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2015
EU
YOUR EU FUNDING GUIDE 2014 – 2020This guide provides an overview of the most relevant EU funding instruments andprogrammes that offer opportunities to support WWF’s work on sustainable development.
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CONTENTSSECTION 1
EU PROGRAMMES FOR INTERNATIONALCOOPERATION
SECTION 2
EU PROGRAMME FOR RESEARCH
SECTION 3
EU PROGRAMMES FOR ACTION IN EUMEMBER STATES
Introduction 04
How to use this guide 04
EU funding overview 05
Finding your way around
EU funding 05
Role of WWF EPO 08
Internal WWF procedureson funding 08
SECTION ONE
EU programmes for
international cooperation 10
National programmes 11
Regional programme for Asia 12
Regional programme for
Latin America 13
Pan-African programme 14
Global Public Goods and
Challenges Programme 16
Sub-programme 1:
environment and climate
change 16
Sub-programme 2:
sustainable energy 18
Sub-programme 3: food and
nutrition security, sustainable
agriculture and fsheries 19
Sub-programme 4:
human development 20
Sub-programme 5:
migration and asylum 20
Civil society organisations
and local authorities
thematic programme 23
European Development
Fund 26
National programmes 26
Regional programmes 27
Intra-ACP programme 29
European Neighbourhood
Instrument 30
National programmes 30
Regional programmes East
and South 31
CSO Facility 33
Cross-border Cooperation
programmes 34
Instrument for Pre-accession 36
National programmes 36
Multi-country programme 37Cross-border Cooperation
programme 39
Partnership Instrument 40
European Instrument for
Democracy and Human
Rights 42
Instrument Contributing
to Security and Peace 43
How to engage with the
EU in your country 44
SECTION TWO
EU programme for research 45
Horizon 2020 46
SECTION THREE
EU programmes for action
in EU Member States 50
LIFE 51
European Agricultural Fund
for Rural Development 52
European Maritime and
Fisheries Fund 54
European Territorial
Cooperation 56
Cohesion Fund 59
Europe for Citizens
Programme 60
Eligibility of WWF ofces
for EU funding 61
An EU Call for Proposal:
Top Tips 63
EU Funding Guide in
numbers 66
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“Nature conservation
is inseparable from
environmental protection
which in turn requires
systemic change. WWF
is one partner among
many in bringing about
the necessary societal
transitions to enablethe world to live within
planetary boundaries.”
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The founders knew that the mobilization of funds on an unprecedented
scale would be required to protect habitats, provide alternative livelihoods
for people and reverse environmentally-destructive development.
The ‘Fund’ would be built up from many different donors including
individuals, small and large businesses, foundations, philanthropists and
governments.
It is still a relevant vision today, but in many ways made much more
urgent. The scale of the environmental challenges now requires multiple
funds from multiple sources with multiple partners to be h arnessed and
combined to achieve multiple aims. Nature conservation is inseparable
from environmental protection which in turn requires systemic change.
WWF is one partner among many in bringing about the necessary societal
transitions to enable the world to live within planetary boundaries.
This guidebook is the starting point for understanding one important
source of funds available for global conservation – the European Union
(EU). Last year the 28 EU Member States concluded their negotiations on
the multi-annual nancial framework lasting until 2020 for a total amount
close to €1,000 billion over the whole seven- year period. This currentframework is the most ambitious ever for putting the environment near
the heart of EU spending priorities. This is in line with the Lisbon Treaty
commitments that require sustainable development to be incorporated into
all EU policies and programmes – the same commitments that WWF has
helped to shape over the last 25 years through its policy advocacy work.
Tony Long
Director of WWF European Policy Ofce from 1989 until June 2015.
FOREWORD When WWF was founded as the World Wildlife Fund just over 50 years ago, the inspiration came from the simple
but powerful conviction that money, much more money, was needed to be spent on nature conservation if the tide
of species extinctions was ever to be turned.
The guidebook has two
main objectives. The
rst is to inform. It is
a very practical “how
to” manual, steering
the reader through the
maze of different budget
lines and explaining
eligibility requirements
and spending priorities.
An absolu tely essential
and practical handbook in
other words. The second purpose is to inspire. How can
I get my project funded by the EU? How can I persuade
my local or regional or national government to apply
for an EU programme? Which partners can I nd to add
their own funds to mine to scale up project impact and
increase the chances of success?
I urge you to read the guide and start answering thesequestions for yourself. I congratulate and thank the
authors, and all those involved in the production, for the
high quality of the nished product. Now comes the next,
even bigger challenge – turning funding opportunities
into conservation outcomes. I wish you every success!
Genevieve Pons
Director of WWF European Policy Ofce since July 2015.
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The complex architecture of the EU budget and the plethora of
EU funding instruments, programmes, funds and schemes might
at rst seem daunting, especially to newcomers. With a focus
on funding programmes most relevant to WWF’s priorities, this
handbook aims to be a user-friendly guide for the WWF Network to
understand EU funding opportunities over the period 2014-2020,
and to help it nd its way through the EU funding journey.
The overall EU budget for 2014-2020 amounts to almost €1,000
billion. The programmes it supports cover many sectors of
relevance to WWF including climate, biodiversity, freshwater,
protected areas, marine, forestry, sustainable agriculture,
sustainable consumption and production, and green economies.
WWF EPO actively engaged in advocacy work to inuence this new
budget, with very good results.
INTRODUCTIONThe European Union has become a signicant source of funding for
the WWF Network. Many WWF oces regularly benet from it for
their work in priority places and to deliver on priority programmes. HOW TO USE THIS GUIDEThe rst section describes the role of WWF EPO and the
internal procedures to follow when pursuing an EU funding
opportunity. Please read this rst! It will ensure you respect
WWF family rules when engaging with a public sector
nancing institution.
An overview of EU funding instruments, funds and
programmes most relevant to the WWF Network is then
provided. The list is not exhaustive but encompasses the
programmes most relevant to WWF’s priorities around threemain headings:
n EU programmes for international cooperation
n EU programme for research
n EU programmes for action in EU Member States.
For each programme, the following information is provided:
n Scope and objectives
n Priorities addressed
n Countries targeted
n Implementation mechanisms.
Opportunities for civil society organizations are highlighted.
WWF EPO has a signicant degree of expertise on EU
international cooperation instruments, and this is reected
in the level of details provided. WWF EPO is less engaged
with intra-EU funding instruments, which are for the most
part managed by EU Member States, so the level of detail
provided on these is smaller.
At the end of the guide there is a section on the eligibility of
WWF ofces for EU funding: we strongly encourage you to
read it. Finally, the last section deals with what being part of
an EU project involves.
Don’t be put off by the size of this manual! The table on the next
three pages offers an overview that will help you rapidly identify
the funding programmes most relevant to you.
THE WWF EPO TEAM WISHES YOU HAPPY READINGAND FUTURE SUCCESS!
