Danish environmental assistance and Environmental conventions

Contents

Abbreviations
 
Foreword
 
1. Introduction
 
2. Prioritised action areas
2.1 Opportunities for better coherence between international agreements and environmental assistance
2.2 Environmental problems, environmental conventions and environmental assistance
 
3. Partner countries
3.1. Danish environmental assistance under the auspices of the ministry
3.2 Environmental assistance for developing countries – DANCED
3.3 Environmental assistance to Eastern and Central Europe - DANCEE
3.4 Environmental assistance to the Arctic region - DANCEA
3.5 Environmental assistance in the energy sector for the new democracies in the Baltic Sea Region - the Sector Integrated Environmental Programmes - Energy
 
4. Closer cooperation between technical divisions, environmental assistance administrations and research institutions
 
5. International environmental agreements
5.1 The framework convention on climate change and the Kyoto protocol
5.2 The convention on biological diversity
5.3 The Cartagena Protocol on biosafety
5.4 The Ramsar Convention on wetlands
5.5 CITES (The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora)
5.6 The Basel Convention
5.7 The POP Convention (Persistent Organic Pollutants)
5.8 The Rotterdam Convention (PIC, prior Informed Consent)
5.9 The Aarhus Convention
 
6.1 Global Environment Facility
6.2 European Bank for Reconstruction and Development