The paper gives an overview of Denmark's official development cooperation (Danida) with India, viewed from a poverty reduction perspective.
| Title | Danish development cooperation with India : in a poverty reduction perspective |
| Publication Type | Miscellaneous |
| Year of Publication | 1998 |
| Authors | Folke, S |
| Secondary Title | CDR working paper |
| Volume | 98.2 |
| Date Published | 1998-02-01 |
| Publisher | Centre for Development Research (CDR) |
| Place Published | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Keywords | agriculture, denmark, development cooperation, evaluation, india, integrated rural water supply ands sanitation project (netherlands assisted), karnataka. india, karnataka watershed development project (india), poverty, projects, sdiasi, sdipol, water supply |
| Abstract | The paper gives an overview of Denmark's official development cooperation (Danida) with India, viewed from a poverty reduction perspective. It is part of a research project, entitled 'Comparative Study of European Aid for Poverty Reduction in India', carried out in 1997 The paper reviews the donor-recipient dialogue and programme management and discusses selected issues such as donor coordination, institutional aspects of poverty reduction, targeting, ownership and the involvement of NGOs. Six major and two minor Danida-supported projects have been assessed as part of the study. The major ones are: Karnataka Watershed Development Project; BAIF Agroforestry Project in Karnataka; Karnataka Integrated Rural Sanitation and Water Supply Project; Women and Youth Training and Extension Project in Karnataka, Training and Extension for Women in Agriculture in Orissa; Tamil Nadu Health Care (Area Development) Project. The two minor ones aim at agricultural and human resource development through NGOs, namely Naujil Integrated Project for Health and Development in Uttar Pradesh and Palani Hills Conservation Council in Tamil Nadu. |
