Addressing the Transport and Trade Logistics Challenges of the Small Island Developing States (SIDS): Samoa Conference and Beyond

Size: px
Start display at page:

Download "Addressing the Transport and Trade Logistics Challenges of the Small Island Developing States (SIDS): Samoa Conference and Beyond"

Transcription

1 Ad Hoc Expert Meeting on Addressing the Transport and Trade Logistics Challenges of the Small Island Developing States (SIDS): Samoa Conference and Beyond 11 July 2014 Investment Facilities for the Caribbean and the Pacific Presentation by Ms. Christiane Leong Ho Yng Expert in charge of Infrastructures and Economic Services African, Caribbean Pacific Group of States (ACP) Brussels - BELGIUM This expert paper is reproduced by the UNCTAD secretariat in the form and language in which it has been received. The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the UNCTAD.

2 Investment Facilities for the Caribbean and the Pacific UNCTAD Ad Hoc Expert Meeting on «Addressing the Transport and Trade Logistics Challenges of SIDS: Samoa Conference and Beyond» Geneva, 11 July 2014 BLENDING FACILITIES Table of content 1. Key aspects of blending : raisons, objectives 2. Sectors coverded 3. Type of grant support 4. Governance structure 5. Facilities for the Caribbean and the Pacific 1

3 INFRASTRUCTURES SECTORS MASSIVE developmental challenges HEAVILY contrained public funds LEVERAGE EFFECT of grants to unclock additional financing OBJECTIVES OF BLENDING FINANCIAL: Increase financing by leveraging funding through the provision of initial financial ressources to the CIF and IFP NON-FINANCIAL: Improve project sustainability. More financial discipline & ownership 2

4 SECTORS COVERDED Transport (road, air and maritime) Energy Water and Sanitation Private sector growth (SME Support) ICT infrastructure Social service infrastructure (health care, education, improved vocational training facilities CLIMATE CHANGE WINDOWS CLIMATE CHANGE Cross cutting sector in the blending mechanims Additional ressources for climate change adaptation and mitigation, as well as transparent tracking of all climate change related projects funded by EU, EIB and other European Finance Institutions (EFI) 3

5 TYPES OF GRANT SUPPORT Direct Investment Technical Assistance Interest Rate Subsidy Risk Capital operations Loan guarentee cost financing TYPES OF GRANT SUPPORT Grant used as direct investment and interest rate subsidy decrease the investment cost for the beneficiary Technical Assistance can accelarate project and improve the quality, efficiency as well sustainability Risk capital (i.e. equity) could be used to support MSMEs Guarantee mechanisms aim at uncloking market financing for development that is held back by high risk perception 4

6 Technical body GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE Operational body Strategic body GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE 1. Technical body Role: screening of projects submitted for financing and discussions on these projects in order to prepare the decision of the operational Board (including grant amount and nature); preparation and screening of the provisional pipeline of projets Participants: Eligible FIs, EC/ DEVCO 5

7 GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE 2. Operational body Role: decision on provisional pipeline and on project eligible for financing, including by setting the amount of grant award Particpants: EC/DEVCO, EU Member States, eligible FIs as observers Goverance Structure 3. Strategic body Role: setting of strategies and priorities in accordance with the national strategies of partner countries Participants: EC DEVCO, EU Member States, eliglible FIs and partner countr participate as observers. 6

8 SUBMISSION OF PROJECTS Eligible Finance Institutions submit project proposals as Lead Financier Multilateral European Finance Institutions (e.g. EIB, EBRD ) European public national development finance institutions from EU Member States (e.g.afd, AECID,BIO, COFIDES, FINFUND, KfW, LUXDEV etc. Regional banks (CDB, IDB, ADB ) CARIBBEAN INVESTMENT FACILITY (CIF) Eligibility and Funding The CIF has been officially launched in March 2013 and is now fully operational, holding the potential to cover the needs in infrastructure investments of Caribbean ACP countries 15 Caribberan ACP countries directly eligible Funding: Euro 40 million from the 10th intra-acp envelop The EU Member States and the Partner countries, if appropriate, can create a «Trust Fund CIF» with voluntary contrubutions 7

9 INVESTMENT FACILITY FOR THE PACIFIC (IFP) The IFP is now fully operations, holding the potential to cover the needs in infrastructure investments of Pacific ACP countries 14 Pacific ACP countries directly eligible Funding : Euro 10 million from the 10th EDF intra- ACP envelop For more information CIF Secretariat DG for Development and Cooperation EuropeAid Unit «Financial Instrument»,DEVCO/C3 L-41 02/141 B-1049 Brussels, Belgium Mailbox: EuropeAid-CIF@ec.europa.eu Website: IFP Secretariat DG for Development and Cooperation EuropeAid Unit «Financial Instrument»,DEVCO/C3 L-41 02/141 B-1049 Brussels, Belgium Mailbox: EuropeAid-IFP@ec.europe.eu Website: 8

10 9

11 Thank you for your attention ACP Secretariat 10

Current and future EU actions in the energy sector from DG DEVCO. Georgios GRAPSAS Policy Officer DG DEVCO EuropeAid Unit C5 Energy

