To improve road safety in Africa on the basis of mutual exchange of knowledge between Europe and Africa.

EU Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme.

The project coordinator: University of Rome La Sapienza (CTL), Italy Other partners from EU Members are: - National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Greece - VIAS Institute (Belgian Road Safety Institute), Belgium - Institut Francais des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Amenagement et des Reseaux (IFSTTAR), France - Loughborough University (LOUGH), United Kingdom - Laboratorio Nacional de Engenharia Civil (LNEC), Portugal - Stichting Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek Verkeersveiligheid (SWOV), The Netherlands - Solitarite Int Transports Recherche Afrique (SITRASS), France - Agenzia per la Promozione della Ricerca Europea (APRE), Italy - Chalmers Tekniska Hoegskola AB (CHALMERS), Sweden - Association Federation Handicap International (HI), France - Comite International De L'inspection Technique Automobile Cita Aisbl (CITA), Belgium Other partners from non-EU countries are: - International Road Federation (IRF), Switzerland - Ecole Nationale Superieure Des Travaux Publics (ENSTP), Cameroon.

SaferAfrica has established of a Dialogue Platform between Africa and Europe focused on road safety and traffic management issues. It represents a high-level body with the main objective of providing recommendations to update the African Road Safety Action Plan and the African Road Safety Charter, as well as encouraging the Ref. Ares(2019)5148490 – 08 August 2019 two adoption of specific road safety initiatives. The activity of the Platform is also focussed on the reinforcement of the endogenous African capabilities through the dissemination of the EU knowhow. Twinning Programs will be set up, besides the conduction of different training activities. Local context is taken into account. Studies on specific risk factors and transferability analysis of measures already tested elsewhere will be carried out. The project fosters the adoption of the "safe system" approach.

Project requested EC contribution: EUR 2,844,275 Requested EC Contribution for LDC partner: Benin - Abidjan Lagos Corridor Organisation for The Fight Against STIS HIV AIDS (OCAL): EUR 52,500 Burkino Faso - Initiatives Conseil International Sante (ICI-Santé): EUR 52,500.

Road safety and traffic management.

- A significant improvement in road safety resulting in fewer fatalities and reduced accident occurrence - SaferAfrica Road Safety Observatory - A dialogue platform for the exchange of information and experience at both decision making and technical level - Training courses on examples of best practice in road safety - Links in with the EU-African Union Task Force activities on road safety - The project will contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Actuel ou en cours

Three years from 1 October 2016 – 30 September 2019

Luca Persia: luca.persia@uniroma1.it; Antonino Tripodi antonino.tripodi@uniroma1.it

To prepare Africa for future Climate Change challenges.

EU Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme.

Project coordinator: Stichting IHE Delft, Netherlands. Other partners from EU Members are: - Reseau International des Organismes de Bassin Association, France; - Global Water Partnership Organization, Sweden; - Stichting Both Ends, Netherlands; - Stichting Akvo, Netherlands; - Water, Environment and Business for development SI, Spain; - Office International de l'Eau, France; - Universiteit Twente, Netherlands; and - European Water Supply and Sanitation Technology Platform, Belgium.

The approach includes knowledge sharing and technology transfer through demos/pilot projects via Action Groups (in form of Communities of Practice for selected thematic demonstration and pilots).

Requested EC Contribution for LDC partner (Burkina Faso): Fondation 2IE Association, EUR 121,222,5.

Water and climate change-related challenges.

- Increased African preparedness for Climate Change by addressing the nature of the knowledge gap of African stakeholders; - Improved knowledge sharing and technology transfer in online and offline environments and events for African and ELI stakeholders in water and climate; and - Improved water and climate monitoring and forecasting processes and tools in Africa.

Actuel ou en cours

Five-years.

Gaetano Casale: q.casale@unesco-ihe.org: Meike Remmers: m. remmers@unesco-ihe.org: Uta Wehn: u.wehn@unesco-ihe.orq; Rafaela Wever: r.demesquitawever@unesco-ihe.org.

Global trends in population growth and rising economic prosperity will increase the demand for energy, food and water, with more severe impact in fast-growing economies, such as in several African countries. The constraints on water, energy, and food could hamper economic development, lead to social and geopolitical tensions, and cause lasting environmental damage. DAFNE project advocates an integrated and adaptive water resources planning and management approach that explicitly addresses the water-energy-food nexus from a novel participatory and multidisciplinary perspective.

EU Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme.

The project coordinator: Eidgenoessische Technische Hochschule Zuerich. Other partners from EU Members are: - Politecnico di Milano, Italy; - International Center for Research on the Environment and the Economy, Greece; - Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium; - The University Court of the University of Aberdeen, the United Kingdom; - Universitaet Osnabrueck, Germany; - Vista Geowissenschaftliche Fernerkundung Gmbh, Germany; - Atec-3d Ltd, the United Kingdom; and - European Institute for Participatory Media EV, Germany. Other Non-EU Partners: - International Water Management Institute Iwmi, Sri Lanka; and - African Collaborative Centre for Earth System Science (Access), Kenya.

- Mozambique: Universidade Eduardo Mondlane; and - Zambia: University of Zambia.

A decision-analytic-framework will be developed to quantitatively assess the social, economic, and environmental impact of expanding energy and food production in complex physical and political contexts. The DAFNE approach will be demonstrated by analysing two cross-boundary case studies, the Zambezi and the Omo river basins.

Total Requested EC Contribution: EUR 3,408,658.75. Requested EC Contribution for LDC partners: - Mozambique: Universidade Eduardo Mondlane: EUR 129,425. - Zambia: University of Zambia: EUR 188,395.

Water resources management, water, energy, and food nexus.

DAFNE will allow a better understanding of the WEF nexus, and generate and explore alternative planning and management solutions based on the cooperation of public and private stakeholders, which would foster both profitable and equitable use of resources without exceeding environmental limits or creating societal and/or stakeholder conflicts. The project will support UN Sustainable development goals.

Actuel ou en cours

Four-years (start date 1 September 2016).

Paolo Burlando, paolo.burlando@ethz.ch: Agatha Keller qrants@sl.ethz.ch

The objective of the project is to contribute to the development of a sustainable water management system in areas affected by fluoride contamination in water, soils and food in the African Rift Valley countries (Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania), and thus to improve living standards (environmental, health and food security) of its population.

EU Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme.

Coordinator: Universita Degli Studi di Cagliari, Italy. Other partners from EU Members: - Universita Degli Studi di Sassari, Italy; - Universita' Degli Studi di Siena, Italy; - Universität de Barcelona, Spain; - Aberystwyth University, the United Kingdom; - Hydro Technical Engineering SRL, Italy; - Planetek Italia SRL, Italy; and - D D'enginy Biorem SL, Spain. Other non-EU-Members involved in the project: - University of Eldoret, Kenya - Observatoire du Sahara et du Sahel, Tunisi.

Ethiopia: - Addis Ababa University; and - Geomatrix PLC. Tanzania: - The Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology; and - Oikos East Africa.

The project will implement an integrated water and agriculture management system and will enable local communities to manage water resources, starting from using efficient de-fluoridation techniques and applying sustainable agricultural practices. The integrated approaches will improve the knowledge base for all stakeholders, including local researchers, farmers and decision makers. The project will involve SMEs in order to strengthen the development co-innovative demonstration processes as well as new market opportunities.

Total EC contribution: EUR 2,989,201.25. Requested EC Contribution for LDC partners: Ethiopia: Addis Ababa University: EUR 79,875. Geomatrix PLC: EUR 49,875. Tanzania: The Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology: EUR 228,435. - Oikos East Africa: EUR 180,437.5.

Innovative de-fluoridation technologies for drinking and irrigation water that will mainly operate at small village scale; an integrated, sustainable and participative water and agriculture management at a cross-boundary catchment scale; an innovative and shared Geo-data system to support the integrated, sustainable and participative management system.

The major impact will be the generation of scientific knowledge on the extent of fluoride contamination of water and in the food chain and raising awareness in the African Rift Valley countries and development of a sustainable water management system in the affected areas. Participation by local actors in the different joint actions will strengthen their innovation capacity and the integration of new knowledge. The project will support the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Actuel ou en cours

Three-years (start date: 1 June 2016), The project was extended to 42 months and will end on 31 November 2019.

Giorgio Ghiglieri, qhiqlieri@unica.it; Maria Teresa Melis, titimelis@unica.it: Stefania Da Pelo, sdapelo@unica.it

The key objective of the project is to improve access to clean water in Africa through research and development of an autonomous and decentralized water treatment system for rural and peri-urban areas.

EU Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme.

Coordinator: Fraunhofer Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Angewandten Forschung E.V., Germany. Other partners from EU Members: - Gate SRL, Italy; - Condias Gmbh, Germany; - Universita degli Studi di Ferrara, Italy; and - Universidad de Castilla - La Mancha, Spain. Other partners from non-EU countries: - Advance Call Pty Ltd, South Africa; - Virtual Consulting Engineers VCE, South Africa; - Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa; - Stellenbosch University, South Africa; and - Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa.

Salomon LDA, Mozambique.

