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Council for Trade -Related Aspects of  
Intellectu al Property Rights  Original: English  
 
  REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ARTICLE 66.2  
OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
EUROPEAN UNION  
Addendum  
The following communication, dated 17 November  2016, was received from the delegation of the 
European Union1. It reports on activities pursuant to paragraph 1 of th e Decision on the 
Implementation of Article 66.2 of the TRIPS Agreement (IP/C/28) by the European Union, as well 
as certain of its member States (Austria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Ireland, Spain, 
Sweden and the United Kingdom).  This document cons titutes a new detailed report with 
information on the implementation of Article 66.2 of the TRIPS Agreement.  
 
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I. GENERAL REMARKS  
This document is circulated in accordance with the Decision of the Council for TRIPS of 
19 February  2003, accord ing to which developed country Members shall submit annually reports 
on actions taken or planned in pursuance of their commitments under Article 66.2 (incentives 
provided to their enterprises or institutions for the purpose of promoting and encouraging 
technology transfer to least -developed country Members).   
 
As agreed in the Council for TRIPS, this document is a detailed report on technology transfer 
incentives put in place by the EU and its Member States.  
 
II. SCOPE AND NATURE OF INFORMATION PROVIDED  
Technol ogy transfer refers here to the ways and means through which companies, individuals and 
organizations acquire technology or know -how from third parties, whether such technology is 
IPR-protected or not (i.e. including confidential know -how).  
 
There are seve ral types of technologies as well as several channels of transmission . Indeed, the 
acquisition by least -developed countries (LDCs)  of a sound and viable technological base does not 
depend solely on the provision of physical objects or equipment, but also o n the acquisition of 
know -how, on management and production skills, on improved access to knowledge sources as 
well as on adaptation to local economic, social and cultural conditions.  
 
It is clear that the private – and particularly the commercial – sector  is nowadays the main source 
of technologies and, in this context ; technology transfer is often one component of a more 
complex project, rather than a stand -alone  activity . Indeed, there are technology transfer aspects 
in many projects that go under the la bel of 'technical assistance' . Most projects that deal with 
sectors such as energy, water, agriculture, governance and infrastructure contain transfer of 
know -how and technology.  
 
                                                
1 This document replaces the original submission made on 13 October 2016, which was circulated as a 
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  In their efforts to encourage and promote technology transfer, developed cou ntry governments are 
usually limited by two factors : (1) they do not own the vast majority of such technologies ; 
(2) they cannot force the private sector to transfer its technologies.  
 
Incentives can therefore only take the form of encouragement, promotion  and facilitation of 
projects which are part of a global and comprehensive approach to development.  
 
Technology transfer is considered to include training, education and "know -how." Transfer of 
know -how is therefore also contained in projects that deal wit h education . In addition to formal 
TT channels such as the transfer or licensing of IP rights and/or know -how, there are several - 
equally important - informal TT channels such the hiring of new university graduates, exchanges of 
qualified staff, joint res earch projects ; or specific projects related to foreign direct investment 
(quite often, technology transfer is one component of more complex projects, rather than a 
stand -alone activity) . Moreover, access to the right partners, information and expertise ar e key at 
all stages.  
 
Finally, it should be borne in mind that  no technology transfer program is specifically dedicated to 
least developed countries as such . EU initiatives are usually specific to countries/groups of 
countries/regions, since the EU strongl y supports regional integration, which fosters better 
understanding and political and economic links between neighbouring countries . Consequently, 
some countries, which are not LDCs, also appear on the list, but under the "Targeted LDC 
Members" point it is  clarified which are LDCs and which are not. However, the EU's approach to the 
allocation of aid and incentives pays particular attention to the situation of the least  developed and 
other low income countries.  
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  III. EUROPEAN UNION  
THE LOWER MEKONG REG ION  
1. Title of project/programme:  Addressing ecosystem challenges through the support to the 
Climate Change Adaptation Initiative (CCAI) of th e Mekong River Commission (MRC)  
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2. Policy objective and/or purpose : Cambodia, Lao  PDR, Thailand and Viet  Nam, the four 
countries of the Lower  Mekong Basin (LMB) are recogniz ed as among the most vulnerable 
countries to climate change in the world because they rely heavily of natural resources and have 
low capacity to deal with climate change impacts . There is a high demand for better understanding 
of the potential impacts from climate change and variability and in particular the options for 
adaptation to these changes . The scope of th e Climate Change Adaptation Initiative (CCAI) is 
climate change impact assessment and adaptation planning and implementation of adaptation 
interventions.  It is cross -cutting touching on almost every aspects of water management (flood 
and drought, irrigatio n, hydropower development, etc.) and includes institutional, planning, 
environmental and socio -economic issues, as well as coping strategies including building resilience 
and enhancing adaptive capacity . A major result is the adaptation of a regional clima te change 
adaption strategy and action plan.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : the Mekong River Commission.  
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incent ives in LDCs (Transfer or):  
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transfer ee): Lao PDR and Cambodia.  Not LDC beneficiaries; 
Thailand and Viet Nam.  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Use of knowledge in national 
adaptation strategies submitted to COP 21.  
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities :  Climate change adaptation measures.  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Know-how, best practises, climate change adaptation pilot 
schemes . 
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer :  Continued and broader geographical use.  
 
10. Outcomes/impact : Increased capacity ; improved national strategies for climate change 
adaptation, a regional climate change adaptation strategy and action plan.  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €5 million  
 
12. Duration 5 years (2012 -2017)  
 
13. Status : Under implementation  
 
14. Contact point for information : jenni.lundmark@eeas.europa.eu  
 
 
ASEAN MEMBER STATES  
1. Title of project/programme : EU-ASEAN Project on the Protection of Intellectual Propert y 
Rights.  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The specific objective is ''to support ASEAN regional 
integration and further upgrade and harmonize the systems for IP creation, protection, 
administration and enforcement in the ASEAN region, in line with int ernational IP standards and 
with the ASEAN IPR Action Plan 2011 -2015''.  
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  Improving the capacity of the productive sector in the ASEAN region, especially small and medium 
sized enterprises (SMEs), to create, protect and manage their own brands by using IP a s a tool for 
development, in line with Strategic Goal 3 of the ASEAN IPR Action Plan 2011 -2015. The activities 
envisaged under this project component are grouped in five activity clusters, focusing on the 
following areas : (a) Enhancing SME ; (b) Capacity Bu ilding of IP Professionals ; (c) Information 
Tools for IP Users ; (d) Enhanced Use of GIs as a Marketing Tool ; (e) Creative ASEAN.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : ASEAN Secretariat ; ASEAN IPOs . 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : ASEAN 
IPOs in  Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar and SMEs . 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Myanmar, Cambodia and Lao PDR.  
 
6. Type of incenti ves measures for technology transfer : Strengthening the capacity of the IP 
administrations in the ASEAN countries to deliver quality registration services and enhancing the 
enforcement of IP rights in the ASEAN region . Enhancing the legal and policy framew orks enabling 
the participation of the ASEAN countries in the global protection systems for brands at the 
appropriate time . Improving the capacity of the productive sector in the ASEAN region, especially 
Small and Medium Sized enterprises (SMEs), to create , protect and manage their own brands by 
using IP as a tool for development . Enhancing IP integration within the ASEAN region and 
strengthening IP collaboration among the ASEAN Member States and with the ASEAN Secretariat.  
 
7. Field or sector of technology  transfer activities : IPRs. 
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Know-how, best practic es, legal and regulatory framework, 
ICT tools/databases.  
 
9.  Expected output related to technology transfer : proper registration services in ASEAN ; 
enforcement of IP rig hts in the ASEAN region so the ASEAN countries can participate in the global 
protection systems for brands ; ASEAN SMEs can create, protect and manage their own brands.  
 
10. Outcomes/impact : increased capacity ; improved natio nal regulatory framework on IPR s: 
support to the implementation of the ASEAN IPR Plan.  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €4.5 m illion 
 
12. Duration : 5 years (2012 -2017)  
 
13. Status : Under implementation, closing phase.  
 
14. Contact point for information:  Ana-Maria.PENA -SEGURA@eeas.europa.eu  
 
 
 
CAMBODIA, LAO P EPOLES'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC  
1. Title of project/programme:  Sustaining and Enhancing the Momentum for Innovation and 
Learning around the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in the Lower Mekong River Basin.  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose:  To contribute to enhance resilience of rainfed farmers of 
LMB region confronting climate change . To increase crop yield, productivity and profitability on 
sustainable basis at smallholders'  farmers ' field in rainfed areas of LMB region.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : ASEAN Secretariat ; ASEAN IPOs  
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for in centives in LDCs (Transferor) : 
Government agencies at national and local/district level, academia and Rainfed smallholder 
farming households and communities and their local organizations.  
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  5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Cambodia and Lao PDR.  Not LDC  beneficiaries: 
Thailand and Viet Nam.  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Increased crop yield, productivity 
and profitability on sustainable basis at smallholders farmers ' field in rainfed areas of LMB region . 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Sustainable agriculture  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Know-how, best practises, better national policies ; 
research -extension capacity strengthened . 
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Science -based, pro  poor profitable crop 
management practices developed, demonstrated and disseminated on larger scale in 4 LMB 
countries ; co-generated knowledge and learning disseminated and pro -poor policy briefs with 
emphasis on women and landless developed and shared wit h policy makers ; national research -
extension capacity strengthened and training capacity of farmer trainers, national trainers and 
local, involved in smallholder farmer extension programme, improved.  
 
10. Outcomes/impact : Increased capacity ; innovative agr o-ecologically -based crop 
management practices ; System of Rice Intensification embedded in national policies ; higher yields, 
higher net returns, and less inputs used ensuring food security and resilience to climate change in 
rainfed areas.  
 
11. Budget or f unds allocated : €2.9 million 
 
12. Duration : 5 years (2012 -2017)  
 
13. Status : Under implementation.  
 
14. Contact point for information:  Ana-Maria.PENA -SEGURA@eeas.europa.eu  
 
 
ASEAN  
1. Title of project/programme : ASEAN Air Transport Integration Project (AATIP)  - Contract 
No. 295-925 
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : AATIP will facilitate the development of the institutional 
frameworks to strengthen institution capacities within ASEAN with a view to support the 
achievement of a safe, secure, and sustainable ASEAN Single Aviation Market, based on high 
regulatory standard . 
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : EU-ASEAN Technical Cooperation Programmes  
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : 
Implementing Body :  
 
 European  Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)  
 Consortium members from EU Member States are:  
 EUROCONTROL  
 The UK Civil Aviation Authority  
 French DGAC (Civil Aviation Authority)  
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : 
 
 ASEAN Secretariat  
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  6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : 
 
 Institutional development and capacity building  
 Legislati ve framework  
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Civil a viation  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : 
 
 Awareness and impact of Single Aviation Market  
 Process to develop future mutual recognition of ce rtificates, approvals and licenc e 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : 
 
 Harmoniz ed ASEAN Air Traffic Management Master Plan  
 Procedures of ASEAN Aviation Regulatory Monitoring System  
 Term of Reference of ASEAN Foreign Operators Safety Assessment  
10. Outcomes/impact : 
 
 Preparation for  the ASEAN Single Aviation Market  
 Strengthen capacity of the ASEAN Secretariat and ASEAN Member States Authorities  
11. Budget or funds allocated : total EC contribution : €4.7 million 
 
12. Duration : 2012-2016 
 
13. Status : Project will end in November 2 016 an d the next phase of this EU -ASEAN cooperation 
in civil aviation will resume in 2017.  
 
14. Contact point for information : Suparat.Udomkiattikul@eeas.europa.eu , EU Delegation to Thailand  
 
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1. Title of project/programme : Promotion and Deployment of energy efficient air conditioners 
in ASEAN (under SWITCH -Asia Programme)  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : To increase the market share of higher efficient Air 
Conditioners (ACs) in ASEAN  through harmonization of test methods and energy efficiency (EE) 
standards, adoption of common Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS), and changing 
consumer purchasing attitudes in favour of energy efficient ACs . The Action will therefore result in 
a market transformation in favour of higher efficient ACs across the ASEAN region, which will 
materialize progressively after the end of the Action.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in d eveloped member : ASEAN Center for Energy (ACE), ASEAN 
Secretariat, Energy Division, Prime Minister's Office (Brunei Darussalam) ; Ministry of Industry and 
Energy (Cambodia) ; Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (Indonesia) ; Ministry of Energy and 
Mines (Lao PDR) ; Ministry of Industry No.2 (Myanmar) ; Department of Energy (the Philippines) ; 
Energy Market Authority (Singapore) ; Department of Alternative Energy Development and 
Efficiency (DEDE) (Thailand) ; Ministry of Trade and Industry (Viet  Nam). 
 