Current and future EU actions in the energy sector from DG DEVCO. Georgios GRAPSAS Policy Officer DG DEVCO EuropeAid Unit C5 Energy Current and future EU actions in the energy sector from DG DEVCO Georgios GRAPSAS Policy Officer DG DEVCO EuropeAid Unit C5 Energy Current Instruments Blending Instruments Technical Assistance Facility

More information

Blending European Union aid to catalyse investments

Blending European Union aid to catalyse investments Blending European Union aid to catalyse investments On a case-by-case basis, the EU grant contribution can take different forms to support investment projects: Investment grant & interest rate subsidy

More information

The EU Energy actions in the energy sector - Focus on West Africa and ECOWAS SE4ALL activities

The EU Energy actions in the energy sector - Focus on West Africa and ECOWAS SE4ALL activities The EU Energy actions in the energy sector - Focus on West Africa and ECOWAS SE4ALL activities Georgios GRAPSAS -Policy Officer EUROPEAN COMIISSION DG DEVCO EuropeAid Unit C5 - Energy Current Instruments

More information

ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly The EU blending mechanism: Experiences of KfW development bank

ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly The EU blending mechanism: Experiences of KfW development bank ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly The EU blending mechanism: Experiences of KfW development bank Brussels, 17 March 2016 Christoph Gabriel Krieger Regional Manager, West Africa and Madagascar KfW Development

More information

The European Investment Bank Providing finance and expertise for sound and sustainable investment projects

The European Investment Bank Providing finance and expertise for sound and sustainable investment projects The European Investment Bank Providing finance and expertise for sound and sustainable investment projects Nancy Saich - Adviser in Climate EIB's Environment Climate & Social Office "Mobilising public

More information

European External Investment Plan. An overview

European External Investment Plan. An overview European External Investment Plan An overview EC Communication on establishing a new Partnership Framework with third countries under the European Agenda on Migration (June 7 th 2016) The European Commission:

More information

Latin America Investment Facility (LAIF)

Latin America Investment Facility (LAIF) Latin America Investment Facility (LAIF) 1 Background Latin American countries present an expenditure in infrastructures of approximately 2% of their GDP (except: Chile 6 % and Colombia 4%), that is barely

More information

The European Investment Bank in Africa, the Caribbean and Pacific Business Strategy

The European Investment Bank in Africa, the Caribbean and Pacific Business Strategy The European Investment Bank in Africa, the Caribbean and Pacific The EIB is committed to supporting EU Development Policies outside the European Union. Under the Cotonou Agreement, our priorities for

More information

ACP-EU Water Facility

ACP-EU Water Facility ACP-EU Water Facility Funding opportunities for Partnerships 1st International Conference of the Global Water Operator s Partnerships Alliance Raising Awareness and Communicating the Urgency to Act Zaragoza,

More information

European Commission - EuropeAid Development and Cooperation DG. ACP-EU Energy Facility Pooling Mechanism Guidelines

European Commission - EuropeAid Development and Cooperation DG. ACP-EU Energy Facility Pooling Mechanism Guidelines ACP-EU Energy Facility Pooling Mechanism Guidelines 1. Background Access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and safe energy services is vitally connected to economic prosperity, social well-being, environmental

More information

ACP-EU Co-operation Science and Technology

ACP-EU Co-operation Science and Technology ACP-EU Co-operation Science and Technology Implemented by the ACP Secretariat Funded by the European Union Who we are ACP-EU Cooperation Directorate General for Development Cooperation, Directorate E,

More information

Information Seminar on the Implementation of the EU-Pacific interim EPA. Development Co-operation and EU funding

Information Seminar on the Implementation of the EU-Pacific interim EPA. Development Co-operation and EU funding The European Investment Bank in the Pacific Region Information Seminar on the Implementation of the EU-Pacific interim EPA Development Co-operation and EU funding Nigel Hall EIB Pacific Regional Office

More information

EU blending mechanism

EU blending mechanism EU blending mechanism Practical examples in West and East Africa ---- ACP-EU JPA Economic Commission Brussels 17 March Jean-François Arnal, AFD Brussels Director WEST AFRICA REGION Ghana / Burkina Faso

More information

EAC ProInvest TRINNEX workshop. Seminar on the EU-EAC Economic Partnership Agreement

EAC ProInvest TRINNEX workshop. Seminar on the EU-EAC Economic Partnership Agreement EAC ProInvest TRINNEX workshop Seminar on the EU-EAC Economic Partnership Agreement Kampala Nov 30th Dec 1st Pro Invest is an EU-ACP programme that provides technical and financial support to organisations

More information

Brussels Bucharest Dublin Madrid Milan Sofia Athens Warsaw

Brussels Bucharest Dublin Madrid Milan Sofia Athens Warsaw YOUR EUROPEAN PARTNERS IN A GLOBAL MARKET Copyright 2016 Schuman Associates Brussels Bucharest Dublin Madrid Milan Sofia Athens Warsaw www.schumanassociates.com EU is the largest donor in the world with

More information

EU Blending. catalyse investments. European Union aid to. International Cooperation and Development