The project will determine suitable purification system sizes to suit typical locations, water qualities, and water utilization patterns in Africa; design and construct demonstration system; and build capacity in southern African countries through: - Strong involvement of local communities and authorities (municipalities/water authorities) at the selected test sites, to ensure community acceptance and participation, as well as assistance in the design of a sustainable operating and business model at local level; and - Skills training to render a training programme that provides qualified candidates to roll out the technological solution post development, to ensure it is rapidly integrated into the targeted communities and rural development areas.

Total requested EC contribution: EUR 2,989,998.13. Requested EC Contribution for LDC partner: Salomon LDA, Mozambique EUR 208,327.5.

Water purification technology.

The technical developments in this project are expected to result in a broader positive socio-economic impact in the rural and peri-urban areas of southern Africa. Access to safe water will reduce health risks. The availability of safe water at the point-of-use will also increase the freedom of those who are traditionally responsible for water supply, mainly women and children. The project will contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Actuel ou en cours

42 months (start date 1 June 2016).

Coordinator: Fraunhofer Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Angewandten Forschung Е.V. Jochen Borris, jochen.borris@ist.fraunhofer.de: Frixos Faulstich, frixos.faulstich@zv.fraunhofer.de; Jan Gabler, ian.qaebler@ist.fraunhofer.de.

The project will develop a sustainable combined sanitation and recirculating aquaculture system for wastewater treatment and reuse in agriculture in the Victoria Lake Basin area.

EU Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme.

The project coordinator: Hochschule Karlsruhe-Technik und Wirtschaft, Germany. Other partners from EU Members: - Steinbeis Innovation Ggmbh, Germany; - Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy; - Universita della Calabria, Italy; - Aquabiotech Limited, Malta; - Oxyguard International AS, Denmark; and - ВРЕ International Dr Hornig Gmbh, Germany. Other partners from non-EU countries: - Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries, Kenya; and - Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya.

National Agricultural Research Organisation, Uganda.

VicInAqua will follow an integrated approach in order to develop a sustainable adapted aquaculture fish pond system and simplified recirculation aquaculture systems combined with a domestic sanitation system and agriculture activities for the Victoria Lake Basin. The project will develop a novel and robust membrane bioreactor (MBR) system for a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS), fish ponds and sanitation □ Development of a sustainable energy supply system based on photovoltaics and biogas (generated from RAS sludge) which will be integrated to the system for autonomous operation. A robust and low-cost real-time sensor system based on wireless network monitoring will be developed and tested, which will contribute to the overall improvement of the aquaculture process. The R&D activities of VicInAqua will be accompanied by Life Cycle Analysis studies in order to ensure affordability, sustainability and environmental friendliness.

Project Requested EC Contribution: EUR 2,997,710. Requested EC Contribution for LDC country (Uganda): EUR 47,200.

Wastewater treatment and reuse.

The overall expected outcomes of the project include sound approaches to water management for agriculture, taking into consideration broader socio-economic factors and also fomenting job creation and greater gender balance in decision-making. The project will contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Terminé

Three-years (start date - 1 June 2016).

Coordinator: Hochschule Karlsruhe-Technik und Wirtschaft; Jan Hoinkis, ian.hoinkis@hs-karlsruhe.de; Joachim Kaiser, joachim. kaiser@hs-karlsruhe.de: Arno Lagaly, iaf@hs-karlsruhe.de.

The project will design, develop, pilot and field-test a range of, sustainable point-of-use solar disinfection technologies that will provide affordable access to safe water to remote and vulnerable communities in Africa and elsewhere.

EU Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme.

The project coordinator: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Ireland. Other partners from EU Members and Associated Countries: - Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas, Spain; - Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain; - University of Strathclyde, the United Kingdom; - Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland; - National University of Ireland Maynooth, Ireland; - Innova SRL, Italy; - Ecosystem Environmental Services S.A., Spain; - Buckinghamshire New University, the United Kingdom; - Bogazici Universitesi, Turkey; - Helioz Gmbh, Austria; - Dublin City University, Ireland; - Stichting IHE Delft, Netherlands; and - Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Other partners from non-EU countries: - Stellenbosch University, South Africa.

- University of Malawi, Malawi; - Makerere University, Uganda; and - Mekelle University, Ethiopia.

The project will develop a range of sustainable solar disinfection (SODIS) technologies. Successful delivery of these technologies will require: - Complete assessment of physical and chemical parameters for engineered systems to optimize disinfection; - An extended social sciences programme that will build an integrated understanding of the social, political and economic context of water use and needs of specific communities; - Examination of the effect of gender relations on uptake of solar water harvesting and SODIS reactor technologies; - Exploration of relevant governance practices and decision-making capacity at local, national and international level that impact the use of integrated solar technologies for point-of-use drinking water treatment; - Determination of the feasibility and challenges faced at household, community, regional and national level for the adoption of integrated solar technologies for point-of-use drinking water treatment; and - Co-design community-led, gender sensitive, educational and action programmes for the appropriate uptake of solar based technologies. The overall aim is to transform access to safe drinking water through integrated social sciences, education and solar technologies.

Project Requested EC Contribution: EUR 3,084,351.25. Requested EC Contribution for LDC countries: - Malawi (University of Malawi): EUR 144,625. - Uganda (Makerere University): EUR 200,000. - Ethiopia (Mekelle University): EUR 200,000.

Water treatment technologies.

By improving access to safe water for the household or community, the project will improve health, well-being, finances (caregivers remain available for income generation rather than caring for sick dependents) in the most vulnerable sections of the community in developing countries. The project will contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Actuel ou en cours

Four-years (start date - 1 June 2016)

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Ireland; Stephanie O'Connor, sloconnor@rcsi.ie; Niamh O'Dowd, niamhodowd@rcsi.ie.

The direct dependence of humans on ecosystem services is by far strongest in developing regions where poverty restricts access to resources. This dependency also makes people in developing countries more sensitive to climate change than their developed counterparts. Increasing human populations deteriorates natural habitat, biodiversity and ecosystems services which spiral into poverty and low human welfare. This calls for innovative solutions that encompass the entire socio-ecological-economic system, as recognized on a global scale in the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. Flow ever, innovative and practical solutions require downscaling to regional levels for identifying concrete sets of drivers of change. For Africa specifically, the interplay of human population growth, land use change, climate change and human well-being is a major challenge. This project focuses on the Serengeti-Maasai Mara Ecosystem and associated agricultural areas, a region in East Africa that encompasses parts of Kenya and Tanzania. The ecosystem is world-famous for key aspects of its biodiversity, such as the migration of 1.3 million wildebeest. This 'flagship ecosystem' role will enhance the international interest in the project. In this project, internationally leading researchers from Norway, the Netherlands, Scotland, Denmark and Germany are teaming up with strong local partners in Tanzania and Kenya.

EU Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme.

The project coordinator: Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet (Norway). Other partners from EU Members are: - Stiftelsen Norsk Institutt For Naturforskning Nina (Norway); - Universitaet Hohenheim (Germany); - University of Glasgow (United Kingdom); - Rijksuniversiteit Groningen RUG (Netherlands); and - Kobenhavns Universitet (Denmark). Other non-EU Members involved in the project are: - Kenya Wildlife Service (Kenya); - International Livestock Research Institute (Kenya); and - Directorate of Resource Surveys and Remote Sensing (Kenya). Responsible partner from LDC: - Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute Tawiri (Tanzania); - The University of Dodoma (Tanzania); 16 - Sokoine University of Agriculture (Tanzania); and - University of Dar Es Salaam (Tanzania).

- Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute Tawiri (Tanzania); - The University of Dodoma (Tanzania); - Sokoine University of Agriculture (Tanzania); and - University of Dar Es Salaam (Tanzania).

The research will: - assemble and integrate the so far separate Kenyan and Tanzanian relevant data on the region; - quantify the connections between human population growth, land use change, climate change and biodiversity change; - test how biodiversity change leads to changes in key ecosystem services; and - quantify the dependence of human livelihoods on these ecosystem services. The project will implement innovative ways for communication and dissemination of the results of 'continuous engagement' by local stakeholders.

Project Requested EC Contribution: EUR 9,891,768.50. Total requested EC Contribution for LDC country (Tanzania): EUR 1,567,677.50 of which: - Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute: EUR 1,033,912.50; - University of Dodoma: EUR 160,250.00; - Sokoine University of Agriculture: EUR 167,520.00; and - University of Dar Es Salaam: EUR 205,995.00.

Biodiversity, ecosystem functions and services, sustainable management strategies.

The project will: - Assess the impacts of direct, indirect and emerging drivers of change, separately in combination and interactively, on the status and trends of biodiversity and ecosystem function; - Assess the causalities between biodiversity and ecosystem services; - Provide forecasting methodologies to predict future variation in drivers of change, their expected impact on biodiversity and their consequences for ecosystem service delivery; - Develop and refine sound and cost-effective indicators on biodiversity, ecosystem function/resilience and ecosystem service; and - Derive novel sustainable solutions to achieve the twin goals of biodiversity protection and the improvement of benefits that people derive from the unique ecosystems within the region.