4. Enter prises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : Grant 
contract:  European Copper Institute, with partners:  
 
 United Nations Environment Programme - Division of Technology, Industry and 
Economics (DTIE), Energy Branch  
 Copper Develop ment Center South East Asia  
 Electrical and Electronics Institute, Thailand  
 SIRIM QAS International, Malaysia  
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   Research Center f or Energy and Environment, Viet Nam  
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transf eree) : Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar. Not LDC Members: 
Indonesia, Malays ia, the Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam.  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Capacity building  / training  / 
workshop  / study visit . 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Air conditioners (ACs)  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS), Test 
methods, EE . 
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : 
 
 The standards for testing methods related to the energy perf ormance of ACs are 
harmonized in ASEAN.  
 Energy Performance Standards developed and harmonized in ASEAN countries and a 
regional policy roadmap for MEPS and HEPS adopted at the ASEAN level.  
 National policy roadmaps for increase of MEPS developed and adopted  in 8 ASEAN 
countries.  
 ASEAN domestic AC manufacturers increase their production/commercialization of higher 
efficiency ACs.  
10. Outcomes/impact : 
 
 Reduction in the electricity consumption from the residential sector against business -as-
usual scenario by 5, 373 GWh per year, to be achieved within 3 years after the end of the 
Action;  
 A corresponding reduction in GHG emissions in the magnitude of 2.7  million  tonnes of 
CO2 per year, to be achieved within 3 years after the end of the Action.  
 Consumers in ASEAN ar e educated on the economic benefits of higher efficient ACs and 
change their purchasing behaviour  in favour  of higher efficiency ACs.  
 Increased market share of higher efficient ACs in ASEAN through harmonization of test 
methods and energy efficiency (EE) s tandards, adoption of common Minimum Energy 
Performance Standards (MEPS), and changing consumer purchasing attitudes in favour 
of energy efficient ACs.  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €1,749,000  
 
12. Duration : 29/12/2012-26/12/2016 
 
13. Status : Ongoing, en tering into the final phase of implementation  
 
14. Contact point for information : Sutthiya.Chantawarangul@eeas.europa.eu  
 
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1. Title of project/programme : Sustainable Freight and Logistics in the Mekong Region (SFL 
Mekong) (under SWITCH -Asia Programme)  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : To increase sustainable freight and logistics in the Mekong 
Region, specifically:  
 
 To improve fuel -efficiency by better management, cooperation, and driving behaviours in 
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   To improve the safety of dangerous goods transport within the Mekong region.  
 To increase access to finance for SME in the logistics sector in greening and freight and 
logistics . 
 To promote modal shift, labelling , and other SCP incentive measures in freight, transport 
and logistics.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : Ministry of Transport in the 5 targeted countries, 
SMEs, As sociations, networks . 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : Grant 
contract:  European Copper Institute, with partners:  Mekong Institute ; Greater Mekong Sub -region 
Business Forum (GMS -BF) / Greater Mekong Sub -region Freight Transport Association 
(GMS -FRETA).  
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar. Not LDC Members: 
Viet N am (CLMV) and Thailand.  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Capacity 
building/training/workshop/st udy visit . 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Freight/transportation  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : 
 
 "Fuel efficiency ": capacity building/training - implement measures to increase fuel 
efficiency to 500 micro and small freight and logistics companies  
 "Safety of DG transport ": Introduce guidelines for dangerous goods transport to 
administrative bodies and companies . Facilitate cross -border agreements and train on 
safety of DG transport.  
 "Access to Finance ": Support green loan initiat ives and develop investment plans  
 "Awareness & Policy Actions ": Support awareness and policy actions  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : 
 
 Fuel efficiency measures are introduced to at least 500 companies  
 Guidelines for dangerous goods (DG) transport are in place in relevant administrations in 
CMLV following the Thai example.  
 80 companies are trained on dangerous goods transport and draft agreements on safety 
standards of cross -border DG transport.  
 30 investment plans have been developed for micro and SMEs for selected larger 
measures derived from WP1 and WP2.  
 Green freight labe lling criteria introduced, recommendations to improve selected feasible 
SCP incentives and other policy actions . 
 
10. Outcomes/impact : (expected)  
 
 Fuel efficiency is im proved in at least 400 micro and SMEs.  
 Dangerous goods transport is improved via at least 80 SMEs.  
 Investment for fuel efficiency and safety measures has increased.  
 Larger SMEs are in the process of green freight labelling and improved SCP promoting 
incent ives and regulations in the transport sector focusing on higher fuel -efficiency and 
safety.  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : € 2,040,000  
 
12. Duration : 01/02/2016 -31/01/2019 (36 months)  
 
13. Status : Ongoing, first year of implementation  
 
14. Contact point f or information : Sutthiya.Chantawarangul@eeas.europa.eu  
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  COMOROS  
1. Title of project/programme: Creation of six photovoltaic micro -grids in rural areas of the 
island of Moheli, Comoros  
2. CRIS num ber: FED: 2011/232 -482 
3. Policy objective and/or purpose: Renewable energy electrification of six villages on the 
island of Moheli to meet household, social and economic needs.  
Project rationale: Electricity coverage in the Union of the Comoros is still i nsufficient and 
inefficient, combined with strong external energy dependency, linked to the importation of 
petroleum products (the largest item in the country's import bill). The national electricity 
generation and distribution company (MAMWE) – a public i ndustrial and commercial establishment 
(EPIC) – hopes to expand its subscriber network while diversifying its power generation in favour 
of cheaper and greener renewable energies.  
The decision to invest in the installation of six photovoltaic micro -plants in the west of Moheli is 
explained as follows:  
inhabitants of the western region of the island of Moheli do not have access to electricity 
because of a complete lack of networks;  
solar energy is widely available in these tropical islands;  
the use of solar energy reinforces the green agenda of this rural, agricultural region, located 
in the protected area of the marine park, which is home to a preserved biodiversity;  
access to electricity should allow support for the development of wealth -generating 
economic  activities (agro -processing, tourism, etc.).  
At the end of 2015, the project was refocused in order to adapt it to changes in:  
demographic and socio -economic data, thereby satisfying demand quantified as being above 
the initial offer; and  
photovoltaic pow er generation technology, now directed towards injecting greener power 
into the grid – with limited battery storage in isolated circuits – and in line with the current 
strategy to expand the local electrical network.  
The project therefore now involves the entry into service of two pilot photovoltaic generation 
plants – including a "demonstration" micro -plant in the form of a parking shelter at the regional 
headquarters of MAMWE, and a main production site in the rural area to inject power into the 
network – coupled with an expansion of the medium - and low -voltage electricity grid, for the 
benefit of eight villages in the Moheli marine park.  
This project comes with:  
a component for capacity building at MAMWE – setting in motion its first photovoltaic plant 
to inject into the network, the transfer of skills being ensured by experienced technical 
assistance;  
a component for outreach to the local population on photovoltaic energy and the workings of 
the plant;  
a component to secure the electricity supply of sever al key infrastructures / notably the 
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  4. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member: The enterprise awarded the contract to supply and 
install t he plants in the eight villages and install the network.  
5. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor): MAMWE, 
which is a public industrial and commercial establishment.  
6. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee): Comoros  
7. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer: Grant contract under the Energy 
Facility.  
8. Field or sector of technology transfer activities:   Renewable energies  
9. Type of technology transferred: Photovoltaic energy  
10. Expected output related to te chnology transfer: Electrification and connection of 
eight villages on Moheli to the network.  
11. Outcomes/impact: Improved living standards for the population of these eight villages / 
long-term reduction in the national energy bill and mitigation of MAMW E's carbon emissions.  
12. Budget or funds allocated: €2,283,000  
13. Duration: 60 months from November  2012 
14. Status: In progress  
15. Contact point for information: Cellule d'Appui à l'Ordonnateur National des Comores.  
 
 
LESOTHO  
1. Title of project/programme : Technical Assistance for Integrated Catchment Ma nagement 
CRIS 366084.  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : Contribute towards effective implementation of Integrated 
Catchment Management in Lesotho through an improved coordination among relevant 
stakeholders in line with the Long -term Water and Sanitatio n Strategy through setting -up a 
framework for a coordinated approach in catchment management activities ; support the 
implementation of Integrated Catchment Management through the delineation of catchments and 
development of a first pilot catchment manageme nt plan ; identification of relevant stakeholders in 
integrated catchment management and set up a plan and road map for the implementation of 
future catchment management plans.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : Department of Water Affairs of Ministry of Water  
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) Note: what 
is meant with this ? Same actually applied for c., nowhere explained.  
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Same 
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Same 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Integrated Catchment Management / 
Integrated Water Resources Management  
 
8. Type of technology  transferred : knowledge on Integrated Catchment Management / 
Integrated Water Resources Management  
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  9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Integrated catchment management plan 
for pilot catchments, summary guidelines for the formulation of such  plans, and plan and roadmap 
for the implementation of Integrated Catchment Management ; delineated catchments including 
catchment maps ; institutional analysis and staffing resulting  in a capacity development plan.  
 
10. Outcomes/impact : improved catchment m anagement contributing to sustainable flow of 
water resources in future . 
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : FWC - €273,000  
 
12. Duration : November 2 015-June 2 016 
 
13. S tatus : Completed  
 
14. Contact point for information : Mr Sjaak de Boer EU Delegation Lesotho  
 
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1. Title of project/programme : Support to the Management and Coordination of Development 
Cooperation  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : To improve the alignment of external assistance to the 
policy orientation of the NSDP and the budget, improve its effectiveness, and mobilise and absorb 
productively higher levels of more diversified external  assistance . This is to be made possible 
through strengthened management and improved coordination of development cooperation.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : Ministry of Finance  
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor)  
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Same 
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Accounting application for European 
Development Fund (ED F) activities in Lesotho.  
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Accounting  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Accounting application  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : More accurate accounting  
 
10. Outcomes/impact : Manage ment of Lesotho EDF portfolio improved  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €20,000  
 
12. Duration : From 2016  
 
13. Status : Under implementation  
 
14. C ontact point for information : Mr Jyrki TORNI, EU Delegation Lesotho  
 
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1. Title of project/progr amme : Technical Assistance to enhance WASCO 's Compliance to the 
Regulatory Regime CRIS 356 -254. 
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : Contribute to access for Basotho and productive sectors to 
safe, affordable, equitable, sustainable and reliable water and sanitation services, through 
provision of technical assistance to the Water and Sewerage Company (WASCO, company entirely IP/C/W/616/Add.7  
 
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  owned by government) to improve its performance through adherence to its licence requirements, 
improve compliance to regulatory stipul ations, enhancing achievement of set quality of service and 
supply standards, and achieve optimal service tariffs for services rendered . 
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed me mber : WASCO, company entirely owned by government: 
http://www.wasco.co.ls/home  
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : WASCO  
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Same 
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Same 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Regulatory Framework - Tariffing service 
providers etc.  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Regulatory Framework - Tariffing service provi ders etc.  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Situational report on the regulatory 
environment and Government's policy imperatives ; road map with actions and initiatives that will 
enhance compliance of WASCO to its license requirements and regulatory framework ; an improved 
tariff proposal for tariff determination by LEWA (regulator) ; key codes of practice for service 
provision . 
 
