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Integrating environment and climate change into Swedish development cooperation
Ulrika ÅkessonSida
All development cooperation through Sida shall:
• Assist partner countries to identify and implement activities that strengthen and develop NR and env, incl. Improved capacity to handle CC
• Emphasize and support environmental sustainability in the long-term perspective
• Follow the principle that prevention is better than cure
• Refrain from contributing to activities and collaborations that obstruct sustainable dev.
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• Climate Change• Ecosystem services• Disaster Risk Reduction
Fundamental for - sustainble development - poverty reduction
How?
• Donor harmonisation/alignment• Action plan – Thematic Priority• Sida´s Environment Management system• Competence development (incl. e-
learning)• Advice• Web based tool (incl. Screening note)• Policy for Environment and Climate Change• Indicators• Dialogue support• Environment and CC analysis in
integrated poverty analysis• Policy briefs coop. strategies• Results analysis (incl. Portfolio analysis)• Special initiatives (e.g. CC initiative)• Policy discussions and negotiations
Issues to discuss
• How to rely on others in assessments?
• How to combine needs of quality assurance with capacity (donors and partners)?
Thank you!