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Moving Forward After COP29: Tackling Barriers to Climate Finance 🌍💼 A big thank you to all the partner organisations for the engaging meetings, insightful discussions, and productive side events at COP29 in Baku.   Moving forward, NORCAP remains committed to supporting the countries most vulnerable to climate change by helping them access the funding they need for climate adaptation. 🌱   In October, we brought together representatives from Burkina Faso, Senegal, Niger, and Sierra Leone in Dakar, Senegal with our partner Centre De Suivi Écologique to explore common challenges preventing access to climate finance. During the discussions, we identified several key obstacles.   If you want to learn what they are and how NORCAP is working to overcome them to ensure that climate finance reaches those who need it most, read more here 👉 https://lnkd.in/gEg_drWw

We have officially kicked off this year's Mid Annual Consultations with the Standby Partnership Network in Oslo🎉 Thank you Erik Abild for your inspiring opening speech. We are honoured to host this event and look forward to engaging with key partners throughout the week. Anticipating insightful discussions, valuable knowledge sharing, and a strong focus on enhancing our partnerships when it comes to emergency response🌍🤝🏽 Norad - Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation #StandbyPartnerships #Collaboration #Humanitarian

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𝐈𝐭´𝐬 𝐚 𝐰𝐫𝐚𝐩! Earlier this month our #𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 (#𝐂𝐄𝐀) annual technical training took place in Nairobi. Associate Energy Officer Anita Chebii says “𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵.”   “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯s 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘐'𝘮 𝘦𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘸𝘰-𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘮𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘮𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬…” Senior Data Analysis and Statistics officer Vacih Davalibi says. Get further insight to some of the discussions that took place during the training in this film Gil Francis G. Arevalo so wonderfully put together📽

"𝑪𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆𝒔𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏"   Meet Nawres A. Mahmood, currently on assignment with UNICEF Geneva, based in the regional office in Amman.   As part of the emergency and programming office, Nawres plays a crucial role in the global UNICEF-led cluster Global Child Protection Area of Responsibility (CP AoR).   In her role as a rapid response coordinator, Nawres can be assigned to countries for up to three months, offering in-country support. “𝘐 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘴, 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳-𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦.”   The support varies in complexity, “𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺,” she says pointing specifically to Lebanon, Gaza, Myanmar, and Sudan.   Nawres mentions her work with Somalia and Gaza as particularly challenging contexts. In Somalia, she expected the overall response system to be more developed than it was considering decades of emergency response. In Gaza, the challenge with access made child protection interventions nearly impossible. “𝘔𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘳𝘦, 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘥.” Here, Nawres worked with registering unaccompanied children and provided training on the identification processes as well as strengthening the overall Child Protection Coordination structure.   Nawres stresses the importance of coordination among humanitarian actors. “𝘊𝘰𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭; 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵, 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥, 𝘨𝘢𝘱𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘷𝘶𝘭𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯,” she says.   Passionate about her work, Nawres also contributes to other thematic agendas like localisation and lifting of national staff. “𝘓𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘰, 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦,” she says.   Photo: Nawres in Oslo standing in front of Munchmuseet with the sculpture "𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓" in the background, here interpreted as a symbol of a built-in protective instinct mums around the world carry for their children. #ChildProtection #EndChildSexAbuseDay #Nov18WorldDay 📸 Lorene Kuraishi-van Haalen

#Aboutlastweek our Cash and Markets (CashCap) team gathered in Istanbul for our annual learning event! More than 35 experts came together to support humanitarian responses in crises around the world, including those in Ukraine, Gaza and Sudan. This event was a valuable opportunity for us to 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬´ 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧 our approach to continue supporting vulnerable communities affected by crises worldwide. With growing humanitarian needs and resources becoming more strained, CashCap’s role is more critical than ever and will further focus on the following interventions: 📌 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬, supporting local partners to take on leadership roles in delivering effective assistance. 📌𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬, making Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) more sustainable and scalable. 📌𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞-𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬 with cash preparedness, anticipatory actions, rapid response, and disaster risk management. It was an inspiring gathering and a significant milestone in CashCap’s 𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐞-𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 history. Stay tuned for more updates and what might be coming next! #humanitarianassistance #cashassistance #cva

“𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝, after financial crime. This year, we’ve carefully looked at the misuse of artificial intelligence (AI) by traffickers, which has not been covered before”, says Marianne Angvik.   She’s on her first NORCAP assignment, working as the Executive Programme Officer at the OSCE Combating Trafficking in Human Beings (CTHB). Recently, she and her colleagues presented their yearly report to the OSCE Permanent Council, listing their achievements and presenting current trends. One of the most recent developments concerns the use of artificial intelligence in trafficking.   “𝐀𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐦 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥-𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠”, Marianne says.   Human trafficking is an issue that no country can solve on its own, it requires a collaborative effort and an international approach. The Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combatting Trafficking in Human Beings’ mandate gives Marianne and her colleagues the opportunity to talk to authorities and help them shape policies to prevent and combat this crime. Additionally, they facilitate dialogue among various participating states and civil society and organise their flagship activity – simulations.   𝐀 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐒𝐂𝐄 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐛𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞, 𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝟒𝟎 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝟗 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲. They reported back that the simulation was essential for them to know what to do and how to do it, and that they did it exactly the way they learned.   “𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬, 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠. We have such a talented and knowledgeable team that helps push the world in the right direction and I’m grateful to be a part of it”, Marianne says.  Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

"𝘞𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘢 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯." That was our Executive Director Benedicte Giæver`s message when she kicked off NORCAPs engagement at #COP29 by participating in a hybrid event from Oslo on Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems, Effective Climate Services and Disaster Risk Management led by African Centre of Meteorological Applications for Development (ACMAD).   Later in the week Gievær and several of our #climate and #energy experts will be travelling to COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan to engage in interesting discussions and panels with our partner organisations to lead the way forward to 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 to build climate resilient communities. IGAD ICPAC Global Platform for Action (GPA) African Development Bank Group Norad - Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation Risk-informed Early Action Partnership (REAP) World Meteorological Organization Systematic Observations Financing Facility (SOFF) UNOWAS Regional Climate Action Transparency Hub for Central Asia (ReCATH) African Union World Food Programme Klima- og miljødepartementet

𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝟏𝟎 𝐍𝐎𝐑𝐂𝐀𝐏 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐨𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐒 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. Since 5 October, they have been on assignment to the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), taking a closer look at how the American election was organised and implemented.   Together with colleagues from other OSCE participating states, the observers have met with election authorities, political parties and civil society organisations in various US states, studied the electoral laws and processes and reported back to ODIHR. These observations are the basis of a report issued by ODIHR yesterday.   The report states that 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲, and demonstrated the resilience of US democratic institutions. Full statement: https://lnkd.in/dsCE5FRt   “It has been truly fascinating to follow the preparations for the elections and 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐃𝐈𝐇𝐑 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐘𝐨𝐫𝐤. On election day we med with well-trained administrators and poll workers, who conducted their duties professionally,” says Christian Ranheim, one of the NORCAP’ers who observed the elections in the state of New York.   Eva-Kristin Urestad-Pedersen, another one of our long-term observers, has similar experiences:   “The report criticises some weaknesses in the American system, but also highlights its strengths, particularly the professional election authorities. The dedication of all those who work to ensure that the elections are transparent and professionally conducted, despite a lot of criticism in recent years, is something that we have also observed. At the same time, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 and, at least in my case, contributes to shaping my perceptions on politics and the democratic system,” she says. Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬’ 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐢 💦🌱 Our recent field visit together with the Agricultural Resilience through Climate Information Services (ARCS) consortium - The Development Fund,NORCE Norwegian Research Centre and Chr. Michelsen Institute CMI - to Malawi was a success! Together with Norad - Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation, engaging with stakeholders at all levels, we focused on enhancing climate information services to build the resilience of smallholder farmers. Some of the highlights from the visit: 🤝🏽𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: We held productive meetings with key partners, including the Royal Norwegian Embassy, UNDP, FAO and local organisations like CEPA and Total Landcare. These discussions were crucial for aligning our efforts, sharing insights, lessons learned, exploring synergies and ensuring the effective delivery of climate information services to smallholder farmers. 🔬𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 & 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: The ARCS project integrates cutting-edge research with practical solutions. By understanding the specific needs of farmers and the best ways to communicate climate information, our aim is to fill some of the critical gaps in the value chain. ♻️𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 & 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭: Our approach is need-based and aligned with national frameworks, such as the National Framework for Water and Climate Services in Malawi. This ensures that our efforts are sustainable and have a lasting impact on the resilience of smallholder farmers. Thank you to all our partners for their dedication and support! Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services, Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources, 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞. #ClimateResilience #SustainableAgriculture #Malawi