UNITED NATIONS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION
UNIDO and the European Union
A partnership for inclusive and sustainable
industrial development 2005-2016
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LI Yong
Director General of UNIDO
Together, we can contribute to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, eradicating
poverty and delivering prosperity and sustainability for all.
The EU and UNIDO base their cooperation on solid foundations. Since 2005, our cooperation has continuously expanded and today we
focus on supporting inclusive and sustainable industrial development in more than 100 countries.
Together, we assist countries and regions in creating shared prosperity and new jobs through higher quality production and inclusive
trade. We have supported sustainable energy and industries that contribute to sustained growth, while preserving the environment and
the climate. Moreover our cooperation enables the EU member states to connect with today’s growth poles through internationalization
of small and medium-sized enterprises, technology transfer and investment opportunities. The present report provides comprehensive
information on all our joint activities across the world.
Our policy exchanges have progressively incorporated the various dimensions of sustainable development and helped establish linkages
between UNIDO’s core mandate and the EU’s internal and external policies in such areas as development, industry, the environment,
agriculture and rural development, trade, energy and climate change mitigation and adaptation, and health and consumer protection, as
well as research and innovation. These joint efforts were especially crucial during the post-2015 development agenda negotiations.
The current challenges, such as addressing the root causes of migration, will also require our joint efforts in a range of areas, including
capacity building, vocational training, and industrial cooperation. Together we can help young people in developing countries find job
opportunities, particularly in small and medium-sized enterprises.
I am convinced that through increased collaboration, UNIDO and the EU can deliver tangible results that will effectively improve the lives
of many in the developing world.
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Frans Timmermans
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is about rethinking the way we live
and work. Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development will help build circular
economies that bring prosperity and sustainability for all.
Endemic poverty and unsustainable development on a global scale are a threat to all of us. With a worldwide growing population, we need
to move from “take-make-consume and dispose” growth patterns to a circular economy where we use our scarce resources more efficiently.
In order to live and grow within our planetary boundaries, we need to redefine our societies, our relationship with nature and be creative
and innovative.
When industrialization is sustainable and inclusive, it can bring an important contribution to the new agenda: it can help to lift people out
of poverty and provide them with opportunities for a better life, decent work, more qualified jobs and higher incomes. At the same time,
knowledge and technology transfer as well as innovation will be necessary to limit the environmental and carbon footprint of productive
activities. The European Union is ready to support this process at home and with its partner countries.
In the last ten years, the cooperation between the European Union and UNIDO has demonstrated, through tangible achievements in
more than hundred countries, that moving towards circular economies while generating growth and jobs is possible. Beyond traditional
technical assistance, our cooperation has also helped to establish bridges between enterprises and centres of excellence from Europe and
partner countries.
The implementation of the 2030 Agenda will require more international cooperation than ever for experience sharing, capacity building,
and progress monitoring. It provides a clear and ambitious roadmap for the European Union and UNIDO to scale-up and accelerate their
joint efforts towards building prosperity and sustainability for all.
First Vice-President of the European Commission and
responsible for Sustainable Development
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21 Cooperation with key partners in Brussels
34 Geographical partnerships
45 Facts and figures
A partnership for inclusive growth
47 Introduction
51 UNIDO services
53 Projects
A partnership for private sector development
69 Introduction
73 UNIDO services
74 Projects
A partnership for Green Industry
103 Introduction
107 UNIDO services
108 Projects
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Table of contents
Inclusive and Sustainable
Industrial Development for all
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A partnership for inclusive and
sustainable industrial development
The cooperation between UNIDO and the European Union is essential for maximizing the potential of
international industrial cooperation for eliminating poverty through job creation in the real economy and for
accelerating the global transition towards a carbon-free and circular economy.
Implementing the new 2030 Agenda
The new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development constitutes a unique opportunity for upgrading our cooperation. The Sustainable
Development Goal 9 on “build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation” formally
refers to the mandate given to UNIDO by its General Conference in Lima in December 2013 with the support of the European Union
and the UN Secretary General. UNIDO and the EU already work together to support several SDGs, including poverty reduction through
productive activities (Goal 1), agribusiness for food security and nutrition (Goal 2), sustainable energy (Goal 7), resource efficiency and
cleaner production (Goal 12) and climate action (Goal 13) to name only a few. In general, the 2030 Development Agenda will require
more international industrial cooperation than ever. Working closely together, the EU and UNIDO can help accelerate and upscale its
implementation.
Christophe Yvetot
Representative to the European Union
Head of UNIDO Brussels Office
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A growing policy convergence
The growing priority of addressing the root causes of migration and upscaling European Investments in developing countries, particularly
in Africa, provides a new incentive for closer collaboration. UNIDO’s work to mobilize governments, the private sector and civil society
towards industrial development in countries with substantial demographic growth offers opportunities for EU development assistance,
enterprises and investors to accelerate and upscale the economic transformation and jobs creation in developing countries. The new EU
Consensus on Development and the European External Investment Plan should provide instruments to work more closely together with
the European Union, European members States and financial institutions such as the European Investment Bank.
At the same time, the implementation of the Paris agreement will require enormous efforts to decarbonize our economies. Industries and
industrial activities should be at the heart of this fundamental transition, through smart production, more energy efficiency and renewable
energies and through new technologies and business models. The EU and UNIDO can build future joint cooperation on their successful
experiences in Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean. This objective goes hand in hand with the transition toward a circular
economy, more resource efficient and clean that closes the loop.
The cooperation between UNIDO and the European Union in the last ten years has regularly deepened and expanded, reaching new
geographic and thematic areas.
Since 2005, our cooperation has dramatically increased both in terms of joint policy advocacy and projects on the ground. The opening
of an office in Brussels in 2006 has been particularly instrumental, giving partners the opportunity to interact day-to-day and work more
closely. The regular high level policy dialogue between UNIDO Director General and Commissioners and joint policy frameworks on
development, environment and resource efficiency, agribusiness and industrial cooperation have stimulated the cooperation between
UNIDO representatives and technical branches and EU Delegations in many countries. Thanks to this increased collaboration, UNIDO and
the EU are now supporting the inclusive and sustainable industrial development of more than 100 countries all over the world.
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The building blocks of EU-UNIDO cooperation
The growing synergy between UNIDO and the EU is essentially based on the following considerations:
• The growing recognition of the role of industry and the private sector in generating wealth and jobs both in developing
countries and in the EU.
• The increasing need of international industrial cooperation to improve policies, share knowledge and technologies, foster
employment and move towards a sustainable economy.
• The need to establish a global level playing field that unleashes the potential of the private sector and SMEs, particularly
through improved framework conditions, international standards and norms.
• The progressive convergence between UNIDO priorities and the external dimension of EU policies in various areas such as:
development, environment, industry and SMEs, energy and climate action, health and consumer protection, agriculture, trade,
research and innovation.
• The fast-growing needs and requests from developing countries to UNIDO and the EU for smart industrial policies, productive
and trade capacity building, environment and sustainable energy.
This report aims to document the continuous expansion of our cooperation over the last ten years. UNIDO and the EU have worked
together in various thematic areas such as private sector development, productive and trade capacity building, environment and
sustainable energy, agribusiness and investments, productive youth employment, as well as research and innovation.
Detailed information on all joint initiatives and projects is presented in documented and lively manner. The successful achievements
presented in this report call for replication and scaling-up so that many other people can also benefit from EU-UNIDO cooperation in their
everyday life and enjoy more prosperity and sustainability.
I would like to warmly thank the European institutions, particularly the Commission, the External Action Service, the Council, the
Parliament and the European Investment Bank for the excellent cooperation and the great partnership. Beyond the interaction in
Brussels, the contribution of many EU and UNIDO colleagues needs to be highlighted. Many services and experts have constantly shared
information, organized joint events and identified joint activities in the field, making of this partnership a lively cooperation at the service
of humanity.
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UNIDO’s
contribution
to the SDGs
Goal 1 Shared prosperity through wealth, income and job creation
Goal 2 Agri-business and agroindustry for food safety and security
Goal 3 Local production of essential medicines, health and pollution, consumer protection
Goal 4 Vocational training and entrepreneurial skills with focus on youth and women
Goal 5 Women economic empowerment
Goal 6 Waste and water management via environmentally sound technology
Goal 7 Productive use of sustainable energy for all
Goal 8 Sustained growth, higher productivity and decent jobs through industry
Goal 9 Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and
sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
Goal 10 Structural transformation for equal opportunities
Goal 11 Eco-cities and smart cities, industrial parks and clusters
Goal 12 Resource efficiency and green industry
Goal 13 Climate action through decoupling, low carbon technologies, and ozone action
Goal 14 Sustainable fisheries and protection of large maritime ecosystems
Goal 15 Sustainable natural resource and chemical management
Goal 16 Post-crises recovery and inclusive livelihood rehabilitation
Goal 17 Program for Country Partnership, business engagement, multi-stakeholder platforms
The mandate
of UNIDO is an
essential component
of Sustainable
Development Goal 9,
and is instrumental to
the achievement of all
the other goals
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UNIDO/UN Means of Implementation for 2030 Agenda
All supported by EU Institutions and/or EU Member States
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UNIDO—a reliable and effective partner
Since 2003 UNIDO has adhered to the Financial and Administrative Framework Agreement (FAFA) between the European Commission (EC)
and the United Nations. In compliance with the EC’s requirements UNIDO passed a first “four pillar assessment” in 2008. Recently UNIDO
successfully passed a new, extended “pillar assessment” (including accounting, internal control, audit, procurement,
sub-delegation) conducted by the EC in February 2015. UNIDO’s performance has been assessed several times by the EC and the
European Court of Auditors (ECA).
“The main strengths of UNIDO are its recognised international authority in the fields of standards and quality control; its track record of a
productive relationship with the national authorities as well as with other donors, and its ability to deliver quality services.”
Source: Independent Assessment of United Nations Organisations in Selected Countries: The Case of Bangladesh: Letter of Contract N°2008/171204—Final Report—
October 2009
“It is likely that the main results will be sustained, in particular due to the strong ownership by the beneficiary. […] Four training centres
are operational since September 2010 and the strong commitment of the beneficiary prevails.”
Source: European Court of Auditors: The Efficiency and Effectiveness of EU Contributions Channelled through United Nations Organisations in Conflict-Affected
Countries—Special Report No 3 2011 (Referring to UNIDO’s large scale project “Enhancing the capacity of Khartoum State in the delivery of vocational training
services” in Sudan)
UNIDO also received high appreciation for its work from Norway and Japan, two of its largest donors:
“UNIDO appears to be delivering good value for money in the field of standards and quality, an area where the Organization has a unique
competence internationally, which also Norway has played a key role to develop,”
Source: The Norad report, “Norway’s Trade Related Assistance through Multilateral Organizations: A Synthesis: Study Report 8/2011—Study”
“Overall, the Norad-UNIDO collaboration is highly relevant to both partners as well as the recipient countries. UNIDO plays a special and
somewhat unique role in the TCB-field and is widely recognised to form a ‘centre of excellence’ in this area.”
Source: Review of Norad’s support to UNIDO’s Trade Capacity Building Programme 2005-2013: Final report 5 January 2015
UNIDO is classified in the top 4 and highest category (A) in a group of more than 60 international organizations.
Source: Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2015): MOFA Review: Evaluation of Assessed Contributions/ Voluntary Contributions to International Organizations
UNIDO’s work is also highly rated by Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol:
Over the last 15 years the Montreal Protocol has ranked UNIDO 13 times the best and twice second best implementing agency.
Source: Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol: Annual evaluations of the Business Plans
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Policy convergence
EU UNIDO
“G20 Initiative and Report on
Industrialization of Africa and LDCs”
4-5 Sept. 2016
UN General Assembly Resolution
“Third Industrial Development Decade for Africa ” (2016-2025)
30 Juin 2016
Communication on
“A decent life for all: from vision to collective action”
2 June 2014
Outcome document of the UN Sustainable Development
Summit includes “Inclusive and sustainable industrialization”
as SDG Number 9
25-27 September 2015
Communication on “A Stronger Role of
the Private Sector in Achieving Inclusive and
Sustainable Growth in Developing Countries”
13 May 2014
Conclusions of the Global Consultation by UNIDO and
UN Global Compact on “Engaging the private sector in
the Post-2015 development agenda”
September 2014
Communication on “Increasing the impact of
EU Development Policy: an Agenda for Change”
13 October 2011
Communication “For a European Industrial Renaissance”
22 January 2014
Lima Declaration “Towards Inclusive and
Sustainable Industrial Development”
2 December 2013
EU Summit on SE4ALL and launch of
“Energizing Development”,
16 April 2012
Launch of the UN “Year of SE4ALL”
16 January 2012
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31 March
Conference of African Ministers of
Industry CAMI 19 in Algiers. At the
invitation of UNIDO, Mr. Antonio
Tajani, the EU Vice President and
Commissioner for Industry and
Entrepreneurship supported AIDA and
Africa-EU Industrial Cooperation.
28 November-2 December
UNIDO 14th General Conference in
Vienna:
• EU Commissioner for the
Environment and ACP Secretary
General participate in the high
level political dialogue on “The
Industrial Revolution: making it
sustainable” with Jeremy Rifkin.
• Launch of the first UNIDO-EU
Partnership Report with the
EU Commissioner for the
Environment and EU Presidency
(Poland)
• Signature of a Relationship
Agreement between UNIDO
Director General and Mr.
Mohammed Ibn Chambas,
Secretary General of ACP Group
of States.
8 February
The European Parliament launch of the
UN Year of Sustainable Energy for All
(SE4All).
16 April
EU Summit on SE4All with all EU
Ministers for Development and the
President of the European Commission.
UNIDO Director General accompanies
the UN Secretary General.
5 June
UNIDO Director General participates
in the EU Resource Efficiency Platform
(EREP).
16 June
Joint launch of the Green Industry
Platform, with Mr. Janez Potočnik, EU
Commissioner for the Environment at
Rio+20 Conference, in Rio de Janeiro.
3 October
UNIDO-EU High Level
Review Meeting.
Joint Statement on Development
between UNIDO Director General and
Mr. Andris Piebalgs, EU Commissioner
for Development.
28 November
Joint UNIDO-EU Regional Conference
on “Productive Youth Employment
in the Mediterranean” in Tunis, with
UNIDO Director General and EU
Vice-President and Commissioner for
Industry and Entrepreneurship.
Adoption of Tunis “Declaration of
Productive Youth Employment in the
Mediterranean” giving mandate to
UNIDO and the EU to coordinate its
implementation.
26-27 November
Africa-EU Business Forum
in Tripoli. UNIDO Director
General delivers a key-note
speech on “Economic
Growth: The private sector,
a critical partner!”
2010
30 November
Africa-EU Summit in Tripoli
recognizes the Strategy for
the Accelerated Industrial
Development of Africa
(AIDA)and UNIDO as a
major partner for regional
integration and trade in the
Joint Africa EU Strategy for
2011-2013.
15 January
Signature of the
Relationship Agreement
between UNIDO and the
European
Commission that
supports technical
assistance and industrial
cooperation for
development.
1993
2003
23 October
UNIDO adheres to the
Financial and
Administrative
Framework Agreement
(FAFA) that provides
a solid basis for more
efficient cooperation and
action on the ground.
5 December
UNIDO 12th General
Conference, in Vienna:
dialogue and cooperation
with EU on Economic
Partnership Agreements at
the request of ACP Member
States.
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2009
9 March
UNIDO Director General
Mr. Kandeh Yumkella, met
with Mr. Andris Piebalgs,
EU Commissioner for Energy
and Ms. Benita Ferrero-
Waldner, EU Commissioner
for External Relations to
discuss cooperation.
28-29 September
EU-Africa Business Forum
in Nairobi: UNIDO Director
General delivered a key-
note speech on Africa and
Europe: On the road to
win-win partnerships.
UNIDO-EU joint policy advocacy (1993-2012)
EU UNIDO
“G20 Initiative and Report on
Industrialization of Africa and LDCs”
4-5 Sept. 2016
UN General Assembly Resolution
“Third Industrial Development Decade for Africa ” (2016-2025)
30 Juin 2016
Communication on
“A decent life for all: from vision to collective action”
2 June 2014
Outcome document of the UN Sustainable Development
Summit includes “Inclusive and sustainable industrialization”
as SDG Number 9
25-27 September 2015
Communication on “A Stronger Role of
the Private Sector in Achieving Inclusive and
Sustainable Growth in Developing Countries”
13 May 2014
Conclusions of the Global Consultation by UNIDO and
UN Global Compact on “Engaging the private sector in
the Post-2015 development agenda”
September 2014
Communication on “Increasing the impact of
EU Development Policy: an Agenda for Change”
13 October 2011
Communication “For a European Industrial Renaissance”
22 January 2014
Lima Declaration “Towards Inclusive and
Sustainable Industrial Development”
2 December 2013
EU Summit on SE4ALL and launch of
“Energizing Development”,
16 April 2012
Launch of the UN “Year of SE4ALL”
16 January 2012
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4-5 November
2nd ISID Forum in Vienna, with UN Secretary
General Ban Ki-moon and 450 participants. In
his speech, Mr. Neven Mimica, Commissioner
for International Cooperation and Development,
supported UNIDO’s Programmes for Country
Partnerships and stated that he expects “a strong
and effective working relationship with UNIDO”.
09 December
UNIDO DG meets Mr. Neven Mimica, Commissioner
for International Cooperation and Development, to
strengthen the partnership.
10 December
UNIDO Director
General invited
to give key note
speech at the
100th ACP Council
of Ministers.
10 December
UNIDO DG and Director General of DG ENTRE
signed a “Roadmap on industrial cooperation and
SMEs”. It aims to promote joint activities related to
industrial and SME policies, business partnerships,
entrepreneurship, investment, and standards and
norms, as well as investment missions in partner
countries.
10 April
Joint Seminar on European Agribusiness in Africa
and Joint Statement between UNIDO Director
General, EU Commissioner for Development and Mr.
Dacian Cioloş, EU Commissioner for Agriculture and
Rural Development.
10 April
Joint Statement on
Environment and
Resource Efficiency
between UNIDO Director
General and EU Commissioner
for the Environment.
17 October
Operational Conclusions of the 2nd UNIDO-EU High
Level Review Meeting approved by UNIDO Director
General and EU Commissioner for Development.
26-27 November
At European Development Days UNIDO organized
five high level panels and project laboratories and
participated in two others to mobilize the private
sector, countries and development partners around
aid for trade, food and nutrition security, youth
employment, green industry, energy access, private
sector and development.
2-6 December
UNIDO 15th General Conference in Lima. Adoption
of the “Lima Declaration” with support of the
EU and its Member States. Mr. LI Yong, UNIDO
Director General and Mr. Daniel Calleja Crespo,
Director General for Enterprise and Industry (DG
ENTRE) signed an agreement on SME policy
implementation.
30 March-1 April
EU-Africa Business Forum: UNIDO organized a panel on
“Investments and partnerships for productive work for youth”
and participates in roundtables on inclusive agri-food chains
and “Health and pharmaceuticals”.
4 April
Africa-EU Heads of State Summit adopted a Declaration
and Roadmap that recognizes industrialization as a priority
and supports the Strategy for the Accelerated Industrial
Development of Africa (AIDA).
29 April and 6 May
High level visit to UNIDO by Director
General for Enterprise and Industry
and Mr. Klaus Rudischhauser, Deputy
Director General for Development
Cooperation (DG DEVCO) to discuss
colaboration with Mr. Taizo Nishikawa,
Deputy to the Director General of UNIDO.
4 June
At the EU Green Week UNIDO organized a panel on
industrial symbiosis for a circular economy.
16 July
UNIDO contributed to the dialogue on the private sector at
the informal EU development ministerial meeting under the
Italian presidency, in Florence.
30 September
In partnership with the Asia-EU Foundation, UNIDO
organized a high level panel on “Green Industry and the
SDGs” ahead of the ASEM Summit in October.
6 October
3rd UNIDO-EU High Level Review
Meeting in Vienna with UNIDO Director
General and EU Commissioner for
Development. Aide Memoire on
themes for future cooperation approved.
3 November
1st UNIDO Donor Meeting: Deputy Director General for
Development Cooperation, presents EU-UNIDO cooperation
with Head of UNIDO Liaison Office to the EU.
UNIDO-EU joint policy advocacy (2013-2015)
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3-4 June
European Development Days:
UNIDO Director General met
Patrick Gomes, Secretary General
of the ACP Group of States,
Mr. Kalilou Traoré, ECOWAS
Commissioner for Industry and
Private Sector, and Mrs. Maria Marinaki,
Managing Director for UN and Global Affairs of
the EEAS. UNIDO participateed in Project Labs on
culture, pharmaceuticals and agribusiness.
20 June
Vienna Energy Forum
(VEF): Mr. Fernando
Frutuoso de Melo,
DEVCO Director
General, led a large
EU delegation, with
DEVCO Deputy
Director General,
and Mr. Roberto Ridolfi, DEVCO Director for
Sustainable Growth and Development and other
colleagues.
25 June
UNIDO co-organized with DG DEVCO an Info Point
conference on “Private sector development and
trade facilitation through quality production” with
Mr. Antti Karhunen, Head of Unit, Private Sector,
DG DEVCO and Mr. Bernardo Calzadilla, Director of
UNIDO Trade Capacity Building Branch.
9 July
UNIDO DG meets with Mr. Phil Hogan,
EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural
Development to discuss cooperation on
agribussines in ACP countries.
9 July
Mr. Li Yong, UNIDO DG and Mr.
Werner Hoyer, President of the
European Development Bank
(EIB) signed a Memorandum of
Understanding to support their
cooperation and combine industrial
expertise with development finance.
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14 July
3rd ISID Forum in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. DEVCO
Director General, participated at the high level
panel of UNIDO together with: the UN Secretary
General, the President of the World Bank, the CEO
of Global Environment Facility, the Chair of the
African Union, the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, the
Vice-President of the EIB and others.
15 October
EXPO Milan: Mr. Philippe Scholtès, UNIDO
Managing Director, participated in the conference
“Agribusiness investments in partnership
with farmers’ organisations in ACP countries”
EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural
Development,EU Commissioner for International
Cooperation and Development and Mr. Pim Van
Ballekom, Vice-
President of the EIB.