Terminé

1 June 2015 to 1 September 2019.

http://www.ntnu.edu/africanbio

Pr. Eivin Røskaft (Coordinator), Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Høgskoleringen 5, Realfagbygget, EU2-146, 7491 Trondheim, Norway

The objective of the project SWOS is to develop a monitoring and information service focussing on wetland ecosystems. Globally wetlands are the ecosystems with the highest rate of loss. This is alarming, considering their significance as biodiversity hotspots and ecosystems with a central role in the water cycle, including improving water quality and reducing water scarcity, in climate regulation and the economic benefit gained from using their services. A key limitation to their more effective conservation, sustainable management and restoration is the missing knowledge underpinning the application of European policy by Members. Under the Biodiversity Strategy, Members have recently committed to the mapping and assessment of ecosystem services (MAES); this provides a key instrument for an improved integration of wetlands in policy.

EU Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme.

The project coordinator: Jena-Optronik Gmbh (Germany). Other partners from EU Members: - UICN, Bureau de Représentation Auprès de l'Union Européenne Aisbl (Belgium); - Unite Technique Du Semide Geie (France); - Fondation Tour Du Valat (France); - Remote Sensing Solutions Gmbh (Germany); - Friedrich-Schiller-Universitat Jena (Germany); - Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universitat Bonn (Germany); - Mouseio Goulandri Fysikis Istorias (Greece); - Terrasphere Imaging & Gis Bv (Netherlands); - Stichting Wetlands International (Netherlands); - Universidad De Malaga (Spain); and - Brockmann Geomatics Sweden Ab (Sweden). Third party involved from LDC: - Wetlands International Africa Programme (Senegal) - it has its regional seat in Dakar (Senegal) and offices in Mali and Kenya.

Wetlands International Africa which regional seat is in Senegal will be responsible for the collection of data from the pilot sites in Mali, Senegal and Kenya, validation and ground thrusting of maps for these sites, as well as the user engagement, communication and dissemination in the region.

SWOS will take full advantage of the Sentinel satellites and integrate results from the ESA Globwetland projects. Status maps and indicators, as well as near real-time observations will allow the assessment of biodiversity and the monitoring of dynamic changes in an unmatched temporal and spatial resolution. The Service Portal will allow the integration and web-based analysis of new maps and in-situ measurements and provide a unique entry point to locate, access and connect existing information and databases. It follows a GEOSS compatible data-broker approach and adopts international standards.

Project Requested EC Contribution: EUR 4,979,189.36. Requested EC Contribution for LDC country (Senegal): EUR 24,453.83.

Wetland ecosystems services, biodiversity.

SWOS will improve the availability of data, knowledge, methods and tools for monitoring and assessment of the status and trends of wetland ecosystems and their services and therefore impact national, European and international reporting activities and the responsible stakeholders within science, industry and policy making. SWOS and its services will raise public awareness of the threats faced by Europe's wetlands as well as their key role in ecosystem service delivery and in sustainable water management in Europe and beyond. At the European level, SWOS will develop a monitoring and information service for wetlands that will complement the mapping and assessment of ecosystem services process and support the consideration of wetlands in the implementation of key policy areas such as the Water Framework Directive, the Flood Directive, Habitats and Birds Directives and the EU's climate and energy policy. SWOS will position Europe in a leading role for the new wetland activities within the GEO ecosystem, biodiversity, water, land cover and across tasks. This will support the Commission and Members in assessing the status of wetlands in Europe and will respond to the requirements of national and local environmental reporting obligations. At the global scale, SWOS will contribute significantly to improve the knowledge on wetlands and will create a new capacity for monitoring these ecosystems at multiple scales contributing to the establishment of a Global Wetland Observing System, as requested by the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. Furthermore, the direct involvement and project partnership with users working at different scales and in different regions ensures the usability of project results at different levels.

Terminé

Three-years (start date to 1 June 2015).

https://www.swos-service.eu/

Kathrin Weise (coordinator); Jena-Optronik GmbH; OttoEppenstein-Strasse 3; 07745 Jena, Germany

AfriCultuReS – Enhancing Food Security in AFRIcan AgriCULTUral Systems with the Support of REmote Sensing - aims to design, implement and demonstrate an integrated agricultural monitoring and early warning system that will support decision making in the field of food security. AfriCultuReS will deliver a broad range of climatic, production, biophysical and economic information, for various regions in Africa.

EU Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme.

The project coordinator: GMV AEROSPACE AND DEFENCE SA (Spain). Other partners from EU Members are: - ARISTOTELIO PANEPISTIMIO THESSALONIKIS (Greece); - DRAXIS ENVIRONMENTAL S.A. (Greece); - NOORT HARMANNUS, CONRADUS PIETER (Pays-Bas); - UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA (Italie); - SVERIGES METEOROLOGISKA OCH HYDROLOGISKA INSTITUT (Suède) - UNIVERSIDAD DE CANTABRIA (Espagne) ; - UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS (Royaume-Uni) ; - THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD (Royaume-Uni) ; Other non-EU Members involved in the project are: - CENTRE FOR REMOTE SENSING AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SERVICES LBG (Ghana); - LOCATE IT LIMITED (Kenya); - OBSERVATOIRE DU SAHARA ET DU SAHEL (Tunisie); - SOUTH AFRICA NATIONAL SPACE AGENCY (Afrique du Sud) ; Responsible partner from LDC: - CENTRE REGIONAL AGRHYMET (Niger); - UNIVERSIDADE EDUARDO MONDLANE (Mozambique); - GEOSAS CONSULTING SERVICE PLC (Éthiopie); - UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA (Rwanda).

CENTRE REGIONAL AGRHYMET (Niger); - UNIVERSIDADE EDUARDO MONDLANE (Mozambique); - GEOSAS CONSULTING SERVICE PLC (Éthiopie); - UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA (Rwanda).

The research will strengthen user's operational capability in agricultural areas management activities, reducing costs and increasing performance by: - accessing relevant online services and integrating innovative R&D products, previously tested by end user organizations, into their own decision making chain; - acquiring more updated and accurate information which may improve their preparedness level and operational efficiency; - obtaining information on crop & livestock status in a reliable, transparent and fast way, increasing trans-national cooperation between users who can share the same information.

Project Requested EC Contribution: EUR 8,531,533,20 Total requested EC Contribution for LDC countries: EUR 1,190,320 of which: - CENTRE REGIONAL AGRHYMET (Niger): EUR 494,132.50 - UNIVERSIDADE EDUARDO MONDLANE (Mozambique): EUR 140,812.50 - GEOSAS CONSULTING SERVICE PLC (Éthiopie): EUR 387,500 - UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA (Rwanda): EUR 167,875.

Crop yield and biomass prediction models will be enhanced through the fusion of EO data and climate models, emphasizing the use of the complementary sensors of the EU Sentinels constellation.

The project will: - produce a web tool that supports early decision-making for the stakeholders of African food production; - increased involvement of citizens and stakeholders in food production and food supply chain management in Africa, taking into account the gender dimension and women's role in food production and supply; - improve participation of African organisations in GEO and Copernicus (GMES & Africa initiative); - foster cooperation with initiatives developing the Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) in African countries; - contribute to implementing the SDGs, in particular SDG 2 'End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture' and SDG 13 'Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts'; - provide a strong Earth observation building blocks for an EU-Africa Research and Innovation Partnership focusing on food and nutrition security and sustainable agriculture; - contribute to independent and neutral evaluation of agricultural production in Africa; - improve decision making capacity regarding food supply and management in Africa; - move projection of food supply and agricultural risk assessment at the level of the African continent beyond the current capability.

Actuel ou en cours

1 November 2017 to 31 October 2021.

GMV AEROSPACE AND DEFENCE SA, Calle Isaac Newton Parque Tecnologico De Madrid, 28760 Tres Cantos.

The E-SHAPE proposal is driven by the need to develop operational EO services with and for the users and to create a conducive environment whereby the strengths of Europe are exploited towards addressing societal challenges, fostering entrepreneurship and supporting sustainable development. The proposal objectives are 1) to develop operational EO services with and for users active in key societal sectors; 2) to demonstrate the benefits of the EO pilots through the coordinated downstream exploitation of EO data and the utilization of existing EO resources; 3) to promote the uptake of pilots at national and international scale, across vertical markets (private and public) and amongst key user communities; 4) to enable the long-term sustainability of the numerous pilots, their penetration in public and private markets and support their upscaling; 5) to increase uptake by raising awareness on the solutions developed through tailored and well-targeted communication, dissemination and outreach activities. The proposal aims at setting-up and promoting a sustainable organization dedicated to users' uptake of European EO resources, building on Copernicus and GEOSS through the development of co-design pilots (i.e. application-oriented products, services or solutions) built on a user-centric approach and delivering economic, social and policy value to European citizens. It has also the ambition through the development of 27 pilots organized in seven showcases to deliver information that will also contribute to the three GEO engagements (SDGs, Paris Agreement and Sendai Framework).

EU Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme.

