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A NNUA L R EPORT 2008
The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad)
is the principal government agency for international
development. Being organised as a directorate under the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, its main tasks are to provide
advisory services to the Ministry, to embassies in developing
countries and to multilateral development organizations.
According to its strategy Norad aims at maximising the
effectiveness of its work with focus on quality and results.
In order to assist Norad, NVE and many other organisations
assist Norad in its many endeavours within their specialities.
Thus NVE, through a framework agreement, has assisted
Norad in engagements within the fields of water resources
and energy assessment, monitoring and management. The
engagements have varied from appraisals of projects and
evaluation of reports, to planning and preparatory work for
new projects, and monitoring of water resources.
Additionally, NVE has been asked directly by the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs to assist and advise on it’s support to the
Balkan states, specifically on energy efficiency and environmental
impact assessment in Montenegro.