€1,000
BILLIONTHE OVERALL
EU BUDGET FOR2014-2020
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CATEGORY INSTRUMENT PROGRAMME AREA OF FOCUS GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE FUNDING
EU PROGRAMMESFOR INTERNATIONALCOOPERATION
DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION
INSTRUMENT (DCI)
TOTAL BUDGET =
€19,662 MILLION
National allocations Three sectors jointly identied in accordance
with the partner country’s national development
plans and/or poverty reduction strategy paper
Asia,
Central Asia,
Latin America, Middle East
n/a
Regional programme for Asia Sustainable consumption and production,
climate change, energy
Asia €889.5 million
Regional programme for Latin
America
Environment, climate change Latin America €925 million
Pan-African programme Peace, good governance, extractives,
sustainable energy, sustainable agriculture,
climate change, environment
Africa €845 million
Global Public Goods and
Challenges Programme
Environment, climate mitigation and
adaptation, sustainable energy, sustainable
agriculture, human development
Africa, Asia, Latin America,
Caribbean, European neighbourhood
countries, EU overseas countries and
territories
€5,101 million
Civil Society Organization
Programme
Governance and accountability, citizens’
awareness, empowerment and engagement,local development and social cohesion
Africa, Asia, Latin America,
Caribbean, European neighbourhoodcountries, EU overseas countries and
territories
€1,907 million
EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT
FUND (EDF)
National allocations Three sectors jointly identied in accordance
with the partner country’s national development
plans and/or poverty reduction strategy paper
African, Caribbean and Pacic
countries
€30,506 million
Regional programme for East
and Southern Africa
Regional economic integration, peace and
security, natural resource management, food
security
East and Southern Africa
The total EU budget for the period 2014-2020 amounts to €1,000 billion.
The budget is organized around ve major categories of expenses (“headings”) corresponding to different EU activities: Smart and
inclusive growth, Sustainable growth and natural resources, Security and citizenship, Global Europe, Administration. Each heading is
sub-divided into funding instruments, funds and programmes which form the skeleton of the EU budget.
The table below provides an overview of the most relevant EU funding programmes presented in this handbook, grouped as follows:
(1) EU Programmes for International Cooperation, (2) EU Programme for Research, (3) EU Programmes for Action in EU Member States.
EU FUNDING OVERVIEW
TABLE 1: FINDING YOUR WAY AROUND EU FUNDING
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CATEGORY INSTRUMENT PROGRAMME AREA OF FOCUS GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE FUNDING
EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT
FUND (EDF) CONT.
Regional programme for
Central Africa
Support to regional organizations, natural
resources management, ght against illegal
trade and trafcking, security issues, regional
integration, trade and markets
Central Africa
Regional programme for West Africa
Support to regional organizations,environmental protection, resilience and
natural resource management, security issues,
regional infrastructures, trade and markets
West Africa
Regional programme for
Caribbean
Support to regional integration, climate change
adaptation and mitigation, natural disaster risk
reduction, crime and security issues
Caribbean
Regional programme for
Pacic
Regional integration and cooperation Pacic
Intra-ACP programme Human development, climate and environment,
private sector, peace and security
African, Caribbean and Pacic
countries
EUROPEAN NEIGHBOURHOOD
INSTRUMENT (ENI)
TOTAL BUDGET =
€15,433 MILLION
National allocations Three sectors identied jointly in accordance
with the partner country’s national development
plans and/or poverty reduction strategy paper
European Neighbourhood countries €12,346 million
Regional programme East
and South
Human rights, natural resources, climate
change
European neighbourhood countries €1,415 to €1,730
million
CSO Facility Strengthening civil society European neighbourhood countries n/a
Cross-border Cooperation
programme
Common challenges of bordering regions,
economic and social development and
cohesion
Europe, Russia, Baltic Sea Region,
European neighbourhood countries
€489 to €598
million
INSTRUMENT FOR
PRE-ACCESSION (IPA)
TOTAL BUDGET =
€11,699 MILLION
National allocations Dened jointly with the EU to support national
priorities
EU pre-accession countries n/a
Multi-country programme Democracy and governance, public
administration reforms, ght against organized
crime and corruption, education and youth,
support to civil society, regional structures and
networks, regional investment projects
EU pre-accession countries, countries
bordering EU Member States
€2,900 million
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CATEGORY INSTRUMENT PROGRAMME AREA OF FOCUS GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE FUNDINGCross-border Cooperation
programme
Employment, environment, youth, others EU Member States, EU
pre-accession countries
€600 million
PARTNERSHIP INSTRUMENT
(PI)
EU’s strategic interests and global challenges
including energy, climate change, environment,
oceans
Asia and the Pacic, Americas
Russia, Central Asia Arctic
Gulf countries
€954.8 million
EUROPEAN INSTRUMENT FOR
DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN
RIGHTS (EIDHR)
Democracy, human rights Any country €1,333 million
INSTRUMENT CONTRIBUTING
TO SECURITY AND PEACE
(ICSP)
Secur ity and peace-related issues Any country (wi th particular emphasis
on conict-prone countries)
€2,339 million
EU PROGRAMME FORRESEARCH
HORIZON 2020 (H2020) Science, innovation, industry, society EU Member States, EU overseascountries and territories, associated
and third countries
€79,000 million
EU PROGRAMMES FOR
ACTION IN EU MEMBERSTATES
LIFE Climate change, environment EU Member States and EU overseas
countries and territories
€3,456.7 million
EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL
FUND FOR RURAL
DEVELOPMENT (EAFRD)
Agriculture, forestry, ecosystems, social
inclusion
EU Member States €85,000 million
EUROPEAN MARITIME AND
FISHERIES FUND (EMFF)
Fisheries, oceans EU Member States €5,749 million
EUROPEAN REGIONAL
DEVELOPMENT FUND (ERDF)
Environment, climate change, transport,
social inclusion
EU Member States €183,300 million
(including €8,950
million for
INTERREG)
COHESION FUND (CF) Environment, energy, climate change, others EU Member States (except richest) €63,400 million
EUROPEAN TERRITORIAL
COOPERATION (INTERREG)
Enhancing territorial cohesion EU Member States & European
neighbourhood and pre-accession
countries for cross-border
cooperation
€8,950 million
EUROPE FOR CITIZENS
PROGRAMME
European citizenship and democratic
participation
EU Member States €185 million
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Role of WWF European Policy Oce
(WWF EPO)
WWF EPO plays multiple roles in relation to EU funding. It offers
a strategic interface between the WWF Network and the European
Commission (EC) – the EU institution that has the ultimate political
responsibility for ensuring that all money from the EU budget is spent
correctly. As such, WWF EPO has a gatekeeper and network service
function for the WWF Network.
IN PARTICULAR, WWF EPO:n Provides information on the most relevant EU funding opportunities
(WWF EPO publishes an EU Funding Newsletter every two months
highlighting the most relevant EU funding opportunities;*
n Coordinates the WWF Network’s response to major funding
opportunities, with the support of the EU Funding Team;
n Coaches and builds the capacity of the Network on project proposal
development and project implementation;
n Ensures that EU rules are understood and respected;
n Helps in nding solutions to EU funding-related problems; and
n Carries out advocacy work with other NGOs on EU funding
programmes for environment, development and civil society.
For more details please see the WWF EPO strategy on Public Sector
Partnerships on the WWF EPO page of the PSP share.
ROLE OF WWF-EPO ANDINTERNAL WWF PROCEDURES
INTERNAL WWF PROCEDURES ON EU FUNDINGIn accordance with the WWF standards on Public Sector Partnerships
and with a view to enhancing synergies and coordination, colleagues
interested in applying for EU funds must ensure that they respect their
own internal sign-off procedures and inform the WWF EPO focal point
of their intention. The WWF EPO focal point will be able to provide
advice on how to approach an opportunity and, where relevant, the
internal coordinated process.
