In this paper we update previous work that categorizes foreign aid projects in terms of their likely impact on the natural environment. We then document trends in the global distribution of environmental aid over time and show that environmental aid has increasingly focussed on global...

"After the failure of the Copenhagen conference, climate finance has become the buzzword of international climate negotiations. A "fast-track" volume of 30 billion $ has been promised by industrialised countries for emissions mitigation and adaptation activities in developing countries. A...

Deutschland finanziert Klimavorhaben in vulnerablen Ländern des Globalen Südens,wobei zu unterscheiden ist, ob es seinen eingegangenen internationalen Verpflichtungennachkommt oder die Finanzierung vielmehr von deutschen Interessen geleitet ist. Dabeiist durchaus kritisch zu betrachten, dass...