4 November
UNIDO co-organized
with DG DEVCO an
Info Point
conference on “Post-2015, SDGs and the private
sector” with Mr. Zissimos Vergos, DEVCO Team
Leader Private Sector on Development Policy,
private sector representatives and UNIDO HQ
colleagues.
30 November
16th UNIDO General Conference and 4th ISID
Forum in Vienna with high level participation from
EU and EIB.
23 May 2016
UNIDO Director General at world Humanitarian Summit
showcased solutions for addressing the migration
challenges in Istanbul. At the margins, he met with
Werner Hoyer, President of the EIB reiterating their
commitment to further develop cooperation.
14 June 2016
UNIDO Director General and Kunio
Mikuriya, the Secretary General of the
World Customs Organization (WCO)
signed a joint declaration aimed at
supporting the implementation of
the World Trade Organization’s (WTO)
Trade Facilitation Agreement.
16 June 2016
UNIDO Director General and
Jerzy Bogdan Plewa, Director
General for Agriculture and Rural
Development signedan agreement
on agribusiness in the ACP
countries in presence of EU Commissioner Phil Hogan.
Three High Level Panels organized on gender, means
of implementation and engaging the private sector at
the EDDs 2016. UNIDO Director General, stressed the
importance of partnerships and industrialization for
achieving the 2030 Agenda, also in discussions with
Mrs. Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the EU
and Commissioner for Development.
4-6 October 2016
The Government of Ethiopia has officially requested
financial support from the EIB for the establishment of
the Modjo Leather City (MLC). In response, the EIB has
expressed its intention to move forward with the related
financing package. The European Union also expressed
their intention to co-finance the MLC through the
provision of technical assistance resources
5-7 October 2016
1st International Agro-Industry Investment Forum
in Addis Ababa with more than 160 B2Bs and 1200
participants, including high Level representatives from
DG DEVCO, DG AGRI and EIB.
7-18 November 2016
Several joint events at COP22 including three in the
EU Pavilion on tackling climate change and migration,
nexus issues in the MENA region and sustainable cities.
21-25 November 2016
Top EU, ACP and EIB officials participate in UNIDO’s 50 years
anniversary in Vienna.
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Cooperation with EU Institutions and key partners
The UNIDO Brussels Liaison Office facilitates regular dialogue with all partners represented in Brussels, such as the EU institutions, the UN
family, the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) Secretariat, representations of UNIDO Member States, as well as the private
sector, academia and civil society.
EU Institutions
Growing dialogue and cooperation
The opening of the UNIDO Brussels Liaison Office in 2006 has supported the strengthening of the relationship with EU institutions,
particularly the European Commission, the European Parliament, the Council of the EU, the European External Action Service and the
European Investment Bank. The dialogue with these EU institutions focuses on policies related to industry for development, including
inclusive and green growth and investment in developing countries and countries in transition.
The policy dialogue and the cooperation also aim to link European internal and external action objectives in various areas (development,
industry, energy and climate action, environment, trade, health and consumer protection, agriculture, research and innovation,
enlargement and regional policy, geographical partnerships) to global goals and to develop industrial and SME cooperation between
European governments and enterprises and partner countries from all continents (. EU missions for growth).
In order to nurture the partnership, the Office has multiplied the organization of high-level and technical visits to the EU as well as joint
events on the occasion of the European Development Days, the EU Green Week and various European business fora. The EU also regularly
comes to UNIDO Headquarters for high level and technical missions and participates regularly in UNIDO conferences and meetings all
over the world (. UNIDO General Conference in Lima or Vienna).
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Main EU counterparts
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
EUROPEAN EXTERNAL ACTION SERVICE
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK
COUNCIL OF THE EU
International Cooperation and Development (DG DEVCO)
Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW)
Climate Action (DG CLIMA)
Environment (DG ENV)
Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE)
Trade (DG TRADE)
Research and Innovation (DG RTD)
Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI)
Climate Action and Energy (DG CLIMA and ENER)
Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR)
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EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development (DG DEVCO)
Boosting inclusive growth and sustainable industrial development
As main partners for many years, UNIDO and DG DEVCO progressively agreed to enhance their cooperation in areas such as energy and
environment, agribusiness and food security, regional integration, Aid-for-Trade and Private Sector Development. Since 2012 annual
High Level Review Meetings between UNIDO’s DG, the Commissioner and the EEAS are helping strategize and scale-up the cooperation.
Formal joint statements are regularly issued to invite staff at headquarters and in the field on both sides to develop cooperation. In
October 2014 an “Aide Memoire on themes of future cooperation” was adopted at the annual High Level Review Meeting. On 4 November
Commissioner Neven Mimica delivered his first public speech at the 2nd ISID Forum organized by UNIDO in Vienna. In June, a large EU
delegation led by Mr. Frutuoso de Melo, Director General of DG DEVCO, participated actively in the Vienna Energy Forum 2015, indicating
support for joint activities. He also represented the EU at UNIDO’s 3rd ISID Forum in Addis Ababa within the UN Financing for Development
Conference and Mr. Klaus Rudischhauser, Deputy-Director General, is expected to represented DEVCO at UNIDO’s 16th General Conference
in late 2015.
Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW)
Industrial renaissance for shared prosperity
DG GROW and UNIDO have progressively strengthened their partnership with the aim to develop international industrial cooperation and
support SME policy implementation. The EU’s communication on the “European Industrial Renaissance” and the new mandate of UNIDO
to promote ISID and respond to the “diversified needs of its Member States” show a clear convergence between the two institutions. For
this reason, DG GROW and UNIDO signed an administrative arrangement on “SME policy implementation” on 3 December 2013 in Lima.
On this basis, a “Roadmap on industrial cooperation and SMEs” was then signed on 10 December 2014. It aims to promote joint activities
related to “industrial cooperation and SMEs”, business partnerships, entrepreneurship, investment as well as standards and norms.
International Cooperation and Development (DG DEVCO)
Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW)
Climate Action (DG CLIMA)
Environment (DG ENV)
Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE)
Trade (DG TRADE)
Research and Innovation (DG RTD)
Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI)
Climate Action and Energy (DG CLIMA and ENER)
Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR)
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Directorate-General for Climate Action (DG CLIMA)
Decarbonizing industrial activities
For both DG CLIMA and UNIDO the decarbonization of industrial activities and the structural transformation of the economy are a
top priority. Through the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) and Green Industry activities, UNIDO is playing a key role in mobilizing
governments and the private sector for the transition towards a green economy at global level. As an example, UNIDO has been
awarded “best implementing agency” over the last decade by the board of the Montreal Protocol, contributing with roughly 27% of its
implementation, which represents more achievements per year in mitigating greenhouse gases emissions than the first Kyoto protocol.
UNIDO also implements a large portfolio of activities worldwide to help governments and enterprises mitigate climate change. Already
UNIDO and DG CLIMA are implementing a project on sustainable energy in pilot municipal waterworks in South Africa. Together with the
Climate and Technology Center and Network (CTCN), co-hosted by UNIDO and supported by the EU, they organised a side event at COP 21
entitled “Technology Transfer for climate change mitigation and adaptation: building an innovative technology bridge”. At COP 22 three
joint side events on tackling the root causes of migration, nexus issues in the MENA region and sustainable cities in South Africa were
organised.
Directorate-General for Environment (DG ENV)
Green industry for a circular economy
UNIDO and DG ENV are working closely together to boost resource efficiency in industry and to establish a circular economy. In order to
support each other’s goals and activities, the EU has become a member of UNIDO’s Green Industry Platform (GIP), which aims to green
existing industries and develop new green industrial sectors while UNIDO is a full member of the EU’s European Resource Efficiency
Platform (EREP). On this basis UNIDO has contributed to ambitious EREP recommendations and currently supports the EU’s formulation of
a communication on a circular economy. All this work is in line with EU’s 2020 flagship initiative “A resource-efficient Europe” and its global
objective of a transition to a resource-efficient and low-carbon economy and UNIDO objectives to support a sustainable path for industry.
UNIDO’s regular discussions with DG ENV tackle various issues related to circular economy and led to the signature of a joint statement on
Environment and Resource Efficiency on 10 April 2013 between UNIDO DG and the Commissioner for Environment.
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Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE)
Food safety for consumer protection
Cooperation with DG SANTE (former DG SANCO), which was formalized by an exchange of letters in 2009, is essential to improve food safety
systems in developing countries, both to secure their exports to the EU and to protect local and EU consumers. Data from DG SANTE’s Rapid
Alert System for Feed and Food (RASFF) is utilized for UNIDO’s Trade Compliance Report. It analyzes border rejections and maps products and
country related issues to better target technical assistance and improve food safety systems in developing countries. Regular cooperation
has taken place particularly to train African experts within the framework of the Better Training for Safer Food (BTSF) programme. Continuous
consultations have taken place to exchange knowledge and develop joint activities in the above mentioned issues.
Directorate-General for Trade (DG TRADE)
Aid for Trade for inclusive globalization
In the framework of Aid for Trade and trade negotiations, UNIDO and DG TRADE discuss best ways and means to support the progressive
integration of developing economies into the world market. At the request of partner regions negotiating trade agreements with the
EU, UNIDO has designed packages of accompanying measures to support various Regional Economic Communities (RECs), especially
regions negotiating Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs). These programs are composed of elements such as industrial policies,
standards and norms systems, industrial upgrading and innovation to boost local private sectors. In Africa, almost all RECs have included
in the development component of their EPAs the quality infrastructure and private sector support activities recommended by UNIDO.
Components of these programmes are currently implemented by UNIDO in partnership with the RECs in West Africa and Central Africa. In
the Caribbean, a programme designed by UNIDO on “competitiveness and innovation” was later financed by the EU. In Central America,
UNIDO accompanied RECs in the negotiation of an association agreement with the EU, with proposals for accompanying measures.
In particular, it designed a programme aimed to reinforce the quality infrastructure of the region later financed by the EU. Regular
consultations take place to discuss partner countries’ capacity to comply with international and European standards as well as aid for trade
in developing countries.
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Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD)
Innovation for private sector competitiveness
The cooperation between UNIDO and DG RTD has evolved along several research projects related to environmental management, food
safety, hydrogen technology and industrial innovation. UNIDO’s expertise in connecting research and innovation with the real economy
has recently been recognized through the membership in the consortium of the Pacific Europe Network for Science (PACE-Net+). In
addition, UNIDO is currently an associate member of the EWIT project to develop an e-waste implementation toolkit to support recycling
in urban areas in Africa. A large majority of UNIDO Member States and an increasing number of research institutes are requesting UNIDO’s
expertise in industrial research and innovation related issues. In Brussels UNIDO is the UN focal point for DG-RTD and regularly organizes
joint meetings to support UN-EU cooperation in research and innovation focusing on cross-cutting, contractual issues.
Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI)
Agribusiness for food security
Although with a different geographical scope, DG AGRI and UNIDO share similar goals: food security, agribusiness and value chain
development, agriculture as a competitive sector in the international market, while ensuring a high income to farmers and creating new
jobs in the food processing sector. Consultations at the highest level led to the organization of a joint seminar on “European Agribusiness
in Africa” in 2013 as well as a joint declaration on reinforced cooperation in the area of agribusiness in Africa (with DG DEVCO). DG AGRI
recently participated in UNIDO’s 2nd ISID Forum in late 2014 in Vienna to explore increased cooperation. UNIDO, for its part, contributed
to an event organized by DG AGRI in the frame of the EXPO Milan in October 2015 with the participation of Phil Hogan, Commissioner
for Agriculture, as well as Neven Mimica, Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development. On the 16th of June 2016, Phil
Hogan, Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development in charge of Agriculture and Rural Development, received Li Yong, Director
General UNIDO. An agreement on agribusiness in the ACP countries was signed between the DG AGRI and the UNIDO.
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Directorate-General for Energy (DG ENER)
Sustainable energy for all
Consultations at the highest level took place in the context of the EU energy and climate change agenda and the United Nations global
initiative on Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) launched by Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon and originally led by UNIDO. ENER explored
ways to align the European and global energy agendas. It is interesting to observe that the objectives of the SE4ALL initiative have now
been anchored in the new 2030 agenda under SDG 7. At the same time the EU has recently revised its 20-20-20 energy and climate
change policy to include these objectives and refocused on the 2030 timeframe. UNIDO and DG ENER are currently exploring collaboration
in common challenges in the field of energy such as sustainable cities, industrial energy efficiency or renewable energy for productive use.
Directorate-General for European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR)
Supporting productive capacities and standards compliance near the EU
Over the last years the EU has intensified its collaboration with UNIDO in the European Neighborhood, and fruitful consultations about
the revised EU Neighborhood Policy recently took place. Joint projects in the area of sustainable production, creative industry, research
and innovation, water management or clusters have emerged. Large regional programmes on sustainable production (SWITCH-MED)
and creative industry clusters (CCI MED) in the Mediterranean as well as cleaner production in the Eastern neighborhood (Green EaP) are
currently implemented with UNIDO support. UNIDO also has a long track record of supporting countries with ambitions to potentially
accede the EU and particularly helping them upgrade their industrial policies and private sector to meet EU norms, standards and
competitiveness levels. Recently joint activities commenced through a cluster support programme in Montenegro. On the basis of
numerous requests from governments and the private sector, cooperation in the region is expected to grow in the near future.
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European External Action Service (EEAS)
Joining hands for global public goods
Since the creation of the EEAS in 2009, UNIDO has had regular interaction with its services, both in Brussels and with EU Delegations
worldwide. Since 2012, the interaction has become more strategic in the framework of the annual High Level Review Meetings between
UNIDO’s DG, the Commissioner for Development and the EEAS, represented by the Managing Director for Global and Multilateral Issues,
as well as the EU Ambassador to UNIDO and the EEAS staff at all levels. These meetings allow for identifying new strategic priorities and
broad guidelines for cooperation both on a policy and a programmatic level. In addition, several meetings took place between the EU
and touched upon pertinent policy issues such as the 2030 agenda and effective development strategies taking into account the actual
environment and the new strategic priorities of both partners. In the field, UNIDO is partnering with the EEAS and its global network of EU
Delegations to discuss concrete joint project activities and advance poverty reduction and wealth creation on the ground.
European Parliament
Advocating for a transformative agenda
UNIDO closely follows the work of the European Parliament’s Committees on issues related to its mandate, mainly the Committee on
Development (DEVE), the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE), Foreign Affairs (AFET) and Environment, Public Health
and Food Safety (ENVI). UNIDO has been invited regularly to speak on certain matters such as sustainable energy, water management,
productive work for youth, industrial pollution, cooperation with Africa and Central Asia, private sector development and others. A major
event was the joint launch of the SE4ALL initiative on 8 February 2012 by UNIDO DG and the EU Commissioner for Development at the
invitation of Parliamentarians and NGOs. UNIDO has also been contributing its expertise to reports of the Parliament on matters such as
development, food security, and the private sector in development. The continuous dialogue with MEPs touches upon a wide range of
issues related to EU development policies, including industrial development and cooperation, food security, poverty reduction, private
sector development, climate change and green industry.
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Council of the European Union
Deepening a high-level dialogue on industrial cooperation
UNIDO exchanges regularly with the Permanent Representations of EU Member States in Brussels at bilateral level or at EU Council
committees. Issues of high relevance and linked to UNIDO’s mandate are discussed on a frequent basis. An illustrative example was the
EU SE4ALL Summit on 16 April 2012, when UNIDO Director General was given a key role to moderate the debate with the EU Ministers of
Development and the UN Secretary General. UNIDO was invited in the work of the Council at other occasions. The Council Working Group on
Commodities invited UNIDO to speak on the topic of “Managing commodity value chains for socio-economic progress in Least Developed
Countries” in 2010. In November 2012, UNIDO’s Representative to the EU was invited to the informal Working Group on Development
to present UNIDO’s vision on the ”Post-2015 Development Agenda” and on the contribution of the private sector to development. He was
again invited to the informal development ministerial in Florence under the Italian presidency on 15 July 2014, to present the outcome
of the UNIDO-led UN consultation on “engaging the private sector in the post-2015 development agenda”. In mid-2015, at an informal
luncheon with EU Member States organized by Austria, he also presented and discussed “Mobilizing the private sector for green economy
and sustainable industrialization in the context of the Post-2015 agenda and COP 21”. More interaction with the Council is expected, in the
context of the 2030 Agenda and the European Industrial Renaissance.
European Investment Bank (EIB)
Higher impact through leveraging finance for private sector development
A constructive dialogue with the EIB has been established through various meetings on potential joint activities and cooperation in the
area of blending UNIDO technical assistance with EIB financing for higher impact. This dialogue led to the signing of a Memorandum of
Understanding in July 2015 to jointly promote inclusive and sustainable industrial development, particularly in Africa. Future joint activities
will include investment support activities, technical assistance, and the distribution of good practices and lessons through UNIDO and EIB
networks. UNIDO has already been cooperating with other Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) such as EBRD, WB, IFC, AFD, etc. and has a
strong track record in leveraging funds from partner countries’ public and private sectors in the area of environment and energy through the
Global Environmental Facility (GEF) and the Multilateral Fund, as well as through its industrial upgrading and modernization, and investment
promotion programmes. Based on complementarities, a joint work plan of activities with the EIB was developed.
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Other key development partners
UNITED NATIONS
CIVIL SOCIETY
PRIVATE SECTOR
ACADEMIA
ACP SECRETARIAT
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UN Brussels Team
Inter-agency cooperation for higher impact
Reinforcing the UN-EU partnership, UNIDO is closely working with the other 25 United Nations agencies, funds and programmes
represented in Brussels. On a policy level, these organizations collaborate on common issues such as environment, migration, climate
change or humanitarian affairs, as well as more specific issues such as the green economy and industry. The UN actively provides EU
counterparts with expert knowledge, and provides their viewpoints to public consultations and reports. On a project level, several ongoing
EU funded projects are implemented with UN sister agencies like SWITCH-MED (with UNEP), Mozambique, Côte d’Ivoire, Sri Lanka (with
ITC) or Eastern Partnership Green (with UNEP, UNECE and OECD). New initiatives are also implemented by several agencies such as the
Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN), co-hosted by UNIDO and UNEP, as well as the Partnership for a Green Economy (PAGE)
with UNIDO, UNEP, ILO and UNITAR. Moreover, the UN is in constant dialogue with the EU to fine-tune the application of the Financial and
Administrative Framework Agreement (FAFA) which has greatly contributed to facilitate this partnership.
ACP Secretariat
Strengthening inclusive and green growth in the ACP
Founded at a similar time, UNIDO and the African, Caribbean and the Pacific Group of States (79 Member States) have a long standing
relationship. It recently cumulated in the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding and a Relationship Agreement in 2011, which
expresses a strong will to cooperate more closely. The objective of the agreements is to reinforce capacities of the ACP countries Group
of States to industrialize and build up a strong private industrial sector that is competitive, creates local jobs, and takes care of the
environment. A joint programme in 19 countries in Africa provides unique information of investment trends and opportunities based on
a comprehensive review covering around 7000 enterprises. The new ACP strategy has made regional integration, trade and industry their
top priorities and the UNIDO Director General was invited as key note speaker at the 100th ACP Council of Ministers on 10 December 2014.
At this event, he confirmed the continuous support of UNIDO to the sustainable industrialization of ACP countries. On the occasion of the
European Development Days in June 2015 and COP 21 in November, the UNIDO Director General met with the ACP Secretary General and
indicated that UNIDO will work more closely with the ACP Secretariat to support private sector and sustainable industrial development in
all ACP regions.
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Private sector
Strengthening the role of the private sector in development
UNIDO is the central organization for industrial development and private sector development within the UN system. Due to its expertise
in business linkages, UNIDO’s has been a major stakeholder and a regular contributor to EU Business Fora with Africa, the Caribbean and
the Pacific (EABFs, CEBF and PEBF). These fora help to identify the needs of the private sector and to design new policies and technical
cooperation that can help create more and better jobs in developing countries through the development of dynamic SMEs. Due to the
importance of the EU market for partner countries and the presence of EU institutions, Brussels is becoming one of the major centres in
the world for private sector representation. UNIDO has engaged with business intermediaries such as Eurochambres, UAPME, Business
Europe, EBCAM, Food&Drinks Europe as well as individual companies in many sectors such as energy, agribusiness, food & beverage,
technology, and consumer goods represented in Brussels.
Civil Society
Reinforcing links with Non-Governmental Organizations and outreach
UNIDO is working closely with the civil society and NGOs, which are well represented in Brussels. While a constant dialogue is maintained
and events are jointly organized in Brussels (. with SNV, World Loop, Pure Earth [former Blacksmith Institute], UN Foundation, WWF, SOS
Children’s Village, Jade, European Youth Forum, Oxfam, ADNE, PLAN international, etc.), concrete project activities are taking place on the
ground. For example, UNIDO works with Pure Earth to identify and remedy global industrial polluted sites with the financial support of
the EU, and with several NGOs like Global Clean Cook Stove Alliance to provide clean energy access to developing countries. An outreach
to a broader audience is happening in the frame of the UN Day, study visits to the UN house as well as in the frame of public events and
conferences such as the EDDs, or the EU Green Week. As an example, UNIDO organized with CINE-ONU a debate on sustainable industry
around the documentary “The light bulb conspiracy”. UNIDO also sponsored a movie at the Millennium Festival. The Head of the UNIDO
Brussels Liaison Office has participated in interviews and debates with major experts and the public, . on Belgian national TV station
RTBF and on French channel TV5 Monde.
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Academia
Building knowledge for future generations
With its industrial statistics and flagship reports such as the Industrial Development Report (IDR), the global Competitive Industrial
Performance Report (CIPR), or Networks for Prosperity (N4P) as well as specialized publications and papers, UNIDO is an international
authoritative source for knowledge in the area of industrial development. Some of these reports and publications are prepared with
universities or research institutes like the KU Leuven Governance Centre (N4P). In EU funded research projects, such as PACE-NET+ or EWIT,
UNIDO partners with top notch research institutions to form effective consortia. Finally, UNIDO is in contact and working with several of the
Brussels based think tanks like Friends of Europe, ECPDM, CEPS, KAS, FES, FEPS, and many others to present and discuss relevant policy
papers and issues.
Joint publications with Brussels partnersUNIDO key knowledge products
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Geographical Coverage of UNIDO-EU partnership
UNIDO-EU partnership in
112 countries
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Geographical partnerships
UNIDO and the European Union are developing strategic partnerships with various regions of the world.