10. Outcomes/impact : improved compliance of service provider WASCO to the regulatory 
regime of Government, contrib uting to improved service delivery in water and sanitation . 
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : FWC - €279,000  
 
12. Duration : July 2 015-July 2 016 
 
13. Status : Still ongoing until March 2017.  
 
14. Contact point for information : Mr Sjaak de Boer EU Delegation Lesotho  
 
 
MALAWI  
1. Title of project/programme:  Improvement of Aviation Safety Oversight in Malawi  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The purpose of this project is to improve Malawi's 
Department of Civil Aviation's compliance capability with international aviation standards in 
aviation safety oversight through targeted capacity enhancement initiative s and strengthening of 
the institutional and regulatory framework, implementation of international civil aviation standards 
and, where appropriate, harmoniz ation with EU standards ; cooperation with European aviation 
authorities/agencies and relevant stakeh olders ; and policy support.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : The Malawi Department of Civil Aviation (DCA)  
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incent ives in LDCs (Transferor) : European 
Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)  
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : The Republic of Malawi  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : The International Civil Aviation 
Organization  (ICAO) Audit of Malawi in  January 2 009 resulted in a Significant Safety Concern 
(SSC) in the area of aircraft operations pertaining to the certification process for issuing Air 
Operator Certificates.  
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  The audit further revealed that effective implementation of the safety oversight  system was at 
34%. This SSC cast a shadow on the competence of the state of Malawi to sustain an effective and 
safe safety oversight system and might have direct impact on the reputation of the DCA Malawi as 
well on the international ambitions of the rece ntly established operator, Malawian Airlines.  
 
Against this background, the government of Malawi was looking for partner to assist with the 
enhancement of DCA's safety oversight capability and further lay the structures that would ensure 
an effective imple mentation of the corrective action plan agreed with ICAO in July 2 013. 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : 
 
 ICT for improvement of the management of aviation safety oversight procedures and 
processes ; 
 Capacity building in the operation o f safety management system ; 
 Capacity building in aviation safety inspectorate functions - targeting training of safety 
inspectors and aviation medicine doctors ; 
 Capacity building in review of institutional and regulatory framework - making it 
consistent wi th the environment and complexity of the State 's aviation activity and 
compliant with the requirements in conformance with the Standards and Recommended 
Practices (SARPs) contained in the Convention on International Civil Aviation . 
8. Type of technology tr ansferred : 
 
 ICT Technology : Introduction of "Safety Oversight Facilitated Integration Application " 
(SOFIA) for efficient operation of safety related functions including licencing and 
issuance of air operator certificates.  
 Technical aviation knowledge for p romoting  aviation safety visibility and awareness  
through targeted safety related training, development and review of safety procedures, 
handbooks and manuals ; introduction of State Safety program (SSP), Safety 
Management System, quality assurance, and Ram p inspection program.  
 Managerial knowledge in the operation of aviation safety oversight functions  
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : 
 
(a) Capacitated safety oversight inspectorate ; 
(b) Improved management of safety oversight procedures ; 
(c) Effective implementation of the corrective action plan for Malawi as agreed with the 
International Civ il Aviation Organization  (ICAO);  
(d) Improved primary and secondary aviation legislation compliant with international best 
practices . 
 
10. Outcomes/impact : 
 
 New civil a viation bill drafted ; 
 Safety management and quality system established ; 
 Trained and capacitated safety oversight inspectorate team ; 
 Streamlined aviation safety procedures through the establishment of SOFIA ; 
 Feasibility study on the establishment of a Civil  Aviation Authority . 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €2.5 million  
 
12. Duration : 3 years  
 
13. Status : Project is in the final year of implementation and on course to achieve its set 
objectives.  
 
14. Contact point for information : Peter Phiri ( peter.phiri@eeas.e uropa.eu ), Delegation of the 
European Union to the Republic of Malawi  
 
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1. Title of project/programme : Democratic Governance Programme  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose:  The purpose of this programme is to c ontribute to 
improved democra tic governance by ensuring access to quality justice for all in Malawi through a 
more effective and responsive Judiciary, increased restorative and victim -friendly approaches in 
both the formal and informal systems, improved democratic accountability and o versight, and to 
ensure that all Malawians know and understand, and are able to claim, their rights and the 
services to which they are entitled ". 
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in dev eloped member:  The Malawi Judiciary and the Directorate of Public 
Prosecution  
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor)  
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : The Republic of Malawi  
 
6. Type of incentives measures f or technology transfer : With a paper -based manual system 
in the justice system, cases of missing of important courts records were rampant and this pointed 
to corruption in the administration of justice . This resulted in a general outcry from the public and  
some well -intentioned judicial officers . It was against this background that the Malawi Government 
approached the EU to support the automation of the justice system not only to facilitate speedy 
access to justice but also help authorities in the supervisi on of cases assigned to officers.  
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities:   
 
 ICT for improvement in the monitoring of cases registered in the justice system including 
courts;  
 Capacity building in the administration and management of the c ase management 
system;  
 Capacity building to lawyers that in private practice on how to access case laws through 
the database.  
8. Type of technology transferred :  
 
 ICT technology : Introduction of the Case Management System (CMS) with multiple 
functionalities al l aimed at ensuring speedy access to justice for Malawians;  
 The SMS messaging component used to alert judicial officers on cases assi gned to them 
by the authorities;  
 Technical knowledge on how to access the electronic database for all case laws . 
 
9. Expect ed output related to technology transfer : Reduced incidences of losses of court 
records - all documents are scanned and uploaded in the system.  
Improved management and oversight of all cases in the justice system  
Increased efficiency in the administration of justice  
 
10. Outcomes/impact : Speedy access to justice for all Malawians  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €1,489,588  
 
12. Duration : 3 years (2013 to 2016)  
 
13. Status : The project is in the final year of implementation and the system has been installed, 
tested and evaluated in both offices with encouraging results . Capacity building activities targeting 
all the users including lawyers that are in private practice are almost completed . Having been 
satisfied with the progress made and the fulfilment of all contractual obligations, preparations for 
the handover of the system are currently underway.  
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  14. Contact point for information : Julius Munthali ( Julius.munthali@eeas.europa.eu ) and 
Justice Dunstan Mwaun gulu (Just ice of Appeal) Malawi Judiciary.  
 
 
MOZAMBIQUE  
1. Title of project/programme : Local Economic Development Programme (ProDEL)  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The overall objective  of the programme is to contribute to 
poverty reduction through income generation and employment opportunities in the rural areas of 
Mozambique . The purpose  is to promote the economic development in the rural areas of Gaza, 
Inhambane and Sofala Provinces, by strengthening the productive base and the competitiveness of 
local micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : Ministry of Land, Environment and Rural 
Development ; National and Provincials Dir ectorate for Rural Development ; Districts Departments 
for Rural Development ; Municipalities ; local smallholder producers ; farmers' organizations ; 
primary processing enterprises ; traders ; MSMEs ; Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) etc.  
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : European 
Union ; Government of Sweden ; Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) as grant implementers, 
consultancy companies/consultants providing services in the context of the programme . 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Mozambique  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Capacity building through Training, 
Technical Assistance and Advisory services, investments.  
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Rural d evelopment ; infrastructure ; 
agriculture . 
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Policy development and implementation ; technical know -
how; project management, procurement, financial management . 
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Develop gover nment capacity, in 
particular that of the Local Authorities, to analyse the characteristics of the local economy ; identify 
constraints/potentials for growth at sector and value chain levels ; identify and implement local 
economic development interventions t hat address the specific needs of the economic actors, 
MSMEs in particular ; establish effective communication and coordination with stakeholders, 
including the private sector and other relevant actors (NGOs, development agencies, teaching and 
research inst itutions, trade unions, etc.) . Improve management capacity in the area of public 
infrastructure development at  district and municipal level.  
 
10. Outcomes/impact : Improve competitiveness, reducing the cost of doing business and 
promoting links with potenti ally significant value chains.  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : Total €32 ,500,000; €23,200,000 EU Contribution (EDF)/ approx. 
€4,700,000 Sweden/€4 ,600,000 GoM . 
 
12. Duration : 72 months (ending on 19  March 2019)  
 
13. Status : Ongoing  
 
14. Contact point for in formation : ILONA GRUENEWALD  ilona.gruenewald@eeas.europa.eu  
 
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  1. Title of project/programme : Technical Assistance for Capacity Development Support to the 
Road Sector in Mozambique  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The overall objectives  of the programme ar e (i) to enable 
the road infrastructure sector to contribute to improved conditions for national economic growth 
and equitable poverty reduction, by enhancing road infras tructure, in  line with the 
PARP 2011-2014 and aligned with the vision of Agenda 2025 ; (ii) to support, in line with the 
national road program me, the establishment of an appropriate, well managed, cost -effective and 
sustainable road network in Mozambique, which will en hance accessibility to markets and social 
services for the population.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : National Road Administration, Road Fund and 
Ministry of Publ ic Works and Housing of Mozambique.  
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : European 
Union ; consultancy companies/consultants hired in the context of the programme . 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Mozambiq ue 
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Capacity building ; investments ; 
participation development/ good governance.  
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Road transport ; infrastructure . 
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Capacity development on policy development and 
implementation ; technical, engineering, human resource know -how; administrative, man agerial 
and financial knowledge.  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Develop government capacity, in 
partic ular that of the National Road Administration and Road Fund . Institutional building . Improve 
management capacity in the area of public infrastructure development at district and municipal 
level. Three European key experts are permanently engaged with the b eneficiary institutions.  
 
The key experts facilitate the selection and recruitment of short term experts from a draw down 
menu of expertise - the resource centre . STEs will provide "in time" support and advice . Additional 
support by STEs will typically be delivered in the following Fields of Expertise:  
(a) human resource management;  
(b) knowledge management;  
(c) training, including course design, materials preparation and delivery;  
(d) identification of regional and international training courses;  
(e) financial management;  
(f) commercial and business planning;  
(g) information technology and data management;  
(h) maintenance management systems and network strategy;  
(i) planning and prioritization;  
(j) economic appraisal;  
(k) geometric design of roads;  
(l) materials and pavement design;  
(m) bridge design;  
(n) prepar ation of manuals, standard specifications etc.;  
(o) roads and bridges valuation and inventory, according to Mozambican legislation;  
(p) private sector development;  
(q) unit cost control;  
(r) road safety;  
(s) environmental impact assessment  
(t) social impact assessment;  
(u) disaster r ecovery;  
(v) contract law;  
(w) drafting policies, regulations and legislations;  
(x) communication , public relation and visibility.  
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  In total 2 ,695 working days of expert inputs will be delivered.  
 
10. Outcomes/impact : To achieve the overall goal, the assignment will s upport the main road 
sub-sector institutions of the Government of Mozambique in developing their capacity to plan, 
programme and manage the development and maintenance of the national, rural and urban road 
networks.  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : Total € 2,431,500 EU contribution (EDF)  
 
12. Duration : 43 months (ending on 18  December 2017)  
 
13. Status : Ongoing  
 
14. Contact point for information : M ENGELIEN  malte.engelien@eeas.europa.eu  
 
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1. Title of project/programme : PRODEPEMES -ESTRADA, Support To Development A 
Programme For Small And Medium E nterprises In Road Maintenance  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The overall objectives  of the programme are (i) to 
contribute to job creat ion and promotion and (ii) to contribute to increased agriculture and 
fisheries production through the provision of improvements to the road network.  
 
Specific objectives are (i) To improve the quality of road maintenance works performed by existing 
SMEs a nd (ii) To increase market access to the best performing SMEs.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : Staff of the national small and medium enterprises 
involved in road maintenance . This group includes contractors and consultants of the private 
sector.  
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : European 
Union ; National Road Administration, Road Fund and Ministry of Public Works and  Housing of 
Mozambique ; companies/consultants hired  in the context of the programme . 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Mozambique  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Capacity building ; investments ; 
private sector support ; particip ation development/good governance . 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Road asset preservation ; infrastructure  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Capacity development by mentoring and training on the job 
for business development skills,  tendering, planning and contract administration, as well as work 
implementation . Specific focus on periodic road maintenance  implementation.  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : A tra ining program consisting of 
two components : (i) theoretic al and practical and (ii) coaching and mentoring on contracts 
management with the perspective to cover the whole cycle of implementation of road maintenance 
projects and the whole set of participating actors . In addition (iii) supporting actions will be 
transferred:  
 
 Standardiz ation of technical specifications of road maintenance works ; 
 Diagnostic of procurement rules and proposals to implement/adapt/simplify ; 
 Diagnostic on the theme of access to equipment and proposal of actions ; 
 Diagnostic on access to gu arantees and finance and proposal of actions ; 
 A market study on possible opportunities for SME in the road maintenance sector . 
In total 1 ,635 working days of expert inputs will be delivered.  
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  10. Outcomes/impact : The goals of the programme are improving th e quality of road 
maintenance works performed by existing SMEs and to increase the access to the construction 
market for the best performers.  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : Total €1 ,546,550 EU Contribution (EDF)  
 
12. Duration : 22 months (ending on 11  March 2017)  
 
13. Status : Ongoing  
 
14. Contact point for information : M ENGELIEN  malte.engelien@eeas.europa.eu  
 
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1. Title of project/programme : Technical Assistance to reinforce the capacity o f local 
Institutions under the Beira Sanitation project.  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The overall objective is to assist the local sanitation service 
of Beira to manage, operate and maintain the new built waste water plant of Beira.  The specific 
objective is to capacitate the local sanitation service to run in an efficient, quality, cost effective 
and sustainable manner the Beira waste water plant . 
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfe r in developed member : Beira Autonomous Sanitation Service  
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : CIGERIS 
Consulting  
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Mozambique  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technolo gy transfer : Improve management of sanitation 
facilities.  
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Programming and budget planning ; 
Operation and maintenance of sanitation facilities ; Capacity and accountability of decentralized 
institutions strengthened to operate and maintain sa nitation services in Beira city . 
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Provision of technical know -how. 
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Local sanitation services capacities 
strengthened to operate an d maintain the waste water plant . 
 
