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GUIDE

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


Regional programmes 27

Intra-ACP programme 29

European Neighbourhood

Instrument 30


Regional programmes East

and South 31

CSO Facility 33

Cross-border Cooperation

programmes 34

Instrument for Pre-accession 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

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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



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.


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


Caribbean

Support to regional integration, climate change

adaptation and mitigation, natural disaster risk

reduction, crime and security issues

Caribbean


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



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

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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

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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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FURTHER INFORMATION Joint Africa-EU Strategy (JEAS) website

European Commission, DG Development and cooperation

webpage on PanAfrican programme

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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



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

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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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EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT FUND

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



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.


webpage on the EDF

European Commission, DG Development and Cooperation

webpage on OCTs


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.


webpage on Africa


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.


webpage on Intra-ACP programme

ACP Secretariat website

€30,500MILLIONTHE OVERALL BUDGETOF THE 11TH EDF FOR

2014-2020

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