EU Blending. catalyse investments. European Union aid to. International Cooperation and Development EU Blending European Union aid to catalyse investments International Cooperation and Development Substantial investment is required to improve people s living conditions in EU partner countries. Government

More information

Working with the new Instruments for Cooperation Brussels 25/11/2008

Working with the new Instruments for Cooperation Brussels 25/11/2008 Working with the new Instruments for Cooperation Brussels 25/11/2008 luc.bagur@ec.europa.eu 1 1. Overview of EU & EC aid implementation 2. s external cooperation Instruments 3. Sustainable energy in s

More information

Symposium "Developing Facilities, 24th November Vienna. ACP-EU ENERGY FACILITY: Private Sector Participation

Symposium Developing Facilities, 24th November Vienna. ACP-EU ENERGY FACILITY: Private Sector Participation Symposium "Developing Facilities, 24th November Vienna ACP-EU ENERGY FACILITY: Private Sector Participation European Commission, Energy Facility, Severina Markova ACP-EU Energy Facility: Background ACP-EU

More information

EU Trade Related Technical Assistance Available to ACP States

EU Trade Related Technical Assistance Available to ACP States EU Trade Related Technical Assistance Available to ACP States Programme to support the Integration of the ACP states in the Multilateral Trading System Its objective is to provide trade-related technical

More information

Financing Development, Transfer, and Dissemination of Clean and Environmentally Sound Technologies

Financing Development, Transfer, and Dissemination of Clean and Environmentally Sound Technologies Financing Development, Transfer, and Dissemination of Clean and Environmentally Sound Technologies UN General Assembly Structured Dialogues on Technology Facilitation Mechanism April 30, 2014 CIF - BACKGROUND

More information

TARGETED SUPPORT TO ENHANCE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CARIFORUM-EU EPA

TARGETED SUPPORT TO ENHANCE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CARIFORUM-EU EPA Issue #5 I January 2017 News Information Bulletin of TradeCom II Programme Page 2 TARGETED SUPPORT TO ENHANCE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CARIFORUM-EU EPA Inception meeting Page 3 the 6 th International

More information

EUROPEAN PARTNERSHIP. #CommonWorld FRENCH DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

EUROPEAN PARTNERSHIP. #CommonWorld FRENCH DEVELOPMENT AGENCY Noor solar energy centre in Morocco cofinanced by the European Union Francesco Zizola/NOOR FRENCH DEVELOPMENT AGENCY OPEAN PARTNERSHIP #CommonWorld Common convictions, consistent actions Francesco Zizola

More information

THE GREEN CLIMATE FUND AND NATIONAL CLIMATE PLEDGES LEADING TO PARIS Ned Helme, President

THE GREEN CLIMATE FUND AND NATIONAL CLIMATE PLEDGES LEADING TO PARIS Ned Helme, President THE GREEN CLIMATE FUND AND NATIONAL CLIMATE PLEDGES LEADING TO PARIS Ned Helme, President August 5 th, 2015 Energy Sector Transformation Dialogue Sacramento, California Dialogue. Insight. Solutions. OUTLINE

More information

EIB outside Europe: Africa and the Middle East

EIB outside Europe: Africa and the Middle East EIB outside Europe: Africa and the Middle East Flavia Palanza Director Facility for Euro-Mediterranean Investment and Partnership 4 October 2013 1. The European Investment Bank: The EU Bank 2. EIB Operations

More information

Case Study: EU Energy Initiative (EUEI)

Case Study: EU Energy Initiative (EUEI) Case Study: EU Energy Initiative (EUEI) In order to respond to unmet needs for energy services, the European Union (EU) developed the Initiative for Poverty Eradication and Sustainable Development, launched

More information

TERMS OF REFERENCE. Scaling-up Renewable Energy Program (SREP) Scoping Mission. Kiribati

TERMS OF REFERENCE. Scaling-up Renewable Energy Program (SREP) Scoping Mission. Kiribati TERMS OF REFERENCE Scaling-up Renewable Energy Program (SREP) Scoping Mission August 7 10, Kiribati 1 Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS...2 1. BACKGROUND...3 2. SCOPING MISSION ACTIVITIES & EXPECTED

More information

Overview of ODA in

Overview of ODA in I I Overview of ODA in 2016 1 Summarized overview of ODA allocations disbursements Summarized overview of ODA allocations disbursements In 2016, total Official Development Assistance (ODA) allocations

More information

AID FOR TRADE: CASE STORY

AID FOR TRADE: CASE STORY AID FOR TRADE: CASE STORY OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE Aid for Trade and Blended Finance 1 AID FOR TRADE CASE STORY: ODI Aid for Trade and Blended Finance Aid for Trade Case study submission to OECD/WTO

More information

Status of the GCF portfolio: pipeline and approved projects

Status of the GCF portfolio: pipeline and approved projects Meeting of the Board 5 6 July 2017 Songdo, Incheon, Republic of Korea Provisional agenda item 14 GCF/B.17/09 2 July 2017 Status of the GCF portfolio: pipeline and approved s Summary This document provides

