A more ambitious Norwegian development policy
19/02/2009 //
“Climate change and the economic downturn threaten to undermine what we have achieved in the fight against poverty. We must be more strategic in our development policy in order to achieve more,” said Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim.
On February 13 Mr Solheim presented the Government’s new white paper on development policy (Report No. 13 (2008-2009) to the Storting). The Government considers climate change, violent conflict and lack of capital to be the most important challenges in the fight against poverty.
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