Internal coordinated processes are used by WWF EPO, together with
the EU Funding Team, when the EU launches major calls for proposals
with a broad geographic scope which may be of interest to the WWFNetwork. By supporting the development of high quality, relevant
proposals these processes ensure that the WWF Network responds
in a coherent and coordinated manner to signicant EU funding
opportunities, maximising the funding success rate.
Failure to respect internal procedures may signicantly affect the WWF
“acting as one” principle, as well as reducing the likelihood of success.
So please always contact your WWF EPO focal point! The list of WWF
focal points for multilateral and bilateral donors, including the EU, can
be consulted on the PSP share.
WWF
NETWORKWWF NETWORKRESPONDS IN ACOHERENT AND
COORDINATED MANNERTO EU FUNDING
OPPORTUNITIESTO MAXIMISE OUR
SUCCESS
*To receive the EU Funding Newsletter, please contact the
WWF EPO Focal Point
https://sites.google.com/a/wwf.panda.org/psp-share/team-pages/european-policy-officehttps://sites.google.com/a/wwf.panda.org/psp-share/team-pages/european-policy-officehttps://sites.google.com/a/wwf.panda.org/psp-share/team-pages/european-policy-officehttps://sites.google.com/a/wwf.panda.org/psp-share/about-us/contacts%20https://sites.google.com/a/wwf.panda.org/psp-share/about-us/contacts%20https://sites.google.com/a/wwf.panda.org/psp-share/about-us/contacts%20https://sites.google.com/a/wwf.panda.org/psp-share/about-us/contacts%20https://sites.google.com/a/wwf.panda.org/psp-share/team-pages/european-policy-office
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SECTION 1EU PROGRAMMES FORINTERNATIONAL COOPERATIONPHOTO: Women cutting grass. Khata, Royal Bardia
National Park buffer zone, western Terai, Nepal.
© S I M ONDE T RE Y -WHI T E / WWF - UK
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DEVELOPMENTCOOPERATION INSTRUMENTThe general objective of the Development Cooperation
Instrument (DCI) is the eradication of poverty in developingcountries, providing support to achieve the Millennium
Development Goals and the future Sustainable Development
Goals. It aims to foster sustainable economic, social
and environmental development; as well as supporting
democracy, the rule of law, good governance, human rights
and the relevant principles of international law. It supports
actions at national level with bilateral national programmes,
and at regional level with programmes targeting Latin
America, Asia, the Middle East and the Pan-African
continent. It also supports, through thematic programmes,
actions covering all developing countries.
Photo: Fishermen on the Ilha de Mafamede, Mozambique: conserving and
sustainably managing natural resources like sh stocks is a vital for poverty
eradication.
© J A ME S M OR GA N / WWF - U S
26.3% European Neighbourhood Instrument
19.0% Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA)
4.3% Other actions and programmes(including decentralised and executive agencies)
3.8% Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP)
11.1% Humanitarian aid
3.8% Instrument for Stability (IFS)
2.2% European Instrument for Democracyand Human Rights (EIDHR)
1.4% Partnership Instrument (PI)
28.1% Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI)
The EU programmes for international cooperation cover WWF priority countries, regions and
ecosystems in Latin America, EU neighbourhood countries, Asia, Africa and the Pacic.
PROPORTIONAL BREAKDOWN OF EU INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION PROGRAMMES:
S E C T I O N 1
EU PROGRAMMES FORINTERNATIONAL COOPERATIONThe EU is the world’s biggest international donor. With €56.5 bn of
ocial development assistance made available in 2013, European
institutions and EU Member States together provided more than
half of all ocial global aid. The EU itself spends an average of
€10-11bn annually.
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OBJECTIVE AND SCOPENational programmes support the National Development Plans and/or
Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers of partner countries. EU support is
targeted to three main sectors per country, based on national priorities
and agreed by governments in negotiation with EU delegations.
Focal sectors may include priorities such as sustainable agriculture,
good governance, sustainable management of natural resources and
sustainable energy.
COUNTRIES TARGETED Asia: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Laos,
Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines,
Sri Lanka, Vietnam
Central Asia: Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Latin America: Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador,
Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay
Middle East: Iraq, Yemen
Africa: South Africa.
Priority is given to Least Developed Countries, which benet from a
larger funding envelope. Upper middle income countries no longer
benet from EU bilateral cooperation through national programmes. A
phasing-out period is planned for Cuba, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru andSouth Africa from 2014 to 2017.
IMPLEMENTATION MECHANISMSNational programmes are mainly managed through agreements
between the EU and partner countries, and actions funded are usually
implemented by national authorities. The government and the EU
delegation may decide to implement certain actions through civil
NATIONAL PROGRAMMES
€19,662MILLION
THE OVERALL BUDGET
FOR THE DEVELOPMENTCOOPERATIONINSTRUMENT(2014-2020)
society organizations (CSOs) or other organizations, either via a call for
proposals, a call for tenders, or the award of direct grants.
Decision-making procedures on allocation are not very transparent
and it is not known how much funding is directly received by CSOs,
but WWF may approach the relevant EU delegation and the national
authority in charge of EU funds to seek more information and i dentify
avenues for cooperation. By engaging with the EU delegation in your
country on how aid is channeled nationally, CSOs may have some
inuence on how the money is spent.
BUDGET AND ALLOCATIONSThe overall DCI budget for 2014-2020 is €19,662 million, the majority
of which will be allocated to national programmes.
FURTHER INFORMATION Visit the European External Action Service website to nd the
EU delegation in your country.
Calls for proposals are normally advertised on EU delegation websites.
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to CSOs. The EU can call on international organizations such as UN
agencies to implement part of the programme.
The Asian Investment Facility blends grants with loans mainly targeted
at the private for-prot sector. CSOs could play a watchdog role.
BUDGET AND ALLOCATIONSThe overall DCI budget allocated to the Regional Programme for Asia
for 2014-2020 is €889.5 million.
TABLE 2. REGIONAL PROGRAMME FOR ASIA: INDICATIVE BUDGET ALLOCATIONS
2014-2020
FURTHER INFORMATION
European Commission, DG Development and Cooperationwebpage for Asia
Switch Asia Programme website
S E C T I O N 1
OBJECTIVE AND SCOPEThe Regional Programme for Asia aims to increase economic
integration and political cooperation in Asia. Its priorities include
(amongst others) climate change, energy efciency, business, and trade
and market access, promoted through:
1. The Switch Asia Programme supports projects that upscale
sustainable consumption and production. Switch Asia engages
SMEs, retailers and nancial institutions across Asia with a view to
improving the sustainability of the production and products. It also
targets consumers, consumer organizations and public authorities to
promote sustainable consumption and demand for environmentally
friendly goods and services.
2. The Asian Investment Facility leverages green infrastructure
investments through grants and loans. It supports climate change
mitigation and adaptation across the region, by encouraging the
beneciary governments and other institutions (including SMEs) to
make essential green investments.
COUNTRIES TARGETED Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, North
Korea, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar,
Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam.
For specic funding opportunities the EU may decide to restrict the list
of countries where the action may take place.