More information

4 FRAMEWORKS AND BUILDING BLOCKS FOR THE EUWI

4 FRAMEWORKS AND BUILDING BLOCKS FOR THE EUWI 4 FRAMEWORKS AND BUILDING BLOCKS FOR THE EUWI The EU Water Initiative is not developing in isolation: it sits within a wider architecture of aid and finance mechanisms. A range of frameworks and initiatives

More information

Access to Risk Finance under Horizon European Community Steering Group for Strategic Energy Technologies. Brussels, 17 September 2012

Access to Risk Finance under Horizon European Community Steering Group for Strategic Energy Technologies. Brussels, 17 September 2012 Not legally binding Access to Risk Finance under Horizon 2020 European Community Steering Group for Strategic Energy Technologies Brussels, 17 September 2012 Marie-Cécile ROUILLON 1 EC - DG Research and

More information

The Commission s future spending plans in accordance with climate targets

The Commission s future spending plans in accordance with climate targets The Commission s future spending plans in accordance with climate targets & Environment Event on EU Spending Brussels, 7 December Stephane.Ouaki@ec.europa.eu Investment (Unit B2)-DG The Connecting Europe

More information

EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK

EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK Promoting European objectives ARLEM s Commission for Sustainable Development (SUDEV) Brussels, 2 July 2010 Jackie Church, Liaison Officer 1 The European Investment Bank (EIB) Long-term

More information

The European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) and the European Investment Advisory Hub (EIAH) - Drivers for the real economy

The European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) and the European Investment Advisory Hub (EIAH) - Drivers for the real economy The European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) and the European Investment Advisory Hub (EIAH) - Drivers for the real economy Workshop Financing opportunities for projects in agriculture and rural

More information

Status of the Fund s portfolio: pipeline and approved projects

Status of the Fund s portfolio: pipeline and approved projects Meeting of the Board 28 30 June 2016 Songdo, Incheon, Republic of Korea Provisional agenda item 12 (a) GCF/B.13/Inf.10 15 June 2016 Status of the Fund s portfolio: pipeline and approved s Summary This

More information

MOLDOVA FLOOD MANAGEMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND INVESTMENT PROJECT

MOLDOVA FLOOD MANAGEMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND INVESTMENT PROJECT MOLDOVA FLOOD MANAGEMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND INVESTMENT PROJECT Marco Beros EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK SECTOR COORDINATION COUNCIL ENVIRONMENT, WATER AND SANITATION, Chisinau, May 4, 2012 1 CONTENTS

More information

TERMS OF REFERENCE. Scaling-up Renewable Energy Program (SREP) Scoping Mission. Rwanda

TERMS OF REFERENCE. Scaling-up Renewable Energy Program (SREP) Scoping Mission. Rwanda TERMS OF REFERENCE Scaling-up Renewable Energy Program (SREP) Scoping Mission 8-11, 2014 Rwanda 1 Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS... 2 1. BACKGROUND... 3 2. SCOPING MISSION OBJECTIVES... 4 3. ACTIVITIES

More information

STUDY ON ALTERNATIVE AND INNOVATIVE FUNDING MECHANISMS FOR ACP CULTURAL INDUSTRIES

STUDY ON ALTERNATIVE AND INNOVATIVE FUNDING MECHANISMS FOR ACP CULTURAL INDUSTRIES STUDY ON ALTERNATIVE AND INNOVATIVE FUNDING MECHANISMS FOR ACP CULTURAL INDUSTRIES Prepared for ACPCulturesplus conference ACP secretariat- European Union October 2016 Brussels, Belgium Prepared by Dr.

More information

Financing Innovation AN OVERVIEW OF THE MAIN EU FUNDING PROGRAMMES. Eindhoven 24th May 2016 Djilali KOHLI

Financing Innovation AN OVERVIEW OF THE MAIN EU FUNDING PROGRAMMES. Eindhoven 24th May 2016 Djilali KOHLI Financing Innovation AN OVERVIEW OF THE MAIN EU FUNDING PROGRAMMES Eindhoven 24th May 2016 Djilali KOHLI EIP ON SMART CITIES AND COMMUNITIES SUSTAINABLE DISTRICTS AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT ACTION CLUSTER:

More information

Horizon 2020 Financial Instruments for the Private Sector, Especially SMEs An Overview

Horizon 2020 Financial Instruments for the Private Sector, Especially SMEs An Overview Horizon 2020 Financial Instruments for the Private Sector, Especially SMEs An Overview Samuël Maenhout Policy Officer of Unit for "SMEs, Financial Instruments and State Aid" (B.3) DG Research and @ 'Bridging

More information

Contracting Authority: European Commission (EuropeAid) PRO INVEST. Guidelines for grant applicants

Contracting Authority: European Commission (EuropeAid) PRO INVEST. Guidelines for grant applicants Contracting Authority: European Commission (EuropeAid) PRO INVEST Guidelines for grant applicants Budget Line 8.ACP.TPS.108 8th European Development Fund Reference: EuropeAid/12739/C/ACT/Multi Deadline