The convergence of priorities is creating a supportive context for triangular cooperation on industrial
development issues.
AFRICA ASIA & PACIFIC EUROPE & CIS LATIN AMERICA
& CARIBBEAN
ARAB
STATES
Angola
Benin
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Côte d’Ivoire
Congo (Republic of)
Congo (Democratic
Republic of)
Equatorial Guinea
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea Bissau
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauretania
Mozambique
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
São Tomé and Príncipe
Sierra Leone
Senegal
Sudan
South Sudan
South Africa
Togo
Uganda
United Republic of
Tanzania
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Bangladesh
Cambodia
China
Cook Islands
India
Indonesia
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Micronesia (Fed States
of)
Nauru
Nepal
Niue
Pakistan
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Sri Lanka
Thailand
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Viet Nam
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
Belarus
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Cyprus
Georgia
Hungary
Kyrgyzstan
Kazakhstan
Moldova
Montenegro
Romania
Russian Federation
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Tajikistan
Turkey
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Argentina
Bolivia (Plurinational
State of)
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Ecuador
Haiti
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Paraguay
Peru
Uruguay
Venezuela (Bolivarian
Republic of)
Algeria
Egypt
Israel
Lebanon
Libya
Morocco
Palestine (State of)
Syria
Sudan
Tunisia
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Accelerating Africa’s industrialization
Mobilizing Africa-EU partnership
The Africa-EU Heads of State Summit in April 2014 put the industrialization of Africa among the top priorities of the Africa-EU partnership
for the coming years (2014-2017). The Declaration and Roadmap also reaffirm the political importance of the Strategy for the “Accelerated
Industrial Development of Africa” (AIDA) that was prepared by UNIDO at the request of the African Heads of State and Ministers of Industry.
This strategy provides African Governments and their partners clear direction for the economic structural change of the continent towards
more value addition and a stronger role of the private sector in development. It is based on several pillars: industrial policy, upgrading
production and trade capacity, infrastructure and energy development for industrial processes, technical skills and innovation systems,
research and technology development, sustainable development, financing and resource mobilization. The AIDA had already been strongly
supported under the Partnership on Regional Economic Integration, Trade and Infrastructure (Partnership 3) of the last Joint EU-Africa
Strategy for 2011-2013. Substantial achievements in its implementation can be reported, particularly the establishment of standard and
norm systems at regional and country level in all regions of Africa with funding from the European Union and the technical support of
UNIDO. Major policy frameworks have also been developed with the support of UNIDO, such as the West African Common Industrial Policy
(2010), the East African Community Industrialization Policy (2012) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Industrial
Development Policy Framework (2014). These achievements represent a strong basis for scaling up Africa-EU industrial cooperation.
Immediately after the Africa-EU Summit in 2010, the establishment of a strengthened dialogue on Industry between the EU and Africa
was proposed by the EU at the 19th Conference of African Ministries of Industry (CAMI) on 30 March 2011, in Algiers. Since then high level
dialogues and joint conferences on issues such as SME polices and development, industrial cooperation, agribusiness, local production
and access to essential medicines, and raw materials have taken place between the EU, UNIDO and the African Union. UNIDO has also
regularly participated and contributed with panels to the EU-Africa Business Fora in Kenya (2007), Tripoli (2010) and Brussels (2014), and
encouraged EU and African investments in industry and agro-industry related areas. In 2015 UNIDO organized two major events, one on
financing for Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development on 14 July in Addis Ababa, with leaders of the European Commission,
the African Union, the European Investment Bank, the World Bank and UNIDO. During the UN Summit on Sustainable Development,
UNIDO organized an event on “Operationalization of the 2030 Agenda for Africa’s Industrialization’’ on 26 September in New York, with
participation of African Heads of State and Government and some EU member States.
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Supporting regional industrial approaches in Africa
A majority of African countries have benefited from UNIDO-EU partnership through continental, regional or national projects. In a pioneer
project funded by the ACP Secretariat and the EU, modern investment policies have been supported through the Africa Investment
Promotion Agency Network (AfrIPAnet) and the assessment of almost 7,000 enterprises in 20 African countries (Africa Investment Reports
2011 and 2014), which represent strategic information for policy makers and investors alike. On a regional level, there has been close
collaboration in West Africa, both with the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) and the Economic Community of West
African States (ECOWAS). A spectacular achievement is the establishment of a fully operational system of accreditation, a regional quality
policy and eight national frameworks in West Africa that will support the competitiveness of African enterprises. A holistic approach
covering industrial policy, modernization and quality dimensions is provided to Central Africa together with the Central African Economic
and Monetary Community (CEMAC). Since UNIDO’s assistance was requested by several African Regional Economic Communities in the
preparation of their Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs), similar approaches and activities are under discussion in other regions such
as Southern and Eastern Africa.
Boosting industrial employment in African countries
Large national project portfolios have emerged in Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria, Sudan, Cameroon, and Mozambique. In Côte d’Ivoire, the
partnership has supported the reinsertion of ex-combatants and vocational training for youth, the strengthening of the local private
sector in non-traditional sectors, the improvement of the cotton sector as well as the increase in quality in the cocoa and coffee sectors.
In Sudan, around 3,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from the Darfur crisis and other marginalized youth in and around Khartoum
are now trained on a 15 month basis in newly established or refurbished Vocational Training Centres. In Nigeria, a national quality project
complements the regional programme and boosts the local private sector. In Cameroon, two phases of industrial upgrading could boost
the performance of hundreds of companies. In Mozambique, two phases of investment in local quality infrastructure and business
support have boosted the business environment and trade. In addition, the partnership supports trade facilitation and improved market
access for SMEs in Kenya and Malawi, rural market development in South Sudan, the sugar value chain in Madagascar and sustainable
energy in municipal water networks in South Africa. Ethiopia and Senegal are UNIDO Partnership Country Programmes (PCPs) which
consist in coordinating the activities of development partners related to industrialization at country level for more impact. The EU has
participated in several ISID Forums aiming to support this innovative approach and has encouraged UNIDO to work closely with its
delegations at country level.
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Lima Declaration on Inclusive and Sustainable
Industrial Development (ISID)
Recently industrial development and policies have again become a global priority for
governments around the world. On this basis, at the 15th General Conference of UNIDO,
held in December 2013 in Lima with the participation of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon,
the 173 Member States adopted the Lima Declaration “Towards Inclusive and Sustainable
Industrial Development”. This landmark declaration was adopted with large support from
all regions, including strong support from the Europen Union and its Member States. It
renews and reinforces UNIDO’s mandate, and sets the scene for a strengthened UNIDO
engagement in the 2030 Agenda and Sustainable Development framework adopted by
the international community in 2015. It clearly recognizes that while poverty eradication
remains the central imperative, this can only be achieved through strong, inclusive,
sustainable and resilient economic and industrial growth and the effective integration of
the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development. The
declaration recognizes UNIDO`s role as central coordinator of Inclusive and Sustainable
Industrial Development (ISID) in the UN system. Moreover, it calls upon UNIDO to enhance
its support for the efforts of countries towards achieving which entails strengthening all
of its functions in the fields of technical cooperation, action-oriented research and policy
advisory services, standards and compliance, and its convening role.
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Industrial Cooperation in Europe and its neighbourhood
Promoting sustainable development
As a member of the European Resource Efficiency Platform (EREP) established by the European Commission, UNIDO contributes to support
the transition towards a circular economy. It participates regularly in events related to the circular economy and has a continuous dialogue
with the Commission on these issues. UNIDO has regularly contributed to the EU’s Green Week on topics such as industrial symbiosis, air
quality, resource efficiency, and green infrastructure. Concerning the role of the private sector in development, UNIDO has organized high
level panels and project labs at the European Development Day in 2012, 2013 and 2015, on topics such as productive youth employment,
value chain development, small farmers - big business, aid for trade, and food security.
In the neighbourhood, UNIDO regularly contributes to the Euro-Mediterranean partnership meetings on Industrial cooperation. In
2012, UNIDO and the EU jointly organized a conference on “Productive Work for Youth” in Tunis, resulting in a Declaration that stipulates
key elements for supporting youth unemployment in the region. Mandate was given to UNIDO and the EU to jointly coordinate its
implementation. In Eastern Europe, UNIDO led the UN regional consultation for Europe and Central Asia on “Engaging the Private Sector
in the Post-2015 development Agenda” at the invitation of the Government of Slovakia and with the participation of the EU in Bratislava in
June 2014. Recently, UNIDO contributed to the 4th meeting of the Working Group on Environmental Governance and Climate Change in
Tashkent in July, and the subsequent high-level conference between Europe and Central Asia in EXPO-Milan in October 2015.
Green industry in Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean
UNIDO and the EU work together in the framework of the SWITCH-MED project in partnership with UNEP and the Sustainable
Consumption and Production Regional Activity Centre (SCP-RAC), to support green industrial development and entrepreneurship in nine
South Mediterranean countries through Transfer of Environmentally Sound Technologies (TEST). Another large-scale project benefitting the
same countries supports the establishment and reinforcement of Creative Industry Clusters to support decent job creation. At country level,
UNIDO and the EU supported the establishment of the National Cleaner Production Centre (NCPC) in Lebanon.
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UNIDO and the EU also work together in three Eastern neighbour countries and three Caucasian countries under the “Green EaP” project,
implemented by OECD, UNEP, UNECE and UNIDO. The role of UNIDO is to incentivize SMEs to become more resource efficient. In Armenia,
UNIDO is supporting farmers and producer groups to add value to agricultural produce. In addition, many activities of the global joint
programme on identification and remediation of Global Industrially Polluted Sites implemented by UNIDO with Pure Earth (former
Blacksmith Institute) also take place in countries of the Community of Independent States (CIS). For example, in Ukraine, joint support
led to the remediation of an old dynamite factory, removing TNT and thereby avoiding a huge potential environmental and human health
hazard. The cooperation is expanding to the Balkans with a project that aims to increase the competitiveness of three industrial clusters in
Montenegro. Discussions on potential cooperation in Central Asia have also started in the framework of EU-Central Asia cooperation.
Boosting Green Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean
Resource efficiency and industrial policies
On the policy level, UNIDO and the EU have supported green industry and sustainable energy in the region. In 2012, UNIDO with
the Ministry of Industry and Competitiveness of Ecuador (MIPRO) and the Latin American Energy Association (OLADE) organized an
Expert Group Meeting for Latin America and the Caribbean called “Resource Efficiency Week”. It brought together policy makers and
high-level technical staff from ministries of Industry, Productivity, Environment and Energy from over 20 Latin American and Caribbean
(LAC) countries as well as the EU and international organizations. The outcome was the “Quito Strategic Proposal on Green Industry”,
which outlines specific action points for a green industrial transformation in the region and requests that the EU and UNIDO support its
implementation.
As part of the implementation of the EU-UNIDO Roadmap on Industrial Cooperation and SMEs, UNIDO Brussels chaired a panel on
“developing opportunities for investment” during the Industrial Policy Dialogue between the European Union and Latin America in
Santiago de Chile on 23 April 2015. The objective of this meeting was to exchange views on the instruments and policies applied in both
regions to improve industrial competitiveness and to develop a roadmap for promoting cooperation in the following areas: integration of
SMEs in global value chains, technology cooperation in the digital age, promotion of technical requirements and standards for innovation
and competitiveness, and developing investment opportunities.
41Geographical partnerships
Quality and research in Central America
In Central America, UNIDO designed a large scale regional programme on quality infrastructure in partnership with the EU and the
Secretariat for Economic Integration and Central America. This programme was validated by the two regions in support of the Association
Agreement and funded by the EU (PRACAMS).In the field of research and innovation, UNIDO participated in the high level segment of
a workshop organised by the 7th Framework Programme (FP7) project “Enhancing Scientific Cooperation between the European Union
and Central America (ENLACE) and EUCARINET” with the objective of strengthening the international visibility of Central American and
Caribbean research potential in the field of Biodiversity and Climate Change, and increasing collaboration possibilities with Europe. The
role of UNIDO was to highlight possible linkages between research, innovation and the private sector in order to ensure that research and
innovation provide socio-economic benefits for the people of the three regions.
Competitiveness and Energy in the Caribbean
Similarly, in the Caribbean, UNIDO designed a regional programme on competitiveness and innovation in partnership with the EU and
CARICOM. The programme was then funded by the EU and implemented by local partners. In addition, UNIDO was invited several times by
the Eastern Caribbean States (ECS) Embassy in Brussels to support the “Green Growth and Investment” objectives of the region, providing
expertise and ideas to move this agenda forward. UNIDO also contributed to the second Caribbean-EU Business Forum (CEBF) held in
London in 2012, providing proposals for strengthening the local economy, focusing on agri-business and creative industries.
UNIDO is currently setting up the Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE), which was successfully validated
by energy experts and specialists of CARICOM Member States in a regional workshop from 21 to 22 July 2014 in Roseau, Dominica and
inaugurated on 28 October 2015 in Barbados in presence of officials from the region and the UNIDO Director General, with the support
of the European Union. In the EU Council Conclusions of 19th May 2014 the creation of renewable energy and energy efficiency centre
in SIDS was recommended. CCREEE is expected to closely collaborate with the Observatory for Renewable Energy in LAC run by UNIDO.
On the national level, UNIDO and the EU jointly supported Haiti, the only Least Developed Country in the Caribbean, in the framework of
two projects that aim to support its competitiveness. One project established the National Bureau of Norms and a second project aims to
strengthen the national quality infrastructure and to support SME certification.
42 Geographical partnerships
Supporting quality trade, innovation and energy in Asia and the Pacific
Green Industry for the future
On a policy level, UNIDO has been organizing biannual regional conferences on Green Industry in which the EU has participated, such as
in Manila, Philippines (2009), Tokyo, Japan (2011) and Guangzhou, China (2013).. In Brussels, UNIDO is contributing actively to EU-
Asia discussions, in partnership with the Asia-Europe Foundation. UNIDO Brussels delivered a speech at the high level segment of the
conference on “Sustainable Development Goals for Asia and Europe” at the European Economic and Social Council in September 2014,
and invited partners from the private sector to demonstrate how energy and resource efficiency work for businesses. UNIDO Brussels
participated in a conference organized by the Asia-Europe Foundation at the French Senate in September 2015 opening a dialogue
between representatives from Asia and Europe in preparation for the COP21 in Paris in December.
Quality trade and Environment in Asia
UNIDO and the EU have, for some years, supported Bangladesh and Pakistan in their efforts to reduce poverty and create wealth by
becoming high-quality trading partners. In Bangladesh, joint efforts have led to increased food safety, better working conditions, increased
quality standards and reinforced quality infrastructure in the areas of fisheries, textiles and garments.
In Pakistan, an improved trade policy was formulated and implemented and the national quality infrastructure strengthened to bolster the
private sector in the area of fisheries, horticulture and industrial products. Moreover, together, the EU and UNIDO supported Nepal’s WTO
accession and integration into the world economy by providing useful support. Through UNIDO’s technical assistance, chemical testing
laboratories were upgraded and brought in line with the EU’s REACH legislative requirements.
Another joint project under SWITCH-Asia assisted the leather industry to decrease its environmental footprint in terms of water, resources,
use of chemicals, and pollution. Finally, SMEs in Vietnam were supported in their adoption of Corporate Social Responsibility (CRS)
standards and their linkages with global supply chains were improved. The EU also financed some technical assistance to enhance the
competitiveness of Thai food and agricultural exports.
43Geographical partnerships
Innovation, SMEs and sustainable energy in the Pacific
In the Pacific, UNIDO and the EU are working to improve the research and innovation system of the region and to support the local private
sector through technical cooperation and business linkages. UNIDO actively contributed to the first and second Pacific-EU Business Forums
(PEBF) in 2012 and 2014, which both took place in Port Vila, Vanuatu. The first PEBF requested a stronger involvement of UNIDO in the
region and three years later UNIDO was able to come back with a handful of concrete activities. On behalf of the UN system, in June 2014
UNIDO also conducted a regional consultation on “Engaging the Private Sector in the Post-2015 Development Framework”.
Since 2014, UNIDO is a member of a consortium in a research project (PACE-Net Plus) financed by the EU in which, together with local and
regional partners, it is responsible for mapping innovation in the Pacific and identifying links with the real economy and industry.
UNIDO is also establishing the Pacific Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (PCREEE), which has been validated by experts
and was approved by the Ministers of Energy on 4 April 2014 in Nadi, Fiji. In the EU Council Conclusions of 19th May 2014 the ceration of
renewable energy and energy efficiency centres in SIDS was recomended. The Centre, which will be located in Fiji, in partnership with the
Secretariat of the Pacific Community, should be inaugurated by the end of 2015 or beginning of 2016. PCREEE will play a catalytic role in
bringing about a transformation towards a more sustainable energy use in the region. Together with local institutions, it will support the
elaboration of tailored policy frameworks and quality standards, assist in the implementation of renewable energy and energy efficiency
projects, and facilitate capacity building and training, as well as advocacy, awareness raising, knowledge and networking.
Finally, as follow-up to the ACP Ministerial on Fisheries in Suva in 2012, UNIDO has worked together with local partners, the Secretariat of
the Pacific Community (SPC) and the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), to prepare a regional fisheries SME value chain project
for future implementation and to support food security in the region.
44 Geographical partnerships
Africa
53%
Latin America
1%
Arab States
9%
Asia & Pacific
23%
Europe & NIS
2%
Global and Interregional
12%
Geographical distribution by project volume (2006-2015)
AdvAncing economic competitiveness
creAting shAred prosperity
sAfeguArding the environment
Thematic distribution by
project volume (2005-2015)
56%
13%
31%
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015
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30
20
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Voluntary net contributions to UNIDO
technical cooperation 2006-2015
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45Geographical partnerships
Facts and figures
Over the last decade, the
European Union Institutions
have become a major donor
of UNIDO. Together with its
Member States, the European
Union is the largest contributor.
The cooperation has matured
by consolidating cooperation
in Aid-for-Trade and Private
Sector Development, while
increasingly expanding towards
Green Industry.
Aligned with global needs, the
cooperation has focused on Africa
and Asia. However new horizons of
cooperation have opened up in Europe’s
Neighbourhood as well as the Caribbean
and the Pacific.
During the last ten years, the European
Union has regularly invested in UNIDO
technical cooperation programme.
The cooperation has mainly been
developed through policy dialogue
and joint programming on the basis
of developing countries’ needs and
requests. Between 2005 and 2015, the
voluntary net contributions (without
support costs) from EU institutions,
essentially the European Commission,
amounted to US$175 million and
that of European Union Member
States to US$215 million totalling
US$390 million. Between 2009 and
2015, EU Institutions have become
UNIDO’s largest provider of voluntary
contributions.
In terms of thematic distribution, the
partnership has initially focused on
advancing economic competitiveness
(56%) and creating shared prosperity
(31%) around Aid–for-Trade and
Private Sector Development. With the
joint move towards green industry
and economy, the cooperation has
progressively included safeguarding
the environment (13%). The annual
review of cooperation and the structural
dialogue institutionalized in Brussels
and in the field should contribute
to more cooperation in the future.
The Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs) provide amble thematic space
for cooperation to advance sustainable
development globally.
In terms of geographic distribution Sub-Saharan
Africa represents the largest amount of cooperation
with half of the joint projects (53%). Through inter-
regional, regional and country projects, UNIDO and
the EU are working in partnership with almost all
the countries of the continent. The second pillar
of cooperation is Asia and the Pacific with almost
a quarter (23%) of the joint activities, mostly
concentrated in South and Southeast Asia. More
recently, the EU’s neighbourhood, especially the
Southern Mediterranean countries, has become
another important anchor of cooperation (9%).
Except for Haiti and Nicaragua, cooperation in Latin
America and the Caribbean is predominantly taking
place in the frame of regional and interregional
programmes.
Creating decent
productive jobs for all
47A partnership for inclusive growth
A partnership for inclusive growth
Local entrepreneurs, including women and youth, will be essential players for eradicating poverty and
food insecurity within the next generation.
90% of jobs worldwide are provided by Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs). However, for enterprises to flourish and create quality
jobs, the right framework conditions and institutional support are necessary. The public and private sector need to dialogue and cooperate
to achieve the shared objective of prosperity for all. Through joint policy advocacy and concrete projects in the field, the EU and UNIDO are
working together to ensure that poverty and hunger can be alleviated within the next generation. Both institutions share the same vision:
that the private sector is the primary driver of growth and jobs, and that its development needs to be supported by smart public policies
and solid institutions.
Joint policy advocacy for agribusiness and productive youth employment
Since agriculture remains an essential pillar of the economy in many developing countries, the development of agro-industrial and
agribusiness activities will play a central role in creating more and better jobs and mobilizing other sectors of the economy, including
services, through spill-over effects and business linkages. In a joint seminar, “European Agribusiness in Africa”, held in Brussels on 10 April
2013, the UNIDO Director General and the EU Commissioners for Development and for Agriculture and Rural Development advocated for
further development of agro-industry and agribusiness in Africa and for more partnerships between African and European private sectors
to accompany and support food security and the growing food market on the continent. At this occasion both UNIDO and the EU launched
their publications on agribusiness. This partnership for agribusiness was confirmed and even expanded at the occasion of EXPO Milan in
October 2015, where the EU Commissioners for International Cooperation and Development and for Agriculture and Rural Development
again supported this strategy together with UNIDO, the African Union, the EIB and other partners. UNIDO also works with GIZ, SNV,
COLACP and CTA to boost sustainble agribusiness and value chains in the Small Farmers, Big Business (SFBB) Partnership which organized
panels at the EDDs with the EU on topics such as “Feed the change” or “Value Chains for Value Gains”.
48 A partnership for inclusive growth
UNIDO and the EU also jointly advocated for Youth Employment at the occasion of the Conference that they co-financed on “Productive
Work for Youth in Tunisia and the MENA Region” in Tunis on 28 November 2012, with the participation of the UNIDO Director General and
the Vice-President of the European Commission and Commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship, as well as Tunisian authorities and
all Mediterranean countries. At the end of the conference all stakeholders adopted the Tunis Declaration with 10 recommendations on
Productive Youth Employment, giving a mandate to UNIDO and the EU to jointly coordinate their implementation. A high level panel was
also jointly organized with NGOs at the EDDs 2013 on “Productive Work for Youth”.