The project coordinator: ASSOCIATION POUR LA RECHERCHE ET LE DEVELOPPEMENT DES METHODES ET PROCESSUS INDUSTRIELS (France) Other partners from EU Members are: - ACADEMY OF ATHENS (Greece); - ASSOCIATION EUROPEENNE EURISY (France); - CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS (France); - CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION ECOLOGICA Y APLICACIONES FORESTALES (Spain); - COLLECTE LOCALISATION SATELLITES (France); - CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE (Italy); - Centro Internazionale in Monitoraggio Ambientale - Fondazione CIMA (Italy); - DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET (Denmark); - DEIMOS SPACE SOCIEDAD LIMITADA UNIPERSONAL (Spain); - DEUTSCHER WETTERDIENST (Germany); - DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUER LUFT - UND RAUMFAHRT EV (Germany) - DIABALKANIKO KENTRO PERIBALLONTOS (Greece); - DRAXIS ENVIRONMENTAL S.A. (Greece); - ETHNIKO KENTRO EREVNAS KAI TECHNOLOGIKIS ANAPTYXIS (Greece); - EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF REMOTE SENSING COMPANIES (Belgium); - EUROPEAN UNION SATELLITE CENTRE (Spain); - EVENFLOW (Belgium); - EUR GeoSurveys - EGS (Belgium); - FONDAZIONE CENTRO EUR -MEDITERRANEOSUI CAMBIAMENTI CLIMATICI (Italy); - HELMHOLTZ-ZENTRUM FUR UMWELTFORSCHUNG GMBH - UFZ (Germany); - HELMHOLTZ-ZENTRUM GEESTHACHT ZENTRUM FUR MATERIAL- UND KUSTENFORSCHUNG GMBH (Germany); - HELSINGIN YLIOPISTO (Finland); - ILMATIETEEN LAITOS (Finland); - INSTITUTO PORTUGUES DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA IP (Portugal); - INTEGRATED CARBON OBSERVATION SYSTEM EUROPEAN RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURECONSORTIUM (Finland); - INTERNATIONALES INSTITUT FUER ANGEWANDTE SYSTEMANALYSE (Austria); - ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA (Italy); - LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (Luxembourg); - MARIENE INFORMATIE SERVICE MARIS BV (Netherlands); - MARTIN-LUTHER-UNIVERSITAET HALLE-WITTENBERG (Germany); - Masarykova univerzita (Czech Republic); - NATIONAL OBSERVATORY OF ATHENS (Greece); - NEUR PUBLIC AE PLIROFORIKIS & EPIKOINONION (Greece); - OPEN GEOSPATIAL CONSORTIUM (EUROPE) LIMITED LBG (United Kingdom); - PLANETEK ITALIA SRL (Italy); - PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY (United Kingdom); - STICHTING DELTARES (Netherlands); - STICHTING WAGENINGEN RESEARCH (Netherlands); - SUOMEN YMPARISTOKESKUS (Finland); - SVERIGES METEOROLOGISKA OCH HYDROLOGISKA INSTITUT (Sweden); - TRANSVALOR S.A. (France); - UMWELTBUNDESAMT GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG (UBA GMBH) (Austria); - UNIVERSITA DELLA CALABRIA (Italy); - UNIVERSITAET BAYREUTH (Germany); - UNIVERSITEIT TWENTE (Netherlands); - VEDURSTOFA ISLANDS (Iceland); - VLAAMSE INSTELLING VOOR TECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK N.V. (Belgium); - ZENTRALANSTALT FUR METEOROLOGIE UND GEODYNAMIK (Austria) Other non-EU Members involved in the project are: - SCHWEIZERISCHES FORSCHUNGSINSTITUT FUER HOCHGEBIRGSKLIMA UND MEDIZIN IN DAVOS (Switzerland); - TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY (Israel); Responsible partner from LDC: - MEKELLE UNIVERSITY (Ethiopia).

- MEKELLE UNIVERSITY (Ethiopia) End-user: KIFIYA, ATA, IFAD, MoA, MoF, State Banks, Public Finance Enterprise Agency, Insurance companies, Farmers.

The research will: - Provide a financial service delivery to smallholder farmers in Ethiopia with a geodata-driven risk-mitigation (insurance) product that offers a basic safety net to protect them against weather related perils. The provision of the service will be supported by on-site training, eSupport to create a long-duration product sustainability and a country-specific independence in knowledge and skills.

Project Requested EC Contribution: EUR 14,998,976.27. Total requested EC Contribution for LDC country (Ethiopia): EUR 51,812.50 of which: - MEKELLE UNIVERSITY (Ethiopia): EUR 51,812,50.

Vegetation-Index Crop-Insurance.

The project will: - Assist farmers with actionable advises, - Support farmers to CAP conformance, - Mapping Crop type and monitor CAP's Greening obligations, - Identify Crop through the use and fusion of EO, in-situ and crowd sources data.

Actuel ou en cours

1 May 2019 until 30 April 2023.

https://www.armines.net/fr

ASSOCIATION POUR LA RECHERCHE ET LE DEVELOPPEMENT DES METHODES ET PROCESSUS INDUSTRIELS, Boulevard Saint Michel 60, 75272 Paris, France.

Implementation of sustainable citizen observatories for the demonstration of their societal and economic benefits; increased role of citizens in policymaking; improved response and quality of information for policy- and decision-makers.

EU Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme.

Coordinator: Stichting IHE Delft, Netherlands. Other partners from EU Members: - Hydrologic Research BV, Netherlands; - Stichting Akvo, Netherlands; - Tygron Serious Gaming BV, Netherlands; - Vlaamse Instelling Voor Technologisch Onderzoek N.V., Belgium; - Starlab Barcelona SL, Spain; - Altran Innovación SL, Spain; - Centro de Investigación Ecologica Yaplicaciones Forestales, Spain; - Stockholms Universitet, Sweden; - Gavagai AB Sweden; and - Conservation Education and Research Trust, the United Kingdom. Other partners from non-EU countries: - Trans-African Hydro-Meteorological Observatory, Kenya; and - Upande Limited, Kenya.

Project partner: World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Zambia. End-users: Zambian government departments (Forestry, Wildlife, Agriculture and Meteorology), local Community Resource Boards and the WWF.

The project aims to: - Engage citizens in large-scale data collection and maintain their active and continuous engagement in the observatories for cooperative planning and environmental stewardship; - Customise, test and validate interoperable and scalable technologies for large scale citizen-based data collection that lower costs compared to existing data sources; - Provide technologies and approaches that address concerns about the use of citizen-sensed data in terms of privacy, trust and accountability; - Improve land-use mapping in terms of availability of land-use data, consistency of time series of land-use maps and accessibility to land-use information; - Empower citizens to play an active role in planning, decision making and governance which results in the improved management of environmental issues; - Ensure the long-term sustainability of the citizen observatories; and - Create business opportunities and market access.

Total EC contribution: EUR 4,975,093.89. Requested EC Contribution for LDC partner: World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Zambia EUR 115,803.75.

Large-scale citizen-based data collection - citizen observatories, land and natural resources management.

- Better decision-making through the empowerment and active role of citizens and citizens' associations in environmental monitoring, cooperative planning and environmental stewardship, with special impact on land resources management; - Enhanced implementation of governance and global policy objectives; - Lowered cost and extension of the in-situ component of the GEOSS and Copernicus initiative; and - Creation of new market opportunities.

Terminé

Three-years (start date 1 September 2016).

Stichting IHE Delft; Gaetano Casale: q.casale@unesco-ihe.orq; Carolien Jaspers: c.iaspers@unesco-ihe.org; Meike Remmers: m.remmers@unesco-ihe.org.

MONOCLE innovates and develops sensor, platform, and data handling technologies to increase coverage and lower the cost of in situ sensors in inland and coastal water bodies. These ecosystems are particularly vulnerable to direct anthropogenic impacts but of high economic importance and crucial to sustainable food, energy, and clean water supply. At the same time, these water bodies represent areas of the weakest performance in present EO capability to date.

EU Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme.

The project coordinator: PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY (United Kingdom). Other partners from EU Members are: - PEAK DESIGN LIMITED (United Kingdom); - INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU GEOLOGIE SI GEOECOLOGIE MARINAGEOECOMAR (Romania); - SCHMIDT NORBERT CARL (Netherlands); - DRONEGRID (Belgium); - CONSERVATION EDUCATION AND RESEARCH TRUST (United Kingdom); - AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DEINVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS (Spain); - WATER INSIGHT BV (Netherlands); - THE UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING (United Kingdom); - UNIVERSITEIT LEIDEN (Netherlands); - VLAAMSE INSTELLING VOOR TECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK N.V. (Belgium) Responsible partner from LDC: - TANZANIA FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE (Tanzania)

- TANZANIA FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE (Tanzania).

The research will: - will reduce uncertainties in Earth Observation (EO) by characterising atmospheric and water optical properties. - will deploy new and improved sensors on autonomous platforms (buoys, ships, drones), and further fill information gaps by developing low-cost complementary solutions for citizen scientists. - provide essential reference observations needed to further improve and grow EO-based water quality services.

Project Requested EC Contribution: EUR 4,999,862.50. Total requested EC Contribution for LDC country (Tanzania): EUR 119,125 of which: - TANZANIA FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE (Tanzania): EUR 119,125.

The campaign will focus on biological water quality issues.

The project will - demonstrate the added value of EO and water quality oriented sensor network to Copernicus EO services, GEOSS data brokering and GEO capacity building initiatives through a number of validation campaigns and use cases, including data-poor regions where no similar infrastructure yet exists. - provide information necessary to ensure food, water and energy security, to cope with the scarcity of natural resources, to develop mitigation and adaptation solutions to climate change, and to make communities more resilient to natural hazards. - Lower technology and computing requirement for innovators and consultants.

