NOU 2008: 14

Coherent for development?— How coherent Norwegian policies can assist development in poor countries

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List of attreviations

ACP

African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States

AID

Ministry of Labour and Social inclusion/Arbeids- og inkluderingsdepartementet

ASEAN

Association of Southeast Asian Nations

AU

African Union

AWPN

African Women’s Economic Policy Network

BBC

British Broadcasting Corporation

BORA

Bergen Open Research Archive

BRICS

Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa

CBD

Convention on Biological Diversity

CCS

Carbon Capture and Storage

CDI

Commitment to Development Index

CDM

Clean Development Mechanism

CGIAR

Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research

CIMIC

Civilian Military Co-operation

CPI

Corruption Perceptions Index

CSCW

Center for Study of Civil War

CSR

Corporate Social Responsibility

DAC

Development Assistance Committee

DEFINE

The Development, Environment & Finance Exchange

DFID

Department for International Development

EBRD

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

EEA

European Economic Area

EFTA

European Free Trade Association

EITI

Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative

EPO

European Patent Office

ERC

European Research Council

ESDP

European Security and Defense Policy

ETI

Ethical Trading Initiative

ETI-N

Ethical Trading Initiative Norway

EU

The European Union

EUA

European University Association

EUC

End User Certificate

EURODAD

European Network on Debt & Development

FAO

United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization

FFD

Financing for Development

FDI

Foreign Direct Investment

FIVAS

The Association for International Water Studies

ForUM

Forum for Environment and Development

GATS

General Agreement on Trade in Services

GATT

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

GAVI

Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization

GCIM

Global Commission on International Migration

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

GEEREF

Global Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fund

GEF

Global Environmental Facility

GFATM

The global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria

GIEK

The Norwegian Guarantee Institute for Export Credits

GRI

Global Reporting Initiative

GRIP

Green in Practice

GSP

General System of Preferences

GSTP

Global System of Trade Preferences

HDI

Human Development Index

HIPC

Highly Indebted Poor Countries

IBRD

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

ICFTU

International Confederation of Free Trade Unions

ICSID

International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

ICT

Information and Communication Technology

ICTSD

International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development

IDA

International Development Association

IEA

International Energy Agency

IFC

International Finance Corporation

IFI

International Finance Institution

IGWG

International Working Group on Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual Property

ILO

International Labour Organization

IMF

International Monetary Fund

IOM

International Organization for Migration

IPCC

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

IR

Industrial Property Rigths

ISAF

International Security Assistance Force

ITPGRFA

International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources

JI

Joint Implementation

JREC

Johannesburg Renewable Energy Coalition

KD

Ministry of Education and Research/Kunnskapsdepartementet

kWh

Kilowatt hour

LDC

Least Developed Country

LDCF

Least Developed Countries Fund

LNG

Liquefied Natural Gas

LO

The Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions

MAI

Multilateral Agreement on Investments

MCW

Major Conventional Weapons

MDG

Millennium Development Goals

MDTF

Multi-Donor Trust Fund

MIPEX

Migrant Integration Policy Index

MNC

Multi-National Corporation

NAMA

Non-Agricultural Market Access

NATO

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

NGO

Non-Governmental Organization

NifuStep

Norwegian Institute for studies in Innovation, Research and Education

NMI

Norwegian Microfinance Initiative

NOK

Norwegian krone

NOMA

NORAD’s Programme for Master Studies

NORA

Norwegian Open Research Archives

NORAD

The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation

NOU

Norwegian Official Reports

NUFU

Nasjonalt program for utvikling, forskning og utdanning

OCHA

Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

ODA

Official Development Assistance

OECD

Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development

OfD

Oil for Development

OPEC

Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

OSCE

Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe

OTRI

Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index

PCD

Policy Coherence for Development

PCT

Patent Cooperation Treaty

PRGF

Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility

PRIO

International Peace Research Institute, Oslo

PRS

Poverty Reduction Strategies

PRSP

Poverty Reduction Strategies Papers

R&D

Research and Development

REEEP

Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership

REN21

Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century

SACU

Southern Africa Customs Union

SCCF

Special Climate Change Fund

SIPRI

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

SP

Special Products

SPARC

The Scholarly Publishing & Academic Resources Coalition

SSB

Statistics Norway (SN)/Statistisk sentralbyrå

SSR

Security Sector Reform

SSM

Special Safety Mechanism

TB

Tuberculosis

TFESSD

Trust Fund for Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Development

TOI

Tour Operators Initiative for Sustainable Development

TRIM

Trade-related Investment Measures

TRIPS

Trade-related aspects of Intellectual Property Rights

UD

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)/Utenriksdepartementet

UHR

The Norwegian Association of Higher Education Institutions

UK

United Kingdom

UN

The United Nations

UNAMA

United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan

UNCTAD

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

UNDP

United Nations Development Fund

UNEP

United Nations Environmental Programme

UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

UNFCCC

United Nations Framework convention on Climate Change

UNHCR

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

UNICEF

United Nations Children’s Fund

UNIFEM

United Nations Development Fund for Women

UNWTO

United Nations World Tourism Organization

UPOV

International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants

USD

US dollar

WB

World Bank

WDR

World Development Report

WHO

World Health Organization

WIID

World Income Inequality Database

WIPO

World Intellectual Property Organization

WSSD

World Summit for Sustainable Development

WTO

World Trade Organization

WWF

World Wide Fund for Nature

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