10. Outcomes/impact : Better access to quality sanitation servi ces. Reduction of water borne 
diseases . Environment conditions improved . 
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €1,000,000 
 
12. Duration : 36 months  
 
13. Status : Finish 
 
14. Contact point for information :  Jesus GAVILAN MARIN , Infrastructure Programme Officer , 
Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Mozambique, Av. Julius Nyerere, 2820  - C.P. 
1306 MAPUTO , Fax +258 21 49 18 66 , http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/mozambique , jesus-
manuel.gavilan -marin@eeas.europa.eu  
 
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  1. Title of project/programme : Expanding Water Suppl y and Sanitation Services in small towns 
in Inhambane Province  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The overall objective is the sustainable reduction of 
poverty in Mozambique through the acceler ation of progress towards MDG7c . The specific 
objective is th e development of cost effective and sustainable water supply and sanitation services 
in 3 small towns in the Province of Inhambane.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : Ministry of Public Works and Housing at central 
and provincial level . Administration for Water and Sanitation Infrastructure . Water national 
regulator . District's planning unit.  
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transf eror) : UNICEF  
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Mozambique  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Improve management of water and 
sanitation facilities.  
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : 
-  Design, programming an d budget planning ; 
-  Capacity and accountability of decentralized institutions strengthened to regulate, 
operate and maintain WASH services in targeted towns ; 
- Public and Private Partnership (PPP) model for providing and managing sustainable water 
and sa nitation s ervices, piloted in three towns . 
 
8. Type of technology transferred : 
- Capacity  development in terms of policy development and implementation ; 
- Provision  of technical know -how; 
- Provision  of specialized equipment . 
 
9. Expected output related to  technology transfer : 
- Training in procurement processes and contract management;  
- Supporting provincial stakeholders to undertake core activities, such as coordination and 
monitoring, regulatory framework preparation, and monitoring of water supply syst ems; 
- Strengthening Districts services with adequate staff, and provide training in WASH 
services provision in small towns;  
- Organizing the Local Regulatory Council s with municipal and district governments to 
monitor the performance of the water and sani tation service providers.  
 
10. Outcomes/impact : Cost effective and sustainable water supply and sanitation services . 
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €9,000,000 
 
12. Duration : 42 months  
 
13. Status : Ongoing  
 
14. Contact point for information : Chris Cormency , Head of S ection , Water, Sanitation and 
Hygiene Section , UNICEF Mozambique, Fax: (258-21) 491 679 , ccormency@unicef.org , 
http://www.unicef.org  
 
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1. Title of Programme:  Millennium Development Goal Initiative, MDGi  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : Acceleration of attainment of MDG 1C : Halve between 
1990 and 2015 the portion of people who suffer from hunger in Mozambique through:  
 
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  II: Improve access to food ; 
III: Improve nutritional status of vulnerable groups . 
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : 
 SETSAN, Technical Secretari at for Food Security and Nutrition (Ministry of Agriculture)  
 IDEPA, Institute for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development (Ministry of Sea, Inland 
Waters and Fisheries)  
 Ministry of Health (MISAU)  
 Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MIC)  
 Ministry of State Admi nistration (MAE)  
 Ministry of Education (MINED)  
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : 
 Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)  
 International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)  
 World Food Program (WFP)  
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Mozambique  
 Small holder farmers  
 Artisanal fishermen  
 Farmers' organizations  
 Emergent farmers  
 Extension staff  
 Manufacturers and distributors of fertilizers, seed suppliers and agro -dealers  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for  technology transfer : 
 Workshops, per  diems, sometimes travel tickets included  
 Attendance of International Conferences  
 Voucher scheme for acquisition of agricultural inputs  
 Free Training sessions  
 Free communication gadgets  
 Credit facilities  
 Farmer Field Sch ools 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities :  
 Agriculture  
 Fisheries  
 Nutrition  
 Trade  
 
8. Type of technology transferred :  
 Chicken Vaccination against Newcastle Disease  
 Acquisition of agriculture inputs through IT (e -voucher)  
 Boat construction  
 Boat engine maintenance  
 Fish technology for dried and salty fish  
 Appropriate containers to trade fish and fish products  
 Appropriate motor bicycles to transport fish  
 New cuisine with increased food varieties  
 Nutrition education  
 Market infrastructures  
 Fish preservation with the use of ice  
 Extension services  
 Home gardens  
 Education on good health practises  
 Road infrastructures and its maintenance  
 Electricity installation  
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  9. Expected output related to technology transfer :  
 On Food Availability : (i) Support to seed sector ; (ii) Increase access to Inputs ; (iii) 
Participatory extension ; (iv) Support to Livestock (poultry) ; (v) Increase of Fish 
Production  
 On Food Access : (i) Support Market Intermediaries ; (ii) Strengthen farmers associations ; 
(iii) Develop Infrastr uctures/equipment ; (iv) Develop higher value fish ; (v) Improve 
access financial services ; (vi) Update market information system ; (vii) Increase 
commodity exchange  
 On Nutrition : (i) Fortification staple foods accelerated ; (ii) PAMRDC implemented in 
Manica p rovince ; (iii) Home gardens ; (iv) Nutritional education  
10. Outcomes/impact : 
I. Enhance agricultural and fisheries production ; 
II: Improve access to food ; 
III: Improve nutritional status of vulnerable groups . 
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : EDF Contributio n - €67,300,000  
 Mozambique Contribution - €10,095,000  
 
12. Duration : 2013-2018 (5 years ) 
 
13. Status : Ongoing  
 
14. Contact point for information : Maria Imelda Fernandes - EU Delegation in Mozambique  
 
 
MADAGASCAR  
1. Title of project/programme : Bioénérgélec  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : Le projet a permis d'introduire 2 centrales à bois énergie, 
qui fonctionnent et desservent 2 localités.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed m ember : Agence pour le Développement de l'Electrification 
Rurale ( ) 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor)  
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : ADER  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : prix de l'énergie moins cher que 
l'équivalent en groupe électrogène  
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Transition énergétique  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Bio-énergie  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : mettre en plac e des centrales à bois  
 
10. Outcomes/impact:  
- Option techniquement et économiquement réalisable qui peut constituer une alternative 
de production en énergie en l'absence de ressources hydro électriques et/ou dans des 
petites localités rurales éloignées de s approvisionnements en gasoil.  
 - Capitaliser sur les aspects technique s (le projet ayant été conduit à faire des 
modifications techniques sur les installations existantes) , assurer les échanges 
d'expériences entre les centrales, former les mécaniciens, b ien étudier au préalable les 
ressources en bois et le plan de gestion de la forêt destinée aux approvisionnements d e la 
centrale)  
 
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12. Duration : prévu initialement pour une durée de 3 ans, le projet a duré 8 ans (nombreux 
retards dus à un fournisseur intermédiaire ayant bloqué l'acompte reçu au lieu de procéder aux 
commandes de matériel)  
 
13. Status : terminé  
 
14. Contact point for informatio n Pierre Montagne ( pierre.montagne@cirad.fr ) 
 
 
ZAMBIA  
EU: Consolidation of the Electoral Process in Zambia 2015 -2017 (overall project value 
€5,250,000, approx. amount involved €0.3 million ) September 2 015-September 2 017 
 
Technical advice and support to the Electoral Commission of Zambia to set -up and manage 
11 Election Support centres (setting up centres and training of staff) . The main objectives of these 
centres are to create platforms for  coordination operations support for polling and counting 
activities, retrieving material and personnel and security coordination . This support is given 
through UNDP and IFES.  
 
Technology transfer activities:  
 ICT (smartphones, software, hardware, security,  etc.); 
 Capacity building for setting -up, operationaliz ation and management of centres . 
 
Type of technology transferred:  
 ICT technology  
 Administrative and managerial knowledge  
 
EU: Accelerating Progress towards Maternal, neonatal and child morbidity and Mo rtality 
Reduction in Zambia (overall amount on support HMIS €3.8 million) Sept 2016 –May 2019 
 
Technical advice and support to the Ministry of Health to strengthen its Health Management 
Information System (HMIS) . The support is given through UNICEF and a company called AKROS 
and has only just started ( September 2 016) 
 
Technology transfer activities:  
 ICT 
 Capacity building for strengthening and improvement of the national HMIS system  
 
Type of technology transferred:  
 ICT technology  
 Administrative and managerial knowledge  
 
EU: Strengthen regulation, logistics and usage o f medical drugs in Zambia, one of the 
components is to increase the Zambia Medicines Regulatory Authority (ZAMRA) 
effectiveness to execute its quality control and regulation functions (overall amount on 
support ZAMRA - exclusive of construction - €4 million) August 2 015-August 2 018 
 
Technical advice and support to ZAMRA . This support is combined with the construction of a new 
office complex and a new National Medicines Quality Control Laboratory (with equipment and 
specialized  supplies) . Purchase o f equipment will only take place dur ing the last trimester of 2016.  
 
Technology transfer activities:  
 ICT 
 Capacity building for strengthening and improvement, ultimately the laboratory would 
like to pass an ISO certification  
Type of technology transferred:  
 ICT technology (document storage, inspection equipment, specialized  laboratory 
equipment)  
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  EU: Conservation Agriculture Scaling UP (CASU) project (overall project value 
€10,963,393, approx. amount involved €0.35 million) June 2 013-June 2 017 
 
Promotion of Conservation Agriculture skills and farming inputs and output supply chains as a way 
to improve production and productivity of small scale farmers, while preserving the e nvironment.  
 
Technology transfer activities:  
 Innovative extension methods (SMS extension messaging, smartphones, software, 
hardware, capacity building for setting -up, operationaliz ation and management of call 
and messaging centres)  
 Electronic input and ser vice voucher management system and data base (e -voucher 
management system ; e-cards, point of sale and server systems, e -card and database 
software development, operationaliz ation and maintenance, data analysis)  
Type of technology transferred:  
 ICT technolog y 
 IT development, administrative and managerial knowledge  
 
EU: Aviation Sector Support Programme I 2012 -2016 (overall project value €3,000,000, 
approximate amount involved €2,700,000)  January 2 012-June 2 016 
 
Technical assistance and training project to imp rove air safety in Zambia in compliance with 
international standards, provided by NTU International AS (Denmark) and support provided by 
European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).  
 
Technology transfer activities:  
 Capacity building for setting -up, maintaining and operating internationally compliant 
Management Information Systems.  
Type of technology transferred:  
 Administrative and managerial knowledge  
EU: Consultancy services for capacity building to the Zambian road transport sector 
(overall project value €7,700,000, approx. amount involved €5,000,000)  July 2 014-
November 2 016 
 
Capacity Building to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of various agencies at national and 
regional level - Improvements to asset management and procurement systems - Support provided 
by a technical assistance contract (NTU International AS)  
 
Technology transfer activities:  
 Capacity building for strengthening and improvement of the national systems for 
procurement and asset management.  
Type of technology transferred:  
 Administra tive and managerial knowledge  
 Office IT equipment to be transferred as project is finalised.  
EU: Supervision of Two Grid Extension Projects in Kaoma (Western Province) and 
Mumbwa (Central Province) Districts in Zambia (overall project value with works 
comp onent - €9,980,750, approximate amount involved €1,171,836.0 0) March 2 011-
Dec 2015  
 
Design review and supervision of two grid extension projects in Kaoma (Western Province) and 
Mumbwa (Central Province) districts in Zambia on behalf of Rural Electrificatio n Authority (REA), 
technical assistance provided by MVV Decon GmbH (Germany)  
 
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   Capacity building through hands -on training with REA counterpart staff during project 
implementation.  
Type of technology transferred:  
 Technical, a dministrative and managerial knowledge ; office and IT equipment upon 
project completion.  
 
