Development policies & partnerships

Bougainville was granted autonomy following a bitter civil war in the 1990s. It is now readying for a referendum on independence.

The EU closely cooperates with France and the United Kingdom, the only two EU countries with separate aid programmes in PNG; with Australia – the biggest donor to PNG,  New Zealand and with  multi-lateral agencies. The remoteness of communities, big population growth and a lack of local administrative capacity are all challenges in delivering aid in the country. 

Interview with Martin Dihm, EU Ambassador to the European Union in Papua New Guinea Newly-appointed Ambassador of the EU in PNG, German national, Martin Dihm, has previously held senior posts in the EU’s delegations in Barbados and Abuja, Nigeria. From 2001, he was on the trade desk and EPA negotiator for the Pacific and from 2005, Deputy Head of Unit in the EU’s Directorate for Trade dealing with relations and EPA negotiations with Eastern and Southern Africa and the Pacific.

The NGO ActionAid has brought to light the potential negative effects on developing nations of the EU’s renewable energy policy.

Its report, ‘Fuelling Evictions: Community Cost of EU Biofuels,’ documents how 20,000 people in Kenya’s Dakatcha woodland are facing eviction from land where an EU company plans to grow jatropha to manufacture biofuels.

Under this title, an important forum on small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) gathered in Lisbon, Portugal on 6-7 June 2011.  The conference was organized by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Brussels based international Association, EMRC , involved in promoting public and private partnership with the African private sector.

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The European Commission has reaffirmed its commitment to contributing to the $100 billion a year needed to combat climate change in developing countries. But is it enough?

The fight to halt the climate change trend has been given a financial boost thanks to the European Commission’s assessment that the 2020 target of $100 billion a year for climate actions in developing countries is an achievable target.