Relationship dossier
Norway
Suriname
Relationship assessment
Focused cooperation on forest conservation and climate policy
Norway toward Suriname
+35Norway entered a results-based arrangement to provide support for Suriname’s efforts to reduce forest-related emissions and conserve its forests.
Suriname toward Norway
+30Suriname undertook forest-protection and emissions-reduction measures as part of its cooperation with Norway on results-based climate support.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship includes a concrete, reciprocal climate and forest-conservation arrangement, but cooperation is concentrated in that policy area. The arrangement supports a cooperative overall characterization without indicating a broad strategic partnership.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Norway and Suriname have pursued cooperation focused on forest conservation and climate policy. In 2019, Norway entered a results-based arrangement to support Suriname’s efforts to reduce forest-related emissions, with Suriname undertaking forest-protection and emissions-reduction measures. This provides concrete bilateral cooperation, though its scope is concentrated in environmental policy.
Key developments
Norway and Suriname entered a results-based arrangement concerning support for forest conservation and reductions in forest-related emissions.
Major uncertainties
- The full scope and implementation of the forest-conservation arrangement are unclear.
- The extent of cooperation outside climate and forest policy is unclear.