Actuel ou en cours

1 February 2018 until 31 January 2022.

https://www.pml.ac.uk/

PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY, Prospect Place, The Hoe, Pl1 3dh Plymouth, United Kingdom

To prepare a joint programme of activities in renewable energy research between Europe and Africa.

EU Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme.

The project coordinator: COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES (CEA), France Other partners from EU Members are: - ALLIANCE EUROPEENNE DE RECHERCHE DANS LE DOMAINE DE L'ENERGIE, Belgium ; - JYVASKYLAN YLIOPISTO, Finland; - LGI CONSULTING, France ; - DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUER LUFT - UND RAUMFAHRT EV, Germany; - KNOWLEDGE & INNOVATION CONSULTANTS SYMVOULEFTIKI MONOPROSOPI EPE, Greece; - POLITECNICO DI MILANO, Italy; - KIC INNOENERGY SE, Netherlands; - NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR WETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK, Netherlands; - ASSOCIATION OF COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITIES, United Kingdom Other partners from non-EU countries are: - MINISTERE DE L'ENSEIGNEMENT SUPERIEUR ET DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, Algeria ; - STRATHMORE UNIVERSITY, Kenya ; - NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION, South Africa ; - DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, South Africa

- FONDATION 2IE ASSOCIATION (Burkina Faso); - AFRICA ENERGY SERVICES GROUP LTD (Rwanda); - AGENCE NATIONALE POUR LES ENERGIES RENOUVELABLES, Senegal.

The approach is the co-creation of a joint programme of activities to be implemented jointly in a second phase project. Researchers and funding agencies on both sides, European and African, were interviewed and consulted.

Project requested EC contribution: EUR 996,762.50 Requested EC Contribution for LDC partner: - FONDATION 2IE ASSOCIATION (Burkina Faso): EUR 21,387.50 - AFRICA ENERGY SERVICES GROUP LTD (Rwanda): EUR 35,312.50 - AGENCE NATIONALE POUR LES ENERGIES RENOUVELABLES, Senegal: EUR 22,075.00.

Renewable energy technologies.

Common EU-Africa research programme of activities in the field of renewable energy technologies.

Terminé

From 01 July 2018 to 31 August 2019.

M. Bouchet Bertrand, COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES, International Relations Division, RUE LEBLANC 25, 75015 Paris 15, France.

The objective of FarFish is to improve knowledge on and management of EU fisheries outside Europe, while contributing to sustainability and long term profitability. 21% of EU catches originate from non-EU waters. These fisheries are often poorly regulated, management decisions are sometimes based on limited knowledge and enforcement capabilities, compliance and trust between stakeholders tend to lack. FarFish will address these shortcomings in a multidisciplinary and innovative way by focusing on six diverse case studies, four in Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA) waters and two in international waters. Firstly, FarFish will analyse biological, ecological, technological, economic, political and social impacts of EU fisheries in the case studies to advance knowledge and promote sustainable and profitable exploitation. Secondly, introduce Results-Based Management approaches and new decision support tools into these fisheries and test their applicability in collaboration with stakeholders. Thirdly, build capacities in fisheries management and related disciplines amongst stakeholders. The results of FarFish will both have immediate and long-term application. FarFish includes a diverse group of stakeholders, EU and third country fleets representatives, scientists, decision makers, Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMOs), relevant industries and stakeholders from areas outside the case studies but of importance for the EU fleet, forming a platform for future cooperation between EU and third countries. FarFish addresses the work programme by improving knowledge within the relevant fisheries, developing management tools and models, improving professional skills and sharing new findings in correspondence to the priorities of SFPAs, RFMOs and the CFP. FarFish will contribute to sustainable management, resilience and efficiency in the seafood value chains, increase European food security, boost long-term profitability and promote jobs.

EU Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme.

The project coordinator: MATIS OHF, Iceland Other partners from EU Members are: - AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DEINVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, Spain - ASOCIACION NACIONAL DE FABRICANTES DE CONSERVAS DE PESCADOS Y MARISCOSCENTRO TECNICO NACIONAL DE CONSERVACION DE PRODUCTOS DE LA PESCA, Spain - CENTRO TECNOLOGICO DEL MAR - FUNDACION CETMAR, Spain - ORGANIZACION DE PRODUCTORES DE PESCA FRESCA DEL PUERTO Y RIA DE MARIN, Spain - SHUTTLE THREAD LIMITED, United Kingdom - UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH HIGHER EDUCATION CORPORATION, United Kingdom - CENTRO DE CIENCIAS DO MAR DO ALGARVE, Portugal 33 - UNIVERSIDADE DO ALGARVE, Portugal - SYNTESA AP, Denmark - CONSEJO CONSULTIVO DE FLOTA DE LARGA DISTANCIA EN AGUAS NO COMUNITARIAS, Spain Other partners from non-EU countries are: - UNIVERSIDADE DE SAO PAULO, Brazil - INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE DESENVOLVIMENTO DAS PESCAS, Cape Verde - SP/F SYNTESA, Faroe Islands - HAFRANNSOKNASTOFNUNIN, Iceland - HAFRANNSOKNASTOFNUN, RANNSOKNA- OG RADGJAFARSTOFNUN HAFS OG VATNA, Iceland - UNIVERSITE CADI AYYAD, Morocco - HAVFORSKNINGSINSTITUTTET, Norway - UNIVERSITETET I TROMSOE - NORGES ARKTISKE UNIVERSITET, Norway - NOFIMA AS, Norway - SEYCHELLES FISHING AUTHORITY, Seychelles.

Mauritania: - INSTITUT MAURITANIEN DE RECHERCHESOCEANOGRAPHIQUES ET DES PECHES Senegal: - CONSERVATION AND RESEARCH OF WEST AFRICAN AQUATIC MAMMALS (COREWAM) - INSTITUT SENEGALAIS DE RECHERCHES AGRICOLES.

Project requested EC contribution: EUR 69,999,440 Requested EC Contribution for LDC partner.

Actuel ou en cours

From 1 June 2017 to 31 May 2021.

Sustainable management of human activities affecting Atlantic marine ecosystems is critical to maintain its health and to support the blue economy of the bordering countries. TRIATLAS will contribute to this by delivering knowledge of the current state and future changes of the Atlantic marine ecosystems. We achieve this through a basin-wide approach integrating research from the North and South, that closes critical knowledge gaps in the Tropical and South Atlantic which impede an understanding of the entire basin. We bring together an interdisciplinary team of marine ecologists, physical oceanographers, climate researchers, and social scientists from 34 different institutions in Europe, Africa, and South America, together with multisectoral and regional stakeholders. We will enhance knowledge of the marine ecosystems in key areas of the Atlantic using existing and pivotal new (physical, biological, societal) observations. Earth system, ecological, and socio-economic models and observations will be used to assess the cumulative impacts of (climatic, pollution, and fishing) pressures driving fluctuations in the marine ecosystem, and the potential for tipping point behaviour and regime shifts. We will develop the first predictions of the marine-ecosystem for the next 40 years for the whole Atlantic, by combining state-of-the-art climate prediction and ecosystem models, with Shared Socioeconomic Pathways, and by conducting socioeconomic vulnerability assessments services, with stakeholder engagement. TRIATLAS will enhance capacity in marine ecosystems, oceanography, and climate research in countries bordering the South and Tropical Atlantic Ocean. There will be close cooperation and alignment with relevant European Commission services and the South-South Framework for Scientific and Technical Cooperation, as well as other relevant initiatives in the field. We will contribute to upscale cooperation around the Atlantic.

EU Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme.

The project coordinator: UNIVERSITETET I BERGEN, Norway Other partners from EU Members are: - HELMHOLTZ ZENTRUM FUR OZEANFORSCHUNG KIEL, Germany - JOHANN HEINRICH VON THUENEN-INSTITUT, BUNDESFORSCHUNGSINSTITUT FUER LAENDLICHE RAEUME, WALD UND FISCHEREI , Germany - LEIBNIZ-ZENTRUM FUER MARINE TROPENFORSCHUNG (ZMT) GMBH, Germany - CHRISTIAN-ALBRECHTS-UNIVERSITAET ZU KIEL, Germany - METEO-France, France - CENTRE EUROPEEN DE RECHERCHE ET DE FORMATION AVANCEE EN CALCUL SCIENTIFIQUE, France - INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT, France - CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS, France - UNIVERSITE PAUL SABATIER TOULOUSE III, France - BARCELONA SUPERCOMPUTING CENTER - CENTRO NACIONAL DE SUPERCOMPUTACION, Spain - UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID, Spain - SORBONNE UNIVERSITE, France - AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DEINVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, Spain - ECOLE NORMALE SUPERIEURE, France - NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND GALWAY, Ireland - UNITED KINGDOM RESEARCH AND INNOVATION, United Kingdom - UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA, Spain - UNIVERSIDAD DE VIGO, Spain Other partners from non-EU countries are: - UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN, South Africa - INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE DESENVOLVIMENTO DAS PESCAS, Cape Verde - HAVFORSKNINGSINSTITUTTET, Norway - STIFTELSEN NANSEN SENTER FOR MILJOOG FJERNMALING, Norway - INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACAO PESQUEIRA, Angola - UNIVERSITE FELIX HOUPHOUET BOIGNY, Cote d'Ivoire - CENTRE DE RECHERCHES OCEANOLOGIQUES, Cote d'Ivoire - UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO GRANDE-FURG, Brazil - UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE PERNAMBUCO, Brazil - UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE SANTA CATARINA, Brazil - UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO, Brazil - NORCE NORWEGIAN RESEARCH CENTRE AS, Norway - UNIVERSIDADE DE CABO VERDE, Cape Verde - UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO GRANDE DO NORTE, Brazil - UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA, Namibia.

