Section for International Climate Cooperation
2014-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Founding by complex reorganization
Name
Section for Finance and Development
Short name
SUF
Affiliations
Ministry
Hierarchical level
Section
Superior body
Department for Climate Change
Located
301 Oslo
Tasks:
The section has the overall responsibility for a holistic and integrated environment and development policy, including the safeguarding of the Ministry of the Environment’s cooperation agreements with China, India, South Africa and Brazil and cooperating with Burma on environmental issues.
It is also responsible for following up the work on a green economy in developing countries under the Rio+20 conference and political initiatives within development such as the energy and climate initiative Energy+ and the “Clean energy for development” scheme.
The section’s work with environment and climate funding is mainly directed towards the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) and the Green Climate Fund under the Convention on Climate Change.
The section also assists in the work with these international climate negotiations. In addition, the section is responsible for the national and international work with short-lived climate drivers, including following up via the international coalition.
(Sorce: www.regjeringen.no)
2025-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Change of name
Name
Section for International Climate Cooperation
Short name
Seksjon for internasjonalt klimasamarbeid
Tasks:
Section for International Climate Cooperation
Areas of responsibility include the Norwegian Global Emission Reduction Initiative, and the development of international market mechanisms for climate cooperation, bilateral climate and environmental cooperation with China, India and South Africa, flexibility mechanisms under the EU climate framework, climate finance and short-lived climate forcers.
Source: regjeringen.no, february 2025