IMPLEMENTATION MECHANISMSThe Switch Asia Programme will mainly be implemented through
calls for proposals on a biennial basis, most of which will be accessible
REGIONAL PROGRAMME FOR ASIA
€889.5
MILLIONTHE OVERALL DCIBUDGET ALLOCATED
TO THE REGIONALPROGRAMME FOR ASIA
FOR 2014-2020
PRIORITIES INDICATIVE ALLOCATIONS (€)Regional integration 320 million
Aid to uprooted people 122 million
Green economy 440.5 million
Programme support measures 7 million
TOTAL 889.5 million
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OBJECTIVE AND SCOPEThe Regional Programme for Latin America supports the reduction
of poverty and inequality by fostering sustainable and inclusive
development. The programme is divided into two components:
1. Continental activities with Latin America, including the followingpriorities:
n Environmental sustainability and climate change through fostering
exchange and cooperation, mainstreaming sustainable management
of natural resources and ecosystems in national and local policies,
reinforcing the capacity of local authorities to mitigate and adapt to
climate change and to improve disaster risk management.
n Inclusive and sustainable growth for human development through
improving the policy framework for business, trade and sustainable
investment for low emissions, climate resilience and environmental
sustainability. It will promote the private sector, in particular SMEs,
in environment-related sectors.
n Good governance, accountability and social equity through
reinforcing the accountability and capacity of institutions and public
administrations to provide high quality public services.
2. Sub-regional cooperation with Central America contributes toclimate-change and environment-related issues by supporting the
adoption and implementation of adaptation, mitigation and disaster
risk reduction measures and promoting low-emission investments.
COUNTRIES TARGETEDComponent 1: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica,
Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua,
Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela. On a case by case basis
and when deemed relevant, the following states can be considered for
participating in an action: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados,
Belize, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti,
Jamaica, Suriname, Saint Lucia, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent and the
Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago.
REGIONAL PROGRAMME FOR LATIN AMERICA
€925MILLIONTHE OVERALL DCI
BUDGET ALLOCATEDTO THE REGIONAL
PROGRAMME FOR LATINAMERICA FOR 2014-2020
Component 2: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras,
Nicaragua and Panama. On a case by case basis and when deemed
relevant, the following states can be considered for participating in anaction: Belize and Dominican Republic.
For specic funding opportunities the EU may decide to restrict the list
of countries where actions may take place.
IMPLEMENTATION MECHANISMSThe Regional Programme for Latin American will mainly be
implemented through calls for proposals and calls for tenders launched
by the European Commission headquarters or EU delegations. CSOs will
in theory be eligible. The EU may also call on international organizations
such as UN agencies, EU Member State agencies or Latin American
government authorities for implementing the funds. The EU will also use
the Latin America Investment Facility for blending grants with loans.
BUDGET AND ALLOCATIONSThe overall DCI budget allocated to the Regional Programme for Latin
America for 2014-2020 is €925 million, including €805 million for Latin
America and €120 million for Central America.
FURTHER INFORMATION European Commission, DG Development and Cooperation
webpage on Latin America
European External Action Service webpage on relations with
Latin America
S E C T I O N 1
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5. Infrastructure development at the continental and
trans-regional level, including energy access, energy security,
renewable energy and energy efciency, with a strong focus on the
private sector.
6. Agriculture and agri-food, with support to the
Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme
(CAADP) including improved management and governance of
natural resources for sustainable agricultural production and the
implementation of the African Land Policy Initiative.
7. Global and cross-cutting issues where climate change and the
environment feature strongly, primarily through support to African
Union institutions and initiatives identied in the Joint Africa-
EU roadmap such as the Great Green Wall for the Sahara
and Sahel Initiative, the Global Monitoring for Environment
and Security initiative (GMES) and the Climate for Development
in Africa Programme (ClimDev). The specic objectives are
to support continental African strategies on climate change,
environmental degradation and combating desertication.
Support for civil society also features under cross-cutting issues,
in particular on projects with a continental dimension. Both African and European CSOs are identied as potenti al
implementing partners.
OBJECTIVE AND SCOPEThe Pan-African Programme supports the implementation of the
Joint Africa-EU Strategy and adopts a continental, trans-regional
approach, looking at Africa as one. It focuses on the following areas:
1. Peace and security , including border disputes, transnational
organized crime, wildlife crime, cross-border management of
natural resources, water, energy and climate change.
2. Democracy, good governance and human rights, focusing
among other things on effective institutions, the ght against
corruption, reinforcement of transparent and accountable
management of natural resources and public funds to ensure that
all African citizens benet equitably from Africa’s abundant
resources and economic growth. CSO contributions to good
governance and human rights will be targeted through monitoring
and awareness-raising, dialogue and participation in environmental
sustainability, social equity and environmental governance.
3. Human development, in particular covering science, technology
and innovation, reinforcing cooperation between research
communities including the elds of climate change, food and
nutrition security and sustainable agriculture.
4. Sustainable growth and continental integration, including
raw materials and mining, based on the Africa Mining Vision, with
objectives to improve social and environmental standards in the
sector and promote good governance and transparency.
PAN-AFRICAN PROGRAMME
THE PAN-AFRICANPROGRAMME:
LOOKING ATAFRICA AS ONE
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COUNTRIES TARGETEDThe programme will focus on activities of a trans-regional,
continental or global nature within Africa. It will be used where the
pan-African approach provides added value.
IMPLEMENTATION MECHANISMSThe programme will be implemented through calls for proposals,
calls for tenders, direct support to African Union institutions and
international organizations (eg UN).
BUDGET AND ALLOCATIONS
The overall DCI budget allocated to the Pan-African Programme for2014-2020 is €845 million.
This includes approximately €420 million for sustainable and
inclusive development and growth and continental integration; and
approximately €100 million for global and cross-cutting issues.
TABLE 3. PAN-AFRICA REGIONAL PROGRAMME: INDICATIVE BUDGET
ALLOCATIONS 2014-2017
PAN-AFRICAN PROGRAMME CONT.
€845MILLION
THE OVERALL DCIBUDGET ALLOCATEDTO THE PAN-AFRICAN
PROGRAMME FOR2014-2020
PRIORITIES INDICATIVE ALLOCATIONS (€)Peace & security 15 million
Democracy, good governance and
human rights
45 million
Human development 90 million
Sustainable and inclusive development
and growth and continental integration
210 million
Global and cross-cutting issues 55 million
Administrative support and expenditures /
TOTAL 415 million
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The Global Public Goods and Challenges Programme (GPGC) is
particularly interesting for WWF. It supports equitable, inclusive
and sustainable development goals that are universally applicable to
global challenges. It denes a global public good as “a public good with
benets that are strongly universal in terms of countries (covering more
than one group of countries), people (accruing to several, preferably
all, population groups), and generations (extending to both current and
future generations, or at least meeting the needs of current generations
without foreclosing development options for future generations)”.
The GPGC addresses inclusive, sustainable growth while helpingpartner countries reduce their vulnerability to global shocks. It is
divided into ve strategic areas:
n Environment and climate change
n Sustainable energy
n Human development
n Food and nutrition security and sustainable agriculture
n Migration and asylum.
Within this framework, the EC plans to support “agship initiatives”.
These will be cross-cutting, multidimensional programmes promoting
alliances and cooperation between relevant stakeholders. Flagship
programmes will be developed and launched gradually over the 2014-
2020 period.
An initial group of 12 agship programmes have been proposed:
n The Global Climate Change Alliance Plus (GCCA+)
n The EU Biodiversity for Livelihoods Initiative (EUBLI)
n Switch to Green Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade
(FLEGT)
GLOBAL PUBLIC GOODS ANDCHALLENGES THEMATIC PROGRAMME
n Addressing health risks and the animal-human ecosystems interfaces
n The EU Resource Transparency Initiative (EURTI)
n Trade Integration for Green and Inclusive Growth
n The EU Initiative on Pro-poor Land Acquisitions
n Migrant Domestic Workers’ Labour and Human Rights
n Domestic Revenue
n Mobilization Initiative for Inclusive Growth and Development
n Rights-Based Human Development for the Working Poor
n Climate-Change Mitigation: supporting low-carbon development
More details on the ve sub-programmes and relevant agshipinitiatives are presented below.
