RNE represents the Government of Norway in India. The Norwegian Embassy’s support to the 5th CMS VATAVARAN Environment and Wildlife Film Festival reflects Norway’s commitment to strengthen, intensify and further develop a mutually beneficial cooperation with India through strategic use of its resources and expertise.

As stated in the Norwegian Government’s India Strategy, launched in August 2009, Norway re-affirms its commitments to strengthening the dialogue and cooperation with India on sustainable solutions to national and global environmental and climate issues.

The Norwegian Embassy in New Delhi has been mandated by the Norwegian Government to promote cooperation with India on environment and climate change at government level, between institutions and business-to-business. Building partnerships, between our countries, and across sectors, is a guiding principle of the work the Embassy is doing. The Joint Commission at the Foreign Ministers’ level was established in 2005, followed by setting up of various inter-ministerial Joint Working Groups notably in culture, science and technology, hydrocarbons, education and on Environment.

The Embassy is proud to be a facilitator of project cooperation between some of our countries most prominent institutions and research centres of excellence on issues of mutual interest and benefit, like joint research projects related to energy, climate change and the environment and we strive to build public-private partnerships in order to achieve our common goals.

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