BANGLADESH  
1. Title of project : Tobacco cessation within TB programmes : A "real world " solution for countries 
with dual burden of disease (GA 680995)  
2. Policy object ive and/or purpose : To reduce the burden of tobacco -related lung diseases by 
integrating inexpensive tobacco cessation strategies of proven efficacy into TB control 
programmes.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives  for 
technology transfer in developed member : University of York, UK (coordinator)  
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : ARK 
Foundation (Dhaka, BD)  
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Bangladesh and Nepal  
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : To assess the effectiveness and 
cost-effectiveness of tobacco cessation strategies in helping TB patients to quit and improving their 
TB outcomes . 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Implementation of health research results 
in LMICs, aimed to assess the effectiveness and cost -effectiveness of tobacco cessation strategies 
in helping TB patients to quit and improving their TB outcomes . 
8. Type of technology transferred : Implementation r esearch  
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : To explore how best the above strategies 
can be delivered, sustained and scaled -up. 
10. Outcomes/impact : To reduce the burden of tobacco -related lung diseases . 
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €362,865  
 
12. Duration : 4 years  
 
13. Status : 1st year of execution (as 1st November 2 015) 
 
14. Contact point for information : Coordinator Dr Kamran Siddiqi, University of York, UK  
 
 
MOZAMBIQUE (PARTICIP ATION 1)  
1. Title of project : Eliciting Mucosal Immunity t o Tuberculosis (GA 643558)  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : To design a vaccine that will induce a broad -ranging 
immune response to MTB (Mycobacterium Tuberculosis)  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : St. George Hospital Medical School, UK 
(Coordinator)  
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : Instituto 
Nacional de Saúde, Maputo, MZ  
 
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6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Grant provided after successful 
application to call for proposals . 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Intellectual Property Rights (IPR s) 
management will form a major str ategic part of this project, to leverage commercial solutions and 
industry -academic Participantships, given the potential for commercial exploitation of research 
results.  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : IPRs in the global access to pharmaceuticals . 
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : To use novel technologies for vaccine 
delivery, novel ways of specific targeting of mucosal immune cells and tissues . 
 
10. Outcomes/impact : To make a contribution towards achieving a more efficient vaccinati on 
strategy for TB than the current . 
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €454,593  
 
12. Duration : 4 years  
 
13. Status : 2nd year of execution (it started on 1 January 2015)  
 
14. Contact point for information : Coordinator Dr Rajko Reljic, St . George Hospital Med ical 
School, UK  
 
 
MOZAMBIQUE (PARTICIPA TION 2)  
1. Title of project/programme : European HIV Vaccine Alliance (EHVA) : a EU platform for the 
discovery and evaluation of novel prophylactic and therapeutic vaccine candidates (GA 681032)  
2. Policy objective and/ or purpose : Need to develop better vaccines and tools . 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche 
Médicale, FR (Coordinator)  
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : Instituto 
Nacional de Saúde (Maputo, MZ)  
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Mozambique, Tanzania and Uganda  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Grant provided after successful 
application to call for proposals . 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : A whole set of additional determinants of 
access will be thoroughly addressed as the consortium effort moves into the later stages of HIV 
vaccine development . 
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Newly generated vaccine candidates from the project are 
firmly positioned to be swiftly moved forward in the clinical pipeline during and upon conclusion of 
the project lifetime . 
 
9. Expected output r elated to technology transfer : Contribution to vaccine development . 
 
10. Outcomes/impact : To contribute to a successful vaccine that would have a greater effect on 
reducing the overall HIV burden within a community . 
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €15,000 
 
12. Duration : 5 years  
 
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14. Contact point for information : Coordinator Dr Yves Levy, Institut National de la Santé et de 
la Recherche Médicale, FR  
 
 
NEPAL (PARTICIPATION  1) 
1. Title of project : Tobacco cessation within TB programmes : A "real world " solution for countries 
with dual burden of disease (GA 680995)  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : To reduce the burden of tobacco -related lung diseases by 
integrating inexpensive tobacco cessation strategies of proven efficacy into TB control 
programmes.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : University of York, UK (coordinator)  
 
4.Enterprises or other in stitutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : Herd 
International PVT LTD (Kathmandu, NP) - private company . 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Nepal and Bangladesh  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Grant provided after  successful 
application to call for proposals . 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Implementation of health research results 
in LMICs, aimed to assess the effectiveness and cost -effectiveness of tobacco cessation strategies 
in helping TB  patients to quit and improving their TB outcomes . 
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Implementation research  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : To explore how best the above strategies 
can be delivered, sustained and scaled -up. 
 
10. Outc omes/impact : To reduce the burden of tobacco -related lung diseases . 
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €349,378 
 
12. Duration : 4 years  
 
13. Status : 1st year of execution (as 1 November 2 015) 
 
14. Contact point for information : Coordinator  Dr Kamran Siddiqi, University of York, UK  
 
 
NEPAL (PARTICIPATION  2) 
1. Title of project : Tobacco cessation within TB pro grammes : A 'real world ' solution for countries 
with dual burden of disease (GA 680995)  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : To reduce the burden of tobacco -related lung diseases by 
integrating inexpensive tobacco cessation strategies of proven efficacy int o TB control 
programmes.  
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : University of York, UK (coordinator)  
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : Health 
Research and Social Development Forum (Kathmandu, NP)  
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Nepal and Bangladesh  
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  6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Grant provided after successful 
application to call for proposal s. 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Implementation of health research results 
in LMICs, aimed to assess the effectiveness and cost -effectiveness of tobacco cessation strategies 
in helping TB patients to quit and improving their TB out comes . 
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Implementation research  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : To explore how best the above strategies 
can be delivered, sustained and scaled -up. 
 
10. Outcomes/impact : To reduce the burden of tobacco -related lung diseases . 
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €0 
 
12. Duration : 4 years  
 
13. Status : 1st year of execution (as 1 November 2 015) 
 
14. Contact point for information : Coordinator  Dr Kamran Siddiqi, University of York, UK  
 
 
SENEGAL  
1. Title of project : Evaluation of the efficacy and of the antiviral activ ity of T -705 (favipiravir) 
during Ebola virus infection in non -human primate s humans (GA 666092)  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : To test the antiviral drug Favipiravir, which has proven 
activity against many RNA viruses in vivo and in vitro including Ebola, in order to prevent the 
further spread of the epidemic . 
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche 
Médicale, INSERM U1 137, France  
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : Université 
Cheikh Anta DIOP (Dakar, SN)  
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Senegal  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Grant provided a fter successful 
application to call for proposals . 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Clinical trial  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Surveys, sampling techniques, interviews, observation 
notes, focus groups, data review and technica l data analysis . 
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Trainer methodology of qualitative and 
quantitative social science research . 
 
10. Outcomes/impact : Advancement in the treatment against Ebola virus . 
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €134,375,00  
 
12. Duration : 2 years (as of 1 November 2014)  
 
13. Status : the project is in its 2nd and last year  
 
14. Contact point for information : Coordinator Dr Hervé Raoul, INSERM U1137  
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  TANZANIA  
1. Title of project/programme : European HIV Vaccine Alliance (E HVA): a EU platform for the 
discovery and evaluation of novel prophylactic and therapeutic vaccine candidates (GA 681032)  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : Need to develop better vaccines and tools . 
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in th e provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche 
Médicale, INSERM, FR (Coordinator)  
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : National 
Institut e for Medical Research (Dar Es Salaam, TZ)  
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Tanzania, Mozambique and Uganda  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Grant provided after successful 
application to call for proposals . 
 
7. Field or secto r of technology transfer activities : A whole set of additional determinants of 
access will be thoroughly addressed as the consortium effort moves into the later stages of HIV 
vaccine development . 
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Newly generated vaccine candidates from the project are 
firmly positioned to be swiftly moved forward in the clinical pipeline during and upon conclusion of 
the project lifetime . 
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Contribution to  vaccine development . 
 
10. Outcome s/impact : To contribute to a successful vaccine that would have a greater effect on 
reducing the overall HIV burden within a community . 
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €15,000  
 
12. Duration : 5 years  
 
13. Status : 1st year of execution (it  started on 1 Janu ary 2016)  
 
14. Contact point for information : Coordinator Dr Yves Levy, Institut National de la Santé et de 
la Recherche Médicale, FR  
 
 
UGANDA (PA RTICIPATION 1)  
1. Title of project/programme : European HIV Vaccine Alliance (EHVA) : a EU platform for the 
discovery and evaluation of novel prophylactic and therapeutic vaccine candidates (GA 681032)  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : Need to develop better vaccines and tools . 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche 
Médicale, INSERM, FR (Coordinator)  
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : Uganda 
National Health Research Organization  (Ente bbe, UG)  
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Uganda, Mozambique and Tanzania  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Grant provided after successful 
application to call for proposals  
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  7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : A whole set of additional determinants of 
access will be thoroughly addressed as the consortium effort moves into the later stages of HIV 
vaccine development . 
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Newly generated vaccine candidates from the project are 
firmly positioned to be swiftly moved forward in the clinical pipeline during and upon conclusion of 
the project lifetime . 
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Contribution to  vaccine development . 
 
10. Outcomes/impact : To contribute to a succes sful vaccine that would have a greater effect on 
reducing the overall HIV burden within a community . 
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €24,985 
 
12. Duration : 5 years  
 
13. Status : 1st year of execution (it  started on 01/01/2016)  
 
14. Contact point for informa tion: Coordinator Dr Yves Levy, Institut National de la Santé et de 
la Recherche Médicale, FR  
 
UGANDA (PARTICIPATIO N 2) 
1. Title of project : A people -centred approach through Self -Management and Reciprocal learning 
for the prevention and management of Type -2-Diabetes (GA 643692)  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : Prevention strategies in high -risk population for diabetes 
type 2 . 
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : Karolinska Institutet, Sweden (Coordinator)  
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : Makerere 
University (Kampala, UG)  
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Uganda  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology tran sfer: Grant provided after successful 
application to call for proposals . 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Evaluation of the intervention in terms of 
behavioural, disease, health system and cost outcomes . 
 
8. Type of technology transfe rred: Participatory approach with built -in ongoing  policy dialogue 
for implementing and testing a complex intervention in three countries representing low -, middle - 
and high -income settings : rural Uganda, urban South Africa and vulnerable immigrant populat ions 
in urban Sweden.  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : The project has a strong social innovations 
component that will leverage existing networks and platforms, to empower patients, their families 
and communities through the self -managem ent approach . 
 
10. Outcomes/impact : Better prevention and management of Diabetes type 2 by improving 
accessibility and adherence through a self -management approach . 
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €751,843 
 
12. Duration : 4 years and 3 months (as 1 January 2015)  
 
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14. Contact point for information : Coordinator Dr Meena Daivadanam, Karolinska Institutet, 
Sweden  
 
UGANDA (PARTICIPATIO N 3) 
1. Title of project : Free Respiratory Evaluation and Smoke -exposure reduction by pri mary Health 
Care Integrated Groups (GA 680997)  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : Need to prevent, diagnose and treat lung diseases in Low 
and Middle Income Countries  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : Academisch Ziekenhuis Leiden, The Netherlands 
(Coordinator)  
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : Makerere 
University (Kampala, UG)  
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Uganda  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer  
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : To adapt and test innovation and 
evidence -based practice in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of lung disease in four low -
resource se ttings in Uganda, Kyrgyz Republic, Viet  Nam and Greece with high levels of tobacco 
consumption and exposure to Household Air Pollution . 
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Implementation research  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : To learn  how to adapt and test innovation 
and evidence -based practice in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of lung disease . 
 