SUB-PROGRAMME 1: ENVIRONMENTAND CLIMATE CHANGE
OBJECTIVE AND SCOPEThe environment and climate change sub-programme aims to
enhance environmental protection and mitigate and adapt to climate
change in a development context. It will support transformation
towards an inclusive green economy in developing countries through
the following four components and agship initiatives.
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COMPONENT 1: CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION, MITIGATIONAND SUPPORT TO THE TRANSITION TO CLIMATE RESILIENTLOW-CARBON SOCIETIES1. Climate change mitigation and low-carbon societies: the
programme will support developing countries in transition to a low-
carbon economy by developing Low Emission Development Strategies
(LEDS) and Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs), by
supporting inventories for greenhouse gas emissions, carbon pricing,
technology transfers, REDD+, climate change mainstreaming in
development policies, reducing aviation and maritime emissions.
This priority will mostly be carried out through the agship initiative
“Climate Change Mitigation – Supporting Low-Carbon Development”.
2. Climate change adaptation: the focus will be on increasing
national, community and individual resilience through adaptation
measures; and helping countries and communities to avoid or
reduce losses due to extreme weather events – through, for example,
sustainable land use, climate-smart agriculture, disaster riskmanagement planning, ecosystem-based management, and sustainable
urban development.
The EU will primarily support climate-vulnerable countries with a focus
on least developed countries and small island developing states. This
priority will mostly be supported through the agship initiative “Global
Climate Change Alliance Plus (GCCA+)” which builds on the results of
its predecessor, the Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA).
COMPONENT 2: VALUATION, PROTECTION, ENHANCEMENT ANDSUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF ECOSYSTEMS1. Biodiversity and ecosystems: with particular reference to the
needs of the poor and most vulnerable, the EU will support actions such
as management and restoration of protected areas and other sensitive
biodiversity areas, payment for ecosystem services, community-based
natural resources management, access and benet sharing for small
local organizations and communities, the ght against illegal wildlife
poaching and trafcking, sustainable management of natural capital,
development of nature-based solutions, good governance of oceans and
marine protected areas and coastal zone management. This priority will
mostly be carried out through the agship initiative “Biodiversity for Life”
(B4LIFE).
2. Sustainable forest management, aorestation, reforestation:
the EU will support the strengthening of forest governance and
institutions, improve knowledge about forest resources, ght against
illegal logging and promote consumption of sustainable and legally
produced timber; improve law enforcement; address unsustainable
expansion of agriculture and unsustainable use of biomass for energy
needs; address desertication; land degradation and drought through
mainstreaming into national and regional strategies and action plans;
and support the dissemination of best practices; the implementation of
Voluntary Partnership Agreements in partner countries. This priority
will mostly be supported through the agship initiative Forest Law
Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT).
3. Integrated water resources management: the programme will
promote sustainable management of trans-boundary water resources witha view to enhancing the ecosystem services provided by water.
COMPONENT 3: TRANSFORMATION TOWARDS AN INCLUSIVEGREEN ECONOMY AND MAINSTREAMING OF ENVIRONMENTALSUSTAINABILITY, CLIMATE CHANGE AND DISASTER RISK REDUCTION1. Green economy pathways: the programme will support
governments in adopting policies and creating the enabling conditions
for green markets and governance. It will also facilitate the reskilling
of existing workforces to foster the creation of decent green jobs with
particular attention to women.
2. Waste and pollution control: the programme will contribute to
protecting people from environmental risks such as indoor and outdoor
air pollution, soil pollution, poor water quality, unsound chemicals
and waste management. It will enhance awareness and capacity to
prevent pollution through pilot environmental public health actions in
developing countries.
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3. Increase mainstreaming of environmental sustainability,
climate change and disaster risk reduction in development policies
through monitoring, reporting and verication mechanisms, ecosystem
mapping, assessment and valuation, enhancing environmental
expertise and promoting policy coherence.
4. Green business: the programme will facilitate the development
of suitable skills for green and decent jobs, eco-entrepreneurship,
sustainable consumption and production practices and business
solutions along the value chain in particular for SMEs, and the
establishment of incentive structures and policy measures to develop
innovative green businesses. This priority will be supported through
the agship initiative “Switch to Green”.
COMPONENT 4: INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT ANDCLIMATE GOVERNANCEThe programme aims to strengthen Multilateral Environmental
Agreement (MEA) processes, in particular the voice of developingcountries in negotiation processes. It will also support international
alliances on environment and climate aimed at enhancing international
dialogue, implementing transboundary strategies, exchanging
experience and fostering joint global action. In addition there will be
a focus on international knowledge building and sharing, scientic
research and technology cooperation.
SUB -PROGRAMME 2:
SUSTAINABLE ENERGYThe sustainable energy sub-programme of the GPGC aims to support
the three objectives of the global Sustainable Energy for All Initiative
(SE4All): achieving universal access to modern and sustainable
energy services by 2030; doubling the rate of improvement in energy
efciency by 2030; doubling the share of renewable energy sources in
the global energy mix by 2030. The programme will support access to
sustainable energy for poor people, including in urban, semi-urban and
rural areas through enabling regulatory frameworks and investments
for sustainable energy services.
OBJECTIVE AND SCOPECOMPONENT 1: ENABLING ENERGY STAKEHOLDERS TOIMPROVE SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REGULATORY FRAMEWORKAND ACCELERATE INVESTMENT IN PARTNER COUNTRIESThe programme aims to improve and increase the access to modern,
affordable, secure and sustainable energy and energy efciency,
including improving rural electrication. This will be done
through strengthening regulatory frameworks, strategies, policies,
business models and private sector investment to promote access
to sustainable energy in developing countries. The programme will
build capacities for policymakers and the energy sector including
through the improvement of governance and transparency. It will
scale up successful energy access models. In addition the programme
will support an integrated approach for planning and investing in
sustainable energy infrastructure and smart energy use in poor urban
and semi-urban communities.
COMPONENT 2: BUILDING STRATEGIC ALLIANCES TO ACHIEVESUSTAINABLE ENERGY GOALSThe programme will promote enhanced dialogue, coherence, coordination
and cooperation at global and regional levels on energy issues in particular with EU Member States and international organizations.
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SUB-PROGRAMME 3: FOODAND NUTRITION SECURITY,SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
AND FISHERIESOBJECTIVE AND SCOPEThis sub-programme aims to improve food security for the poorest and
most vulnerable by promoting better linkages to markets and value
chains, reduced impact on natural resources and ecosystems, improved
and sustainable agricultural and sheries practices, the reduction of
post-harvest food losses and waste, and secure tenure and access to
land. The programme will be divided into three components.
COMPONENT 1: GENERATING AND EXCHANGING KNOWLEDGEAND FOSTERING INNOVATIONThis component will support sustainable agricultural and sheries
research and knowledge dissemination, as well as building the
capacity of local organizations in this area. It will include research
for sustainable agriculture, respecting ecosystems and resilience to
climate change, support for demand-led research for development
and the application of research results and innovative approaches.
