Norway has joined a coalition along with Australia, New Zealand, Italy, Switzerland, the US and UK, who have pledged to donate 10 percent of their supply of the vaccine for the H1N1 virus to developing countries. The initiative was proposed by US President Barack Obama and has the full support of the Norwegian Government, according to the Norway Post. Read the full story

The countries of the Nordic group are set to invest over EUR 14 million for climate projects in developing countries. The investment, which is part of a pool of over EUR 1 billion in total, will be managed via the Nordic Development Fund (NDF). Read the full story

For the past week, an international entourage of industry leaders, politicians, and officials from the United Nations have been meeting in Stockholm for the annual World Water Week summit. The purpose of this event was to improve access to clean water in communities across the globe in a bid to slow the high number of deaths each year in poor developing nations. Read the full story