10. Outcomes/impact : Prevention, diagnosis and treatment of lung disease caused by tobacco 
consumption . 
 
11. Budget or funds allocate d: €224,125 
 
12. Duration : 3 years (as of 1 October 2015)  
 
13. Status : the project is in its 1st year 
 
14. Contact point for information : Coordinator Prof . Niels Chavannes, Academisch Ziekenhuis 
Leiden, NL  
 
EBODAC  
1. Title of project/programme:  EBOLA vacci ne Deployment, Acceptance & Compliance 
(EBODAC)  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose: The overall objective of the current proposal is to develop 
a communication and engagement strategy including the development of appropriate technology 
and tools in order to maximize Ebola vaccination impact in the targeted population . It implies 
developing, testing and implementing all necessary activities and tools to ensure acceptance and 
compliance with the Ebola vaccination program in Africa, both in support of clinica l trials (as 
planned under IMI2 Ebola+, Call 4 topic 1 or other), and in the broader vaccination program 
beyond the clinical trial . Another related objective will be the monitoring of public and provider 
perceptions throughout the deployment of the vaccine  in order to detect signals of concerns that 
can be addressed early, before causing any widespread concerns that may interfere with the 
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  In summary, main objectives of this project are the development and implementation of : 
 
1. A communication and engagement strategy and tools, includi ng a mobile technology 
platform; that increase acceptance and compliance with Ebola vaccination and building 
confidence with  the broader population ; 
2. Tools, services and technologies to allow an effect ive recall of the vaccinee to receive 
his/her  second shot;  
3. An identification tool that makes sure the right person will receive the second vaccine 
shot. 
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology trans fer in developed member:  
 
 London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine : a world -leading centre  for research and  
postgraduate education in public and global health (based in the UK).  
 For information, please find also below a list of non -governmental orga nizations 
receiving funding in developed countries:  
 Grameen Foundation : an international non -profit entity (based in Washington DC, 
USA).  
 World Vision of Ireland : a humanitarian organiz ation (based in Dublin, Ireland  
4. Enterprises or other institutions el igible for incentives in LDCs (transferor): World 
Vision Sierra Leone : World Vision Sierra Leone is part of an international organization  - WORLD 
VISION INTERNATIONAL.  
 
5. Targeted LDC members (transferee):  Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone  
 
6. Type of incenti ves measures for technology transfer:  
 
 Funding ; 
 Technology : IT tools to improve acceptance, compliance and identification of the 
vaccine;  
 Communication strategy services to build confidence with the targeted population . 
7. Field or sector of technology tra nsfer activities:  Healthcare IT tools to improve public 
health communication and vaccine compliance.  
 
8. Type of technology transferred: Development of appropriate technology and tools in order to 
maximize Ebola vaccination impact in the targeted populatio n including:  
 
 A mobile technology platform that increases acceptance and compliance with Ebola 
vaccination and building confide nce with the broader population;  
 Tools, services and technologies to allow an effective recall of the vaccinee  to receive 
his/her  second shot;  
 An identification tool that makes sure the right person will receive the second vaccine 
shot. 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer: Please refer to below chapter 10.  
 
10. Outcomes/impact: A direct impact of the vaccination progra m will be to curb the number of 
people infected and limit the spread of the disease in case of an outbreak . An important impact of 
the communication program described in the current proposal is to increase uptake of the vaccine 
and compliance to its prime -boost regimen, to reduce the fear in the affected countries and in 
neighbouring countries alike, and to increase awareness and knowledge around the disease and 
vaccination in general . The electronic dynamic surveillance infrastructure that will be set up w ill 
continue to monitor the occurrence of new infections . Together, this suite of programs will help 
prevent future outbreaks to become as devastating as the current one . The impact of the project 
and implementation of the above mentioned services and tool s described in the  current proposal is 
multifold:  
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  1. Directly impact the success of the vaccine trials, as executed under IMI2 Ebola+ topic  1. 
Without the implementation of this research proposal, the trial subjects may be less 
willing to accept the vacci ne, decide to drop out from the trial after the first vaccination, 
or send another person to receive the second vaccination, any of which would impact the 
trial outcome negatively.  
2. Increase the acceptance of vaccines with the individuals receiving vacci nation, their 
family and friends supporting them, and the broader population . This will have direct 
impact on the number of people that will receive an Ebola vaccination (vaccination 
coverage), and consequently on the public health of the countries which a re 
implementing Ebola vaccination program mes. 
3. Allow the Ministries of Health (MoH 's) to implement vaccination program mes effectively, 
and to monitor coverage of the vaccination program . Having the vaccine available and 
delivery strategies appropriate to  the local conditions will be key . Effective deployment 
tools and communication strategy will be critical to successfully bring the vaccine from 
the health centres  to the vaccinee.  
4. Provide solutions flexible enough and aligned with the highest standards  of ethics, privacy 
and data security, to allow implementation (with relevant adjustments) in other 
geographical settings . This can include other African countries, but potentially also high -
income countries, including the EU . Different regulations may app ly for implementing m -
health solutions in different settings, which will have to be taken into account if the 
implementation is considered for other countries.  
5. Directly contribute to the IMI2 objectives : "The right prevention and treatment for the 
right individual at the right time ". This project 's deliverables, with its recall functionality, 
its identification tools and its vaccination acceptance approach, will definitely contribute 
to "the right vaccine (prevention) for the right vaccinee at the right time" and to the 
control of the  Ebola epidemics.  
11. Budget or funds allocated : 
 
Summary table  Total costs  
(€) IMI 
contribution (€)  EFPIA  in Kind  
(€) 
Total contribution  23,099,919  17,777,986  5,321,933  
 
12. Duration:  The project will last from December 2 014 to Q4 2017.  An extension with no 
additional cost might apply.  
 
13. Status:  The project started in December 2 014 and is still ongoing.  
 
14: Contact point for information:  Project Coordinator: Heidi Larson, London School Of Hygiene 
And Tropical Medicine, Email:  Heidi.Larson@lshtm.ac.uk  
 
 
EBOVAC2  
1. Title of project/programme:  Development of a Prophylactic Ebola Vaccine Using a 
Heterologous Prime -Boost Regimen : Phase 2  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose:  Curre ntly there are no proven therapies to treat Ebola.  
 
 No vaccines have been approved for human use to prevent or treat Ebola, though 
several show promise in animal models.  
 Based on the WHO recommendations, the overall aim of the EBOVAC2 is to assess the 
safety and immunogenicity of a novel prime -boost prophylactic vaccine regimen against 
Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), which has been 100 % effective in preclinical studies.  
 This will be done via phase I, II and III trials carried out in the EU and in Africa, in 
response to the urgent public health need raised by the current Ebola epidemic.  
 To expedite the development of the vaccine regimen, Phase II and Phase III trials will be 
carried out in parallel and therefore coordinated by two separate teams . EBOVAC1 will 
address the Phase I and Phase III trials, whereas EBOVAC2 will address the Phase II 
trials and is coordinated by INSERM.  IP/C/W/616/Add.7  
 
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   The main objective therefore of EBOVAC2 is to provide extensive and robust data on the 
safety and immunogenicity of the Ad26.ZEBOV and MVA -BN-Filo vaccine.  
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member:  
 
 London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (UK)  
 Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INS ERM, France)  
 The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford (UK)  
 Inserm transfer (France)  
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LCDs (transferor): 
Centre  Muraz (Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso)  
 
5. Targeted LDC Memb ers (Transferee): Burkina Faso, Mali, Senegal, Rwanda and Uganda.  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer:  funding ; free vaccine administered 
to patient participated to the Phase II clinical study . 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer  activities:  public healthcare  
 
8. Type of technology transferred:  In the frame of EBOVAC2, healthy volunteers from EU 
(France and the UK) and non -epidemic African countries will receive a vaccine against Ebola virus.  
 
9. Expected output related to technol ogy transfer:  EBOVAC2 will generate the data to 
demonstrate the safety and immunogenicity of the candidate vaccine regimen, a combination of 
Ad26 with MVA -BN-Filo. If the vaccine is found to be efficacious, it will be possible to deploy it 
rapidly to haste n the end of the current epidemic . It will also have an important role in the control 
and rapid termination of future outbreaks.  
Development of an effective Ebola vaccine which provided sustained protection could have 
financial benefits for the people of E urope as well as those living in endemic areas.  
A further impact of EBOVAC2 will be capacity development in affected countries in surveillance for 
epidemic diseases, vaccine development and evaluation.  
Due to globaliz ation and international travel, this cr isis affects not only African countries, but has 
the potential to spread to other continents, as showed by transmission from repatriated cases to 
individuals in Spain and the US . As a consequence, this epidemic is more than a localised 
humanitarian crisis and requires a global answer, to protect and improve citizens ' current and 
future health and wellbeing, in Europe and elsewhere.  
Our proposed vaccine candidate and the EBOVAC2 approach will have a strong impact on the 
healthcare systems in developing and i mplementing training that helps healthcare workers and 
thus strengthen local health care systems to prevent future outbreaks . EBOVAC2 will contribute to 
building capacities for clinical trials in affected countries and thus contribute to the development of  
national and international guidelines for prevention.  
The vaccine program me of EBOVAC2 will have an extensive impact on the generation and the 
upgrade of existing knowledge on the disease . Through the integration of clinical, patients ' 
characteristics and  product data into the Central Information Repository for the Ebola+ 
programme we will generate and provide data on safety, immunogenicity and efficacy of our 
candidate vaccines to prevent EVD . As a consequence we expect to impact on the worldwide 
capacity  to respond to a public health emergency.  
 
10. Outcomes/impact:  The lessons learned from this project will have an impact on worldwide 
capacity to develop vaccines quickly in situations of global public health emergencies . Specifically, 
the clinical studie s developed in EBOVAC2 are likely to have a major impact on global health, both 
at the individu al and the public health level.  
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  11. Budget or funds allocated:  
 
Summary table  Total costs  IMI 
contribution  EFPIA  
in kind  Associated  
partners  Own 
contributi on 
Total contribution  55,329,063   22,662,884  32,538,243   0   127,936  
 
12. Duration:  the project will last from December 2 014 to Q4 2017. An extension with no 
additional cost might apply.  
 
13. Status:  the project started in December 2 014 and is still  ongoing . 
 
14. Contact point for information:  
Project coordinator : Rodolphe Thiebaut , Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale  
Email : rodolphe.thiebaut@isped.u -bordeaux2.fr  
 