COMPONENT 2: STRENGTHENING AND PROMOTINGGOVERNANCEThis will support strengthening and development of policies and
strategies at the global, continental, regional and national level for
public and private sectors as well as CSOs. Areas covered include
functioning of the food market and value chains, fair trade, food price
volatility, responsible agricul tural investments, go vernance of land
and natural resource tenure including the Voluntary Guidelines on
the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests,
implementation of the “right to food” concept and climate change. It
will work through existing initiati ves and new partners hips.
COMPONENT 3: SUPPORTING THE FOOD- AND NUTRITION-INSECURE TO REACT TO CRISES AND STRENGTHENINGRESILIENCEInterventions will include enabling early responses to crises through
appropriate early warning, and supporting the most vulnerablehouseholds to recover, to reduce future risks and to increase
resilience. The assistance could incorporate preventative and
preparedness measures to build local capacity to reduce the impact of
shocks in the future.
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SUB-PROGRAMME 4: HUMANDEVELOPMENTThis strategic area covers many thematic priorities. Details of those
most relevant to WWF – such as growth, jobs and private sector
engagement as well as health – are provided below. Other priorities
include education, gender, women’s empowerment and protection of
women’s and girls’ rights, promotion of child well-being, employment,
decent work, skills, social protection and social inclusion.
COMPONENT: GROWTH, JOBS AND PRIVATE SECTORENGAGEMENTThis component will seek to support the private sector’s role as
a contributor to sustainable development and poverty reduction.
This will be achieved through the promotion of an environment
conducive to private sector development with a focus on micro, small
and medium-sized enterprises. It will include access to adequate
nancial services as well as strengthened policy dialogue and
knowledge exchange on public-private collaborations, with a view to
contribute to decent job creation and development of responsible and
sustainable businesses.
Linked to this priority, a agship initiative on “Resource
Transparency” will be implemented which aims to improve
transparency, accountability and participation in the management
of natural resources of private and public companies active in
raw materials and forestry sectors. It will include the promotionof regulatory frameworks that require disclosure of information,
supporting the capacities of CSOs to hold companies and
governments to account as well as promoting adoption of corporate
social responsibility indicators and guidelines.
COMPONENT: HEALTHThis priority will target global health challenges: i) controlling
communicable diseases; ii) building capacities and translating
knowledge into practice about changing the disease burden, with a
focus on non-communicable diseases and environmental risk factors;
iii) improving access to essential health commodities including sexual
and reproductive health services.
The agship initiative “Addressing health risks at the animal-
human-ecosystems interfaces” will contribute towards the prevention
of the emergence and cross-border spread of human and animal
infectious diseases.
SUB-PROGRAMME 5: MIGRATIONAND ASYLUM
OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE1. This priority seeks to: improve governance of migration and
mobility and all aspects of migratory ows; maximize the positive
impacts and minimize the negative impacts of increasing regional
and global mobility and migration on the economic, social and
environmental development of the countries; and improve public
understanding of the nexus between migration and deve lopment. It
will take a migrant-centred and rights-based approach and support
will focus on global and multi-regional initiatives that strengthen the
capacities of countries to establish policies and strategies that cover
all aspects of migration governance. The EU may restrict the list oftargeted countries on a case by case basis.
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COUNTRIES TARGETED BY THE GPGC
ASIA Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan,
Cambodia, China, India, North Korea,
Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives,
Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan,
Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand,
Vietnam.
LATIN AMERICA Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile,
Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba,
Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala,
Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua,
Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay,Venezuela.
AFRICA Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon,
Cape Verde, Chad, Comoros Islands, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,
Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius,
Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Uganda, Rwanda, Sao Tome and
Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland,
Tanzania, Togo, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
CARIBBEAN Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize,
Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada,
Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts andNevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago. PACIFICCook Islands, East Timor, Fiji, Kiribati,
Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru,
Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, the
Solomon Islands, Western Samoa,
Timor-Leste,Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.
EUROPEAN
NEIGHBOURHOODCOUNTRIES Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan,
Belarus, Egypt, Georgia,
Israel, Jordan, Lebanon,
Libya, The Republic of
Moldova, Morocco, occupied
Palestinian territory (oPt),
Syria (currently suspended),
Tunisia, Ukraine.
EU OVERSEAS COUNTRIES AND
TERRITORIESGreenland, New Caledonia and Dependencies,French Polynesia, French Southern and
Antarctic Territories, Wallis and Futuna Islands,
Mayotte, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Aruba,
Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, Sint
Maarten, Anguilla, Cayman Islands, Falkland
Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich
Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn, Saint Helena and
Dependencies, British Antarctic Territory, British
Indian Ocean Territory, Turks and Caicos Islands,
British Virgin Islands, Bermuda
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IMPLEMENTATION MECHANISMSThe GPGC Programme will be implemented through a range of
methods which will be agreed on a yearly basis and presented in the
annual action programmes elaborated for each of the ve strategic
areas. These include calls for proposals and calls for tenders, as
well as direct grants in cases where an organizatio n has a de facto
monopoly or for actions that require a particular type of body on
account of its technical competence, its high degree of specializationor its administrative power.
There will also be nancial support given to programmes and
initiatives managed by international organizations (IOs) such as the
UN agencies and the World Bank or EU MS agencies. CSOs might
want to explore pos sibilities of c ollaborating in pro grammes with
such organizations. Trust funds could also be established.
BUDGET AND ALLOCATIONSThe overall budget allocated to the GPGC Programme for 2014-2020
is €5,101 million. It breaks down as follows:
TABLE 4: INDICATIVE BUDGET ALLOCATIONS PER SUB-PROGRAMME
2014-2020, GPGC
FURTHER INFORMATION GPGC Multiannual-Indicative Programme 2014-2017
European Commission – DG Development and Cooperation
website for calls for proposals and calls for tenders
€5,101MILLION
FOR GLOBALPUBLIC GOODS
AND CHALLENGESPROGRAMME
PRIORITIES INDICATIVE ALLOCATIONS (€)Environment and cl imate change 1,327 mil li on
Sustainable energy 590 million
Human development 1,229 million
Food and nutrition security and sustain-
able agriculture
1,425 million
Migration and asylum 344 million
Flagships To be allocated
Administration 186 million
TOTAL 5,101 million
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OBJECTIVE AND SCOPEThe CSO-LA programme is an actor-based programme aimed at
strengthening the capacities of civil society organizations (CSOs) and
local authorities (LAs) in partner countries to improve governance and
accountability through inclusive and participatory policymaking. The
programme will also support inclusive partnerships, coordination and
synergies between CSOs and LAs to promote sustainable development
and improve livelihoods.
In addition, it will seek to raise awareness and critical understanding
of global interdependencies among European citizens; as well as
actively support their engagement with global attempts to eradicate
poverty and promote justice, human rights and democracy, social
responsibility, gender equality and sustainable development strategies
in partner countries.
The programme will provide support to CSOs and LAs in three main
priority areas:
PRIORITY 1: FOCUS ON COUNTRY LEVELThis priority will support the capacities of local CSOs and LAs to
improve governance, accountability and inclusive policymaking
which promotes citizen participation and empowerment. It will also
enhance CSOs’ and LAs’ contribution towards inclusive and sustainable
development and their capacities as service providers. Attention will
also be given to the need to address environmental and urbanization
challenges at local level, while encouraging the participation of CSOs
CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS AND LOCALAUTHORITIES THEMATIC PROGRAMME (CSO-LA)
and LAs in multi-actor partnerships, including the private sector,
to promote territorial cooperation and social cohesion. Each EU
delegation will decide which specic priorities should be addressed in
their countries.