More information

EUROPEAN FUNDING FOR DUAL-USE AND DEFENCE

EUROPEAN FUNDING FOR DUAL-USE AND DEFENCE Pierre DI TORO Policy Officer Wider EU policies - Access to EU ing EUROPEAN FUNDING FOR DUAL-USE AND DEFENCE STRENGHTENING EUROPE AERONAUTICAL R&I - INFODAY IBERIA CLEAN SKY 2 JOINT UNDERTAKING DISCLAIMER

More information

FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT Session 4

FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT Session 4 FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT Session 4 CASE OF ARMENIA Finance for SMEs and Attracting Investments in Sustainable Cities Mr. Armenak Darbinyan, Board Member, Central Bank of Armenia LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL

More information

IDEA II PROJECT A WALK-THROUGH

IDEA II PROJECT A WALK-THROUGH The Team Detlef Pulsack Team Leader Elena Kostadinova, Key Expert Dr. Ashraf Hamed, Key Expert Financial Expert Legal Expert Transport Expert IDEA II PROJECT A WALK-THROUGH International Consortium ITALY

More information

The Green Climate Fund s. Private Sector Facility

The Green Climate Fund s. Private Sector Facility The Green Climate Fund s Private Sector Facility 2017 Published November 2017 by The Green Climate Fund (GCF) Songdo International Business District 175 Art Center-daero Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 22004 Republic

More information

Western Balkans Investment Framework

Western Balkans Investment Framework Western Balkans Investment Framework Seminar on Transport & Infrastructure in EU External Aid Instruments, 11 June 2013 Overview of WBIF Activities and Achievements to Date 1 What is the WBIF? The WBIF

More information

State of Play for CEF calls for proposals and Juncker Plan

State of Play for CEF calls for proposals and Juncker Plan State of Play for CEF calls for proposals and Juncker Plan Matthieu Bertrand, Policy Officer, Unit Connecting Europe Investment Strategy, DG Transport and Mobility, European Commission Helsinki, 9 th September

More information

SUCCESSFUL IN GRANTING PROCEDURE..

SUCCESSFUL IN GRANTING PROCEDURE.. EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT FUND PRACTICAL RECOMMENDATIONS PRAGUE - APRIL 14/15-2008 SUCCESSFUL IN GRANTING PROCEDURE.. AN INITIATIVE OF THE CZECH DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (... and eventually getting subsidies for

More information

Climate Investment Funds: Financing Low-Emissions and Climate-Resilient Activities

Climate Investment Funds: Financing Low-Emissions and Climate-Resilient Activities Climate Investment Funds: Financing Low-Emissions and Climate-Resilient Activities Accessing Finance for Green Growth and LEDS: An Asia LEDS Partnership Workshop Hanoi, March 12-14, 2014 CIF - BACKGROUND!

More information

CONTRACT SPECIFICATION

CONTRACT SPECIFICATION SERVICE PROCUREMENT NOTICE Contract title: Multiple Framework contract to recruit short-term services in the exclusive interest of third countries benefiting from European Union external aid. Location

More information

Public-Private Partnerships in Horizon 2020

Public-Private Partnerships in Horizon 2020 Public-Private Partnerships in Horizon 2020 Herbert von Bose DG Research and Directorate Industrial Technologies PPPs Info Day 2012 Brussels, 9-10 July 2012 Research and Disclaimer: This presentation is

More information

THE AFRICA-EU WATER PARTNERSHIP PROJECT:

THE AFRICA-EU WATER PARTNERSHIP PROJECT: THE AFRICA-EU WATER PARTNERSHIP PROJECT: Unlocking finance for regional water infrastructure in Africa This project is co-funded by the European Union THE AFRICA-EU WATER PARTNERSHIP PROJECT In 2002,

More information

Business Incubator Initiatives in the Caribbean Region

Business Incubator Initiatives in the Caribbean Region Business Incubator Initiatives in the Caribbean Region By Roshan Seebaluck Team Leader Business Incubation Expert IBM /Integra November 26, 2007 Agenda 1 European Union SFA 2005 2 Technology Innovation

More information

EU funding opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises

EU funding opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises EU funding opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises A. Definition The SME definition currently in force in Community law is that adopted with the Recommendation 96/280/EC. This definition is

More information

Tourism and the Sustainable Development Goals Journey to 2030 UNWTO/UNDP

Tourism and the Sustainable Development Goals Journey to 2030 UNWTO/UNDP Tourism and the Sustainable Development Goals Journey to 2030 UNWTO/UNDP Mrs. Zoritsa Urosevic Representative to the UN at Geneva World Tourism Organization zurosevic@unwto.org How can Tourism contribute

More information

EuropeAid Financial Contributions to the World Bank Group in 2004

EuropeAid Financial Contributions to the World Bank Group in 2004 EuropeAid Financial Contributions to the World Bank Group in 2004 AIDCO F4-9 September 2005 EuropeAid financial contributions to World Bank Group in 2004 These statistics provide two sets of data: the

More information

Competitiveness and innovation 1

Competitiveness and innovation 1 Competitiveness and innovation 1 Competitiveness and innovation DCF members active in the sector in 2016 Other key international organizations Key government partners Total allocation / disbursement to

