway’s international aid efforts. Today we are coordinating aid in this field more strategically through the Fish for Development programme. The overall objective of the programme is to reduce poverty through enhanced food security, sustainable management of resources and profitable business activities.
ACTION
- promoting closer coordination between humanitarian relief efforts and long-term development
- using aid to trigger private investments and create jobs
- strengthening humanitarian aid and long-term development in fragile areas
- helping to increase the opportunities available to women and girls, and to promote their right to self-determination, and further their empowerment
- focusing on girls’ education, education in situations of crisis and conflict, and on providing better quality education
- playing a leading role in efforts to improve maternal health and reduce child mortality, and to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and other infectious diseases
- actively promoting more ambitious goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions globally
- investing in renewable energy with a view to reducing global greenhouse gas emissions
- providing around 1 % of GNI a year for development and humanitarian efforts.
Combating illicit financial flows and corruption
National income generation, taxation, and combating illicit financial flows and corruption are far more important for development than aid. Illicit financial flows from developing countries total USD 1.26 trillion a year. In comparison, global aid is around USD 120 billion.
Maternal and child health
Norway recognises the importance of education for maternal and child health. Girls who go to school and gain an education tend to marry and have children later. Education for girls and women is therefore crucial for improving maternal health and reducing child mortality.
DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION WITH INDIA
Norway is no more involved in traditional country-to-country development assistance to India; that was closed down in 2003 – 2004. Still, according to official statistics, India is a substantial recipient of Norwegian development funds. During the 10 years 2007 - 2016, it varied annually between 101 and 216 mill. NOK with an average of 163 mill. NOK – equal to about USD 19.4 mill. Since 2000, India has normally been around no. 20 on the list of about 100 countries receiving development assistance from Norway.
Most of the development funds go to the two sectors Health and Research. The support to the health sector (the NIPI programme) is being phased out, leaving research as the main sector from 2018.
Other prioritized areas are Climate, Environment, Energy, Education, Gender equality and Culture.
Currently, the following programmes / projects in India are supported:
|
Programme / Project Title |
Partner |
Agr. no. |
|
Bioforsk - India - Climate Change Adaptation Programme |
Bioforsk |
IND-10/0017 |
|
DN-NBA Centre on Biodiversity Policy and Law (CeBPOL) |
DN - Direktoratet for Naturforvaltning |
IND-10/0048 |
|
Research Council - Agreement no 1 |
Norges Forskningsråd |
IND-11/0044 |
|
Research Council - Agreement no 2 |
Norges Forskningsråd |
IND-11/0053 |
|
Research Council - Agreement no 3 |
Norges Forskningsråd |
IND-15/0007 |
|
SINTEF CPWD Building Waste Mgmt |
SINTEF |
IND-12/0032 |
|
SINTEF CPCB Co-processing (II) |
SINTEF |
IND-14/0018 |
|
SINTEF Ecofriendly refrigeration & ACs |
SINTEF |
IND-15/0023 |
|
Management of Catastrophic Natural Disasters in Uttarakhand |
Norges Geotekniske Institutt |
IND-14/0007 |
|
Institutional Support to ATREE |
ATREE - Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment |
IND-12/0050 |
|
TERI Norway Inst Climate Energy (II) |
TERI - The Energy and Resource Institute |
IND-13/0038 |
|
SIU Higher Education Collaboration |
SIU - Senter for internasjonalisering av utdanning |
IND-13/0018 |
|
NIPI- LFA Addendum II |
UNOPS - UN Office for Project Services |
IND-11/0015 |
|
UNDP: Support to Norway India Partnership Initiative |
UNDP - UN Development Programme |
IND-13/0002 |
|
Jhpiego Cooperation: Pre-service nursing/midwifery education |
Jhpiego |
IND-12/0024 |
|
Research for documentation of NIPI 2013-2017 |
Sambodhi Research & Communications Pvt. Ltd. |
IND-13/0013 |
|
PHFI: RMNCH+A Implementation in Jammu and Kashmir through Swasthya Slate |
PHFI - Public Health Foundation of India |
IND-13/0016 |
|
ITD-HST: Sustainable Integrated Mother/Child Health Care in Rural India |
ITD-HST - Institute of Trans-disciplinary Health Sciences and Technology |
IND-14/0006 |
|
IPE Global: Administration of NIPI Project |
IPE Global Ltd |
IND-15/0020 |
|
INCLEN: Evaluation of HBNC+ project at district level |
INCLEN - International Clinical Epidemiology Network |
IND-16/0003 |
|
WB: South Asia Water Initiative, phase II (Regional) |
World Bank |
QRC-12/0003 |
|
Multi Sectoral Approach to Enhancing Gender Responsive Governance (Regional) |
UN Women |
QRC-15/0001 |
|
THP: Women in Panchayats and Violence against Women |
The Hunger Project |
IND-12/0039 |
|
Kailash Satyarthi Children's Foundation |
Kailash Satyarthi Children's Foundation |
IND-15/0022 |
|
Afghanistan and its neighbours: A Regional Consensus |
Delhi Policy Group |
IND-13/0026 |
|
IDSA-PRIO. India in the World: Emerging Perspectives on Glob. Challenges |
PRIO - International Peace Research Institute, Oslo |
IND-14/0029 |
|
Rikskonsertene - Music cooperation Indo-Nor 2014-2017 |
Rikskonsertene |
IND-13/0033 |
|
Seagull School of Publishing (phase 2) |
Seagull Foundation for the Arts |
IND-13/0034 |
|
A vision for contemporary dance and performance art in India 2014-2017 |
Attakkalari Centre for Movement Arts |
IND-13/0035 |
|
GATI Dance Forum Programme |
Gati Dance Forum |
IND-13/0037 |
|
Khoj International Artists Association Programme |
KHOJ - International Artists Association |
IND-14/0005 |
|
Ibsen in Hyderabad (phase 2) |
University of Hyderabad |
IND-14/0023 |
|
Strategic Management in the Arts of Theatre |
IFA - India Foundation for the Arts |
IND-13/0021 |
|
Ibsen between Tradition and Contemporaneity: The Peer Gynt Cycle |
University of Hyderabad |
IND-13/0036 |