Benin: - UNIVERSITE D'ABOMEY-CALAVI Senegal : - INSTITUT SENEGALAIS DE RECHERCHES AGRICOLES.

Project requested EC contribution: EUR 825 million.

Actuel ou en cours

From 1 June 2019 to 31 May 2023.

Horizon 2020 is the financial instrument implementing the Innovation Union.

DG Research and Innovation of the European Commission, Horizon 2020 programme.

Consortium MIGNEX (Grant agreement 770453).

SAMUEL HALL CONSULTING CO, Afghanistan.

Grant for research and innovation

EUR 669,500.00

Social sciences and humanities.

Improved living conditions of migrants.

Actuel ou en cours

Five-years (since 1 September 2018).

https://www.mignex.org/

Coordinator Peace Research Institute Oslo, Norway.

Horizon 2020 is the financial instrument implementing the Innovation Union.

DG Research and Innovation of the European Commission, Horizon 2020 programme.

SoNAR-Global Consortium (Grant agreement 825671).

BRAC UNIVERSITY, Bangladesh.

Grant for research and innovation.

EUR 260,738.75 (for the whole duration of the project).

Governance and other challenges in the preparedness for and the response to infectious threats

Improved health conditions.

Actuel ou en cours

Three-years (since 1 January 2019).

https://www.sonar-global.eu/

Coordinator INSTITUT PASTEUR, France.

Horizon 2020 is the financial instrument implementing the Innovation Union.

DG Research and Innovation of the European Commission, Horizon 2020 programme.

Consortium SHIGETECVAX (Grant agreement 815568).

INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH BANGLADESH, Bangladesh.

EUR 1,924,713.27 (for the whole duration of the project).

Health research and innovation.

Improved health conditions.

Actuel ou en cours

Five-years (since 1 September 2019).

https://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/222521/factsheet/en

Coordinator EUROPEAN VACCINE INITIATIVE EWIV, Germany.

Horizon 2020 is the financial instrument implementing the Innovation Union.

DG Research and Innovation of the European Commission, Horizon 2020 programme.

Consortium VASA (Grant agreement 815643).

GROUPE DE RECHERCHE ACTION EN SANTE SARL, Burkina Faso.

Grant for research and innovation.

EUR 643,812.51 (for the whole duration of the project).

Health research and innovation.

Improved health conditions.

Actuel ou en cours

Five years (since 1 June 2019).

https://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/223199/factsheet/en

Coordinator THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE, UK.

Horizon 2020 is the financial instrument implementing the Innovation Union.

DG Research and Innovation of the European Commission, Horizon 2020 programme.

Consortium VASA (Grant agreement 815643).

UNIVERSITE OUAGA I PROFESSEUR JOSEPH KI-ZERBO, Burkina Faso.

Grant for research and innovation.

EUR 259,672.78 (for the whole duration of the project).

Health research and innovation.

Improved health conditions.

Actuel ou en cours

Five-years (since 1 June 2019).

https://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/223199/factsheet/en

Coordinator THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE, UK.

Horizon 2020 is the financial instrument implementing the Innovation Union

DG Research and Innovation of the European Commission, Horizon 2020 programme.

Consortium SCUBY (Grant agreement 825432).

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH, Cambodia.

Grant for research and innovation.

EUR 446,700.00 (for the whole duration of the project).

Health research and innovation.

Improved health conditions.

Actuel ou en cours

Four-years (since 1 January 2019).

https://www.scuby.eu/

PRINS LEOPOLD INSTITUUT VOOR TROPISCHE GENEESKUNDE, Belgium.

Horizon 2020 is the financial instrument implementing the Innovation Union.

DG Research and Innovation of the European Commission, Horizon 2020 programme.

Consortium TRAFIG (Grant agreement 822453).

ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY, Ethiopia.

Grant for research and innovation.

EUR 62,847.00 (for the whole duration of the project).

Social sciences and humanities.

Improved living conditions.

Actuel ou en cours

Three-years (since 1 January 2019).

https://trafig.eu/

Coordinator Bonn International Centre for Conversion, Germany.

Horizon 2020 is the financial instrument implementing the Innovation Union.

DG Research and Innovation of the European Commission, Horizon 2020 programme.

Consortium ADMIGOV (Grant agreement 822625).

ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY, Ethiopia.

Grant for research and innovation.

EUR 41,414.00

Social sciences and humanities.

Improved living conditions of migrants.

Actuel ou en cours

Four years (since 1 February 2019).

http://admigov.eu/

Coordinator University of Amsterdam (UvA), the Netherlands.

Horizon 2020 is the financial instrument implementing the Innovation Union.

DG Research and Innovation of the European Commission, Horizon 2020 programme.

Consortium AGRUMIG (Grant agreement 822730).

ARBAMINCH UNIVERSITY, Ethiopia.

ARBAMINCH UNIVERSITY, Ethiopia.

EUR 45,012.50

Social sciences and humanities.

Improved living conditions in rural areas of low income countries.

Actuel ou en cours

Three-years (since 1 February 2019).

http://agrumig.iwmi.org/

Coordinator School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, UK.

Horizon 2020 is the financial instrument implementing the Innovation Union.

DG Research and Innovation of the European Commission, Horizon 2020 programme.

Consortium AGRUMIG (Grant agreement 822730).

MEKELLE UNIVERSITY, Ethiopia.

Grant for research and innovation.

EUR 45,012.50

Social sciences and humanities

Improved living conditions in rural areas of low income countries

Actuel ou en cours

Three-years (since 1 February 2019).

http://agrumig.iwmi.org/

Coordinator School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, UK.

Horizon 2020 is the financial instrument implementing the Innovation Union.

DG Research and Innovation of the European Commission, Horizon 2020 programme.

Consortium VASA (Grant agreement 815643).

UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar.

Grant for research and innovation.

EUR 864,420.38 (for the whole duration of the project).

Improved health conditions.

Actuel ou en cours

Five-years (since 1 June 2019).

https://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/223199/factsheet/en

Coordinator THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE, UK.

Horizon 2020 is the financial instrument implementing the Innovation Union.

DG Research and Innovation of the European Commission, Horizon 2020 programme.

Consortium AGRUMIG (Grant agreement 822730).

SOCIAL SCIENCE BAHA, Nepal.

Grant for research and innovation.

EUR 78,948.75

Social sciences and humanities.

Improved living conditions in rural areas of low-income countries.

Actuel ou en cours

Three-years (since 1 February 2019).

http://agrumig.iwmi.org/

Coordinator School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, UK.

Horizon 2020 is the financial instrument implementing the Innovation Union.

Innovative Medicines Initiative, Horizon 2020 programme.

Consortium VHFMoDRAD (Grant agreement number 823666).

INSTITUT PASTEUR DE DAKAR.

Grant for research and innovation.

EUR 146,250.00 (for the whole duration of the project).

Health research and innovation.

Better, faster diagnosis of viral haemorrhagic fevers like Ebola.

Actuel ou en cours

Four-years (since 1 January 2019).

https://vhfmodrad.eu/

Folkhälsomyndigheten - Public health agency of Sweden, Prof. Ali Mirazimi.

Horizon 2020 is the financial instrument implementing the Innovation Union.

DG Research and Innovation of the European Commission, Horizon 2020 programme.

SoNAR-Global Consortium (Grant agreement 825671).

CENTRE REGIONAL DE RECHERCHE ET DE FORMATION A LA PRISE EN CHARGE CLINIQUE DU VIH SIDA ET MALADIES ASSOCIEES DE DAKAR CRCF, Senegal.

Grant for research and innovation.

EUR 113,750.00 (for the whole duration of the project).

Governance and other challenges in the preparedness for and the response to infectious threats.

Preparedness and response to infectious threats.

Actuel ou en cours

Three-years (since 1 Jan 2019).

https://www.sonar-global.eu/

Coordinator INSTITUT PASTEUR, France.

Horizon 2020 is the financial instrument implementing the Innovation Union.

DG Research and Innovation of the European Commission, Horizon 2020 programme.

Consortium RECODID (Grant agreement 825746).

INSTITUT PASTEUR DE DAKAR, Senegal.

Grant for research and innovation.

EUR 123,250.00 (for the whole duration of the project).

Health research and innovation.

Improved health status.

Four-years (since 1 January 2019).

https://recodid.eu/

Coordinator UNIVERSITAETSKLINIKUM HEIDELBERG, Germany.

Horizon 2020 is the financial instrument implementing the Innovation Union.

DG Research and Innovation of the European Commission, Horizon 2020 programme.

DG Research and Innovation of the European Commission, Horizon 2020 programme.

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH, Tanzania.

Grant for research and innovation.

EUR 898,752.50 (for the whole duration of the project)

Health research and innovation.

Improved health conditions.

