eu instruments to support capacity building - … instruments capacity building.pdfeu instruments to...

EU instruments to support Capacity Building

Seminar on Climate finance

Barcelona, UfM

09-11 March 2016 Guillemette Vachey European Commission DG Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations – NEAR

European climate diplomacy after COP21

The potentially destabilising effects of climate change (…) should be addressed by the EU, its Member States and partner countries, including through climate risk assessments and support to capacity building.

(Council Conclusions – 15/02/2016)

Which instruments?

• Technical Assistance and Information Exchange (TAIEX)

• Twinning

• Technical Assistance (TA)

TAIEX

COMPLEMENTARY FORMS

OF ASSISTANCE:

SINGLE OR MULTI-BENEFICIARY

WORKSHOPS EXPERT MISSIONS STUDY VISITS

EXAMPLES

Expert mission on renewable energies Algeria - 2015

Study visit on Flood Risk Management Egypt - 2015

SUCESS STORY ● DEMAND DRIVEN

ADAPTED TO THE BENEFICIARY

OR PARTNER NEEDS

● GAP-FILLING

TARGETED AND COMPLEMENTARY

TO OTHER EU ASSISTANCE

● QUICK

STRAIGHTFORWARD APPLICATION

AND FAST DELIVERY

● PEER-TO-PEER

NETWORKING

BETWEEN MEMBER STATES

AND BENEFICIARY OFFICIALS

● SHORT TERM ASSISTANCE,

LONG TERM EFFECT

● UNIQUE

NO OTHER SIMILAR INSTRUMENT

TWINNING

• 2 public administrations

→Peer to peer

• 12 to 18 months

• Ownership

• Demand-driven

EXAMPLES

• TUNISIA - Appui institutionnel au renforcement des capacités de l’Institut National de la Météorologie

• ALGERIA - Appui au Ministère de l'Agriculture et du développement rural pour le développement de l'Observatoire des filières agricoles et agroalimentaires au sein de l'Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique d'Algérie (INRAA)

Contact points ENI South

Algeria Mr Djilali Lebibat

E:Djilali.lebibet@p3a-Algerie.org

Ministry of Trade

Egypt Ms Dalia Salem

E: dalia.salem@ee-aa.net

Ministry of Planning

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israel Mr David Nezer

David.nezer@ mfa.gov.is

Jordan Mr Marwan El Rafai

E: Marwan.Al-Refai@mop.gov.jo

Ministry of Planning

Lebanon

Ms Salam Yamout

e: syamout@pcm.gov.lb Presidency of the Council of Ministers

Morocco M Brahim Chouqui b.chouqui@tresor.finances.gov.ma

Ministère de l'Economie et des Finances

Tunisia Mr Salem Akrout

E: directeur@ugp3a.gov.tn

Ministry of Cooperation 9

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

• Consortia

• 3-5 years

• Knowledge management

EXAMPLES

CES-MED: sustainable&local

More information

• EU Neighbourhood Info Centre

• TAIEX website

E-mail: NEAR-taiex@ec.europa.eu

• Twinning website + Europaid website

E-mail: near-twinning@ec.europa.eu

Lessons learnt

• Government ownership required but also:

• Transfer to lower level of implementation

• Coordination across sectors and ministries

• Bringing people together

• Link to sustainable development

Guillemette.vachey@ec.europa.eu