More information

European Investment Advisory Hub

European Investment Advisory Hub The Advisory Hub in the Investment Plan Investment Plan for Europe Mobilize EUR 315bn of additional financing Support investment in the real economy Create an investment friendly environment through the

More information

2015 FORUM ECONOMIC MINISTERS MEETING

2015 FORUM ECONOMIC MINISTERS MEETING PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM SECRETARIAT 2015 FORUM ECONOMIC MINISTERS MEETING National Auditorium Rarotonga, Cook Islands 29 October 2015 FEMM ACTION PLAN The nineteenth meeting of the Forum Economic Ministers

More information

Erasmus+: Higher Education Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees PRIVACY STATEMENT

Erasmus+: Higher Education Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees PRIVACY STATEMENT Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency Erasmus+: Higher Education Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees PRIVACY STATEMENT For processing of personal data collected via the EACEA Mobility Database

More information

External Aid Workshop: Developing projects in Low and Middle Income countries. Copenhagen, 1 June 2017

External Aid Workshop: Developing projects in Low and Middle Income countries. Copenhagen, 1 June 2017 External Aid Workshop: Developing projects in Low and Middle Income countries Copenhagen, 1 June 2017 Ines Ferguson, Chair European External Aid Committee EFCA Is the only association representing the

More information

Synergies between funding sources to large infrastructure. Louis-Philippe Carrier, Smart Development expert, JASPERS Prague, 3 March 2016

Synergies between funding sources to large infrastructure. Louis-Philippe Carrier, Smart Development expert, JASPERS Prague, 3 March 2016 Synergies between funding sources to large infrastructure Louis-Philippe Carrier, Smart Development expert, JASPERS Prague, 3 March 2016 2 I JASPERS: Who are we? JASPERS: Joint Assistance to Support Projects

More information

GRANT APPLICATION FORM for investment grants (INV GAF)

GRANT APPLICATION FORM for investment grants (INV GAF) IDENTITY OF THE PROJECT 1 Blending Facility WBIF 2 Grant Number/code 3 Date of Steering Committee 4 Sector(s) 5 CRS-code 6 Beneficiary country 7 Name of project 8 Lead International Financial Institution

More information

The New Direct Assistance Scheme Funding for Private Sector Firms

The New Direct Assistance Scheme Funding for Private Sector Firms The New Direct Assistance Scheme Funding for Private Sector Firms New Direct Assistance Scheme The new funding facility aims to build on the success of the 9th EDF funded Direct Assistance Scheme and use

More information

Accelerator for Investments in the Mediterranean AIM

Accelerator for Investments in the Mediterranean AIM Accelerator for Investments in the Mediterranean AIM The ANIMA Consortium Seminar on Investment Brussels, 4 July 2005 ANIMA was a test but limited Need to go up a gear (accelerate) The project stakeholders

More information

European Investment Advisory Hub

European Investment Advisory Hub The Advisory Hub in the Investment Plan Investment Plan for Europe Mobilize 315bn of additional financing Support investment in the real economy Create an investment friendly environment through the European

More information

The UNFCCC NAMA Registry Facilitating design and implementation of mitigation actions in developing countries

The UNFCCC NAMA Registry Facilitating design and implementation of mitigation actions in developing countries Technical briefing at Bonn Climate Change Conference-November 2017 Meeting room 11, Friday 10 November 2017 The UNFCCC NAMA Registry Facilitating design and implementation of mitigation actions in developing

More information

NAMAs and the PACIFIC NAMA GUIDELINES

NAMAs and the PACIFIC NAMA GUIDELINES NAMAs and the PACIFIC NAMA GUIDELINES Presentation by Murray Ward at the PACIFIC CLIMATE CHANGE ROUNDTABLE Nadi, Fiji 4 July, 2013 NAMAs A NEW KID ON THE BLOCK Cancun Agreements (UNFCCC December 2010):

More information

Guidelines on participation in EU External Assistance Programmes

Guidelines on participation in EU External Assistance Programmes EU Sector Seminar Brussels 21 Nov. 2013 Guidelines on participation in EU External Assistance Programmes By Melinda Wezenaar MDF Brussels Branch Director Accessing EU funds EU sector seminar 21 nov 2013

More information

Consideration of funding proposals

Consideration of funding proposals Meeting of the Board 30 September 2 October 2017 Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt Provisional agenda item 14(g) GCF/B.18/04/Rev.01 28 September 2017 Consideration of funding proposals Summary This document

More information

Sources of funding for A&A education to deliver the vision of Europe 2020

Sources of funding for A&A education to deliver the vision of Europe 2020 Sources of funding for A&A education to deliver the vision of Europe 2020 Vienna, January 17, 2014 Atanasko Atanasovski CFRR, consultant Horizon 2020 WHAT IS HORIZON 2020? Horizon 2020 is the biggest EU

More information

Operational Programme Enterprise and Innovation for Competitiveness (OP EIC)

Operational Programme Enterprise and Innovation for Competitiveness (OP EIC) Operational Programme Enterprise and Innovation for Competitiveness 2014 2020 (OP EIC) Sharing the first experiences with the opening of the 2014 2020 programming period JUDr. Ing. Tomáš Novotný, Ph.D.