IMPLEMENTATION MECHANISMSThis priority will be implemented mainly through ca lls for proposals
launched by EU delegations. It will focus support on local CSOs.
PRIORITY 2: REINFORCING REGIONAL ANDGLOBAL CSO NETWORKS AND ASSOCIATIONS OFLOCAL AUTHORITIES
This priority aims to help CSOs and LAs to participate in to participate
in, and implement, regional and international policymaking processes
such as the Sustainable Development Goals. For the EC the term
“network” here refers to membership-based organizations, umbrella
organizations or unions of different organizations. As such WWF is not
considered a network.
IMPLEMENTATION MECHANISMSTo implement this priority, strategic partnerships will be established,
through framework partnership agreements with CSO networks and
associations of LAs. Other funding mechanisms such as calls for
proposals, follow-up grants or direct grants can also be expected.
THE CSO-LAPROGRAMME IS AIMEDAT STRENGTHENING
CAPACITY IN PARTNERCOUNTRIES TO IMPROVE
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COUNTRIES TARGETED Actions nanced by the CSO-LA programme may be implemented in developing countries, in particular:
ASIA Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan,
Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia,
Laos, North Korea, Malaysia,
Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan,
Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand,
Vietnam
LATIN AMERICA Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia,
Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica,
Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador,
Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico,
Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay,
Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
AFRICA Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon,
Cape Verde, Chad, Comoros Islands, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,
Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius,
Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Uganda, Rwanda, Sao Tome and
Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo,
Zambia, Zimbabwe
CARIBBEAN Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize,
Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada,
Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and
Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and theGrenadines, Surinam, Trinidad and Tobago
PACIFICCook Islands, Timor-Leste, Fiji,
Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia,
Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New
Guinea, the Solomon Islands,
Western Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu,
Vanuatu
OVERSEAS COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES Anguilla, Antarctic, Aruba, British Indian Ocean
Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands,
Falkland Islands (Malvinas), French Polynesia,
French Southern Territories, Mayotte, Montserrat,
New Caledonia, Pitcairn, Saint Helena, Saint Pierre
and Miquelon, South Georgia and South Sandwich
Islands, Turks and Caicos, Wallis and Futuna
Islands
NEIGHBOURHOODCOUNTRIES
Algeria, Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Belarus,
Egypt, Georgia, Israel,
Jordan, Lebanon, Libya,
The Republic of Moldova,Morocco, occupied Palestinian
territory, Syria (development
assistance currently
suspended), Tunisia, Ukraine
CENTRAL ASIA Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
MIDDLE EASTIran, Iraq, Yemen
EU MEMBER STATESThe 28 EU countries are targeted in
particular by the DEAR pillar, which
exceptionally can also cover projects in
EU pre-accession countries
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PRIORITY 3: DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION ANDAWARENESS RAISING (DEAR)
This priority aims to raise EU citizens’ awareness of development issues
and global interdependencies while fostering their critical engagement
in debates related to key global challenges. It also encourages public
mobilization to change policies and behaviours that negatively impactdeveloping countries, with a view to reducing poverty, inequalities and
environmental challenges globally. It will work through the education
sector (formal and non-formal) and public campaigns. Exchanges with
partner countries outside Europe will also be encouraged.
IMPLEMENTATION MECHANISMSThis priority will be implemented mainly through calls for proposals,
probably every two to three years.
COUNTRIES TARGETED Actions nanced by the CSO-LA programme may be implemented indeveloping countries, in particular:
BUDGET AND ALLOCATIONSThe overall budget allocated to the CSO-LA Programme for 2014-
2020 is €1,907 million. It breaks down as follows:
TABLE 5: INDICATIVE BUDGET ALLOCATIONS 2014-2020 CSO-LA, PER PRIORITY
FURTHER INFORMATION CSO-LA Multiannual-Indicative Programme 2014-2017
EU Civil Society Helpdesk (CISOCH) Website
European Commission – DG Development and Cooperation
website for calls for proposals and calls for tenders
PRIORITIES INDICATIVE ALLOCATIONS (€)Priority 1: Country level support for
CSOs and LAs
1,240 million – 1,430 million
Priority 2: Regional and global network of
CSOs and LAs
95 million – 190 million
Priority 3: DEAR 190 million – 285 million
TOTAL 1,907 billion€1,907BILLIONFOR CSO-LA
PROGRAMME
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AFRICA Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Cape
Verde, Chad, Comoros Islands, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea,
Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mauritania, Mozambique,
Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Uganda, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles,
Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Zambia, Zimbabwe
CARIBBEAN Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize,
Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada,
Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and
Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
PACIFICCook Islands, Timor-Leste, Fiji,
Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia,
Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New
Guinea, the Solomon Islands,
Western, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
OVERSEAS COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIESGreenland, New Caledonia and Dependencies, French Polynesia, French Southern and Antarctic
Territories, Wallis and Futuna Islands, Mayotte, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao,
Saba, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten, Anguilla, Cayman Islands, F alkland Islands, South Georgia a nd
the South Sandwich Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn, Saint Helena and Dependencies, British Antarctic
Territory, British Indian Ocean Territory, Turks and Caicos Islands, British Virgin Islands, Bermuda
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NATIONAL PROGRAMMESNational programmes support ACP developing countries in the implementation of their
national sustainable development priorities. EU assistance focuses on three sectors per
country, which are based on national priorities and are agreed by the governments in
negotiation with EU delegations. Sustainable agriculture, good governance, sustainable
management of natural resources or sustainable energy may be identied as focal
areas. In ACP countries an additional envelope to support CSOs may be set aside by
the EU delegation. The EU also provides nancial support to Overseas Countries and
Territories (OCTs). The overall focus is to promote closer economic relations between
the EU and OCTs, and to improve their resilience and reduce vulnerabilities to shocks
including those related to the environment and changing climate.
The European Development Fund (EDF) is the largest development instrument aimed at supporting cooperation with the group of African Caribbean and Pacic (ACP) countries.
The EDF aims at eradicating poverty in ACP countries while also contributing to sustainable development, promoting democracy and good governance, the rule of law and respect
for human rights. It supports actions at national and regional level as well as at intra-ACP level for actions that benet many or all of the ACP countries.
COUNTRIES WHICH RECEIVE BILATERALSUPPORT UNDER THE EDF:
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IMPLEMENTATION MECHANISMSThe national programmes are for the most part managed through
agreements between the EU and target countries, and actions funded
are mainly implemented by national authorities. The government and
the EU delegation may decide to implement certain actions through
CSOs or other organizations either via calls for proposals, calls for
tenders, or the award of direct grants. It is difcult to know how
funds are allocated and how much goes to support CSOs. WWFmay approach the EU delegation and the national authority in
charge of EU funds to seek more information and identify avenues
for cooperation.
FURTHER INFORMATION European Commission, DG Development and Cooperation
webpage on the EDF
European Commission, DG Development and Cooperation
webpage on OCTs
European Commission, DG Development and Cooperation
webpage on ACP
The National Indicative Programmes for each country may be
available the webpage of the EU delegation in your country
REGIONAL PROGRAMMESRegional programmes supported under the EDF are developed by the EU
in close collaboration with regional organizations, such as the Regional
Economic Communities (RECs) in Africa. The focus of such programmes
is to support regional integration and contribute to the implementation
of the strategic objectives identied by the regional organizations. They
often include an institutional capacity-building component.