 
EbolaMoDRAD  
1. Title of project/programme : Ebola virus : modern approaches for developing bedside rapid 
diagnostics – 115843  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The overall aim of EbolaMoDRAD is to develop and deliver 
rapid field diagnostic tool(s) that will significantly increase the capacity to handle the current Ebola 
Virus Disease (EVD) in West Africa and also future outbreaks.  
EbolaMoDRAD will put in place a strong capacity building programme in West Africa . It will also 
provide hands -on training in non -endemic countries (neighbouring to endemic areas) on outbreak 
management and diagnostics as well as on application of the EbolaMoDRAD tools . Furthermore, 
EbolaMoDRAD will widely disseminate the acquired results/data via an intense outreach 
programme.  
This w ork is currently being carried out via a multidisciplinary research consortium drawn from key 
European and African research organization s. 
To achieve this overall aim an intensive work plan is currently ongoing with the following specific 
objectives:  
Objec tive 1 : to develop a biosafe detection method (diagnostic tool) for use at points of care 
in EVD endemic countries (via Work Packages WP2 and WP3);  
Objective 2 : to validate the diagnostic tools first in biosafety level 4 (BSL -4) and reference 
laboratories and then in the field (via WP4);  
Objective 3 : to implement a strong capacity building programme in West Africa with focus to 
rapid diagnostic, biosafety measure and outbreak management via WP4 and WP5;  
Objective 4 : to disseminate widely the project and its  results to public health bodies, Non -
Governmental Organization s NGOs, outbreak management teams and local hospitals in West 
Africa via WP5.  
It is worth noting that EbolaMoDRAD will also manage a sustainable "disseminated " DataBase an d 
BioBank, which will be organiz ed in this programme . Moreover, the data and the results collected 
during this project will be shared with the Central Information Repository along with all the 
projects under the Ebola+ programme.  
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : 
Folkhälsomyndigheten (FoHM) - Sweden  
Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) - France  
Stockholms Uiversitet (SU) - Sweden  
Coris BioConcept SPRL (CORIS) - Belgium  
Kobenhavns Universitet (UCPH) - Denmark  
Department of Health, Public Health England (DH -PHE) - United Kingdom  
Istituto Nazionale per le Malattie Infettive "L . Spallanzani" I.R.C.C.S (INMI) - Italy 
Institut Pasteur France, UBIVE -CIRI (IP) - France  
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  Aix Marseille Université (AMU) - France  
University of Stirling (UoS) - United Kingdom  
Clonit (Clonit) - Italy 
University of Helsinki (UH) - Finland  
Emergency (EMR) - Italy 
AJ Innuscreen GmbH (AJI) - Germany  
Inserm Tr ansfert (IT) - France  
University o f Turku (UTU) - Finland  
Third parties involved in the project : 
AMU uses the in -kind contributions provided by its third party, Protisvalor Méditerranée SAS 
(PVM), as defined in the Article 12 of the H2020 Model Grant Agree ment.  
Clonit will subcontract STMicroelectronics (Italy) and Lean S.r.l. (Italy) to customized specific 
hardware and software of NAT automated system for EBOLA detection.  
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor)  :Institut 
Pasteur de Dakar (IPD) – Senegal  
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : West Africa including Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, 
Liberia, Guinea -Bissau  and Gambia.  
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Courses/workshops in clinical 
aspects of EVD, diagnostic technology and outbreak management as well as training on the 
application of EbolaMoDRAD tools for the medical care personnel . 
Dissemination of the knowledge generated by and available to the consortium to public health 
bodies, outbr eak management teams and local hospitals in West Africa.  
Establishment of networking activities between participants and capacity buildings in West Africa.  
Direct connection of the consortium with the national and international organization s, institutions 
and laboratories located in different areas to disseminate and transfer technologies needed for an 
integrated control and management strategy in areas where this disease is endemic . 
Generation of a "disseminated " BioBank and DataBase consisting of clinical  samples possibly linked 
to clinical and laboratory data . 
Sharing of the data and the results gathered during the project activities with the Ebola+ Central 
Information Repository . 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Outbreak management a nd (field) 
diagnostics . 
8. Type of technology transferred : The EbolaMoDRAD initiative will generate several diagnostic 
tools, important scientific research and data . One of the main objectives of the programme is to 
disseminate the knowledge generated by a nd available to the consortium to public health bodies, 
outbreak management teams and local hospitals in West Africa (WP5) . This WP will also contribute 
to the education of the responsible entities and clinical staff in non -endemic countries in terms of 
outbreak management and clinical aspects of the disease.  
More precisely, this programme will focus on the:  
Organization o f workshops/courses in EVD clinical, diagnostic and outbreak 
management designed for endemic and affected countries.  
Courses for medical staff in Africa (EBOV, epidemiology, anamnesis, diagnostics, interpretation of 
results, isolation measures, biosafety issues, waste management, supportive therapy, and 
notification procedures)  
Courses formicrobiologist/laboratory staff for field diagnostic  (collection of samples, biosafety, 
waste management, sample shipment from different mobile laboratories)  
Courses for medical officers/ laboratory staff on outbreak management (composition of outbreak 
management teams, information gathering strategies, org anizing sample collection and 
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  Dissemination of (access to) resources generated by this work.  
The activities within this project will be linked to other initiatives such as EMLab, ESFRI initiatives 
like ERINHA, EVAor g in order to secure knowledge and practises exchange.  
A "disseminated " BioBank, associated to the several DataBase consisting of clinical samples 
possibly linked to clinical and laboratory data will be implemented . The results and data collected 
during the project activities will be shared with Ebola+ Information Repository and will contribute 
to sustainably and dissemination of resources generated by EbolaMoDRAD.  
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : An imp ortant part of this work will focus 
on capacity building in endemic areas, transfer of knowledge and technology between the 
members of the consortium and the countries affected in West Africa . In this context, a series of 
workshops/courses will take place during this programme to educate the responsible entities and 
clinical staff in West Africa as well as in non -endemic countries . The consortium will also establish 
links with the national and international organization s, institutions and laboratories locat ed in 
different areas to disseminate and transfer technologies needed for an integrated control and 
management strategy in areas where this disease is endemic . This programme will act as a 
platform to bring together all the experts in the consortium and fa cilitate the scientific exchange 
visits and training in Africa.  
10. Outcomes/impact : The EbolaMoDRAD project will focus its activities on developing novel, 
biosafe and better field diagnostic tools . It will deliver tools for countering the threat of this 
infection in West Africa and in endemic areas of the world . One key impact of this programme is 
the integration of research activities between Europe and African institutions . The programme will 
also focus on strengthening the research potential, by promoti ng excellence of research, training 
and capacity building and by increasing visibility and awareness of the disease in endemic areas.  
More precisely, the expected outcomes of this programme are the following:  
Update of the advancing knowledge and creation of new tools to counter EVD  
Improvement of the field diagnostic resources  (novel, robust and highly sensitive on -site diagnosis 
tools, more efficient "first-line preparedness ", flexibility for updating the multiplexed probe panel 
with new targets due to fa ster sequencing of new Ebola strains)  
Improvement of biosafety aspects of the field diagnostics  (limitation of the need for high 
containment and reduction of the risk of spreading infection during laboratory analysis and sample 
transportation due to the be dside inactivation of the virus)  
Rapid RNA extraction from blood samples  to avoid interference with accurate detection  
Creation of new tools and basic knowledge  beyond the scope of the project  
Mobili zation of the capacity and infrastructure of the particip ating groups ; Better integration of 
scientists from Europe, Africa and USA  
Dissemination and connection of the consortium to national and international organization s, 
initiatives and authorities such as other initiatives funded by the European Commission  
Improvement of innovation capacity and integration of new knowledge  
The project brings together (1) operating capacity with appropriate facilities, (2) experienced 
researchers from different fields, (3) authorities and entities, (4) clinical samples from en demic 
countries, (6) access to diagnostic hubs in epidemic areas, (7) SME and (8) an international network.  
Societal environmental and public health impacts (the new data/knowledge will have an essential 
impact on European preparedness to detect and counte r the spread of infectious diseases)  
10. Budget or funds allocated : 
Summary table  Total costs 
(€) IMI 
contribution (€)  EFPIA  
in kind (€)  
Total contribution  4,300,935  4,300,935  0 
 
11. Duration : 36 months  
 
12. Status : Start date : 01/02/2015 ; Currently  (September 2 016): month 21 ; Status : ongoing . 
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  13. Contact point for information :  
Project Manager : Anna Boitard , Inserm Transfert (IT) , e-mail:Anna.boitard@inserm -transfert.fr  
 
Project coordinator : Ali Mir azimi , Folkhälsomyndigheten (FoHM) , (The Public Health Agency of 
Sweden) , e-mail: Ali.Mirazimi@folkhalsomyndigheten.se  
 
 
SECOND EUROPEAN AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES  CLINICAL TRIALS PART NERSHIP 
PROGRAM ME (EDCTP2, 2014 -2024)  
1. Title of programme : Second European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership 
Programme (EDCTP2, 2014 -2024)  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : EDCTP2 shall contribute to the reduction of the social and 
economic burden  of poverty -related diseases in developing countries, in particular in sub -Saharan 
Africa, by accelerating the clinical development of effective, safe, accessible, suitable and 
affordable medical interventions for poverty -related diseases, including neglec ted ones, in 
partnership with sub -Saharan Africa.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : The EDCTP Association, legally established in the 
Netherlands (with offices in Th e Hague and Cape Town), is the dedicated implementation structure 
tasked with the implementation of the EDCTP2 programme.  
The EDCTP Association currently counts 28 full and equal member countries that are represented 
in the EDCTP General Assembly, which is  the Association's ultimate decision -making body . So far, 
the following 14 African countries, including 10 LDCs, have joined the EDCTP Association as 
members : Burkina Faso , Cameroon, Congo , Gabon, The Gambia , Ghana, Mali, Mozambique , Niger , 
Senegal , South Africa, Tanzania , Uganda , and Zambia . The EDCTP Association involves the 
following 14 European countries as members : Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, 
Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal , Spain, Sweden, and the 
United  Kingdom.  
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : Legal 
entities established in the following countries and territories are eligible to receive funding through 
EDCTP2 grants:  
The Member States of the European Union,  including their overseas departments:  Austria, 
Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, 
Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, 
Poland, Portugal , Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the UK;  
The Overseas Countries and Territories (OCT) linked to the EU Member States : Anguilla, Aruba, 
Bermuda, Bonaire, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Curaçao, 
Falkla nd Islands, French Polynesia, French Southern and Antarctic Territories, Greenland, 
Montserrat, New Caledonia, Pitcairn Islands, Saba, Saint Barthélémy, Saint Helena, Saint Pierre 
and Miquelon, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten, South Georgia and the South Sand wich Islands, Turks 
and Caicos Islands, Wallis and Futuna;  
The countries associated to the Horizon 2020 programme, the EU Research and Innovation 
programme : the latest information on which countries are associated or in the process of 
association to Horizo n 2020 can be found in the online manual at 
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/docs/h2020 -funding -guide/cross -cutting -
issues/international -cooperation_en.htm . As of 1 January 2 016, the following countries are 
Associated to Horizon 2020 : Iceland, Nor way, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former 
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey, Israel, the Republic of Moldova, 
Switzerland (partial association), Faroe Islands, Ukraine, Tunisia, Georgia.;  
The following sub -Saharan African co untries : Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, 
Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo (Democratic People 's 
Republic), Congo (Republic), Côte d 'Ivoire, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, 
Guinea, Guinea -Buissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, 
Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra IP/C/W/616/Add.7  
 
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  Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo,  Uganda, Zambia, 
Zimbabwe.  
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Legal entities in sub -Saharan Africa, including 
32 LDCs: (the underlined ones): Angola , Benin , Botswana, Burkina Faso , Burundi , Cameroon, Cape 
Verde, Central African Republic , Chad, Comoros, Congo (Democratic People 's Republic) , Congo 
(Republic), Côte d 'Ivoire, Djibouti , Eritrea , Ethiopia , Gabon, Gambia , Ghana, Guinea , 
Guinea -Buissau , Kenya, Lesotho , Liberia , Madagascar , Malawi , Mali, Mauritania , Mauritius, 
Mozambique , Namibia, Niger , Nigeria,  Rwanda , Sao Tome and Principe , Senegal , Seychelles, 
Sierra  Leone , Somalia , South Africa, South Sudan , Sudan , Swaziland, Tanzania , Togo, Uganda , 
Zambia , Zimbabwe.  
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Grants for research & innovation 
actions, coordination and support actions, or training and mobility actions . 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Health, health care, biotechnology, 
medical technologies . 
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Development of new or improved med ical interventions 
(vaccines, drugs, microbicides, diagnostics) to prevent, treat or diagnose poverty -related and 
neglected infectious diseases prevalent in sub -Saharan Africa, in particular for vulnerable 
population groups such as pregnant women, newborns , malnourished infants and children, 
adolescents, or adults with co -infections or co -morbidities.  
Technology transfer, including knowledge transfer, from European to African countries but also 
among African countries is promoted.  
9. Expected output related  to technology transfer : 
 An increased number of new or improved medical interventions for HIV/AIDS, 
tuberculosis, malaria and other poverty -related diseases, including neglected ones, and 
by the end of the programme to have delivered at least one new medic al intervention ; to 
have issued approximately 30 guidelines for improved or extended use of existing 
medical interventions ; and to have progressed the clinical development of approximately 
20 candidate medical interventions.  
 Capacity of sub -Saharan African  countries for conducting clinical trials in compliance with 
fundamental ethical principles and relevant national, Union and international legislation, 
has been developed or strengthened.  
 Cooperation established and joint actions launched with other public  and private funders 
as well as with Union, national and international development assistance initiatives, 
including relevant WHO initiatives, in order to ensure complementarity and increase the 
impact of the results of EDCTP -funded activities.  
10. Outcome s/impact : 
 A reduction of the social and economic burden of poverty -related diseases in developing 
countries, in particular in sub -Saharan Africa.  
 Career opportunities for researchers in sub -Saharan Africa created and brain drain 
reduced or even reversed.  
11. Budget or funds allocated : The EDCTP2 programme has an expected overall budget of at 
least 1.4  billion  euros : European countries are expected to contribute at least 683  million  euros 
that is matched by an EU contribution of up to 683  million  euros.  
 
