Abstract
Abstract
The main task of this study has been to analyse NORAD’s work in light of the concept of Sustainable Development and to see if development co-operation is in accordance with the concept all the way down to project level.
First, NORAD’s problems with the integration of environmental considerations in all aid were analysed. The integration of environmental considerations has been a goal for about 20 years, some maintain that it has been fully integrated, some that it has been partially integrated and others that it is there to be considered by those who care, but it hasn’t been institutionalised.
Second, the roles of two chosen International Conventions for NORAD and a NORAD financed project (SLAMU) in Zambia were studied –The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Flora and Fauna (CITES). Since the project in Zambia is based on the use of natural resources in creating development, it was interesting to see which roles these two conventions could play and if they hindered or promoted the project and thereby development in the area.
The third aspect was the contributions of SLAMU in Zambia towards (Sustainable) Development, how it has affected the area and its people, with special focus on the community-programme of the project which teaches Community-based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM). The local people are represented by Community based organisations (CBOs), called Village Action Groups (VAGs) and Area Development Committees (ADCs).
The most exiting finding from a political science point of view was the role of the community-programme in empowering the local people and the democratic effects this has.
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