Actuel ou en cours

Four-years (since 1 January 2019).

https://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/219829/factsheet/en

Coordinator LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE, UK.

Horizon 2020 is the financial instrument implementing the Innovation Union.

DG Research and Innovation of the European Commission, Horizon 2020 programme.

Consortium TRAFIG (Grant agreement 822453).

DIGNITY KWANZA - COMMUNITY SOLUTION, Tanzania.

Grant for research and innovation.

EUR 57,956.00 (for the whole duration of the project).

Social sciences and humanities.

Improved living conditions.

Actuel ou en cours

Three-years (since 1 January 2019).

https://trafig.eu/

Coordinator Bonn International Centre for Conversion, Germany.

Horizon 2020 is the financial instrument implementing the Innovation Union.

DG Research and Innovation of the European Commission, Horizon 2020 programme.

Consortium HELP (Grant agreement 815628).

IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE TRUST, Tanzania.

Grant for research and innovation.

EUR 820,506.25 (for the whole duration of the project).

Health research and innovation.

Improved health conditions.

Actuel ou en cours

Five-years (since 1 September 2019).

https://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/223125/factsheet/en

Coordinator SCHWEIZERISCHES TROPEN- UND PUBLIC HEALTH-INSTITUT, Switzerland.

Horizon 2020 is the financial instrument implementing the Innovation Union.

DG Research and Innovation of the European Commission, Horizon 2020 programme.

Consortium INTE-AFRICA (Grant agreement 825698).

TASO LIMITED, Uganda.

Grant for research and innovation.

EUR 481,530.00 (for the whole duration of the project).

Health research and innovation.

Improved health conditions.

Actuel ou en cours

Four-years (since 1 January 2019).

https://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/219829/factsheet/en  

Coordinator LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE, UK.

Horizon 2020 is the financial instrument implementing the Innovation Union.

DG Research and Innovation of the European Commission, Horizon 2020 programme.

SoNAR-Global Consortium (Grant agreement 825671).

MAKERERE UNIVERSITY, Uganda.

Grant for research and innovation.

EUR 93,750.00 (for the whole duration of the project).

Governance and other challenges in the preparedness for and the response to infectious threats.

Improved health status.

Actuel ou en cours

Three-years (since 1 Jan 2019).

https://www.sonar-global.eu/

Coordinator INSTITUT PASTEUR, France.

The overall objective of the programme is the sustainable economic development and poverty reduction in ACP countries through closer regional integration and increased participation in the global economy. The purposes of the project are to: - Enhance the capacity of ACP countries to formulate and implement sustainable trade policies; - Assistant ACP countries to participate effectively in international trade negotiations and to implement international trade agreements to their benefit; and - Strengthen ACP Private Sector competitiveness by supporting trade facilitation and trade promotion. Following the 24-month implementation of the Programme under Programme Estimate No.1, the key priorities of this Programme Estimate are: 1. Trade policy and regulation; 2. EPAs, regional and WTO trade agendas; 3. Customs matters; 4. Market access and standards; 5. Competitiveness and investment.

Secretariat of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP Group); Agriconsulting Europe SA (AESA).

The Islamic Republic of Mauritania; Mozambique Ministry of Sea, Inland Water and Fisheries (National Institute for Fish Inspection), Ministry of Industry and Trade (National Institute for Standards Quality and Institute for Promotion of Small and Medium Enterprises); CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ); African Organisation for Standardisation (ARSO) and PIF Secretariat.

There are several ongoing interventions under the Programme Estimate No. two encouraging the promotion of technology transfer, as per the WTO definition, with LDCs: 1. Renforcement des systèmes d'information commerciale et de la compétitivité de la Mauritanie (Strengthening Mauritania's Trade Information Systems and Competitiveness) Objective: To contribute to sustainable economic development and poverty reduction in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, through support for the development and strengthening of the country's policies and trade rules. Relevant specific objectives: A critical mass of media in support of an effective business information system is developed; The situation of the INRSP laboratories is evaluated, the training plans defined, the laboratories trained for the preparation for accreditation, the public and private actors sensitised. 2. Targeted Assistance for EPA implementation through SPS conformity for fisheries and aquaculture, and enhanced export capacity of fisheries in Mozambique. Objective: To contribute to improving the macroeconomic performance of Mozambique through effective integration in its regional and international export markets for sustainable development and poverty reduction. Relevant specific objective: Development of national standardisation strategy for the fisheries sector. Targeted assistance to strengthen regional trade-related quality infrastructure through intra-ACP partnerships - CROSQ, ARSO and PIFS General objective: To contribute to the CARICOM and intra-ACP trade capacity, competitiveness, diversification and economic performance through strengthening of their regional quality infrastructure and partnerships. Relevant specific objective: Contribute to the activation of intra-regional quality infrastructure agreements in support of market access and improved trade performance.

The total budget for TradeCom II Programme Estimate No. two is EUR 4,613,225.00. The total maximum EU financial contributions to the aforementioned support programs are as follows: 1. EUR 247,880.00; 2. EUR 282,509.00; 3. EUR 299,945.00

Concerning the aforementioned support programs and grants: 1. i) A regional strategy for the development of specific trade between the Hinterland countries and the coastal countries is elaborated; ii) A study on the coordinated border management strategy in UEMOA member states is elaborated; iii) The capacities of Commission officials on rules of origin in trade agreements are strengthened; iv) Niger and Guinea Bissau have legislation and an institutional framework on competition; v) The capabilities of Commission officials on trade defence measures are strengthened. 2. i) National strategy for standardization and conformity assessment developed; ii) Capacity to manage certification and standardization processes enhanced; iii) Roadmap for ISO 7020 and ISO 22000 accreditation processes developed and implementation supported; iv) Fisheries industries meet the international Standard ISO 22000. 3) i) Improved capacity in Standards and technical regulations development and implementation in CARICOM; ii) Feasibility study conducted for developing trade capacity enabling Sustainability Standards and associated conformity assessment modalities by CROSQ, modelling the success of ARSO.

Actuel ou en cours

23 May 2018 - 23 May 2020 (i.e. 24 months).

http://www.tradecom-acpeu.org/

Clare Everett, Policy Officer, DEVCO.C.4., clare.everett@ext.ec.europa.eu; Chloé Allio, Head of Sector, DEVCO.C.4., chloe.allio@ec.europa.eu.

The project provides targeted demand-driven support to the Electoral Commission of Zambia and to other national entities to consolidate the gains of previous electoral support programmes and to enhance the quality and credibility of electoral processes as a whole.

United Nations Development Programme

N/A.

Electoral Commission of Zambia

EUR 5.25 million; approx. amount involved EUR 0.3 million.

Technical advise to the Electoral Commission of Zambia to strengthen its Electoral Information Management System (EIMS) and implement its ICT governance framework, including the development of an ICT security policy.

Terminé

June 2015 to December 2018.

Patricia.KAPOLYO@eeas.europa.eu; Elisabeth.LOACKER@eeas.europa.eu

To improve maternal, neonatal and child health and the nutritional status of women and children; in particular to increase utilisation of quality health and nutrition services by vulnerable women, adolescents and children in selected urban and rural districts (comprising 30% of the population in Zambia) within the provinces of Lusaka and Copperbelt.

UNICEF, UNFPA, Ministry of Health Zambia.

Ministry of Health at national, provincial and district levels.

EUR 50 million; support to Health Management Information System approx. EUR 3.8 million.

Health

The capacity for planning, implementation and co-ordination of Ministry of Community Development Mother & Child Health (MCDMCH), Ministry of Health (MOH) and other stakeholders at national, provincial and district level is improved. Technical advise and support to the Ministry of Health to strengthen its Health Management Information System (HMIS) at national, provincial and district levels.

Terminé

May 2013 to May 2019.

https://www.unicef.org/zambia/media/1396/file

Esther.BOUMA@eeas.europa.eu; julia.ross@eeas.europa.eu

To improve the health status of the people in Zambia in order to contribute to socio-economic development. In particular improved capacity of the Ministry of Health (MoH) and related institutions to deliver quality assured essential medicines, including their rational and correct use as well as to develop and implement evidence-based policies and strategies.

PM Group.

PM Group.

Ministry of Health, Zambia Medicines Regulatory Authority (ZAMRA) and Medical Stores Limited (MSL).

EUR 18 million; TA component EUR 3.2 million.

Health.

The Zambian Medicines Regulatory Authority (ZAMRA) is effectively executing its quality control and regulatory functions; improved effectiveness and cost-efficiency of the pharmaceutical procurement and supply management system; progress towards rational drug use (RDU); the MoH has developed the required capacities and policies in relevant strategic areas, such as procurement and supply chain management (PSCM). Technical advise and support (three long-term TAs and short-term TA) to the Ministry of Health, ZAMRA and MSL to strengthen regulation, logistics, distribution and usage of medical drugs in Zambia. This support is combined with the construction of a new office complex and a new National Medicines Quality Control Laboratory as well as the construction of a new warehouse for the extension of storage facilities.

Actuel ou en cours

May 2015 to December 2019.

esther.bouma@eeas.europa.eu

Improve compliance with international standards in terms of air safety and security in Zambia, with the support of European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and other service provider to be yet contracted (two separate but interlinked components of the same project). The programme aims to assist in the development of improved policies and an improved institutional and regulatory framework for the aviation sector (which will include aviation safety and security and gender sensitivity).