Joint projects for poverty reduction and inclusive employment
At the request of developing countries, UNIDO and the EU have jointly implemented several regional and country projects in Africa, Asia
and the European Neighbourhood that aim to support pro-poor value chain development, quality investment, CSR and inclusive wealth
creation. A special focus was to address the root causes of migration and conflict by improving the employability of young people and
women through vocational training centred around the real needs of the local economy, and helping local enterprises to improve their
competitiveness and create more jobs.
49A partnership for inclusive growth
Africa
Asia
Europe and Central Asia
ACP countries: Quality investment and evidence-based industrial
policies
Côte d’Ivoire: Vocational training for productive youth employment
Ethiopia: Addressing migration through job creation
Madagascar: Increasing added value in the sugar cane industry
Senegal: Creating opportunities for the urban poor
South Sudan: Pro-poor rural market and value chain development
Sudan: Learning to contribute to wealth creation
Armenia: Supporting small farmers and producer groups
Montenegro: New frontiers for the development of
business clusters
Viet Nam: Improving CSR through the
triple bottom line approach
Creating Shared
Prosperity
Arab States
Mediterranean: Higher returns for creative industry clusters
Tunisia: Exploring innovative approaches for productive work for youth
Latin America
Nicaragua: Post-hurricane rehabilitation of
cocoa value chain through agro-forestry
UNIDO Services for inclusive growth
51A partnership for inclusive growth
Agribusiness and rural entrepreneurship
Activities support the economic transformation of countries through agribusiness value chains that
mobilize industrial linkages with local businesses for improving employment and income opportunities,
with a focus on agro-based and agro-related businesses and industries, including in the food, leather,
textiles, wood and agricultural equipment sectors.
Women and Youth in productive activities
The primary focus in this area is on the knowledge, skills, technologies and business support services
needed to enable women and youth to engage in productive activities, generate income, and thereby
reduce poverty. UNIDO assists governments to develop policies towards an enabling environment for
economic growth that is gender and age-responsive.
Human security and post crisis rehabilitation and migration issues
In countries and regions emerging from a crisis situation, empowering local communities to promote
their participation in post-crisis productive rehabilitation and reconstruction through building sustainable
livelihoods is essential. In this context, the local private sector is an engine of growth, holding the key to
socioeconomic progress and future stability. Entrepreneurs can be assisted to reorganize their businesses,
increase their productivity and improve product quality standards to meet market demand on a
continuous basis. UNIDO works towards tackling the root causes of migration through the creation of jobs
income generation to achieve economic resilience and furthermore supports forcibly displaced persons in
countries of transition, protracted crises and the co-development with host communities.
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Quality investment and
evidence-based industrial policies
Context
In comparison to other regions of the world, private-sector foreign and
domestic investment in ACP countries has been limited over the past
decades. In this context, UNIDO supported the launch of the Africa Investment
Promotion Agency Network (AfrIPANet) in response to the challenges facing
African investment promotion agencies (IPAs) in 2001.
Strategy
The programme consists of four components:
• An investor survey providing aggregated statistics for investors drawn
from representative samples of different economic sectors.
• An Investment Monitoring Platform facilitating research of survey
statistics and creating linkages between enterprises, investors and other
involved parties.
• UNIDO capacity-building efforts to ensure IPAs are supported through
research, policy advocacy, strategy inputs and aftercare services.
• A Subcontracting and Partnership Exchange Programme (SPX), which
brings foreign investors and public procurement to selected African
countries, and helps develop local SMEs through profitable business/
investment opportunities.
Achievements
¸ More than 7,000 enterprises in the 19 African countries have been
surveyed, providing a unique source of information for domestic and
foreign investors.
¸ The results have been presented in the 2010 EU-Africa Business Forum
(EABF), at which participants recommended the project be expanded
to all African countries in terms of the survey, platform and institutional
capacity building.
¸ The data available on the Investment Monitoring Platform (IMP) is a
unique in-depth source of information about the private sector at the
company and sector level in Africa.
EU contribution
Phase I € 2,769,908
Phase II € 1,600,000
For more information on this project:
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Phase I 2008-2011
Phase II 2012-2014
ACP countries
Geographical coverage
Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape
Verde, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho,
Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique,
Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, United
Republic of Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia
ProjECt
Survey of enterprises in selected
African, Caribbean and Pacific
countries (ACP) combined with:
Capacity-building of investment
promotion agencies (IPAs) in sub-
Saharan Africa
Duration
Associated with
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Vocational training for productive
youth employment
Context
The poverty rate in Côte d’Ivoire is 48%. This situation particularly affects youth
and especially young women. For these 4 million young people one of the
biggest challenges is a lack of the necessary skills and qualifications to obtain
a decent job.
Strategy
The project is providing support to the Government of Côte d’Ivoire in the
reform of its technical and vocational training system: the capacity building
of government actors, the training of 5,000 people (2,500 ex-combatants
and 2,500 youth) and the rehabilitation of 11 vocational training centres
throughout the country.
The training of young people and ex-combatants as well as the rehabilitation
are carried out in partnership with the State Ministry for Employment,
Vocational Training and Social Affairs (MEMEASFP), the Ivorian agency for
disarmament demobilization and reintegration (ADDR), and the United
Nations Office in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI). The private sector is involved at all
stages of the training, from the creation of effective tools for training and
education to implementation.
Status quo and outlook
The first convention signed with the EU gave UNIDO the mandate of
training 2500 young people and providing capacity building for ministerial
participants. Two amendments to the convention were signed in 2014 and
2015, extending UNIDO’s responsibility respectively to the training and
re-insertion of 2500 ex-combatants and the rehabilitation of 11 vocational
training centres.
For more information on this project:
AGR@
Côte d’Ivoire
EU contribution
€ 28,500,000
2012-2018
Duration
total budget
€ 28,500,000
Partners
MEMEASFP, ADDr
ProjECt
Support to the upgrading of
vocational training in Côte d’Ivoire
(ProForME)
Associated with
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Achievements and expeted results
¸ 1,826 young people and 191 ex-combatants
trained, training of 1,823 ex-combatants
ongoing and workshops for another 700 ex-
combatants started in July 2015.
¸ Capacity building at the institutional level
for key actors in the government and for the
management of four pilot vocational centres.
This included the implementation of a new
governance system for the training centres;
development of a quality-based compliance
plan; change management; analysis of training
needs in synergy with regional development;
training of trainers-of-trainers; and an update of
technical and pedagogic knowledge available to
the Ministry.
¸ Implementation of a communication plan for the
Ministry to raise awareness about TVET (website,
newsletter, TV and radio ads, establishment of a
call centre, events to increase visibility, etc.).
¸ Strengthening of the maintenance protocol for
equipment and infrastructure in the training
centres based on a bottom-up approach.
¸ Physical rehabilitation for 11 Vocational Technical
Centres planned.
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Addressing Migration
through Job Creation
Context
The EU and Ethiopia signed a joint Declaration for a Common Agenda on
Migration and Mobility (CAMM), reflecting the importance of Ethiopia as a key
country of origin, transit and destination of irregular migrants and refugees
from the Horn of Africa on the route to Europe. The government actively
supports the reintegration of returnees and is willing to address migration
matters in a comprehensive way.
Strategy
As part of a larger intervention, the project relies on sector and value-chain
development strategies, targeting agro-industrial and related industries.
Identifying sectors that have the capacity to create jobs in an effective manner
and in line with the GTP II, Ethiopian economic growth strategy, is the core
of the intervention and methodology proposed by UNIDO. In this regard, an
effective development strategy calls for the expansion of those sectors that
generate higher added-value and employment.
This project has been articulated in line with the Valletta Action Plan under the
chapter “Development benefits of migration and addressing root causes of
irregular migration and forced displacement”. Furthermore, the new country
strategy outlined in the Growth and Transformation Plan II (GTP II) makes
youth and employment a high priority and intends to achieve results in
particular through the development of light industries and agro processing
industries. Ethiopia is also one of the UNIDO’s Programme for Country
Partnership (PCP) pilot countries that supports Ethiopia’s ambition to become
a Middle Income Country by 2025 and create jobs and prosperity at large scale
through inclusive and sustainable industrialization.
Objective
The main objective is to contribute to the reduction of irregular migration from
Northern and Central Ethiopia by creating greater economic and employment
opportunities for young women and men through the development of high
potential sectors particularly in the area of agro-industries and related (.
leather, textile, metal working, edible oil, etc.).
Expected results
• Improved matching of labour demand and supply in selected value
chains and growth sectors, particularly for young women & men,
contributing to the reduction of the migration flows.
• Business support structures (public & private), technical centres in the
selected sectors and financial institutions provide better quality services
to young women and men.
For more information on this project:
TII @
Ethiopia
EU contribution
€ 1,639,163
2016 -2019
Duration
total budget
€ 1,639,163
ProjECt
Stemming irregular migration
in northern and central
Ethiopia
Partners
Italy
Associated with
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Increasing added value
in the sugar industry
Context
91% of the population in Madagascar lives with less than $2 a day and 77,1% is
considered to be in extreme poverty (living with less than $1,25 a day). Although
agriculture has a significant weight in the economy of the country and amounts for
two thirds of GDP, local production remains insufficient to cover the needs of the
population, favouring imports.
The agricultural system in general is becoming more and more fragmented and
disorganized, and rural entrepreneurs lack technical competence and know-how in
management and commercialization.
Strategy
The overall objective of the project is to contribute to poverty alleviation in rural
areas through the inclusive and sustainable development of the sugar cane
industry. The main activities will focus on: 1) the establishment of at least 3 pilot
small scale sugar processing plants in collaboration with the private sector;
2) the establishment of at least 3 nurseries in collaboration with the national
counterpart; 3) capacity building via training and advisory services to farmers,
private operators and national institutions engaged in the sugar cane sector;
4) dissemination of the business model throughout the country.
The project has a holistic approach based on the development of the sugar cane
sector in partnership with the private sector. This will allow industry players to
take advantage of the existing potential though the creation of added value,
thus increasing revenues. More precisely, the project will be executed with the
participation and involvement of beneficiaries and partners.
Target beneficiaries are smallholder farmers who will be able to find new
opportunities arising for their production, sugar cane processors who will improve
the quality of their products and will find new market opportunities, and consumers
in the target areas who will have access to quality sugar products that are more
affordable. The project pays special attention to women and youth.
Expected results
• Sugar cane producers will improve their productivity thanks to the new
techniques and advisory support.
• Private operators will be supported by the establishment of competitive
and autonomous processing units.
• An economic model of sugar transformation and
derived products will be disseminated among private operators
and other industry participants.
For more information on this project:
AGR@
Madagascar
EU contribution
€ 2,200,000
2015-2018
Duration
total budget
€ 2,346,289
ProjECt
Support to the development
of small scale sugar cane
industry in Madagascar
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Creating opportunities
for the urban poor
Context
In Senegal Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) represent over
90 % of the national economy. The importance of this sector has justified the
creation of a Ministry for SME, Micro Finance and Women Entrepreneurs as
well as two agencies for the Development and Promotion of SMEs (ADPME)
and for the Promotion and Development of Handicrafts (APDA). In terms of
macroeconomic policy, this sector is a priority of the various policy frameworks:
poverty reduction strategy, private sector development strategy and
decentralization policy.
Strategy
This project is one component of a larger project entitled PADELU (Projet
d’Appui au Développement Local Urbain). The full project includes an
Infrastructure and Services component, an Information and Communication
Component and a Urban Micro-Economic Activities Component (MAEU). This
last part, implemented by UNIDO, aimed to increase employment and income
opportunities for urban populations and facilitate the expansion of economic
activities in micro and small urban businesses. More specifically, UNIDO
helped micro and small businesses with technical support and enabled them
access to finance for their development.
Achievements
¸ Stimulation of economic activities in ten local communities located in
six different regions.
¸ 20 economic coordinators recruited and trained.
¸ Approximately 150 business task forces created, mobilizing approximately
4,000 members.
¸ Technical and financial support actions for approximately 150 public
projects launched.
¸ Conception of a sustainable funding strategy/plan for the main
beneficiaries’ projects.
For more information on this project:
TII @
Senegal
EU contribution
€ 1,219,512
2006-2007
Duration
total budget
€ 1,356,707
ProjECt
Support for urban micro economic
activities
Associated with
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For more information on this project:
AGR@
South Sudan
Duration
ProjECt
Enhanced local value addition and
strengthening value chains
2015-2017
EU contribution
€ 2,000,000
total budget
€ 2,000,000
Associated with
Pro-poor rural market and
value chain development
Context
The South Sudan Development Plan (SSDP) is considered as the main strategic
approach to address the key objectives of the New Nation-building effort.
The SSDP views agriculture as having the greatest potential for launching
the national development dynamic. This action responds in essence to
the 4 challenges identified by the SSDP: Access to agricultural inputs,
intensification of extension services, access to markets through improved
infrastructure and the development of professional organizations to access
finance and obtain economies of scale.
Objective
The overall objective set for the global action by the EU is to contribute to the
improvement of food security and income of the population of South Sudan in
order to boost the rural economy and reach a sustainable food security level in
the country.
Five goals have been identified for this global-approach action:
1. Facilitating, monitoring and regulating government structure.
2. Sustainable supply of agriculture and livestock inputs and services
through the private sector.
3. Enhanced local value addition and strengthening the value chain.
4. Improved basic technical literacy and numeracy skills.
5. Increased trade and marketing volume.
Expected results
• Identifying potential commodities and upgrading strategy for at least five
value chains.
• Implementing five upgraded value chain strategies.
• Improving capacities of at least 800 actors performing in value chains
who will implement technological and business tools for value addition
enhancement.
• Establishing four fully equipped agro-processing pilot centres, with
farmer organizations benefitting directly from project assistance for the
establishment of self-sustainable micro-processing pilot centres.
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Learning to contribute to
wealth creation
Context
Since 2005, Khartoum State has been witnessing a tremendous boost in
investments and job opportunities in various industrial sectors. However, the State
experienced high and growing unemployment, particularly among the Internally
Displaced Persons (IDPs) and the young population, due to the lack of market
oriented skills training, the missing link between technical and entrepreneurial
skills, and limited access to existing urban training centres and facilities.
Strategy
UNIDO successfully teamed up with the Sudanese Chamber of Industries, CSOs, and
the entities of the public sector agencies responsible for Industrial Human Resource
Development in Khartoum State. The project had two main interlinked components,
which supported 1) the establishment and functioning of 5 modernized Vocational
Training Centres (VTCs), and 2) Sustainable Livelihood programmes for IDPs and
families, in 4 major IDP camps and CSOs. A gender sensitive approach was crucial
and ICT provided a solid basis for innovative specialized Competency Based Training
(CBT) curricula, international exchange programmes, and logistical arrangements
for state-of-the-art selected training equipment and an enlightened management
style for VTC managers. Specialized and innovative training for technical educators,
managers for institution building, administrative staff and CSOs were conducted to
ensure high-quality knowledge transfer and business support. The Karthoum State
showed high ownership and contributed $20 milliones to the project.
Achievements
¸ 3225 youth (42% female) trained and once fully operational capacity to train
3000 people every 15 months.
¸ A new VTC training and organizational management gender-sensitive culture
introduced with 96 managers and administrative staff for 5 VTCs.
¸ At least 175 highly skilled new trainers have been trained in sector-specific CBT
curricula.
¸ The Khartoum State Government and the Federal Ministry of Industry have
established a Council for Vocational Training and Technical Education, aimed at
ensuring private sector approaches, financing and sustainability policies after
the project lifetime.
¸ CBT training and technical assistance provided in building and construction,
automotive, heavy equipment, repairing and maintenance, ICT and electronics,
metal and light engineering, refrigeration and air cooling, footwear, and hotel
and catering services.
For more information on this project:
AGR@
Sudan
EU contribution
€ 10,999,904
2007-2010
Duration
total budget
€ 28,920,000
ProjECt
Enhancing the capacity of
Khartoum State in the delivery
of pro-poor vocational
training services
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Higher returns for
creative industry clusters
Context
Every year, five million new jobs are needed to ensure social inclusion in the
Southern Mediterranean; these jobs could be created by small and medium
enterprises (SMEs). However, they need support to become more competitive
– in terms of their business, environmental and social performance. One
answer is helping the development of creative and cultural industries in a
region where creativity can easily flourish due to an important number of
traditional techniques and products highly linked to their culture. At the same
time, transforming individual talent into collective actions through clusters
development appears as a suitable solution for a region were SMEs account for
over 90 per cent of the region’s overall employment.
Strategy
• Map CCI clusters and value chains in the region and select two promising
cluster initiatives.
• Give technical and financial assistance.
• Establish linkages between international buyers and local suppliers.
• Create linkages with support institutions.
• Assist institutions in policy making processes.
Status quo and outlook
14 CCI clusters have been selected in 7 countries. The implementation phase
will focus on strategic options for each cluster, the implementation of detailed
action plans and product improvement.
Expected results
• Increased competitiveness, improvement of value chains, development
of innovative products rooted in cultural heritage and increased collective
efficiency gains.
• Better access to new markets and partnerships with buyers.
• Drawing the attention of national financial institutions to the potential of
creative and cultural industries; creation of linkages between Southern
Mediterranean and European Union cluster-supporting institutions
and strengthening the capacity of local business support and advisory
institutions.
• Promotion of a more conducive environment for the development of
well-performing clusters and replication of the project on a wider scale.
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Duration
ProjECt
Development of Clusters in the
Cultural and Creative Industries in
the Southern Mediterranean
2013-2017
EU contribution
€ 5,000,000
total budget
€ 5,600,000
Geographical coverage
Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon,
Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia
Partner
UfM, Italy
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tunisia
EU contribution
€ 200,000
2012
Duration
total budget
€ 240,000
ProjECt
EU/UNIDo International
Conference on Productive
Work for Youth in tunisia and
the MENA region
Partner
API
Associated with
Exploring innovative approaches
for productive work
Context
In order to assist governments of MENA countries in their efforts to promote
entrepreneurship, share knowledge on international best practices and focus on the
way forward by bringing together all stakeholders, the European Union and UNIDO
have joined forces and organized the “International Conference on Productive Work
for Youth in Tunisia and the MENA Region”, which took place in Tunis from 28 to 29
November 2012.
Objective
The main aim of the conference was to strengthen the coordination and synergies
between the Governments, donors and technical agencies, and civil society
engaged in the sector of youth employment by contributing to the discussion,
sharing latest reports and papers, lessons learned, present good practices, and
organize side-events.
Outcome
The conference has produced the Tunis Declaration that would provide
recommendation to the government of Tunisia other representatives from the
MENA countries on how to develop youth entrepreneurship and employment in an
inclusive and sustainable manner.
Achievements
¸ Successful promotion of youth-led innovative business profiles and
mobilization of funds for projects.
¸ MENA-wide e-discussions and Tunisian platform for e-discussion,
networking and investment promotion through established transnational
networks.
¸ Background paper and preparatory regional workshops were organized.
¸ Several follow-up activities took place, including the development of a
harmonized action plan and two large projects for youth employment in
Tunisia.
¸ 1,700 participants joined the conference.
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Improving CSR through the
triple bottom line approach
Context
Major buyers of Vietnamese products, including transnational corporations
(TNC), are tightening their procurement guidelines to comply with Corporate
Social Responsibility (CSR) requirements in the fields of environment and
labour. Although this will improve labour practices and environmental impact,
it can be a serious constraint for many Vietnamese enterprises. Over 90% of
the enterprises are small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and they do
not have sufficient capacity to comply with the strict requirements.
Objectives
The project aims to improve the environmental and social performance of
Vietnamese SMEs and enhance their international competitiveness through
better understanding of corporate social and environmental standards and
strengthened cooperation between Europe and Asia.
Achievements
¸ Out of 65 initial candidates, 17 national CSR Experts successfully
concluded the 18-month education program on UNIDO reap26 and are
now forming the CSR Experts Group Vietnam.
¸ Based on 22 Multi-Stakeholder Discussion Fora, awareness of the
multidimensional nature of CSR (ISO26000) was significantly improved.
¸ More than 80 companies participated in in-depth CSR training workshops
and are now using the UNIDO reap26 methodology.
¸ The ISO26000 was recognized, translated and published as a national
standard in late 2013 by the Ministry of Science and Technology.
¸ The criteria and the procedures of the 2012 National Vietnamese CSR
Award were redesigned to include the core subjects of ISO26000.
¸ Around 120 events were held and another 30 supported, totalling around
6,000 participants.
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Duration
Partners
VCCI, EuroCham, LEFASo,
VItAS, VEIA, ILSSA, StAMEQ,
MtEC, Sequa
ProjECt
Helping Vietnamese SMEs adapt and
adopt CSr for improved linkages with
global supply chains in sustainable
production
2009-2013
EU contribution
€ 1,611,467
total budget
€ 2,014,334
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Armenia
EU contribution
€ 2,400,000
2015-2017
Duration
total budget
€ 3,400,000
ProjECt
UNIDo-UNDP ENPArD
technical assistance
Partner
UNDP
Supporting small farmers and
producer groups
Context
Armenia has a large potential to produce and process high value agricultural
commodities, including fruits, vegetables and animal products. However,
smallholder farmers lack farming skills, capital and access to markets, which
combined with fragmented production plots and adverse growing conditions,
result in low productivity of the newly established small farms.
Objective
The UNIDO-UNDP ENPARD technical assistance project aims to:
• Strengthen newly-established producer groups.
• Effectively engage producer groups in value addition activities.
• Strengthen value chains that provide improved access to affordable,
better quality food.
• Contribute to the development of rural areas and improve access to local
and international markets.
• Ensure the introduction of environmentally-friendly farming and food
processing practices.
Expected results
• At least 30 new business-oriented farmers in the targeted value chains
and marzes (provinces) officially registered, with approved business plans
(40% led by women).
• Training conducted for staff of at least 30 producer groups in: business
planning, administration and organization; budgeting and financial
management; commodity marketing; food safety and traceability at
production level; and policy advice for agricultural and rural development
decision-making.
• At least 1,000 farmers (of which 40% women and 30% youth) trained
in the targeted marzes on possible structures and benefits of group
organization and matters of improved primary production.