More information

Western Balkans Regional Energy Efficiency Programme (REEP / REEP +)

Western Balkans Regional Energy Efficiency Programme (REEP / REEP +) Western Balkans Regional Energy Efficiency Programme (REEP / REEP +) WBIF Steering Committee London, UK 15 December 2016 The Programme is funded by EU IPA, the European Western Balkans Joint Fund and EBRD

More information

EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK

EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK Promoting European objectives ARLEM s Commission for Economic, Social and Territorial Affairs (ECOTER) Brussels, 2 July 2010 Jackie Church, Liaison Officer 1 The European Investment

More information

Lessons learnt from fast-start finance

Lessons learnt from fast-start finance Lessons learnt from fast-start finance First Workshop on Long-term Climate Finance Bonn, 9-11 July 2012 Stefan AGNE European Commission Directorate General for Outline 1. Tracking and reporting of fast-start

More information

Road Map of the EU-Africa Infrastructure Trust Fund. Partial Agreement

Road Map of the EU-Africa Infrastructure Trust Fund. Partial Agreement Ref. Ares(2012)1413853-29/11/2012 RELEVANCE 7.1.1 Review intervention logic and objectives of ITF In light of contextual changes, including African continental initiatives, the global financial crisis

More information

Enhancing Competitiveness in Small Island Development States A UNIDO-Competitive Industries Partnership

Enhancing Competitiveness in Small Island Development States A UNIDO-Competitive Industries Partnership Enhancing Competitiveness in Small Island Development States A UNIDO-Competitive Industries Partnership Ivan Rossignol Chief Technical Specialist Competitive Industries Global Practice Washington, DC,

More information

What is an NCP Roles and responsibilities Sources of Information for NCPs

What is an NCP Roles and responsibilities Sources of Information for NCPs What is an NCP Roles and responsibilities Sources of Information for NCPs CAAST-Net Plus is funded by the European Union s Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP7/2007-2013)

More information

Possible technology domains and project categories of EDIDP Industrial Forum

Possible technology domains and project categories of EDIDP Industrial Forum Possible technology domains and project categories of EDIDP Industrial Forum Andrea Barbagelata, (Leonardo), ASD Task Force on the European Defence Fund 30 May, 2018 Table of Contents Rational and purpose

More information

Getting Ready for Horizon th February 2013

Getting Ready for Horizon th February 2013 Getting Ready for Horizon 2020 28 th February 2013 HORIZON 2020 A brief overview on developments with Horizon 2020 Which EU research projects is Swansea University currently involved in? How to influence

More information

Global Climate Funds. The Climate Investment Funds and the Green Climate Fund CLIFFORD POLYCARP

Global Climate Funds. The Climate Investment Funds and the Green Climate Fund CLIFFORD POLYCARP Global Climate Funds The Climate Investment Funds and the Green Climate Fund CLIFFORD POLYCARP Structure & Funding Governance Trust Fund committees & sub committees Balanced contributor & recipient country

More information

Introduction to the Green Climate Fund Florence RICHARD, Regional Advisor Africa

Introduction to the Green Climate Fund Florence RICHARD, Regional Advisor Africa Introduction to the Green Climate Fund Florence RICHARD, Regional Advisor Africa Tunis, October 17, 2016 FEATURES AND TIMELINE About GCF World s largest climate fund Agreed by 194 Parties to the UNFCCC

More information

ICTD Capacity Development for SIDS

ICTD Capacity Development for SIDS ICTD Capacity Development for SIDS UN-APCICT/ESCAP United Nations Asian and Pacific Training Centre for Information and Communication Technology for Development Michael Riggs, Programme Officer WSIS: A

More information

Status of accreditation matters

Status of accreditation matters Meeting of the Board 4 6 April 2017 Songdo, Incheon, Republic of Korea Provisional agenda item 21(a) GCF/B.16/13 29 March 2017 of accreditation matters Summary This document presents an overview of accreditation

More information

Road to 2030: ADB s New Strategy Pacific Consultations 6 April 2016, Sydney, Australia VIEWS FROM SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS

Road to 2030: ADB s New Strategy Pacific Consultations 6 April 2016, Sydney, Australia VIEWS FROM SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS Road to 2030: ADB s New Strategy Pacific Consultations 6 April 2016, Sydney, Australia VIEWS FROM SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS I. Defining ADB s Role and Strategic Priorities Development Challenges Developing

More information

Paper Asia-Pacific. Office WP/15/02. Financing for Development: Jakarta, Indonesia April 2015

Paper Asia-Pacific. Office WP/15/02. Financing for Development: Jakarta, Indonesia April 2015 Draft Discussion Paper Asia-Pacific c High-Level Consultation onn Financing for Developmentt Jakarta, Indonesia 29-30 April 2015 Financing for Development: Infrastructure Development in the Pacific Islands

More information

Energy Demonstration Projects (EDP) Brussels, 22 nd June 2017

Energy Demonstration Projects (EDP) Brussels, 22 nd June 2017 Energy Demonstration Projects (EDP) Brussels, 22 nd June 2017 EDP : A Thematic Product within InnovFin InnovFin provides financing for EU innovators: aims to facilitate and accelerate access to finance