Ministry of Transport and Communications, Civil Aviation Authority, Zambia Airports Corporation Ltd and other agencies.

EUR 5.6 million.

Civil Aviation.

Capacity building for setting-up, maintaining and operating internationally compliant Management Information Systems, reporting standards, air navigation services and national security plan for airports and air traffic management; Know-how transfer necessary to produce secondary legislation and management procedures ensuring improved safety oversight in line with international requirements (ICAO); Know-how transfer for civil aviation training centres (training-of-trainers).

Actuel ou en cours

August 2017 to December 2021.

The project aims to a) promote enabling regulatory framework, renewable energy friendly policies and more effective and inclusive sector institutions; b) enhance government and private sector capacities to develop gender inclusive Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency projects; c) improve Energy Efficiency at household and industry level by awareness raising and support to economic activities.

Ministry of Energy, Energy Regulation Board, Rural Electrification Authority, ZESCO (national utility) and other public agencies.

EUR 40 million, TA component of approx. EUR 10 million.

Energy sector.

Improved policies and planning for investments in Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RE/EE), demonstration projects implemented and increased number of people getting access to energy services. Capacity building for strengthening and improvement of national institutions for improved policy making and planning for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RE/EE) deployment, as well as procurement and oversight of RE/EE projects; Know-how transfer to public and private entities on technical and economic aspects relating to RE/EE solutions/business models; Awareness raising of the society on effective and productive use of RE/EE solutions/applications; Incentives (grants) for private developers to stimulate investment in low-carbon technologies to contribute to country goals on energy access and climate change mitigation (investment component separate from TA part: EUR 25 million).

Terminé

March 2018 to March 2023.

davide.bixio@eeas.europa.eu; adam.grodzicki@eeas.europa.eu

To develop: a) regulatory frameworks to promote a harmonised regional energy market conducive for renewable energy investments in support of universal access; b) regulations that enhance efficient energy management; c) model frameworks that enhance the integration of gender perspectives in energy policy and regulation; d) and enhance the capacity of regulators in enforcing regulations that enhance the regional renewable energy market.

National energy regulators of the 27 Eastern and Southern Africa and Indian Ocean countries.

EUR 7 million.

Energy Sector.

Improved and harmonized regulatory frameworks for investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency. Capacity building through hands-on training, studies and peer exchanges for improved regulation and harmonization of national and regional energy markets; Know-how transfer for improved sector oversight and energy efficiency promotion.

Actuel ou en cours

May 2017 to May 2021.

adam.grodzicki@eeas.europa.eu

The Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture (DG EAC) is responsible for Erasmus+. Erasmus+ is the European Union (EU) programme for education, training, youth and sport for the period 2014-2020. The programme promotes cross-border cooperation and mobility inside Europe, but also has a strong international dimension. Under this worldwide dimension, Erasmus+ funds projects that involve partners from "Programme Countries" and "Partner Countries" throughout the world. The 34 programme countries comprise the 28 EU Member States plus six other European countries. Partner Countries are located all over the world.

European Union> European Commission > Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture (DG EAC).

Individuals - students, PhD candidates, trainees, professors, administrative staff- constitute the main target population of the Programme. However, the Programme reaches these individuals through organisations, institutions, bodies or groups that organise such activities (e.g. higher education institutions). The conditions of access to the Programme therefore relate to these two actors: the "participants" (individuals participating in the Programme) and the "participating organisations". For both participants and participating organisations, the conditions for participation depend on the country in which they are based.

Least developed countries feature as priority targets for certain actions such as the short term academic mobility for students, PhD candidates and staff (the top three academic disciplines covered by partnerships with developing countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America are business, engineering and economics). Furthermore, additional scholarships are reserved for certain least developed countries for joint master programmes taught by consortia of European universities, the additional scholarships awarded in this reporting period covered studies in areas such as energy efficiency, gender studies, urban development, water and marine management. Regarding joint university projects, Erasmus+ Capacity Building Projects in Higher Education focus on developing countries and benefit least developed countries. Such projects are aimed at modernising and reforming higher education institutions, developing new curricula, improving governance, and building relationships between higher education institutions and enterprises. The most ambitious projects can also tackle policy topics and issues, preparing the ground for higher education reform, in cooperation with national authorities. The capacity-building projects are channelling university cooperation into development goals, so each year the projects between them cover the topics of nearly all the individual SDGs (smart buildings, boosting employability, increasing female participation in STEM, etc.)

Individual participants (i.e. students) are provided with scholarships and financial contributions are provided to the organisations implementing the projects.

Erasmus+ is not focusing on formal technology transfers but funds international cooperation projects and academic mobility projects which contribute to the reinforcement of higher education systems; better training of students and staff and exchanges of qualified staff.

One of the most interesting initiatives in this reporting period for DG EAC was the new Africa-Europe Alliance for Sustainable Investment and Jobs, announced by President Jean-Claude Juncker in his State of the Union Address on 12 September 2018. In order to reach the goal of 35,000 African university students and staff benefiting from Erasmus+ mobility by 2020, EUR 17.6 million were added to the Erasmus+ 2019 call for proposals for International Credit Mobility as follows: REGION Extra budget (EUR million) Financing source/mechanism West Africa (12 Partner Countries) 6.0. EU Trust Fund for Africa Horn of Africa (8 Partner Countries) 4.0. EU Trust Fund for Africa South Africa. 2.6 DCI North Africa (5 countries). 2.5 ENI bilateral Algeria. 2.5 ENI bilateral

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https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/node_en For specific results in LDCs see factsheets "worldwide": https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/about/factsheets_en

Irene.SABIO-GALLEGO@ec.europa.eu

The overall objective of the programme is the sustainable economic development and poverty reduction in ACP countries through closer regional integration and increased participation in the global economy. The purposes of the project are to: -Enhance the capacity of ACP countries to formulate and implement sustainable trade policies; -Assist ACP countries to participate effectively in international trade negotiations and to implement international trade agreements to their benefit; and -Strengthen ACP Private Sector competitiveness by supporting trade facilitation and trade promotion. Following the 24-month implementation of the Programme under Programme Estimate No.1, the key priorities of this Programme Estimate are: 1. Trade policy and regulation; 2. EPAs, regional and WTO trade agendas; 3. Customs matters; 4. Market access and standards; 5. Competitiveness and investment.

Agriconsulting Europe (AESA Consortium)

Secretariat of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP Group); The Islamic Republic of Mauritania; Mozambique Ministry of Sea, Inland Water and Fisheries (National Institute for Fish Inspection), Ministry of Industry and Trade (National Institute for Standards Quality and Institute for Promotion of Small and Medium Enterprises); CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ); African Organisation for Standardisation (ARSO) and PIF Secretariat.

There are several ongoing interventions under the Programme Estimate No. two encouraging the promotion of technology transfer, as per the WTO definition, with LDCs: 1. Renforcement des systèmes d'information commerciale et de la compétitivité de la Mauritanie (Strengthening Mauritania's Trade Information Systems and Competitiveness) Objective: To contribute to sustainable economic development and poverty reduction in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, through support for the development and strengthening of the country's policies and trade rules. Relevant specific objective: Development of a critical mass of media in support of an effective national commercial information system. 2. Targeted Assistance for EPA implementation through SPS conformity for fisheries and aquaculture, and enhanced export capacity of fisheries in Mozambique. Objective: To contribute to improving the macroeconomic performance of Mozambique through effective integration in its regional and international export markets for sustainable development and poverty reduction. Relevant specific objective: Development of national standardisation strategy for the fisheries sector. 3. Targeted assistance to strengthen regional trade-related quality infrastructure through intra-ACP partnerships - CROSQ, ARSO and PIFS General objective: To contribute to the CARICOM and intra-ACP trade capacity, competitiveness, diversification and economic performance through strengthening of their regional quality infrastructure and partnerships. Relevant specific objective: Contribute to the activation of intra-regional quality infrastructure agreements in support of market access and improved trade performance.

1. EUR 247,880.00; 2. EUR 282,509.00; 3. EUR 299,945.00

Know-how, best practices ICT technology and skills.

In relation to the first project, the specific outputs are: i) Preparation of the legal framework for the preparation of the National Information Network (Normative Texts); ii) Creation of industrial, economic, trade-related statistics databases; iii) Establishment of a new database on foreign trade, standards, experts, technological innovations, patents and inventions, niche markets, information on the WAEMU zone, ECOWAS, EU, America and Asia; iv) Technical Capacity Building and Training for Stakeholders of the National Business Information System. Regarding project 2: i) National strategy for standardization and conformity assessment developed; ii) Capacity to manage certification and standardization processes enhanced; iii) Roadmap for ISO 7020 and ISO 22000 accreditation processes developed and implementation supported; iv) Fisheries industries meet the international Standard ISO 22000. Finally, regarding project 3: i) Improved capacity in Standards and technical regulations development and implementation in CARICOM; ii) Feasibility study conducted for developing trade capacity enabling Sustainability Standards and associated conformity assessment modalities by CROSQ, modelling the success of ARSO.

Actuel ou en cours

May 2018 to May 2020 (i.e. 24 months)

http://www.tradecom-acpeu.org/

Chloé Allio - Head of Sector, Trade