Newspaper Op-Ed
| 2020
Evaluation View: Norwegian Development Aid in the Age of the Corona
How did Norwegian aid respond to the Covid-19 pandemic? Several new initiatives were launched, the aid budget was adjusted to give more emphasis to vaccines and health issues, but also to economic impacts, and several traditional programmes saw major cuts. This indicated both an ability and willingness to take strong and swift action. How relevant were these changes? Has Norwegian aid the capacity to manage risks and to help ensure that the initiatives deliver the desired results?