• Products from assisted producer groups attain at least 10% premium
price and 20% increase in annual turnover, and 90% comply with food
quality standards.
• EUR 500,000 in new financing secured for targeted value chains.
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Montenegro
EU contribution
€ 500,000
2014-2016
Duration
total budget
€ 525,000
ProjECt
Enhancing the competitiveness of
local SMEs in Montenegro through
cluster development
New frontiers for the
development of business clusters
Context
While essential for the development of a competitive private sector, SMEs
face considerable challenges as they cannot individually achieve, for example,
economies of scale and are unable to take advantage of larger market
opportunities. Within the framework of the “One UN” programme, UNIDO
provided support to the Ministry of Economy in introducing the concept of
clusters – a proven methodology for the increased competitiveness of SMEs
within a given value chain – by building local capacity, conducting a mapping
of existing SME agglomerations, and developing a national cluster strategy.
Strategy
The EU-funded project will strengthen the competitiveness and market
access of selected clusters and networks in Montenegro, and will ultimately
contribute to the implementation of the National Strategy for Sustainable
Economic Growth through the Development of Business Clusters
(2012-2016). The project’s main activities are:
• Technical assistance to the Ministry of Economy and relevant business
support institutions on the implementation of the national cluster
strategy’s action plan
• Training and coaching of local self-government units on how to develop
and implement cluster support programmes
• Direct assistance to four selected clusters in the formulation,
implementation and monitoring of joint action plans and the
creation of market linkages
Expected results
• Four clusters are operational in different value chains and market
linkages are created
• Clusters develop linkages for competitiveness and gain from
collective efficiency
• The capacity of national and regional government actors is strengthened;
they are empowered to develop and implement cluster-related action
plans as well as to provide support to SME clusters
• The national cluster strategy’s action
plan is enabled
Partner
UNDP
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Post-hurricane rehabilitation of
cocoa value chain through
agro-forestry
Context
On September 4, 2007, Hurricane Felix hit the territory of the Region
Autonomous North Atlantic (RAAN), affecting more than 200,000 people.
The hurricane caused severe damage to infrastructure and environment:
million hectares of forests were severely damaged and 427,000 hectares
completely destroyed, 1,366 fishing boats and transport destroyed, 86,538
hectares of agricultural crops were lost and some 40,000 cattle died. This
include a large part of the cocoa production in the municipalities Rosita and
Bonanza where cocoa production is an important part of the livelihood.
Strategy
Promote the socio- economic stability and rehabilitation in the RAAN region
after Hurricane Felix through:
• Developing capacities for rehabilitation of production systems based on
agroforestry as an alternative to reduce poverty and generate income
quickly and effectively.
• Strengthening the institutional support structure and organizational level
of farmers to improve their productive capacity and marketing skills.
Achievements
¸ 169 hectares of new cocoa plantation were established: 70 % of the
agroforestry areas established reached their planned production in the
first stage of the project.
¸ 556 producers learnt the agricultural practices of cocoa and post-harvest
techniques and 100 were certified organic
¸ 24 producer groups created and their structures and functioning
reinforced and 100 productive leaders strengthened the organizational
fabric of their territories and organizations.
¸ 80 % of the project’s peasant families with income stabilized at $3,000
annually (per manzana) and 60% of them have maintained a permanent
link in production processes and marketing of their products.
¸ 3 collection centers were built and functional in the territory and
3 farmers’ markets established during the peak agro-forestry crops.
¸ 2 chocolatiers established purchase cocoa agreements in the territory.
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Nicaragua
EU contribution
€ 363,814
2009 -2011
Duration
total budget
€ 419,240
ProjECt
rehabilitation and Development of
Cocoa Production Areas Affected by
Hurricane Felix in rosita, Bonanza,
Sahsa and Sumubila and promoting
the organization of Producers and
its inclusion in the National Cocoa
Market
Partner
UNDP, Spain
Associated with
Improving the trade
capacity of enterprises
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A Partnership for Private Sector Development
Enhancing the capacity of developing countries to participate in global trade is
critical for their economic growth.
UNIDO has been the largest provider of trade-related assistance in the UN system with a strong support of the EU over the last ten years.
Together UNIDO and the EU have been working to support the integration of developing countries in the global economy through the
reinforcement of the ability of the private sector to:
• Trade internationally.
• Participate in global value chains.
• Manufacture products with high-export potential at the level of quality required by the markets, particularly SPS and TBT issues.
• Ensure that their products conform to the relevant international standards, private buyer requirements and technical
requirements.
Joint advocacy for regional integration, quality trade and private sector development
At the request of ACP Regional Economic Communities (RECs), UNIDO was invited to participate in the Economic Partnership Agreement
(EPA) Preparatory Task Forces. Moreover UNIDO was invited by both ACP countries and the EU to support the identification and formulation
of the development component of EPA development programmes (. PAPED in West Africa). UNIDO was a partner in Partnership 3 on
Regional Economic Integration, Trade and Infrastructure of the last Joint EU-Africa Strategy (JEAS) for 2011-2013 and is contributing to
the current JEAS (2014-2017). At various occasions, including during the European Development Days in 2012, 2013, and 2015 the
UNIDO and EU advocated for effective strategies for building trade capacities and facilitating trade. UNIDO has also been contributing
substantially to all recent business forums of the EU with African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) regions.
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The Aid for Trade agenda is closely linked with SPS/TBT issues. Based on the border rejection data from the EU’s Rapid Alert System for Feed
and Food (RASFF), together with data from the USA, Japan and Australia are utilized for UNIDO’s Trade Standard Compliance Report that
identifies border rejections and maps related products, technical issues and countries involved for designing targeted technical assistance
to improve food safety systems in developing countries. Regular cooperation has taken place particularly to train African experts within the
framework of the Better Training for Safer Food (BTSF) programme.
Finally the EU and UNIDO support private sector development and meaningful engagenment with businesses in development. The have
worked closely in the frame of the global consultation on “Engaging the private sector in Post-2015 era” and the EU’s connuiction; Recently
DEVCO Info-Points were organized on quality production and Post-2015, SDGs and the private sector.
Joint projects for quality globalization
Cooperation has expanded progressively and joint support programmes have been deployed in almost 50 countries in ACP as well as in
Asia, in Eastern Europe and the Balkans, that have requested UNIDO’s technical assistance. In the context of the EU-Africa partnership,
UNIDO and the EU can already report substantial achievements on its implementation, particularly the establishment of quality systems at
regional and country levels in all regions of Africa.
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Africa
Asia
Europe and Central Asia
Central Africa: Boosting regional integration, Aid-for-Trade and industrial
competitiveness
West Africa: Promoting a culture of quality
Cabo Verde : Strengthening the goat cheese value chain and tourism
development
Cameroon: Upgrading industrial performance and technological capacity
Côte d’Ivoire: Securing access to the EU market through safe coffee and
cocoa
Côte d’Ivoire: Supporting agriculture through high-quality cotton
Côte d’Ivoire: Effective economic diversification through export consortia
Nigeria: Building trust for trade
Kenya: Standards upgrading for new market access
Malawi: Boosting economic growth through facilitation of exports
Mozambique: Removing business constraints to boost growth
Mozambique: Boosting the private sector through increased quality
Central and Eastern Europe: Healthy and safe food
for the future
Russia: Industrial Development through modern ICT
Statistics
Bangladesh: Poverty reduction through growth
and diversification of exports
Pakistan: Poverty alleviation through trade
Nepal: Integration into the world economy
through capacity building
Sri Lanka: Increasing SMEs competitiveness
and access to market
Thailand: Enhancing the competitiveness of
Thai food and agricultural exports
Pacific
Pacific: Turning EU-Pacific ST&I
into socio-economic benefits
Caribbean
Haiti: World-class quality for
participation in international trade
Projects for private
sector development
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UNIDO services for private
sector development
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Competitive productive capacities for international trade
The technical cooperation aims to support enterprises in their efforts to offer competitive, safe, reliable and cost-
effective products in world markets. This requires identifying sectors and products that have competitive potential
and are suitable for local value addition, as well as analysing and assessing trends in industrial performance
at national, regional and global levels, and formulating strategies and policies designed to improve industrial
competitiveness and to overcome technical barriers to trade (TBT) and comply with sanitary and phytosanitary
measures (SPS).
Quality and compliance infrastructure
The technical cooperation aims to help enterprises comply with international standards and market requirements
as well as with the WTO TBT Agreement and the Agreement on the Application of SPS Measures. Of particular
importance are the standards regarding food hygiene and food safety (ISO 22000), but there are also other
important international systems standards such as quality management (ISO 9001), environmental management
(ISO 14001), and social accountability (SA 8000). The technical assistance includes developing capacities in national
standards bodies to perform internationally recognized product testing and calibration in metrology, testing
and inspection services, and developing accreditation institutions to accredit laboratories, system certifiers and
inspection bodies. It also supports producers in performing self-declarations of conformity such as the CE markings
and others.
Corporate social responsibility for market integration
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is also an area where international buyers are increasingly requiring exporter
compliance, especially in light of the international standard on social responsibility (ISO 26000). Support for
SME development should become an important part of the CSR commitment of large companies in the context
of responsible supply chain management, and improvements in social and environmental impacts can go hand-
in-hand with better quality and management. In its CSR Programme, UNIDO addresses the need to establish a
framework for SMEs that helps translate CSR principles into a relevant SME perspective, thereby enhancing their
competitiveness and market access.
Business, investment and technology services
The focus in this area is to support the development of local productive capacities and responsible investments in
a private sector-led process, and promote the upgrading of industrial enterprises and technical support institutions
that drive the economic growth process. These support services are aimed at stimulating technological dynamism
for the creation of skilled jobs, enhancing the developmental impact of private sector activities, and supporting the
integration of SMEs into national and global value chains through the establishment of pro-poor and market-driven
business linkages.
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Central Africa
2014-2017
Duration
Geographical coverage
Cameroon, Central African
Republic, Chad, Republic of Congo,
DR Congo, Gabon, São Tomé and
Príncipe
ProjECt
Support Programme for trade and
Economic Integration (PACIE):
• Quality infraestructure programme
for Central Africa (PIQAC)
• restructuring and upgrading
programme for Central Africa
(PrMN)
EU contribution
€ 12,120,020
PIQAC € 5,820,020
PrMN € 6,300,000
total budget
€ 12,120,020
Boosting regional integration,
Aid-for-Trade and industrial
competitiveness
Context
During the 2000s growth in Central Africa was very volatile, even negative, due to
conflicts in some of the countries, the instability of raw materials (. oil, minerals,
agricultural and forestry products) as well as high demographic growth. The private
sector’s potential and its support structures are still at an early stage compared to
other regions.
Objectives
In line with regional priorities and at the request of the Communauté Economique
et Monétaire de l’Afrique Centrale (CEMAC) and Economic Community of
Central African States (ECCAS), the programme aims to enhance the region’s
competitiveness and foster regional integration by boosting local quality and the
performance of the local private sector.
Strategy
The programme aims to foster regional integration and competitiveness in a holistic
way. An industrial policy will guide future interventions to maximize the benefits of
inclusive and sustainable (re-)industrialization. A culture of quality will be induced
through harmonization of regional norms and standards, building or reinforcing
the quality infrastructure and promoting quality measures. The competitiveness of
key sectors will be enhanced through the Industrial Upgrading and Modernization
Programme (IUMP) for local companies, especially SMEs.
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Expected results
• Diagnosis and design of a regional
industrial policy and capacity building for
policy makers (PRMN).
• Establishment of a culture of quality
through regional quality norms and
standards, reinforced quality infrastructure,
higher awareness amongst consumers and
companies (PIQAC).
• Increased performance and
competitiveness of local companies
of key sectors through supporting
implementation of industrial upgrading
and modernization programme (PRMN).
• Enhanced capacities of regional and
national support institutions in order to
improve services provided to the private
sector (PIQAC, PRMN).
Capacities of regional and
national support institutions
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Promoting a culture of quality
Context
Following a successful first phase from 2001 to 2005, the second phase of the West
Africa Quality Programme (WAQP) was launched in 2007 for a period of 5 years.
The aim was to strengthen regional economic integration and trade by creating
an environment that facilitates compliance with international trade rules and
technical regulations. Through the programme, tangible results were achieved:
A regional quality policy as well as some national quality policies were adopted,
a regional quality infrastructure scheme was established, regional standards were
adopted, 21 testing/calibration laboratories were accredited as per ISO/IEC 17025
and ISO 15189 standards, 20 enterprises were certified as per ISO 9001 and ISO
22000 standards, metrology laboratories were equipped and more than 4,000
staff members of laboratories, inspection bodies and private companies were
trained. However, in order to deepen regional integration and to consolidate the
implementation of quality infrastructure, it was decided to further support the
region. The West Africa Quality System Programme was born.
Strategy
Maintain, strengthen and specialize are the bywords of this programme. In order to
build on the successes of the former phases, it is essential to consolidate the edifice.
Thanks to the recently adopted quality policy of the ECOWAS and its related quality
infrastructure scheme, the programme will support the ECOWAS Commission
and the 16 West African countries in strengthening their quality infrastructure for
greater effectiveness, leading to enhanced competitiveness and better intra- and
inter-regional trade participation. Finally, the programme will bolster the creation of
quality centres of excellence and networks of specialized quality institutions such as
laboratories and conformity assessment bodies to provide efficient services to local
and exporting companies. Consumers, for their part, will enjoy more protection and,
eventually, economic development will be sustainably promoted.
The EU-funded West Africa Quality Program (phase 3) 2014 – 2018, a regional
initiative (ECOWAS + Mauritania), is designed to support the implementation of
the regional quality policy (ECOQUAL) in order to establish a framework for the For more information on this project:
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EU contribution
Phase I € 14,000,000
Phase II €16,900,000
Phase III €12,000,000
Phase I 2001-2005
Phase II 2007-2012
Phase III 2014-2018
Duration
Geographical coverage
Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia,
Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Côte d’Ivoire,
Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria,
Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
ProjECt
Support to the implementation
of the ECoWAS Quality Policy
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development and operation of appropriate regional
quality infrastructure to facilitate intra-regional and
international trade, to protect the consumer and the
environment, and to promote sustainable economic
development.
Achievements
¸ A majority of countries in the region
sensitized on quality matters at the
highest level have taken ownership and
triggered actions to fill the gaps: Quality
policies have been adopted by several
governments and quality infrastructure
institutions have been created and/or
strengthened in several countries.
¸ Heads of State of ECOWAS countries
have adopted a regional Quality Policy
(ECOQUAL).
¸ National and regional quality awards are
instituted and regularly organised in the
8 UEMOA Member States.
¸ 21 laboratories accredited (as per
ISO 17025 and ISO 15189 standards)
and many more increasingly sensitized
on accreditation and looking forward to
accreditation.
¸ Over 5,000 staff from public/private
institutions and companies are trained
in various quality fields (., ISO 9001;
ISO 22000, and HACCP system) and are
operational.
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Strengthening the goat cheese
value chain and tourism
development
Context
Despite its recent graduation from LDC status in 2008, Cabo Verde still faces various
challenges such as poor natural resource endowment, high unemployment (especially
amongst youth), a population scattered among many islands and limited real growth.
About a quarter of the population still lives in poverty. Competitiveness of national
industries and private sector development institutions are relatively weak.
Strategy
By setting up two clusters of goat cheese producers, one in Boa Vista and one in Fogo, the
project aims to strengthen the value chain and develop linkages with economic operators
from the tourism industry for mutually-beneficial and mutually-reinforcing transactions
that will strengthen a cross-promotion of both sectors.
The project aims to develop the goat cheese value chain to ultimately improve the
livelihoods of small farmers and producers of goat cheese in Boa Vista and in Fogo.
By fostering business linkages with economic operators in the tourism sector, their
livelihoods will also be improved.
Expected results
Improve the economic conditions of small farmers and small producers of goat cheese in
Boa Vista and Fogo and contribute to inclusive and sustainable local development, also
through business linkages with economic operators in the tourism industry.
The expected results are as follows:
• Value chain analysis and stakeholder mapping conducted
• Two clusters are set up and receive technical assistance to improve their competitiveness
• Business linkages are fostered between the two clusters and the tourism sector
• Plans for the replication and scaling up of the project are prepared
• Results disseminated to stakeholders
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Cabo Verde
Duration
2016 -2018
EU contribution
€ 281,000
ProjECt
Strengthening sustainable
supplier development in the
goat cheese value chain and
fostering business linkages
with the tourism industry.
total budget
€ 281,000
Partner
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CABO VERDE COUNTRY PROGRAMME
2015-2017
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Upgrading industrial performance
and technological capacity
Context
Cameroon has good conditions for economic development in terms of agriculture,
energy and geology. Notwithstanding its potential , Cameroon has seen the
competitive performance of its economic tissue decline steadily for several
decades in spite of the efforts achieved through economic adjustment policies.
Today Cameroon has a great potential to become an emerging economy if it can
increasingly add value to its rich natural resources and develop a dynamic agro-
industry and agribusiness sector that employ more people and create sustained
wealth in the country. To reach this objective, policies and technical cooperation
should focus on improving the quality of products and upgrading private sector
processes.
Strategy
The overall objective of the program is to strengthen Cameroon’s productive
activities, support its quality infrastructure and supplier-buyer matchmaking as well
as upgrading the private sector and the business environment. All this will facilitate
the economic integration of Cameroon at the sub-regional and international level.
Status quo and outlook
The first phase of the program was successfully completed. It has reinforced the
quality system of Cameroon through established norms and standards and built the
required capacities to support competitiveness of private enterprises through the
upgrading programme.
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Cameroon
Duration
Phase I 2008-2012
Phase II 2013-2016
ProjECt
Programme to support industrial
upgrading, standardization and
quality in Cameroon
total budget
Phase I € 7,235,946
Phase II €10,000,000
EU contribution
Phase I € 3,538,000
Phase II €10,000,000
(€2,500,000 through UNIDO)
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Achievements
¸ Consensus on a national competitiveness strategy and a consultation framework between
the Government and the private sector.
¸ National upgrading office (BMN), standardization body (ANOR) and subcontracting
partnership exchange (SPX) established with permanent coaching to build their technical
capacities.
¸ A first group of laboratories accredited ISO 17025.
¸ Promotion of the quality culture and capacity building of 13 pilot companies.
¸ Capacity building of 120 national consultants in the area of upgrading, standards and SPX.
¸ Profiling of 160 local subcontractors for the creation of linkages with foreign direct investors.
¸ Helped 15 companies to formulate and implement upgrading plans to improve their
performance.
¸ Supported the formulation of a national upgrading program open to every productive
enterprise in Cameroon.
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Effective economic diversification
through export consortia
Context
In 2010 the Government of Côte d’Ivoire and the European Union signed a
financial agreement for € 16 million to finance the PACIR – Programme d’Appui au
Commerce et à l’Intégration Régionale (Support Programme for Trade and Regional
Integration), of which the main objective is to strengthen the competitiveness of the
Ivorian economy and facilitate its integration into the regional and global economy.
Strategy
The program includes four outcomes that focus on (1) improving the business
environment, (2) strengthening the competitiveness of exporting companies and
improving compliance with international standards, (3) trade facilitation, and
(4) improvement of economic infrastructure. UNIDO was in charge of implementing
outcome 2, more specifically:
• Strengthening support institutions to promote SME competitiveness and
market access.
• Adoption of export markets’ standards by national regulation on selected
products.
• Support to laboratories for the accreditation of their tests.
• Formulation and pilot implementation of a National Upgrading and
Restructuring Programme.
Achievements
¸ 54 training activities carried out for 1,764 participants from 263
manufacturing enterprises.
¸ 7 export consortia have been formally established and 30 export consortia
member firms improved their productivity and competitiveness through
capacity-building and some of them now export to international markets.
¸ 246 standards approved and published in the official journal.
¸ 4 laboratories supported in quality management systems (2 of them assisted
for the accreditation of their tests) and 2 laboratories strengthened though
the provision of equipment including for dimensional metrology and for
the analysis and testing of textiles-garment products (1st laboratory in Côte
d’Ivoire to provide tests in this sector).
¸ A National Restructuring and Upgrading Programme covering all
industries formulated, validated and initiated Agence de Développement
de la Compétitivité Industrielle (ADCI) and an incentive fund established.
¸ 25 structured industrial companies benefitted from global strategic
diagnostics, development of restructuring and upgrading plans, and
technical assistance to implement the priority actions.
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Duration
Partners
ItC
2010-2015
EU contribution
€ 4,969,000
total budget
€ 4,969,000
ProjECt
Improvement of the competitiveness
of Ivorian enterprises in non-
traditional export sectors
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Duration
Partners
UCA
2007-2010
EU contribution
€ 1,920,857
total budget
€ 1,920,857
Securing access to the EU market
through safe coffee and cocoa
Context
Côte d’Ivoire is the world’s largest exporter of cocoa, as well as the seventh
largest exporter of coffee beans. After the civil unrest, while the production of
both cocoa and coffee started to recover, the situation deteriorated because
of a fungus, which contains Ochratoxin A (OTA) – a toxin that leads to liver and
kidney damage while weakening the immune system. The harmonization of
OTA contamination limits for coffee and cocoa put forward by the EU raised
huge concerns in Côte d’Ivoire, given the risk of significant rejection of these
products at EU borders.
Strategy
UNIDO assisted the Ministry of Agriculture of Côte d’Ivoire in deepening its
knowledge of Ochratoxin A, assessing the prevailing contamination levels in its
coffee and cocoa production zones and adapting their monitoring and control
strategy along international best practices. The project had four focus areas:
(1) Monitoring the status of the toxin, identifying the critical contamination
points, and assessing the relevance of sampling methods to establish the
toxin level; (2) Upgrading of a reference testing laboratory for OTA assays;
(3) Dissemination of good practices for fighting OTA; (4) Techno-commercial
discussions with the EU, major importer of Ivorian coffee and cocoa.
Achievements
¸ The scientific community in Côte d’Ivoire has acquired high-level
knowledge about contamination by OTA as well as advanced skills
regarding its sampling and testing in coffee and cocoa125 agricultural
extension workers trained in techniques for the prevention of
contamination by OTA.
¸ 2,195 villages and 400 cooperatives benefitted from in-depth training
and awareness-building; 100,000 actors in the supply chain sensitized
about the dangers of OTA.
