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Huge Global Challenges – Tiny Aid: Why is Aid Still so Important?

Global crises seem to fall on top of each other – all hitting the poorest people and societies the most. The political and economic forces driving both the crises and their potential solutions are much bigger than aid.

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The government's new white paper on development policy ("Climate, Conflict and Capital") views aid as one of the most effective tools in Norway's contribution to poverty reduction and the solution of global problems. Poul Engberg-Pedersen, Director General of Norad, will discuss why aid is not more effective – and also why aid is the most flexible and useful tool In Norway's development policy.

General director of NORAD Poul Engberg-Pedersen is giving a lecture at the UIB Wednesday 22. of April.

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