The AWF announces today the launch of a Call for Proposals for the "Preparation of Water and Climate Change Investment Projects".
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2.9.2014
This African Water Facility (AWF) initiative will receive special support from the Nordic Development Fund (NDF).
2.9.2014
NDF and the African Water Facility (AWF) announced today at the Stockholm World Water Week 2014 their new partnership.
"NDF is excited about the collaboration with African Water Facility.
27.8.2014
The cooperation aims at developing an approach where the potential impacts of climate change on health are systematically and in a cross-sectoral manner reflected in development operations.
NDF an
15.8.2014
World Bank (WB) is partnering with the Nordic Development Fund (NDF) to support climate finance readiness in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The climate finance flows to Sub-Saharan Africa are smaller when compared to other continents.
8.8.2014
NDF co-chaired a workshop on Mainstreaming Climate Change into development planning in Lao PDR together with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) of Lao PDR and the Asian Development Bank.
The workshop, which was arranged on 1 August in Vientiane, brought together a large group of government officials and development partners to discuss the results and lessons learned from the ongoing NDF-ADB co-funded technical assistance program
1.8.2014
NDF presents its experiences on urban resilience in an international seminar in Spain.
The Nordic Development Fund (NDF) supports a number of projects that addresses climate change challenges in an urban context.
31.7.2014
A review of climate change activities co-financed by NDF is being carried out in Laos this week together with the Asian Development Bank.
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29.7.2014
Read about NAMA financing, NDF’s partnership with the IDB and the Emerging Sustainable Cities Initiative among other recent activities.
The newly published Newsletter includes detailed information on NDF’s Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) activities. Currently the total NDF support to projects with elements of NAMA development exceeds EUR 21 million.
25.6.2014
Seminar brings together financial investors, project developers, industry, country stakeholders and donors with a common interest in increasing investment in sustainable energy in Africa.
The aim of the seminar was to present and discuss experiences and new opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa with a view to stimulating enhanced interest, exchanging ideas, forging connections and alliances, and working constructively towards increa
19.6.2014
The focus of this call was particularly in Africa and on inclusive green growth.
Altogether 96 pre-qualification proposals were submitted by Nordic organisations with their partner organizations in developing countries in response to the fourth call for proposals under the heading “Inclusive green growth projects contri
18.6.2014
NDF has approved a EUR 4.0 million grant financing to support the Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative (ESCI).
NDF will in partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank provide new support to the Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative (ESCI).
11.6.2014
IDB blogs feature IDB-NDF partnership on climate change.
"As the joint development finance institution of the five Nordic countries, the NDF’s commitment to facilitating climate change investments in Latin America and the Carribean is a testament to the region’s importance as
10.6.2014
26 students embark on 5-month geothermal training course.
NDF participated in the official launch of the 2014 Geothermal Diploma Course on 6 June in El Salvador. The event is organised by the National Energy Council, University of El Salvador, and the geothermal company LAGEO.
28.5.2014
NDF participated on 26 May 2014 at the Geothermal Donor Collaboration Meeting in Reykjavik, Island. The meeting was hosted by the African Union Commission (AUC) and the Icelandic Development Agency (ICEIDA).
The meeting gathered representatives from appropriate ministries within the East Africa Rift Valley countries, the donor community and private power producer to discuss geothermal development in Africa.
22.5.2014
The signing of the agreement took place in connection with the AfDB Annual Meeting in Kigali, Rwanda on 22 May 2014.
Mr. Aly Abou-Sabaa, Vice-President in the African Development Bank and Mr. Pasi Hellman, Managing Director of the Nordic Development Fund, signed an agreement on NDF support to the ClimDev Special Fund hosted by AfDB.
19.5.2014
NDF and the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF, part of the Inter-American Development Bank Group) and other counterparts are financing the project that is the first of its kind in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The project aims to introduce and develop a commercially viable biogas market that will improve the incomes, livelihoods and quality of life of rural farmers and their families in Nicaragua.
15.5.2014
NDF continues to raise general awareness on integrity issues
NDF is committed to working proactively to prevent fraud and corruption in its operations, and the co-operation with other IFI’s within this area has been intensified in recent years.
12.5.2014
The new Host Country Agreement between the Government of Finland and NDF has been approved by the Finnish Parliament and accepted by the President of the Republic of Finland and has entered into force on 11 May 2014. The agreement was signed 15 October 2013.
As international organizations such as NDF do not fall under any national legislation, a number of matters of both principal and practical nature are settled by an agreement between the organization and the host country.
8.5.2014
NDF visited the Secretariats of the Nordic Council and the Nordic Council of ministers to exchange views on how NDF is being active in the area of promoting climate change related issues in developing countries.
The Nordic Council has recently recommended to the governments of the Nordic countries that they should intensify political dialogue b
22.4.2014
The SLoCaT Partnership on Sustainable Transport is a global multi-stakeholder partnership of over 80 organizations that promotes sustainability in the transport sector.
The SLoCaT newsletter for April-June 2014 mentions three recent projects co-financed by NDF and Multilateral Development Banks.