¸ Côte d’Ivoire has strengthened its national resources to develop modern
critical elements of a management system for health and phytosanitary
issues.
¸ Monitoring system of SPS problems in production areas; development of
complex and adapted extension materials for every actor (. illiterate), etc..
¸ Ivorian knowledge and know-how on OTA spread internationally
(participation in meetings and e-working groups of the Codex
Alimentarius).
ProjECt
Prevent and control contamination
of coffee and cocoa by ochratoxin A
(otA) in Côte d’Ivoire.
Associated with
84
Supporting agriculture through
high-quality cotton
Context
The project is in line with the overall goal of reinforcing the economy of Côte
d’Ivoire through the increase of competitiveness of Ivorian cotton on the
international market. It aims to increase the quality, credibility and performance
of cotton classification as well as achieving an increase in the revenues of cotton
producers for the export market.
Project objectives
The objectives of the project were threefold:
• Rehabilitate the building and the equipment of the cotton-classing unit of
Bouaké.
• Legal support for the establishment and validation of the agreement
concerning Ivorian fibre cotton
classification and for the set-up of the managing infrastructure.
• Technical support for the harmonization of procedures, the start of
activities and for the certification of the technical
cotton laboratories in Bouaké and Abidjan.
Strategy
The rehabilitation of the classification centre allows monitoring of the technical
characteristics of Ivorian cotton fibre through specific treatments applied to
representative samples. This device led to the Ivorian cotton certification that was
essential in order to access regional and international markets.
Achievements
¸ The restoration of the classing room of Bouaké according to international
standards.
¸ The institutional classification is formalized.
¸ The classing room is functional.
¸ Legalization of the classing tools according to international standards.
2009-2010
Duration
ProjECt
Device Classification for
Cotton Fibre restructuring
EU contribution
€ 990,915
total budget
€ 990,915
Côte d’Ivoire
For more information on this project:
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Associated with
85
Standards upgrading for new
market access
Context
Although there was a rapid increase in Kenyan exports over the past decade, export
ratios remain relatively low compared to other countries. Enhancing the quality
assessment capability of the standards and certification bodies and improving
the private sector’s capacity to conform to international standards, are considered
crucial to the diversification and increase of exports.
Strategy
The programme has three specific objectives and UNIDO will be responsible for
objective no. 3: “To broaden the demand for SPS testing and standardization
of quality in animal and plant-based products”. UNIDO plans to conduct up to
17 awareness raising workshops on SPS and TBT related issues and food safety
and food quality aspects for the business community, private sector companies,
consumer associations, political stakeholders, and the press. Training of trainers
will be provided for business membership organisations (BMOs) and civil society
organizations (CSOs) on food safety and quality management systems and
related preparatory programs such as good agriculture practice (GAP) and good
manufacturing practice (GMP). Moreover, the public-private dialogue on standards
development and related inspection and conformity assessment services rendered
by public and private sector bodies will be facilitated among national competent
authorities, BMOs, private sector service providers and consumer groups.
Expected Results
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Kenya
Duration
Supporting local authorities
KEBS, KEPHIS, DVS
2014-2016
EU contribution
€ 1,000,000
total budget
€ 1,000,000
ProjECt
Standards and market access
programme (SMAP)
Up to 17 awareness-
raising workshops on:
• Market access issues of
SPS and TBT.
• Food safety and QMS.
• Private standards.
9 Training of trainers for
BMOs and CSOs on:
• Residue Monitoring and
GAP for fresh fruits and veg.
• Residue Monitoring, GAP
and GMP for meat and dairy.
• GPS (Good production
system) and residue
monitoring for aquaculture.
Facilitation of public
private dialogue between
KEBS, KEPHIS, DVS,
Ministries and BMOs,
CSOs and private
conformity assessment
Associated with
86
Strengthening the National
Quality Infrastructure
Context
With 85% of Malawi’s population dependent on agriculture for their
livelihoods and agricultural products accounting for 80% of total exports, food
quality and safety are critical to the country’s economic well-being. However,
the limited quality infrastructure and the absence of an internationally
recognized accreditation body significantly reduce access to global markets for
agro-industrial products from Malawi.
Strategy
The Government of Malawi and UNIDO embarked on an ambitious upgrading
of the National Quality Infrastructure (NQI).
Through technical assistance and trainings, UNIDO is strengthening the
capacity of the MBS to deliver national auditing and certification services in
compliance with food safety and quality-related international regulations.
In addition, the project is supporting small and medium-sized enterprises
(SMEs), particularly women and youth-led businesses, to comply with quality
requirements.
Achievements
The project will help achieve internationally recognized accreditation for key
conformity assessment services offered by the MBS. In particular:
¸ The recently enacted NQP paved the way for Malawi to strengthen its NQI.
¸ Technical competencies and facilities will be upgraded at the MBS, in
particular for the delivery of testing and calibration services.
¸ A comprehensive training plan was developed to enhance the metrology
capacities of the MBS.
¸ A road map for a pilot accreditation programme focusing on laboratory
testing for microbiology, pesticides, element analysis and food
contaminants was established.
For more information on this project:
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Malawi
2012-2016
Duration
ProjECt
Development of a robust
Standardization, Quality
Assurance, Accreditation and
Metrology (SQAM) Infrastructure
EU contribution
€3,860,468
(€ 2,794,592 through UNIDO)
total budget
€ 9,355,200
Partners
UNDP
Associated with
87
Removing business constraints to
boost growth
Context
Various trade-related constraints are affecting the business environment in
Mozambique. The 2008 Doing Business report published by the World Bank in
2007 indicated that Mozambique was ranked 134th (out of 178 countries) in the
world ranking of ease for doing business.
Strategy
The overall objective of the BESTF project was to promote export-led growth
and to improve the existing investment climate by alleviating trade-related
constraints affecting the business environment based on three different clusters of
intervention:
• The Quality cluster, containing actions related to strengthening the
existing national quality infrastructure and institutions involved in
delivering services in the area of Metrology, Standardization and
Conformity Assessment
• The Information and Advisory Services cluster, containing actions directed
to companies engaged in foreign trade operations, aiming to enhance
the availability, access and quality of services for trade
• The Trade Facilitation cluster comprising actions directed to reduce the
time and costs associated with import and export operations
Achievements
¸ Institutional capacity strengthening at National Institute of Standardization
and Quality (INNOQ), National Institute for Export Promotion (IPEX) and
Custom Authorities (AT) through provision of equipment and training.
¸ 5 achieved internationally recognized accreditation.
¸ Available services in standards, metrology and certification enhanced
significantly.
¸ Increase of national standards from 100 (baseline indicator) to 350.
¸ Development of a National Export Strategy.
¸ Establishment of a Packaging Information Centre.
¸ Mozambican companies were assisted towards achieving ISO 9001
certification.
¸ The number of companies performing export/import operations was
increased significantly.
For more information on this project:
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Mozambique
Duration
2009-2011
EU contribution
€ 5,494,374
total budget
€ 6,394,376
ProjECt
Business environment
support and trade
facilitation (BEStF)
Associated with
88
Boosting the private sector
through increased quality
Context
Mozambique’s economic growth over the last years has been impressive.
However, it has been mainly driven by capital-intensive megaprojects that
have not proved to be very inclusive and sustainable, meaning they had
limited employment creation and spill-over effects on the rest of the economy.
Strategy
The overall objective of the project is to enhance the level of development
and the competitiveness of private sector companies. In particular, the project
focuses on strengthening the quality of the infrastructure system and also
on SME support. Other actors such as business associations and consumer
associations are also supported. Strong public bodies such as the Institute for
the Promotion of SMEs (IPEME), the National Directorate for Industry (DNI)
as well as the Institute for Quality (INNOQ), together with a sound national
quality policy, are key in supporting the efforts of emerging private sector
operators to develop their activities, be competitive in terms of price and
quality in the context of trade liberalisation, and produce in accordance with
certain quality standards.
Expected results
• Dialogue and policy on the national quality system will be improved.
• Mozambican conformity assessment system will be nationally, regionally
and internationally recognized.
• INNOQ will be increasingly sustainable and its institutional and operational
structure will be reformed.
• Increased application of voluntary consensual standards.
• Enhanced capacity of IPEME and DNI to design, support, implement and
manage sound SME development programmes.
• IPEME pilot business incubation facilities shall be operational and will
effectively support further development of the incubated enterprises.
• Training and Consulting on industrial skills programme will be designed
and delivered through a partnership between IPEME and the business
associations.
For more information on this project:
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Mozambique
2012-2016
Duration
ProjECt
Private sector and quality
promotion programme for
Mozambique - CoMPEtIr com
Qualidade
EU contribution
€ 4,850,000
total budget
€ 5,377,000
Associated with
89
Building trust for trade
Context
Inspite of being one of the largest economies in Africa, Nigeria lacks an
internationally recognized National Quality Infrastructure (NQI) with the
capacity to ensure safety, integrity and marketability of goods and services,
and the removal of technical barriers to local, regional and international trade.
Objective
The project aims to support the improvement and establishment of missing
standards and quality control bodies to improve the quality of products,
boost competitiveness of the private sector and ensure the protection of its
consumers.
Strategy
The project paves the way to solve the current NQI’s limitations by analyzing
demand and supply obstacles of NQI services. Further, the project aims to
develop a functional and internationally recognized National Accreditation
Body (NAB) and National Metrology Institute (NMI), within the context of an
updated National Quality Policy. To connect targeted actors to an improved
quality infrastructure, the project seeks to increase awareness and knowledge
of technical regulations issues by associating and creating linkages for the
Organized Private Sector (OPS) in the NQI.
Expected results
• Assistance for the promulgation of a National Quality Policy (NQP) and
improvements in enforcing legislation for the NQI.
• Establishment of a National Accreditation Body (NAB) coherent with the
West African accreditation system for conformity assessment. Capacity
development for accreditation auditors. Assessment of the reference
national laboratories for calibration and testing.
• Development of a National Metrology Institute (NMI) to ensure
calibration of instruments and traceability of measurement to
international standards.
• Extended participation of the private sector in the NQI through its
improved capacity to create and support conformity assessment bodies
(CAB).
• Extended use of the NQI services through awareness activities and a well-
trained NQI workforce. Development of training unities.
For more information on this project:
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Nigeria
2013-2017
Duration
ProjECt
the National Quality
Infrastructure Project (NQIP)
EU contribution
€ 12,000,000
total budget
€ 12,080,000
Associated with
91
Poverty reduction through
growth and diversification of
exports
Context
The textile sector in Bangladesh employs over 4 million people, mostly
women. A major constraint is the comparatively low productivity and a lack of
product development and active marketing. The shrimp sector is the second
most important sector and it needs more stringent food safety standards in
order to avoid the export bans of the past.
Strategy
• Poverty reduction through the creation of jobs.
• Creation of jobs through growth of export industries.
• Expand the export sector by ensuring international standards of quality
control, testing and certification of products.
• Establish a national quality infrastructure, legislation and institutions that
comply with international norms.
• For maximum immediate impact, provide direct assistance to key
export sectors — garments and fisheries — to upgrade quality standards,
procedures and training to meet the requirements of major export
markets.
Outcome
The project led to an improved national quality management system with
updated legislation and institutional arrangements, improved food safety
procedures and controls in fisheries production and processing, and advanced
education, training and technical support for the export garment industries.
Achievements
Better Quality
Infrastructure
Improved
understanding,
knowledge and practice
of quality management
and control methods
conforming with
international standards.
Better Fisheries Quality
Fisheries products
acceptable in major
export markets based on
Bangladeshi certification,
. not requiring
limitations or re-testing
on arrival.
Better Work and
Standards in Textiles and
Garments
A new generation of
motivated, highly
educated and trained
managers, engineers,
technicians and
designers to continue
to develop, expand and
upgrade the export
textiles industries.
For more information on this project:
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Bangladesh
Duration
Phase I (BQSP) 2006-2010
Phase II (BESt) 2010-2014
EU contribution
Phase I € 7,756,790
Phase II € 12,285,000
ProjECt
Bangladesh Quality Support
Programme (BQSP) and
Better Work and Standards
Programme (BESt)
total budget
Phase I € 8,556,790
Phase II € 25,464,000
Associated with
92
Poverty alleviation through trade
Context
Pakistan is a low-income country, emerging from reliance on import substitution.
The manufacturing sector is still dominated by traditional goods, facing a shortage
of energy, low labour skills, and the lack of FDI. There is an insufficient capacity
to integrate into the global multilateral trading system in terms of trade policy
formulation, legal and regulatory framework, institutional capacities to provide
internationally recognized quality and conformity assessment services, as well as
the implementation of an intellectual property rights regime.
Strategy
The Programme, implemented by UNIDO in cooperation with ITC and WIPO, aims at
helping to integrate Pakistan’s economy into the global market through:
• Improved trade policy formulation through Ministry of Commerce capacity
building and public-private dialogue mechanisms.
• Quality infrastructure and services development through the international
accreditation of laboratories (50), strengthening of national quality-
related bodies and universities, strengthening of the certification system,
establishment of a modern legal and regulatory SPS management
system, launch of a national Quality Policy, sector-specific supply
development of export quality, compliance capacity and related
conformity marks such as CE marking along with the development of
market linkages.
• Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) management, through the establishment
of an IPR legal and regulatory regime and of a national IPR office.
• Sector-specific business environment improvement, capacity building
for competitiveness and global value chain analysis, and support to
Pakistan’s integration into regional trade arrangements like the South
Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) with special focus on India.
For more information on this project:
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Pakistan
Duration
Phase I 2004-2009
Phase II 2010-2016
EU contribution
Phase I € 2,300,000
Phase II € 11,395,000
ProjECt
trade-related technical
assistance (trtA I & II)
total budget
Phase I € 3,400,000
Phase II € 12,045,000
Partners
ItC, WIPo
Associated with
93
Achievements
¸ Capacity of the Ministry of Commerce for the formulation and
implementation of trade policy has been improved and the participation
of the private sector increased, 18 master trainers trained, and 13 public-
private dialogues conducted.
¸ 6 calibration, 42 testing and 2 proficiency testing laboratories achieved
international accreditation to ISO 17025 and ISO 17043, respectively.
¸ In March 2013, the EU lifted restrictions on fisheries exports. Since
then, 83 consignments with a value of about US$ 8 million have been
successfully shipped to a number of European countries, as well as to
Asia.
¸ Mango and Kinnow mandarin growers/processors directly linked to high
markets such as ASDA/Walmart in UK, Econsave, AEON, and Giant in
Malaysia.
¸ Productivity increased from 30% to 120% and quality improved from 53%
to 68% in selected pilot companies in fans and protective gear sectors,
through lean manufacturing and improved shop floor management.
¸ 17 fan & 11 protective glove models achieved CE marking.
¸ Quality infrastructure and conformity assessment services improved for
selected export supply chains leading to a 30-40% increase in sales to
European markets.
¸ National Quality Policy developed and a National Bill developed for the
establishment of National Food Safety, Animal & Plant Health Regulatory
Authority.
¸ IPR policy, legislative and management framework strengthened and IPR
Office in Pakistan modernized.
¸ Branding options developed through Geographical Indications for the
Kinnow and Mango Sector.
95
Integration into the world
economy through capacity
building
Context
The objective of the programme was to support the compliance of Nepal with WTO
membership obligations, such as meeting the TBT and SPS Agreement requirements, in
order to facilitate the integration of its enterprises into the world economy.
Strategy
• Component 1 on SPS and TBT issues: Developing an institutional and
legal framework for Nepali standards, metrology, testing and quality
infrastructure (SMTQ); strengthening the Nepal Bureau of Standards and
Metrology (NBSM) and the Department of Food Technology and Quality
Control (DFTQC) to support international standards development and
effectively administer food safety standards; upgrading the facilities and
equipment of NBSM and DFTQC; strengthening the country’s metrology
capabilities; setting up TBT and SPS Enquiry Points; strengthening
consumer associations to become a viable force in the market.
• Component 2 on capacity building activities: Strengthening the WTO
Reference Centre; raising awareness of and training on WTO matters
among the private and public sectors; reviewing legislation to ensure
it complies with WTO obligations; conducting a needs assessment with
regard to creating a Trade Analytical Wing in the Ministry; and supporting
officials of the Ministry to participate in exposure visits and study tours.
Achievements
¸ Awareness about WTO Agreements issues improved among Nepali
officials, the business sector and CSOs.
¸ Full participatory assessment of the constraints faced by Nepali exporters
in relation to technical barriers to trade (TBT) and to sanitary and
phytosanitary (SPS) requirements.
¸ Improved capacity of export industry to comply with standards
and certificate requirements in (i) the accreditation and conformity
assessment infrastructure (ii) metrology and testing laboratory services.
¸ The establishment of the TBT and SPS enquiry points for standards
dissemination has resulted in effective country participation in the WTO
TBT and SPS regimes.
¸ The WTO sections of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and
Supplies and the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives have
been strengthened.
For more information on this project:
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Nepal
Duration
2008-2011
EU contribution
€ 1,615,000
ProjECt
EC-Nepal Wto assistance
programme
total budget
€ 2,197,000
Partners
UNESCAP, NBSM, DFtQC, Wto
Associated with
96
Increasing SMEs competitiveness
and access to market
Context
While the Sri Lankan economy has opened-up, entering into various multilateral,
regional and bilateral free trade agreements, exporting SMEs are not fully able to benefit
from the opportunity due to the complex trading environment. They often face difficulties
complying with market requirements and the cross border procedures to facilitate trade
are lengthy.
The main for areas that have been identified as hampering the trade competitiveness of
Sri Lankan SME’s preventing them from grasping maximum benefits from participation
in international trade are as follows:
1. Trade and policy regulations
2. Trade Facilitation
3. Compliance with quality standards and
Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) measures
4. Sector-specific competitiveness hurdles for SME’s to internationalize
There is a need to strengthen institutional capacities to develop and coordinate the
design and implementation of coherent domestic regulatory reforms, policies and
trade negotiations as shaped by the WTO, regional integration process, EU GSP scheme.
Coherence should be fostered through a well-informed public-private consultation
process for good economic governance.
Project Objectives
The overall objective is to contribute to Sri Lanka’s inclusive trade-led growth and regional
integration, thereby contributing to poverty alleviation. Within the framework of this
project, it will be done by increasing the trade competitiveness of Sri Lankan SMEs in
regional and EU markets
Expected outcomes
• Coherent trade strategy for export competitiveness designed and
implemented, including policies, regulatory reforms and trade
negotiations as shaped by the WTO, regional integration process, EU
GSP+ scheme
• Enhanced efficiency of cross-border procedures and SMEs’ capacities to
comply with cross-border procedures for exporting to SAARC and EU
• Improved compliance and quality infrastructure services to meet quality
and SPS requirements in the regional and EU markets
• Increased SME competitiveness in export-oriented sectors (spices, food
and ITO/BPO industry)
For more information on this project:
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Duration
Partner
ItC
Sri Lanka
2016 -2019
EU contribution
€ 7,850,000
(€ 3,500,000 through UNIDO)
ProjECt
trade related Assistance:
Increasing SMEs trade
competitiveness in regional
and EU markets.
total budget
€ 7,850,000
Associated with
97
Enhancing the competitiveness of
Thai food and agricultural exports
Context
The motive of this program was to enhance the competitiveness of Thai food
and agricultural exports in the international and especially the European
market.
Strategy
Strengthening of the food testing capacities and calibration technique of
National Food Institute (NFI) laboratory personnel.
• Strengthening the capacity of NFI to produce reference materials and
conducting efficiency assessments of laboratories through undergoing
accreditation and the participation of the NFI in European proficiency
testing.
• Training laboratory staff through organizing theoretical and hands-on
training for Thai laboratory personnel as well as for nine participants from
Cambodia, Lao PDR and Viet Nam and organizing a study trip to Belgium.
Achievements
¸ The strengthening of food testing capacities and calibration technique
of NFI laboratory personnel especially through training and capacity
building.
¸ The strengthening of NFI’s capacity to produce reference materials and to
conduct efficiency assessment of laboratories.
¸ The strengthening of laboratory training capacity of NFI.
¸ The program has intensified regional economic integration among
Thailand and its neighboring countries.
¸ It has enabled NFI to provide services to the food industry.
For more information on this project:
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thailand
Duration
2008-2010
EU contribution
€ 175,587
ProjECt
trade capacity building
in thailand through
strengthening the
capacities of testing
laboratories for food and
agricultural exports
total budget
€ 302,982
Partners
Associated with
98
World-class quality for partici pation
in international trade
Context
The EU assists Haiti to strenghten its competitiveness, diversification of exports, integration
into international and regional trade and to benefit from opportunities offered by the
Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the EU and CARIFORUM.
Objectives
The project seeks to support government efforts to stimulate economic recovery and
regional integration by the development of a sound national quality infrastructure
that effectively serves the productive sector and increases the trust of consumers in
Haitian products and services. It more specifically supports the Haitian Ministry of Trade
and Industry to play a lead role in designing and implementing trade policies and
strategies, fostering the public-private dialogue and developing its national quality
policy and infrastructure, which comprises the setting up of the Haitian Bureau of
Standards (BHN).
• To define a national policy for quality and adopt a master plan for quality
infrastructure
• To set up the Haitian Bureau of Standards (BHN) in its functions of
standardization, product certification, and training centre
• To assist the BHN to support enterprise upgrading with the national mark and
relevant standards in targeted supply-chains
• To support the Haitian Association for Quality Management (AHMAQ) to
become a dynamic actor of quality promotion among enterprises, civil society
and consumers.
Achievements and Expected results
¸ The foundations of quality infrastructure needed to promote exports and
improve operators’ information on standards (including certification issues
and quality labels) have been established.
¸ The program strengthened the competitiveness of some companies by
upgrading technical skills and helping them meet international standards on
quality requirements of the targeted markets.
¸ Economic actors, governmental institutions, civil society and consumers
are well aware of the upgraded National Policy on Quality approved by the
Government, and strive for its application and implementation.
¸ BHN recognised as a service provider in standardisation, certification and
quality-related training.
¸ An increasing number of enterprises are sensitized and motivated to apply
quality standards and seek international recognition in order to boost
markets whilst gaining the trust of consumers.
¸ The AHMAQ is an active and recognized player in promoting quality.