OBJECTIVES AND SCOPEOverall each regional programme should be structured as follows:
TABLE 6: STRUCTURE OF EDF REGIONAL PROGRAMMESOverall each regional programme should be structured as follows.
However, at the time of writing, most are still being negotiated, so these
priorities are indicative only.
Regional Programme East and Southern Africa: the main
regional organizations supported through this programme are the
Southern African Development Community (SADC), the Common
Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and the
Indian Ocean Commission (IOC). Support is also provided to the
Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the East
African Community (EAC). Priorities include institutional support and
capacity building, regional economic integration, peace and security,
regional natural resource management, resilience and food security.
Regional Programme Central Africa: the main regional
organization supported through this programme is the Economic
Community of Central African States (ECCAS). Capacity-building
and institutional support are expected. Other priorities for the region
include regional natural resources management and the ght against
illegal trade and trafcking, addressing security issues, promoting
regional infrastructures, trade and regional markets.
Regional Programme West Africa: the Economic Community of
West African S tates (ECOWAS) is the main body s upported through
this regional programme. The West African Economic and Monetary
Union (WAEMU) is also supported. Priorities addressed by this
regional programme include environmental protection, resilience and
natural resource management at regional level; security issues such
as terrorism, illegal trafcking (in drugs, arms and others), promotion
of regional infrastructures, trade and regional markets.
RO-specic 30-50% of the envelope to support the relevant
regional organizations (ROs) with support focused
on three main sectors per RO, in line with regional
strategies.
Cross-cutting 10-20% of the envelope to be assigned to common
regional priorities, going beyond ROs’ specic objec-
tives and mandates.
Infrastructure nance 40-50% of the envelope to nance infrastructure
projects, through the use of EU blending facilities or
others. National projects with regional relevance are
also eligible.
REGIONALPROGRAMMES
SUPPORTED UNDERTHE EDF ARE
DEVELOPED BYTHE EU IN CLOSE
COLLABORATIONWITH REGIONALORGANIZATIONS,
SUCH AS THEREGIONAL ECONOMIC
COMMUNITIESIN AFRICA
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Regional Programme Pacic Region: regional cooperation in the
Pacic is based on the Pacic Plan – a guiding strategy for integration and
coordination. It sets out political commitments to stimulate economic
growth, sustainable development, good governance and security.
Regional Programme Caribbean Region: EU cooperation with
the Caribbean is supporting various regional integration initiatives,
including the implementation of the Economic Partnership
Agreement (EPA), a comprehensi ve free trade area between the
Caribbean Group of African, Caribbean and Pacic (ACP) states
(CARIFORUM) and the EU. The new Joint EU – Caribbean
Partnership Strategy between the EU, Caribbean Community
(CARICOM) and the Caribbean Forum (CARIFORUM and Dominican
Republic) was endorsed in 2012. Priority areas include climate
change adaptation and mitigation, natural disaster risk reduction,
crime and security issues.
COUNTRIES TARGETEDRegional programmes support regional activities in thefollowing countries:
Regional Programme for East and Southern Africa: Angola,
Botswana, Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya,
Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia,
Rwanda, Reunion, Seychelles, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan,
Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regional Programme for Central Africa: Cameroon, Central
African Republic , Chad, Congo Brazzaville, D emocratic Republi c of
the Congo (DRC), Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Sao Tome & Principe
Regional Programme for West Africa: Benin, Burkina Faso,
Cabo Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau,
Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
For ROs’ specic projects, the geographic scope is the same as the
ROs’ membership. This may be broader than the countries belonging
to the region and even to the ACP group, as is the case for COMESA
which includes Egyp t and Libya.
Pacic Region: Cook Islands, Timor Leste, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall
Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, the
Solomon Islands, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
Caribbean Region: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize,
Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica,
Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,
Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago. Cuba can also be eligible under an
EDF regional programme.
IMPLEMENTATION MECHANISMSConsidering the nature of the regional programmes, a large part of
the funds is expected to be directed to and managed by the ROs.
The EU may also call on international organizations such as UN
agencies, EU Member State agencies or government authorities tomanage projects in the different regions. Opportunity for CSOs may
arise through calls for proposals or calls for tenders launched by
these organizations and ROs. The EU will also channel funds through
existing investment facilities.
FURTHER INFORMATION European Commission, DG Development and Cooperation
webpage on Africa
European Commission, DG Development and Cooperation
webpage on the Caribbean
European Commission, DG Development and Cooperationwebpage on the Pacic
The Regional Indicative Programmes adopted for each region
may be available on the webpage of the EU delegation in your
region
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INTRA-ACPThe Intra-ACP programme complements national and regional
programmes nanced under the EDF. It addresses challenges shared
by several or all ACP states by supporting actions that can benet
several or all ACP countries.
OBJECTIVE AND SCOPEThe priorities below are indicative only since the nal Intra-ACP
strategic objectives are not nalized at the time of writing.
PRIORITY 1: PROMOTE HUMAN AND SOCIALDEVELOPMENTin ACP countries through support to global initiatives in the eld of
health and education (e.g. GAVI), controlling communicable diseases,
strengthening health systems, supporting higher education and
contributing to student mobility.
PRIORITY 2: ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE,DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND ENVIRONMENT-RELATED CHALLENGES
by promoting appropriate mitigation or adaptation actions, supporting
the implementation of MEAs and improving the sustainable use and
management of natural resources, including through mainstreaming in
development planning and policymaking. It will support programmes
such as the Global Climate Change Alliance+ (GCCA+) and the
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR)
PRIORITY 3: PROMOTE PRIVATE SECTORDEVELOPMENT
by supporting a more competitive and responsible business sector
active in local, regional and international markets, by improving
regulatory frameworks, by promoting the integration of ACP states into
the world economy and strengthening sectors essential for inclusive
sustainable growth.
PRIORITY 4: THE AFRICAN PEACE FACILITY will also be supported under the Intra-ACP programme to strengthen
African institutional capacities in promoting peace and security at
continental and subregional level.
COUNTRIES TARGETEDThe intra-ACP envelope will promote projects with a supra-regional
approach that may be implemented in all ACP countries.
IMPLEMENTATION MECHANISMSFunds from the intra-ACP envelope will be disbursed in a variety of
ways which include direct contributions to global initiatives, support to
partner governments, grants or tenders, contributions to programmes
implemented by regional organizations or international organizations
(such as the ACP-EU Natural Disaster Risk Reduction Programme,
managed by the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery
– GFDRR). CSOs might be able to access intra-ACP funds through calls for
proposals or tenders launched in the framework of these initiatives, or by
positioning themselves as implementing partners of international/regional
institutions or ACP partner governments. Traditional calls for proposals
might be used. On the basis of current information, it appears that intra-
ACP thematic facilities such as the Energy Facility or Water Facility will not
continue under the new intra-ACP programme.
BUDGET AND ALLOCATIONSThe overall budget of the 11th EDF for 2014-2020 is €30,500 million.
Of this, 80 per cent will be allocated to national or regional programmes while 20 per cent will be allocated to the intra-ACP programmes.
FURTHER INFORMATION European Commission, DG Development and Cooperation
webpage on Intra-ACP programme
ACP Secretariat website
€30,500MILLIONTHE OVERALL BUDGETOF THE 11TH EDF FOR
2014-2020
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