More information

Financing NAMAs Role of Development Banks. CCAP Global NAMA Financing Summit Copenhagen, May 15-16, 2013

Financing NAMAs Role of Development Banks. CCAP Global NAMA Financing Summit Copenhagen, May 15-16, 2013 Financing NAMAs Role of Development Banks CCAP Global NAMA Financing Summit Copenhagen, May 15-16, 2013 AFD Group : An important player in climate finance EUR 11.6 billion of climate finance committed

More information

Methodologies for the reporting of financial information by Parties included in Annex I to the Convention

Methodologies for the reporting of financial information by Parties included in Annex I to the Convention Advance unedited version Decision -/CP.21 Methodologies for the reporting of financial information by Parties included in Annex I to the Convention The Conference of the Parties, Recalling Articles 4,

More information

2 nd European Engineers Day

2 nd European Engineers Day 2 nd European Engineers Day Internationalization of Engineering Activities by Civ Eng NTUA Vassilis P. Economopoulos ECCE Former President Brussels, 20 th November 2014 Intenationalization of Engineering

More information

Introduction. The Memorandum of Understanding between the European Commission and the IHO. IHO Secretariat

Introduction. The Memorandum of Understanding between the European Commission and the IHO. IHO Secretariat IHO-EU Network Working Group Introduction The Memorandum of Understanding between the European Commission and the IHO IHO Secretariat International Hydrographic Organization Organisation Hydrographique

More information

GEF s Role and Activities for Climate Change Mitigation

GEF s Role and Activities for Climate Change Mitigation GEF s Role and Activities for Climate Change Mitigation Hiroaki Takiguchi GEF Secretariat Aviation and Climate Change Seminar, ICAO Headquarters, Montréal, Canada, 23-24 October 2012 1 Contents Role of

More information

Supporting you and your project

Supporting you and your project Supporting you and your project eacea.ec.europa.eu Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency European Union, 2017 For any use or reproduction of photos which are not under European Union copyright,

More information

Brendan Smyth - DG REGIO Co-ordinator. ordinator Eckart Tronnier - EIB Sector Manager Gerry Muscat - EBRD Co-ordinator. ordinator

Brendan Smyth - DG REGIO Co-ordinator. ordinator Eckart Tronnier - EIB Sector Manager Gerry Muscat - EBRD Co-ordinator. ordinator Brendan Smyth - DG REGIO Co-ordinator ordinator Eckart Tronnier - EIB Sector Manager Gerry Muscat - EBRD Co-ordinator ordinator Brussels, October 10th, 2006 1 What is JASPERS? Joint Assistance to Support

More information

3 FRAGEN: - Enterprise Europe Network? - Förderungen? - Nutzen?

3 FRAGEN: - Enterprise Europe Network? - Förderungen? - Nutzen? AUSTRIA 3 FRAGEN: - Enterprise Europe Network? - Förderungen? - Nutzen? AUSTRIA Helping ambitious SMEs innovate and grow internationally The world s largest support Network for SMEs with international

More information

Fundraising from institutions

Fundraising from institutions Angela James Angela James Bond Why apply? Donor funds are under intense pressure and receive applications from many more civil society organisations than they are able to fund. When you have identified

More information

Deploying an Alternative fuels infrastructure for Transport in the EU

Deploying an Alternative fuels infrastructure for Transport in the EU Deploying an Alternative fuels infrastructure for in the EU Radisson Blue Plaza Hotel, Ljubljana, Slovenia Brussels, 14 th November dorothee.coucharriere@ec.europa.eu Investment (Unit B2)- DG Clean Power

More information

Sources for CCAP CENTER FOR CLEAN AIR POLICY. authors: Erica Jue Francesca Antifora Leila Yim Surratt. Dialogue. Insight. Solutions.

Sources for CCAP CENTER FOR CLEAN AIR POLICY. authors: Erica Jue Francesca Antifora Leila Yim Surratt. Dialogue. Insight. Solutions. Identifying Potential Sources for NAMA Finance authors: Erica Jue Francesca Antifora Leila Yim Surratt CCAP CENTER FOR CLEAN AIR POLICY may 2013 Dialogue. Insight. Solutions. Acknowledgements This paper

More information

Erasmus Mundus José Gutiérrez Fernández Erasmus Mundus Programme Coordinator EACEA

Erasmus Mundus José Gutiérrez Fernández Erasmus Mundus Programme Coordinator EACEA Erasmus Mundus 2009-2013 José Gutiérrez Fernández Erasmus Mundus Programme Coordinator EACEA Presentation Topics 1. What are we here for? Putting the Info Day in perspective 2. Key elements in the new

More information

EU- Kyrgyz Republic Higher- Educa6on Coopera6on Conference

EU- Kyrgyz Republic Higher- Educa6on Coopera6on Conference EU- Kyrgyz Republic Higher- Educa6on Coopera6on Conference Kyrgyz National University Dr. Carlos Machado 15-16 April, 2015 1 Supporting Regional Strategic Policies through EU funded projects: Kyrgyzstan

More information