For more information on this project:
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Haiti
Duration
Phase I 2008-2009
Phase II 2012-2015
EU contribution
Phase I € 400,000
Phase II € 1,000,000
total budget
Phase I € 440,000
Phase II € 1,000,000
ProjECt
Competitiveness and
strengthening of export
capacities for regional
integration and support
to quality infrastructure:
Strengthening of the Haitian
Bureau of Standards
Associated with
99
Healthy and safe food for
the future
Context
The food industries in Central and Eastern European countries are undergoing sweeping
ownership, technological, organizational and financial changes. The new decision-
making processes should put a strong emphasis on safety and quality standards.
Strategy
Technology foresight is regarded as the most upstream element of the technology
development process. It provides inputs for the formulation of technology strategies
that guide the development of the technological infrastructure, innovation, and
assistance to enterprises in the domain of technology management and technology
transfer. The Technology Foresight tools used were socioeconomic future scenarios,
interviews, key-technology surveys, future visions and road mapping. The project
opened the floor to thinking about long-term development trends with regard to food
taste, safety and healthiness in Central and East Europe. It also initiated reflection about
desirable long-term goals and methods of implementation.
Achievements
¸ The experts developed four socioeconomic future scenarios “future visions”,
which differ in the degree of development with regard to conditions on the
demand and supply side:
• Increased availability of high-quality region-specific and traditional
food products.
• A lead position of their countries in Europe with regard to the
production of healthy and safe food.
• National development plans according high priority to food-related
research in combination with intensive cooperation alongside food
chains, paying special attention to functional food.
• High knowledge intensity in the agrifood sector.
¸ Expert forums dealt extensively with the identification of driving forces, key
actors and major action to be taken to promote the realization of the four
visions.
¸ Experts from the six countries identified four highly desirable
long-term targets.
¸ 30 oral interviews per country plus over 400 questionnaires
were conducted.
For more information on this project:
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2007-2008
Duration
ProjECt
FUtUrEFooD6: Healthy and
safe food for the future – a
technology foresight project
EU contribution
€ 724,929
total budget
€ 724,929
Central &
Eastern Europe
Geographical coverage
Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic,
Hungary, Romania, Slovakia.
Partners
oPtI, WIIW, IEHAS, tC AS
Cr, BIC Group, NWMC,
UEFISCSU, ArC Fund
Associated with
100
Industrial Development through
modern ICT statistics
Context
The Russian Federation has witnessed a rapid growth of information and
communication technology (ICT) with wide impact on industrial as well as
social sectors of the country. However, available statistics on ICT in Russia were
not only inadequate, but also not compatible with international standards.
Strategy
In order to promote ICT statistics, the project aimed to provide Russian
companies and government agencies with a comprehensive information basis
for strategic planning to measure the ICT’s contribution to the economy in
terms of employment, capital formation, output and value added.
The project objectives were threefold:
• Ensure compliance and comparability with international concepts,
definitions and methodologies.
• Introduce the modern techniques and tools for the collection of
ICT statistics.
• Assist businesses, ICT users and other economic stakeholders in using
statistics to improve their analytical and decision-making skills.
Achievements
¸ Adoption of international ICT statistics standards.
¸ Development of methodology for ICT statistical surveys .
¸ Methodology for statistical evaluation of training of ICT professionals.
For more information on this project:
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russia
Duration
2006-2007
EU contribution
€ 390,017
ProjECt
Development of
methodologies of ICt
statistics for the russian
Federation
total budget
€ 415,000
Partners
HSE
Associated with
101
Turning EU-Pacific STI into
socio-economic benefits
Context
PACE-NET+ continues under Horizon 2020 based on the successes of
the predecessor PACE-NET under FP7. It takes into account the growing
geostrategic importance of the Pacific-EU relationship.
Objectives
• Foster ST&I cooperation on 3 major societal challenges:
1) Health, demographic change and wellbeing 2) Food security,
sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime research and the
bio-economy 3) Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and
raw materials.
• Strengthening the Pacific-EU research cooperation partnerships and
the bi-regional policy dialogue in ST&I.
• Enhancing cooperation on innovation and transforming it into real
socio-economic benefits.
Strategy
Existing bilateral cooperation initiatives between the EU and the Pacific region
will be listed and analysed. Then, according to the specific target objectives,
actions will be put in place in order to coordinate common activities and
establish partnerships with different actors of the innovation chain. Finally,
annual platforms will be organized in order to establish a structured bi-
regional policy dialogue in ST&I. UNIDO will be in charge of identifying
government policies and support measures required for promoting innovation
in selected activities.
Expected results
• Reinforcement of bi-regional cooperation through the focusing of
activities on 2 to 3 major societal challenges of mutual interest.
• Support of the policy dialogue and contribution to joint strategic
ST&I agendas.
• Increased level of cooperation throughout the entire research-to-
innovation chain.
• Sustainability of bi-regional ST&I relationships through an uptake of
coordination mechanisms by stakeholders.
• Increased participation of the concerned regions in Horizon 2020.
For more information on this project:
or RSI@
Pacific
2013-2016
Duration
ProjECt
Pacific Europe Network for
Science, technology and
Innovation (PACE-NEt+)
EU contribution
€ 2,999,718
(€ 236,898 through UNIDO)
total budget
€ 2,999,718
Partners
IrD, ACU, ANU, CNrt, CtA, ILM,
LCr, MPL, NUS, SPC, SPI, UPNG,
USP, VKP, ZMt, LISoDE
Associated with
Promoting sustainable energy, resource
efficiency and clean production
103A partnership for green industry
A partnership for Green Industry
The transformation of production processes and business models offers the most powerful solution to the
daunting environmental challenges of our times.
The importance of promoting sustainable energy, cleaner and resource efficient production, and de-coupling of economic growth from
environmental degradation cannot be emphasized strongly enough. Although no country in the world has yet fully resolved issues of
waste management, water purification and pollution, experience shows that environmentally sound interventions in manufacturing
industries can be highly effective and significantly reduce environmental degradation and carbon footprint. Moreover, intensified
competition for scarce resources, including water and energy, may amplify conflicts within the industrial context. Environmental
degradation and climate change may also intensify already worrying trends, such as desertification, sea-level rise, more frequent and
severe weather events and shortages of freshwater, leading in the worst-case scenario to civil and cross-border conflict and large scale
migration. Resource efficiency and low-carbon economic development can thus lessen the pressures and help to avert important root
causes of social conflict.
Joint advocacy for sustainable energy and green industry
UNIDO and the EU share the same objective of building a green economy and have been continuously advocating together for sustainable
energy, resource efficiency and cleaner production, as well as pollution control. At the invitation of the President of the European
Commission and the Commissioner for Development, the UN Secretary General and the Director General of UNIDO participated on
16 April 2012 in Brussels in the EU Summit for SE4ALL, together with EU Ministers for Development Cooperation and more than 500
participants from many countries. Thanks to this mobilization, the objectives of SE4ALL are now anchored in the 2030 Agenda as SDG 7 on
sustainable energy. The EU also participated with a large delegation at the Vienna Energy Forum 2015.
On several occasions, UNIDO and the EU Commissioner for the Environment joined hands to mobilize governments and the private
sector towards achieving a green economy. That was the case at the UNIDO General Conference in 2011 where the Commissioner for the
Environment addressed the representatives of 174 countries on the theme of “The Third Industrial Revolution: making it sustainable”.
At the Rio+ 20 Conference in June 2012, the Commissioner participated as a full member in the launch of the Green Industry Platform
(GIP), a multi-stakeholder initiative that aims to “green” existing industries and create new environmental products and services.
He also participated in the UNIDO-AFD conference in Paris in April 2013 on the issue “From labour to resource productivity” and the
UNIDO General Conference in Lima on 2 December 2013 through a video message. In addition, UNIDO organized a panel on “Moving
towards Green Industry” at the EDDs 2013 and another on “Industrial Symbiosis” at the EU Green Week 2014. UNIDO also supported,
as a permanent member, the European Resource Efficiency Platform (EREP) established by the European Commission to propose
recommendations for a circular economy (2012-2014), and participates actively in the EU’s annual Green Week organized in Brussels on
topics such as industrial symbiosis, air quality, resource efficiency, and green infrastructure.
Promoting sustainable energy, resource
efficiency and clean production
104 A partnership for green industry
In order to support the 2030 Agenda, the EU and UNIDO are working together through several innovative multilateral initiatives such as
the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) and the Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE). They also launched, together
with representatives of regional institutions and governments, the Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE)
on 28 October in Barbados. This centre is being established by UNIDO as part of its Global Network of Regional Sustainable Energy Centres
including West Africa (ECREEE), Southern Africa (SACREEE), Eastern Africa (EACREEE) and the Pacific (PCREEE).
Joint projects for circular economy
Through global, regional and country projects, UNIDO and the EU are demonstrating that the green economy and industry objectives can
become a reality on the ground, particularly in partnership with the private sector, and especially SMEs.
105A partnership for green industry
Asia
Europe and Central Asia
Mediterranean: SWITCHing towards sustainable consumption
and production
Mediterranean: Improved water management through
participatory planning
Lebanon: Resource efficiency through cleaner production
Eastern Europe: Greening the Eastern Neighbourhood
Economies and SMEs
Western Balkans: Improving quality of life through
sustainable water management
Ukraine: Neutralizing explosive substances to avoid a
potential chemical disaster
Bangladesh: Turning the leather industry
more environmentally friendly
China: Policies and networking for
increased sustainability
China: Switch Asia Industrial Symbiosis in
Tianjin Binhai New Area
Thailand: More trade through compliance
with REACH
Global
Global: Identification and remediation of
polluted sites
Global: Towards sound management of
chemicals
Gobal: Partnership for Action on
Green Economy (PAGE)
Global: Technology Centres and
Networks (CTCN)
Safeguarding the
Environment
Arab States
Africa
South Africa: Tackling climate change through a nexus
approach for sustainable cities
UNIDO services for Green Industry
107A partnership for green industry
Resource-efficient and low-carbon industrial production
Environmental protection in enterprises has been undergoing structural changes in recent years with a shift
towards preventive methods. UNIDO supports a transformation towards a more efficient management of
resources, through greening of industries through cleaner production and new green industries, especially
recycling industries including e-waste recycling. Moreover supports efficient water management and industrial
energy efficiency through energy management standards, energy system optimization measures, and new
energy efficient industrial technologies.
Clean Energy access for productive use
Access to modern and reliable energy is widely regarded as key for economic development in developing
countries and productive use will be crucial for income and job creation. UNIDO hence helps countries increase
access to modern energy supplies, especially based on renewable energy in order to support the development
of productive capacities in rural and urban areas. It promotes industrial applications of renewable energy
in energy-intensive manufacturing SMEs, which require motive power and process heat for low- or high-
temperature applications. Moreover, UNIDO advises national and regional planners and decision-makers in
elaborating strategies for their industrial energy mix, considering all available technologies, with a focus on
renewable sources of energy.
Capacity building for implementation of
Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs)
UNIDO assists countries in capacity building for the implementation of relevant multilateral environmental
agreements, such as the Montreal Protocol on the phasing out of ozone-depleting substances, the Stockholm
Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). UNIDO’s work includes the development of viable projects
for greenhouse gas emission reductions in developing countries and adaptation priorities of the industrial
sector as well as for the development of capacities to protect their populations and their environmental
resources from POPs-related pollution UNIDO also supports the implementation of the Minamata Convention
on mercury focusing technology transfer and artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM).
108
Identification and remediation of
polluted sites
Context
Toxic pollution in developing countries continues to be a major risk to human
health. A recent review of more than 3,000 toxic sites worldwide, based on data
from this project, showed that as many as 200 million people may be directly
affected. Despite the regulatory and institutional systems put in place by most
industrializing countries, active pollution continues, and there are many neglected
“legacy” or “orphan” sites that must be addressed.
Strategy
Under this pioneer project implemented with Pure Earth, trained investigators in
dozens of developing countries identified polluted sites in their countries using an
established protocol, the Initial Site Screening (ISS), to rapidly assess contamination
levels and risks to human health. These assessments were then uploaded to a
global database. This information was then used as a baseline for raising awareness
and assisting the governments concerned and potential donors to prioritize sites
and pollution problems for intervention, remediation and mitigation of human
health risks.
Status quo and outlook
A major outcome of the second phase of this project was the creation of the Global
Alliance on Health and Pollution (GAHP), which seeks a world where the health of
present and future generations, especially children and pregnant women, is safe
from toxic pollution.
For more information on this project:
or
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Global
Duration
Phase I 2009-2010
Phase II 2012-2015
Phase IIi 2015-2018
EU contribution
Phase I € 580,000
Phase II € 5,000,000
Phase III € 5,000,000
total budget
Phase I € 733,600
Phase II € 6,234,871
Phase III € 6,248,456
ProjECt
Global identification and
evaluation of polluted sites
and reducing the the impact
of toxic pollution on the
enviroment and health of
vulnerable communities
Partner
Pure Earth
Associated with
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Achievements
¸ 3000+ polluted sites identified worldwide.
¸ Nearly 2,300 ISSs have been conducted
since 2009. In phase II, 717 sites were
assessed, well above the expected 450.
¸ A refinement of Risk Screening
Methodology.
¸ All consultants engaged in the project were
trained in the ISS methodology during a
two-day workshop. 23 training sessions
were given to a total of 194 investigators
and 151 government officials.
¸ A total of 7 pilot projects were conducted
in Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Ghana,
Indonesia, Peru and Uruguay.
These projects impacted an estimated
149,000 people.
¸ Creation of a global initiative the Global
Alliance for Health and Pollution (GAHP)
to raise awareness of the dimension of
the issue underpinned by data from the
project.
110
Partnership for Action on
Green Economy (PAGE)
Context
PAGE is a direct response to the Rio+20 Declaration, “The Future We Want”
which called upon the United Nations System and the international community
to provide assistance to interested countries in developing, adopting and
implementing green economy policies and strategies. Bringing together
the expertise and convening power of five UN agencies and working closely
with national government, the private sector and civil society, PAGE offers a
comprehensive, coordinated and cost-effective package of analytical support,
technical assistance and capacity building services to countries and regions to
transform their economies into drivers of sustainability and social equity.
Objective
The overall objective of PAGE is to support countries’ efforts to transform their
economies to be greener and more inclusive. The expertise and delivery models
of each agency are brought together under a joint commitment to deliver on
agreed outcomes and outputs at national and global levels. Building on this
joint agreement on results, PAGE partners have developed a business model
that provides an integrated offer to interested countries, taking into account each
agency’s strengths and the specific country demand.
Strategy
As the demand by countries for support on inclusive green economy (IGE)
continues to grow, PAGE has laid out a plan for supporting 20 countries by 2020
and includes a blueprint for mobilizing resource and augmenting partnerships to
achieve this initial target. The core offer of PAGE at country level includes support
for applied policy analysis, policy design and initial piloting, usually for a four-year
period. These efforts are accompanied by foundational and institutional capacity
building and stakeholder mobilization to ensure continuation of IGE efforts
beyond the PAGE-support period.
Achievements and expected results
At country level UNIDO led PAGE in Ghana from 2013-2015, and has the co-lead
in China - Jiangsu province.
UNIDO contributes the sectoral, industrial dimension of PAGE. So far:
¸ Practitioner’s Guide to Strategic Green Industrial Policy;
¸ Green Industry assessments in Peru, Senegal, Burkina Faso and Ghana;
¸ Industrial waste assessments in Mongolia and Mauritius;
¸ Stocktaking report in Ghana;
¸ Capacity building activities on green industry;
¸ Business and green investment forum in Peru
For more information on this project:
or
environment@
Global
2013 -2020
Duration
EU contribution
€ 8,000,000
(Through UNEP)
total budget
€ 42,500,000
Partners
ILo, UNDP, UNEP, UNItAr
ProjECt
Partnership for Action on
Green Economy (PAGE)
Associated with
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Towards sound
management of chemicals
Context
Over the years, many tools and guidance documents related to chemicals
management have been developed. However, it is often difficult to find the most
appropriate tool to address specific national issues. Thus, the project is compiling
relevant tools from IOMC partner organizations to address the challenge posed by
unsustainable patterns of consumption and production of hazardous chemicals.
Strategy
The IOMC Toolbox is a problem-solving, one-stop online instrument for countries
that wish to set up or improve their chemicals management system. It has a
tailored and modular approach, taking into account the resources available in a
cost-effective way. The toolbox prioritizes hazard-based, easily implemented and
readily available tools.
Expected results
• Contribute to the development of a management scheme for industrial
chemicals and promote the Toolbox UNIDO Toolkit on chemical leasing
(UNIDO web application): UNIDO has been pioneering the Chemical Leasing
concept since 2004 (see for more information), and
a toolkit was developed to support policy-makers and practitioners in the
implementation of Chemical Leasing across industries. It explains how
Chemical Leasing can be used as an innovative business model and modern
policy instrument for the sustainable management of chemicals. New policy
experiences and case studies from companies will be integrated into the
toolkit by international Chemical Leasing experts in order to improve the
methodology and further update the existing info base on Chemical Leasing.
It is expected that five additional case studies will be collected, analysed and
incorporated into the web-based version of the toolkit.
• UNIDO Toolkit on innovative, safe and resource efficient application of
chemicals in industry (web application): The first draft of the toolkit is being
reviewed, taking into consideration three main target groups/categories:
Producers of chemicals/synthesis, formulators of chemicals/mixing and
industrial users of chemical products/applications.
• First case studies are being conducted at plant level in close cooperation
with five National Cleaner Production Centres (NCPCs) from Colombia, El
Salvador, Egypt, Morocco and Peru.
Global
Duration
2013 -2016
EU contribution
€ 2,000,000
(€200,000 through UNIDO)
total budget
€ 2,532,320
Partners
FAo, ILo, oECD, UNDP,
UNEP, UNItAr, WHo, WB
ProjECt
IoMC tool box for desision
making in chemicals
For more information on this project:
or
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Associated with
112
Climate Technology Centre and
Network (CTCN)
Context
The issue of technology transfer has been a cornerstone of the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) since it was established.
Acknowledging the need to accelerate the transfer of climate change mitigation
and adaptation technologies, the Parties to the Climate Change Convention took a
major step forward, by establishing the Technology Mechanism at the 16th session
of the Conference of the Parties (COP) in Cancun in December 2010. The UNFCCC
then selected UNEP and UNIDO to host the CTCN on a competitive basis.
Strategy
The Objective of this programme is to promote the transfer and implementation of
best available environmentally-sound technologies and practices around the world.
CTCN is to serve three main functions, namely:
1. Providing advice and support related to the identification of technology
needs and the implementation of Environmentally Sound Technologies,
practices and processes.
2. Facilitating the provision of information, training and support for
programmes to build or strengthen capacity of developing countries
to identify technology options, make technology choices and operate,
maintain and adapt technology.
3. Facilitating prompt action on the deployment of existing technology in
developing country Parties based on identified needs.
Objective and results
The aim is to address barriers that hinder the development and transfer of climate
technologies, and to thereby help create an enabling environment for: Reduced
greenhouse gas emissions and climate vulnerability; Improved local innovation
capacities; Increased investments in climate technology projects.
Since the launch of CTCN:
• 154 technical assistance requests were addressed to CTCN
• 96 Responses being designed or implemented
• 10640 Information resources available
• 221 Network members throughout the world
For more information on this project:
or
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Global
Duration
2014 -2018
EU contribution
€ 7,000,000
(through UNEP)
total budget
Approx. € 16,700,000
Partners
UNEP, UNFCCC
ProjECt
Climate technology Centre
and Network (CtCN)
Associated with
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Tackling climate change
through a nexus approach for
sustainable cities
Context
Electricity is a critical input for delivering municipal water and wastewater services
across the world. With their pumps, motors, and other equipment operating 24
hours a day and continuously through the year, water and wastewater facilities can
be among the largest consumers of electricity in a community. Given that in most
developing countries, electricity generation is mostly based on the burning of fossil
fuels, urban water systems are among the largest contributors to the community’s
total Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. In developing countries and emerging
economies, electricity costs can amount up to 40 % of total operating costs of water
and wastewater facilities.
Strategy
This project will fulfil several UNIDO principles including following a demand-driven
approach, creating jobs and benefits, and contributing to global environment.
UNIDO is proposing a pilot initiative aimed at creating model pathways of market-
based approaches to the cost effective deployment of clean energy technologies
in municipal waterworks in Sub-Sahara Africa. The implementation of this pilot
initiative will focus on South Africa and create a solid basis for a market-based
replication and scaling up in the country and in the SADC region as a whole.
Expected outcomes
The specific objective is increased energy use efficiency and renewable energy
production in municipal waterworks in three selected municipalities in South Africa
(small and medium cities with about 100,000 inhabitants).
Local capacity enhanced through low carbon technology improvement / Energy
consumption reduced and GHG emissions mitigation promoted through
implemented demonstration projects in targeted municipalities and strengthened
market-based environment.
• Inception report developed and technical feasibility and commercial
viability of clean energy in waterworks demonstrated.
• Public and private sector partnership established for scaling-up of the
demonstrated waterworks technology solutions
• Lessons learnt and policy recommendations on waterworks technologies
identified, showcased and disseminated, replication of projects
promoted.
• Monitoring and evaluation performed.
• Results oriented
For more information on this project:
ENE@
South Africa
Duration
2015 -2018
EU contribution
€ 1,448,598
total budget
€ 1,610,000
Partners
rEEEP
ProjECt
Climate Change, Clean Energy, and
Urban Water in Africa Promoting
market-based deployment of
clean energy technology solutions
in municipal waterworks: Pilot
Initiative in South Africa
Associated with
114
SWITCHing towards sustainable
consumption and production
Context
The SwitchMed project is responsible for the shift towards SCP patterns. It
consists of three sub-components: Sustainable production – MED TEST II;
Green entrepreneurship and civil society empowerment; and SCP National
Action Plans demo.
UNIDO is responsible for the MED TEST II subcomponent, which is a scaled
up version of the successful MED TEST I project. It is based on the Transfer of
Environmentally Sound Technology (TEST) methodology, as a comprehensive
and integrated approach developed by UNIDO to help implementing
industries become more resource and energy efficient, increase productivity,
reduce pollution and access international markets with good quality products.
Strategy
The SWITCH-Med Initiative is a regional programme made up of three
interlinked components: (1) policy, (2) demonstration, and (3) networking.
The programme is about changing the way goods and services are produced
and consumed, so that human development and satisfaction of human
needs is decoupled from environmental degradation. UNIDO is in charge
of implementing components 2 and 3. The SWITCH-Med Demonstration
component will implement concrete actions tackling the barriers faced by key
players responsible for the shift towards SCP patterns. It consists of three sub-
components: Sustainable production – MED TEST II; Green entrepreneurship
and civil society empowerment; and SCP National Action Plans demo. The
SWITCH-Med Networking Facility component will support the visibility,
effectiveness, long-term sustainability and impact of the components of the
SWITCH-Med Programme. The Facility will enable extensive communication,
networking, and exchange of lessons learned, and will encourage scaling-up
of activities while minding synergies with the sister programmes, namely
SWITCH-Asia and SWITCH-Africa Green.
For more information on this project:
or
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Mediterranean
Duration
2014-2017
EU contribution
€ 19,000,000
total budget
€ 20,000,000
Partners
UNEP/MAP, SCP/rAC,
UNEP-DtIE
Geographical coverage
Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan,
Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine
(State of), Tunisia
ProjECt
SWItCH-Med Programme
Associated with
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Expected results
• A regional roadmap for a productive, circular
and sharing economy in the Mediterranean.
• 9 National Action Plans for policy-making
and implementation.
• 3,000 entrepreneurs trained on circular and
sharing economy in the Mediterranean.
• 30 entrepreneurs receiving one-year
technical and financial advice, and 9
awarded with financial support.
• 9 grassroots initiatives by civil society change
agents.
• 9 pilot projects in line with national and
regional policy plans.
• Online/offline community of 4,000
change agents sharing lessons learned
and developing paths for scaling-out and
scaling-up.
Med Test II
• 130-150 industries supported through
increased resource efficiency with high
potential of leveraging co-financing.
• Increased knowledge among industrialists
about the concept, benefits and
implementation methods of sustainable
production in industry.
• Reduced environmental impact,
lowered production costs and increased
competitiveness for the industries
participating in the project.
• Increased capacity of local service providers
to offer sustainable production services to
industries on a commercial scale.
• Increased local market demand for
sustainable production services in industry.
• Local policy makers supported for the
integration of resource efficiency and
sustainable production concepts into
national policy and incentive schemes.
PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
116
Improved water management
through participatory planning
Context
NOSTRUM-DSS aimed to contribute towards achieving: improved governance
and planning in the field of sustainable water management within the
Mediterranean Basin by: (1) establishing a network between the science,
policy and civil society arenas; (2) fostering active involvement of stakeholders
in the project’s different stages and developing and disseminating best
practice guidelines for the design; and (3) implementing DSS tools for
Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) in the Mediterranean area.
Strategy
The project was divided into three groups of activities: (1) Coordination
activities that aim at establishing the network and exchange channels and at
defining a common starting point for the implementation of the Coordination
Action. (2) Training activities to investigate and integrate aspects related
to IWRM and the role of Decision Support Systems (DSS) tools emerging
from the national reports, and to train policy-makers, young researchers and
other interested stakeholders on such key emerging issues. (3) Consortium
management activities.
Achievements
¸ NOSTRUM-DSS provided contributions for reducing the gap between
science and real life, in order to provide DSS developers with an insight
into the language and needs of policy-makers and stakeholders.
Subsequently, policy-makers could have at their disposal effective tools
based on an integrated approach to IWRM problem solving.
¸ In particular, some of the benefits included:
¸ Improved communication between science and policy.
¸ Improved cooperation among Mediterranean institutions.
¸ Participatory planning for water resources management and to
facilitate multilateral exchange of expertise and experiences of water
management across the Mediterranean region.
¸ Creation of DSS tools better targeted to real needs and of greater use for
decision making.
For more information on this project:
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Mediterranean
Duration
2004-2008
EU contribution
€1,010,000
(~€ 13,000 through UNIDO)
total budget
€1,010,000
Geographical coverage
Italy, Portugal, Lebanon, Egypt,
Tunisia, Greece, France, Turkey, Cyprus,
Romania, Spain, Algeria, Croatia
ProjECt
Network on governance, science
and technology for sustainable
water resource management in the
Mediterranean (NoStrUM-DSS)
Associated with
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Resource efficiency through
cleaner production
Context
As Lebanese SMEs enter the international market, part of their competitiveness
will depend on their ability to demonstrate their environmental responsibility
in addition to offering quality products at competitive prices. The project
supported the establishment of the Lebanese Cleaner Production Centre with
the aim of helping Lebanese enterprises to improve their environmental
performance and better export their products.
Objectives
• Empower industrial enterprises to design and manufacture products
that meet growing consumer demand for more environmentally friendly
products.
• Open access of local products to international markets, thus encouraging
economic growth.
• Reduce adverse environmental impacts and consumption of energy,
water and materials in industrial production, thus responding to the
requirements of sustainable development.
• Help industries implement Environmental Management Systems.
Strategy
Through the duration of the LIFE project, activities focused on awareness-
raising, conducting in-plant demonstrations, and organizing training
programmes. All project activities were undertaken by the national staff of the
centre with the assistance of international and UNIDO experts.
Achievements
¸ During the project, LCPC has targeted seven main industrial sectors:
Agrifood and Canning, Dairy, Paper & Cardboard, Plastic Production &
Recycling, and Textiles.
¸ Creation through LCPC of a national institution that has continued RECP
service delivery in the country upon project completion and continues
to serve as partner for implementation of technical cooperation projects,
including the SWITCH MED project on SCP.
¸ The REP options implemented in each SME that participated in the LCPC
programmes during the project period have led to total yearly savings of
more than USD 1 million, a number that has doubled through on-going
LCPC service delivery four years after completion of project.
For more information on this project:
or
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Lebanon
2002-2008
Duration
EU contribution
€ 172,260
total budget
€ 172,260
Partners
LMoE, IrI
ProjECt
Establishment of the Lebanese
Cleaner Production Centre
(LIFE)
Associated with
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Turning the leather industry more
environmentally friendly
Context
The leather industry is a source of significant income in most Asian countries.
In Bangladesh it has been continuously growing, which on the one hand
reflects positively on Bangladesh’s export earnings but on the other, has
increased the generation of tannery waste. The Government of Bangladesh
recognized the urgency of the situation and initiated a wide range of measures
to contain it.
Objectives
The project aims to promote more economically and ecologically sound
practices among SMEs in the leather industry and to increase the use of more
sustainable technologies. As such, it addresses employment and income-
opportunities through:
• More efficient use of resources, thus reducing waste and emissions
• Better exportability by adhering to international standards such as
occupational health and safety (OHS), Corporate Social Responsibility
(CSR), etc.
• A policy and strategic framework supporting sustainable consumption and
production (SCP)
• Strengthened institutional structures and outreach of SCP to SMEs
• The project introduced technological innovations such as water meters,
water mixing systems, hair saving, and solar water heating in pilot
enterprises.
For more information on this project:
or
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Bangladesh
Duration
2009-2012
EU contribution
€ 1,863,901
total budget
€ 2,071,001
Partners
Sequa, Bfz, DCCI, BFLLFEA,
BtA
ProjECt
reducing environmental
threats and increasing the
exportability of Bangladeshi
leather products
Associated with
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Achievements
Environmental impact
¸ Chemical and biological oxygen demand (BOD/COD)
reduced by 30%.
¸ Water consumption reduced by 30-50 %.
¸ Chrome content in waste water reduced by 60%.
¸ Green House Gas emissions reduced by 2,000 tCO2e/
year in new Savar site.
Social impact
¸ Improved working conditions.
¸ Reduced risks of accidents and health hazards by meeting
OHS measures.
¸ Reduced number of accidents by 15%.
¸ Engagement of target groups.
¸ More than 2,000 beneficiaries trained.
¸ 15 Pilot companies involved and more than 50 engaged
to use project results.
Policy linkages
¸ Ministry of Industry, Ministry of Commerce, Department
of the Environment and other relevant governmental
institutions engaged. Recommendations prepared and
consulted with relevant stakeholders.
¸ A majority of recommendations adopted by the relevant
Ministries.
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Policies and networking for
increased sustainability
Context
China has made remarkable progress in sustaining high economic growth.
However, it is facing major domestic environmental challenges. Water
pollution, mainly caused by extensive pollutants discharged from industrial,
domestic and agricultural sources, is a severe problem. The 12th Five-Year
Plan has placed great importance on improving pollution control and moving
towards a green economy.
Objectives
The Chinese authorities are better able to achieve environmental sustainability
by reducing water and heavy metal pollution and implementing sustainable
waste policies. Specific objective: A policy support and networking
mechanism is in place to synthesize results from the EU-China Environmental
Sustainability Programme for policy support, networking and dissemination.
Strategy
The action will provide a policy support and networking mechanism for
the Environmental Sustainability Programme (ESP). It will help to link the
estimated 9 to 12 ESP projects, extract results from the projects, disseminate
these to a broader community, provide targeted policy support to the ESP
projects, and support the uptake of successful results into national and local
policy frameworks.
Expected results
• Establishment of expert teams and effective coordination through a number
of networking meetings and cross-learning events.
• Policy support provided through a series of national-level policy workshops
and policy conferences, capacity building through expert teams and
promotion of results via existing policy platforms.
• Dissemination of results to a broader community, including via web-based
platforms,flagship policy reports and a synthesis report on environmental
sustainability.
For more information on this project:
environment@
China
Duration
2014-2017
EU contribution
€ 900,000
(€ 108,493 through UNIDO)
total budget
€1,136,000
Partners
FECo, MEP, GIZ, SIWI
ProjECt
EU-China Environmental
Sustainability Programme
Policy Support and
Networking Mechanism
Associated with
121
For more information on this project:
environment@
2016-2018
Duration
EU contribution
€ 1,478,652
(€ 70,000 through UNIDO)
total budget
€ 1,848,316
ProjECt
Industrial Symbiosis in tianjin
Binhai New Area
China
Industrial Symbiosis
Context
China’s environment could not sustain the production system of high input, low
output, high consumption and low efficiency. Industry was a major contributor
to resource consumption and pollution. Industrial areas such as Tianjin Binhai
New Area (TBNA) could reduce their environmental impact by applying the
principles of industrial ecology and establishing a network of material and
energy flows among enterprises.
Project Objective
The project aimed to promote sustainable production among small and
medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in TBNA by introducing industrial symbiosis
(IS) and environmental management systems, and by showcasing a large-scale
industrial symbiosis network. By creating an industrial symbiosis network, TBNA
facilitated material, by-product, energy and logistic exchange among 800 SMEs
Results
The project facilitated 99 synergies among member companies with various
results such as:
• Cost saving: RMB (approx. EUR )
• Revenue increase: RMB (approx. EUR )
• CO2 reduction of tonnes
• Landfill diversion tonnes
• Improved employment opportunities
• Engaged 955 SME members
• 101 SMEs received walk-through audits
• 300 SMEs applied for ISO14001 training where 41 obtained the
certification
• Established Tianjin Industrial Symbiosis Technology Innovation Alliance Partners
NISP, SWItCH Asia, tEDA, tMEC,
tjFtZ
Associated with
122
More trade through compliance
with REACH
Context
The application of the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of
Chemicals (REACH) requirements as of 1 June 2007 has placed a considerable
burden upon developing countries (such as Thailand) that have long enjoyed
stable trade relations with the EU. In particular, the lack of technical and
human capacity hinders their ability to conform with the newly adopted
chemical regulation.
Objectives
The overall objective is to upgrade the physical and personnel capacity of
targeted laboratories for chemical testing to align with the level required
under the newly implemented REACH regulation. The project focused
primarily on the following three laboratories:
1. Department of Science Services – Chemical Programme (DSS).
2. Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research (TISTR).
3. Thailand Textile Institute (TTI).
Strategy
• Producing a detailed list of products, chemicals in products and testing
methods identified for each target laboratory.
• Upgrading laboratory equipment to meet REACH requirements.
• Training of laboratory staff on test methods.
• Supporting targeted Thai laboratories in obtaining international
accreditation (ISO 17025) for the identified parameters and testing
methods relating to REACH.
Achievements
¸ Improvement of the food testing capacities and calibration technique of
National Food Institute (NFI) laboratory personnel, especially through
training.
¸ Strengthening NFI’s capacity to produce reference materials and to
conduct efficiency assessments of laboratories.
¸ Strengthening of NFI’s laboratory training capacity.
For more information on this project:
TII@
thailand
2008-2010
Duration
EU contribution
€ 198,560
total budget
€ 1,615,160
ProjECt
Upgrading the technical and
personnel capacity of the
target thai chemical-testing
laboratories
Associated with
123
Greening the Eastern
Neighbourhood Economies and
SMEs
Context
In 2011 a study on “Opportunities and options for promoting a green
economy in the Eastern Partnership countries” confirmed a need for concerted
and coordinated support to countries in the region for the greening of their
economies.
Strategy
EaP GREEN includes three elements:
1. Governance & financing tools for promoting SCP (implemented by
OECD).
2. Application of Strategic Environment Assessment (SEA) and
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) to accompany SCP policy
implementation (implmented by UNECE).
3. SCP Demonstration Projects, implemented collboratively by UNIDO (in
manufacturing sectors) and UNEP (in government, services, building and
consumption sectors).
Status quo and outlook
UNder UNIDO’s responsibility around 70 professionals were trained on RECP
methodology to assess about 35 SMEs in the food, chemical and construction
materials sectors. Awareness-raising seminars were held in the regions and
national steering mechanisms were established to support the initiative.
Expected results
• Establishment and strengthening of a nationally appropriate mechanism
for delivery of value-adding RECP services to enterprises and other
organizations in each EaP country.
• Implementation of RECP concepts, methods, practices and techniques by
enterprises and other organizations in the EaP countries and monitoring
and verification of their environment, resource use and economic
benefits.
• Identification and promotion of appropriate and affordable RECP
techniques and technologies for the target industry sectors for transfer
and widespread deployment in EaP countries.
• 153 National Designated Entities identified and operational
For more information on this project:
or
environment@
Duration
2013-2016
EU contribution
€ 10,000,000
(€ 1,980,000 through UNIDO)
total budget
€ 12,500,000
Partners
oECD, UNECE, UNEP, Austria,
Slovenia
Eastern Europe
Geographical coverage
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus,
Georgia, republic of Moldova,
Ukraine
ProjECt
Greening Economies in the
Eastern Neighbourhood
(EaP GrEEN)
Associated with
124
Improving life quality through
sustainable water management
Context
Integrated and global water resources management is pivotal today, despite
the differences in the countries. As the issues of pollution, ecological quality
and quantitative aspects of trans-boundary waters are common, there was the
need for an integrated river-basin approach for the Sava River Basin (SRB).
The Sava River (945 km) is the biggest tributary to the Danube River and has
95551 km2 large catchment. It extends over five countries, Slovenia, Croatia,
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro.
Strategy
Specific tools based on the combination of chemical analysis and biological
effect methods, and the integration of decision-support systems and database
construction have been developed and validated for pollution monitoring
and control. Project partners joined forces to develop an expert data and
information management system, which integrated prediction models for the
elaboration of scenarios, remediation measures and best practice techniques
for the identification of pollution distribution and trends.
Status quo and outlook
Data and information obtained from the project have been adjusted to users
of water resources and level of country economy throughout the Sava River
Basin.
Achievements
¸ Collection and assessment of information on sources, fluxes and
concentration levels of pollutants in the SRB as well as of information on
socio-economic aspects of contamination.
¸ Development of methods and tools for the reduction of critical loads
(specifically at “hot spots”) based on cost-benefit analysis.
¸ Facilitation of the interdisciplinary collaboration between technical,
natural and social sectors.
¸ Development of suitable management tools to support national strategic
plans in SRB for pollution monitoring, control and mitigation.
¸ Establishment of a strategic environmental management system for the
planning of water resources use and pollution prevention and control in
the Sava River Basin region.
For more information on this project:
environment@
2004-2007
Duration
EU contribution
€ 1,200,000
(€ 107,000 through UNIDO)
total budget
€ 1,981,125
Partners
jSI, IMP, HEIS, ICS, NIVA, IrB,
FABL, ULFGG, BoKU Wien,
UNZIG, IMoS GEAtEH
Geographical coverage
Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Serbia
ProjECt
Sava river Basin: Sustainable
use, management and
protection of resources (SArIB)
Western Balkans
Associated with
125
Neutralizing explosive
substances to avoid
a potential chemical disaster
Context
During the Soviet era the Horlivka Chemical Plant in Donetsk Region
of Ukraine was a former munitions factory and manufactured explosive
trinitrotoluene (TNT), mononitrochlorobenzene (MNCB) which is used in TNT
manufacture, and other chemical weapons. Since it was abandoned, the 30
tons of TNT and tons of other chemicals have represented a major source of
contamination and a dangerous health and environmental risk to the 260,000
residents of the city of Horlivka.
Strategy
A team of experts worked to dismantle and clean the TNT production
equipment and underground storage tanks. TNT remediation started with
the dismantling of the remaining production equipment. TNT was extracted
and stored in plastic drums, while acids used in the production process were
stabilized. In a second phase, two large underground storage tanks containing
TNT were excavated and dismantled. The TNT has been moved to a high-quality
incineration facility.
Status quo and outlook
While the source of TNT pollution has been successfully eliminated, the site’s
soil and groundwater still remain polluted. An environmental assessment
of the TNT production zone was conducted in February 2014, and laboratory
results will determine the remaining contamination level and laboratory
results will determine the remaining contamination level, and define whether
further remediation activities are required or not.
Achievements
¸ Over 48 tons of mixed TNT, MNCB and other related toxic waste were
extracted and stored.
¸ Training courses in explosive safety were delivered for local project
personnel.
For more information on this project:
environment@
Ukraine
2012-2014
Duration
EU contribution
€ 200,000
total budget
€ 400,000
ProjECt
remediation of Horlivka
chemical plant
Partners
Pure Earth , Sweden
Associated with
126
ACU Association of Commonwealth Universities
ADDR Autorité pour le désarmement, la démobilisation et la
réintégration
ANU Australian National University
API Tunisian Agency for Industrial Promotion
ARC Fund Applied Research and Communications Fund
BFLLFEA Bangladesh Finished Leather, Leather goods & Footwear
Exporters’ Association
Bfz International
BIC Group
BOKU Wien Universitaet fuer Bodenkultur (University for Natural
Resources and Life Sciences)
BTA Bangladesh Tanners Association
CNRT Centre National de Recherche Technologique Nickel et Son
Environnement
CTA Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
CTCN The Climate Technology Centre & Network
DCCI Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Bangladesh)
DFTQC Department of Food Technology and Quality Control (Nepal)
DVS Department of Veterinary Services (Kenya)
Eurocham European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam
FABL University of Banja Luka Faculty of Agriculture
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization
FECO Foreign Economic Cooperation Office (of China)
GIZ Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (German
Agency for International Cooperation)
HEIS Hydro Engineering Institute Sarajevo
HSE Higher School of Economics of State University of Moscow
ICS International Centre for Science and High Technology
IEHAS Institute of Economics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
ILM Institute Louis Malardé
ILO International Labour Organization
ILSSA Institute for Labor Science and Social Affairs
Imos Geateh .
IMP Institute Mihajlo Pupin
IRB Institute Rudjer Boskovic
IRD Institut de recherche pour le développement (Institute
for Development Research)
ITC International Trade Centre
JSI Jožef Stefan Institute
KEBS Kenya Bureau of Standards
KEPHIS Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service
LCR Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd
LEFASO Vietnam Leather and Foot ware Association
LISODE Lien Social et Developpement
LMoE Lebanese Ministry of Environment
IRI Industrial Research Institute
MEMEASFP Ministry of Vocational Training, Employment and Social
Affairs
MEP Ministry of Environmental Protection (China)
MTEC National Metal and Material Technology Centre (Thailand)
MPL Montroix Pty Ltd
NISP National Industrial Symbiosis Programme
NIVA Norwegian Institute for Water Research
List of Implementing Partners
127
NUS National University of Samoa
NWMC National Wholesale Market Company Inc.
NBSM Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology
OPTI Observatorio de Prospectiva Tecnológica Industrial
(Observatory for Industrial Tech-Foresight)
OECD Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
Pure Earth former Blacksmith Institute
REEEP Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership
SEQUA GmbH
SPC Secretariat of the Pacific Community
SPI Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação (Portuguese Society for
Innovation)
SCP/RAC Regional Activity Centre for Sustainable Consumption and
Production
SIWI Stockholm International Water Institute
STAMEQ Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality
TC AS CR Technology Centre of the Academy of Sciences CR
TEDA Tianjin Economic and Technological Development Area
TJFTZ Tianjin Port Free Trade Zone Administrative Committee
TMEC Tianjin Municipal Economic Commission
TUNAC Tunisian Accreditation Council
UCA University of Cocody-Abidjan
UEFISCSU Executive Agency for Higher Education and Research
Funding
UfM Union for the Mediterranean
ULFGG University of Lublijana Faculty for Civil and Geodetic
Engineering
UNZIG University of Zagreb Faculty of Food Technology and
Biotechnology
UNDP United Nations Development Programme
UNECE United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
UNEP United Nations Environment Programme
UNEP-DTIE Division of Technology, Industry and Economics
UNEP/MAP Mediterranean Action Plan for the Barcelona Convention
UNESCAP Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
UNFCCC The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change
UNITAR United Nations Institute for Training and Research
UPNG University of Papua New Guinea
USP University of the South Pacific
VCCI Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry
VEIA Vietnam Electronic Industries Association
WIIW The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies
VITAS Vietnam Textile and Garment Association
VKP Vanuatu Cultural Centre
WHO World Health Organization
WIPO World Inetectual Property Organization
WTO World Trade Organization
WB World Bank
ZMT Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Ecology
MF
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Head of UNIDO Liaison Office to the European Union wishes to thank UNIDO teams
in Vienna and in the field for their contributions and support in the preparation of this
publication.
Particular thanks are also due to Patrizia Baffioni, Antoine Chaussinand, Florian Iwinjak,
Lisa Nossek, Eduin Matta-Castillo and Agnese Ratzenberger for their valuable and much
appreciated support throughout the process.
November 2016
Graphic designer: Adelaida Contreras Solis
UNIDO Brussels Team
2016
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