12. Duration :  
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  13. Status : By 31/12/2015, the first four EDCTP2 grant agreements have been signed:  
Rank  Proposal Reference  
Coordinator  
Amount awarded  Country of 
Coordinator  
Country of 
Participants 
(LDCs are 
underlined)  Title 
1 EDCTP -CSA-2014-276 
Dr Jenny Hi ll, Liverpool 
School of Tropical 
Medicine  
€487,463.51  UK 
The Gambia  
Kenya  
Malawi  
Mali Maximiz ing the public health impact of 
interventions to control malaria in 
pregnancy through the translation of 
EDCTP -funded evidence -based global 
policies to country lev el policies and plans  
2 EDCTP -CSA-2014-283 
Dr Wilber Sabiiti, 
University of St . 
Andrews  
€439,047.50  UK 
Kenya  
Tanzania  
Uganda  Tuberculosis : Working to Empower the 
Nations ' Diagnostic Effort  
3 EDCTP -CSA-2014-282 
Dr Anja (Dianne) 
Terlouw, Liverpool 
School o f Tropical 
Medicine  
€499,293.80  UK 
Malawi  
South Africa  Improving the impact of existing Malaria 
Products - ACTs 
4 EDCTP -CSA-2014-273 
Prof. Janneke van de 
Wijgert, University of 
Liverpool  
€499,741.25  UK 
Belgium  
Rwanda  Improving HIV prevention and sexual an d 
reproductive health care in high risk 
women in Rwanda using lessons learnt 
from previous Rinda Ubuzima projects  
 
14. Contact point for information : Gianpietro van de Goor, Policy Officer - International 
Cooperation, European Commission, Unit RTD.E.3 - Fighting infectious diseases and advancing 
public health , gianp ietro.van -de-goor@ec.europa.eu  
 
AFRIALLIANCE  
1. Title of project  /programme  
Programme : EU H2020 Climate action, resource efficiency, environment and raw materials 
Research and Innovation action  
Project : AfriAlliance - Africa -EU Innovation Alliance for Water and Climate  (project No. 689162)  
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : To prepare Africa for future Climate Change challenges.  
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of  incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member:  EU Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation 
programme  
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor):  
The project coordinator : Stichting IHE Delft, Netherlands.  
Other partners from EU Member  States are:  
 Reseau International des Organismes de Bassin Association, France  
 Global Water Partnership Organization, Sweden  
 Stichting Both Ends, Netherlands  
 Stichting Akvo, Netherlands  
 Water, Environment and Business for development  Sl, Spain  
 Office International de l'Eau, France  
 Universiteit Twente, Netherlands  
 European Water Supply and Sanitation Technology Platform, Belgium  
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  6. Type of incentives measure s for technology transfer:  The approach includes knowledge 
sharing and technology transfer through demos/pilot projects via Action Groups (in form of 
Communities of Practice for selected thematic demonstration and pilots)  
7. Field or sector of technology t ransfer activities : Water and climate change -related 
challenges . 
8. Type of technology transferred : Facilitation of cooperation and knowledge exchange 
between African and European stakeholders  
9. Expected output related to technology transfer:  Identificati on of appropriate social 
innovation and technological solutions for key water and climate change challenges, leading to 
identification and boosting sustainable market and investment opportunities.  
10. Outcomes/impact:  
 Increased African preparedness for Cli mate Change by addressing the nature of the 
knowledge gap of African stakeholders . 
 Improved knowledge sharing and technology transfer in online and offline environments 
and events for African and EU stakeholders in water and climate . 
 Improved water and cli mate monitoring and forecasting processes and tools in Africa.  
11. Budget or funds allocated:  Requested EC Contribution for LDC partner (Burkina Faso) : 
FONDATION 2IE ASSOCIATION, €121 ,222.5 
 
12. Duration : 5 years  
 
13. Status : first year of execution (start  date: 1 March 2 016) 
 
14. Contact point for information:  Coordinator contact persons:  
Gaetano CASALE: g.casale@unesco -ihe.org  
Meike REMMERS: m.remmers@unesco -ihe.or g 
Uta WEHN: u.wehn@unesco -ihe.org  
Rafaela WEVER: r.demesquitawever@unesco -ihe.org  
 
 
AFRICANBIOSERVICES  
1. Title of project/programme :  
Programme : EU H2020 C limate action, resource efficiency, environment and raw materials 
Research and Innovation action  
Project - AfricanBioServices  - Linking biodiversity, ecosystem functions and services in the 
Great Serengeti -Mara Ecosystem (GSME) - drivers of change, causali ties and sustainable 
management strategies  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The direct dependence of humans on ecosystem services is 
by far strongest in developing regions where poverty restricts access to resources . This 
dependency also makes people i n developing countries more sensitive to climate change than their 
developed counterparts . Increasing human populations deteriorates natural habitat, biodiversity 
and ecosystems services which spiral into poverty and low human welfare . This calls for innov ative 
solutions that encompass the entire socio -ecological -economic system, as recognized on a global 
scale in the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment . However, innovative and practical solutions require 
downscaling to regional levels for identifying concrete sets of drivers of change . For Africa 
specifically, the interplay of human population growth, land use change, climate change and 
human well -being is a major challenge . This project focuses on the Serengeti -Maasai Mara 
Ecosystem and associated agricultural  areas, a region in East Africa that encompasses parts of 
Kenya and Tanzania . The ecosystem is world -famous for key aspects of its biodiversity, such as 
the migration of 1.3  million  wildebeest . This 'flagship ecosystem ' role will enhance the international 
interest in the project . In this project, internationally leading researchers from Norway, the 
Netherlands, Scotland, Denmark and Germany are teaming up with strong local partners in 
Tanzania and Kenya.  IP/C/W/616/Add.7  
 
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  3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in th e provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : EU Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation 
programme . 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : The 
project coordinator : Norges Teknisk -Naturvitens kapelige Universitet (Norway) . 
Other partners from EU Member  States are:  
 Stiftelsen Norsk Institutt For Naturforskning Nina (Norway)  
 Universitaet Hohenheim (Germany)  
 University Of Glasgow (United Kingdom)  
 Rijksuniversiteit Groningen RUG (Netherlands)  
 Koben havns Universitet (Denmark)  
Other non-EU-Member States involved in the project are:  
 Kenya Wildlife Service (Kenya)  
 International Livestock Research Institute (Kenya)  
 Directorate of Resource Surveys and Remote Sensing (Kenya)  
Responsible partner from LDC:  
 Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute Tawiri (United Republic of Tanzania)  
 The University of Dodoma (United Republic of Tanzania)  
 Sokoine University of Agriculture (United Republic of Tanzania)  
 University of Dar Es Salaam (United Republic of Tanzania)  
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : United Republic of Tanzania:  
Partners:  
 Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute Tawiri (United Republic of Tanzania)  
 The University of Dodoma (United Republic of Tanzania)  
 Sokoine University of Agriculture (United Republic of Ta nzania)  
 University of Dar Es Salaam (United Republic of Tanzania)  
End-user: human populations and biodiversity living in the Serengeti -Maasai Mara Ecosystem and 
associated agricultural areas . 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : The rese arch will:  
1. assemble and integrate the so far separate Kenyan and Tanzanian relevant data on the 
region;  
2. quantify the connections between human population growth, land use change, climate 
change and biodiversity change;  
3. test how biodiversity change leads to  changes in key ecosystem services;  
4. quantify the dependence of human livelihoods on these ecosystem services . The project 
will implement innovative ways for communication and dissemination of the results of 
"continuous engagement " by local stakeholders.  
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Biodiversity, ecosystem functions and 
services, sustainable management strategies . 
 
8. Type of technology transferred : 
 Integration of relevant Kenyan and Tanzanian ecological, climatic and socio -economic  
data in a common database framework  
 Know -how will be transferred on biology (ecology, population dynamics, molecular 
biology), social sciences (geography, anthropology, socio -ecology, economy, human 
biology, conjoint analysis), health (veterinary medicine ), modelling (mathematical, 
statistical), remote sensing (land use, vegetation, hydrology), environmental (climate), 
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  9. Expected output related to technology transfer : A key element wi ll be the having of a 
strong focus on the creation of hybrid scientific -local knowledge that is relevant to the needs of 
communities and policy makers.  
10. Outcomes/impact : The project will:  
 assess the impacts of direct, indirect and emerging drivers of ch ange, separately in 
combination and interactively, on the status and trends of biodiversity and ecosystem 
function;  
 assess the causalities between biodiversity and ecosystem services;  
 provide forecasting methodologies to predict future variation in drivers  of change, their 
expected impact on biodiversity and their consequences for ecosystem service delivery;  
 develop and refine sound and cost -effective indicators on biodiversity, ecosystem 
function/resilience and ecosystem service.  
 derive novel sustainable s olutions to achieve the twin goals of biodiversity protection and 
the improvement of benefits that people derive from the unique ecosystems within the 
region.  
11. Budget or funds allocated : Project Requested EC Contribution : €9,891,768.50 . Total 
requested EC Contribution for LDC country (United Republic of Tanzania) :  1,567,677.50 of which:  
 
 Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute : € 1,033,912.50  
 University of Dodoma : € 160,250.00  
 Sokoine University of Agriculture : € 167,520.00  
 University of Dar Es Salaam : € 205,995.00  
12. Duration:  01/06/2015 - 01/09/2019  
 
13. Status : Project is running in its second year.  
 
14. Contact point for information : Pr. Eivin Røskaft  (Coordinator)  
Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and  Technology  
Høgskoleringen 5, Realfagbygget, EU2 -146 
7491 Trondheim  
Norway  
Website: http://www.ntnu.edu/africanbio  
 
DAFNE  
1. Title of project/programme : 
 
Programme : EU H2020 Climate action, resource efficiency, environment and raw materials 
Research and In novation action  
 
Project : DAFNE  - Use of a Decision -Analytic Framework to explore the water -energy -food NExus 
in complex and trans -boundary water resources systems of fast growing developing 
countries (Project No. 690268) . 
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpos e: Global trends in population growth and rising economic 
prosperity will increase the demand for energy, food and water, with more severe impact in fast -
growing economies, such as in several African countries . The constraints on water, energy, and 
food co uld hamper economic development, lead to social and geopolitical tensions, and cause 
lasting environmental damage . DAFNE project advocates an integrated and adaptive water 
resources planning and management approach that explicitly addresses the water -energ y-food 
nexus from a novel participatory and multidisciplinary perspective.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : EU Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation 
programme . 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : The 
project coordinator : Eidgenoessische Technische Hochschule Zuerich . IP/C/W/616/Add.7  
 
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  Other partners from EU Member -States are:  
 
 Politecnico di Milano, Italy  
 International Center for Research  on the Environment and the Economy, Greece  
 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium  
 The University Court of the University of Aberdeen, the United Kingdom  
 Universitaet Osnabrueck, Germany  
 Vista Geowissenschaftliche Fernerkundung Gmbh, Germany  
 Atec-3d Ltd, the United Kingdom  
 European Institute for Participatory Media EV, Germany  
Other Non -EU Partners:  
 
 International Water Management Institute Iwmi, Sri Lanka  
 African Collaborative Centre for Earth System Science (Access), Kenya  
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transf eree):  
 
 Mozambique : Universidade Eduardo Mondlane  
 Zambia:University of Zambia  
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : A decision -analytic -framework will 
be developed to quantitatively assess the social, economic, and environmental impact of  
expanding energy and food production in complex physical and political contexts . The DAFNE 
approach will be demonstrated by analysing two cross -boundary case studies, the Zambezi and 
the Omo river basins.  
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activiti es: water resources management,  water, 
energy, and food nexus . 
 
8. Type of technology transferred : The project will apply an innovative integrated water 
management approach, tailored to local conditions, to water management in specific basins, 
operational water management across different countries, identification of vulnerabilities, improved 
local capacity and increased social and economic well -being within the study areas . The project 
activities range from monitoring, development of indicators and scenari os, modelling, development 
of decision support systems and interaction with stakeholders and policymakers to negotiation 
exercises and simulations.  
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : The project is expected to enhance 
innovation capacity, a s it will produce a substantial amount of relevant information and tools for 
transnational water management . For example, the decision -analytic -framework, the Open data 
Geo-information Portal and the Virtual Negotiation Lab are complex outputs with a high capacity to 
bring benefits derived from the better water and ecosystem management in the Omo and Zambezi 
basins.  
10. Outcomes/impact : DAFNE will allow a better understanding of the WEF nexus, and generate 
and explore alternative planning and management sol utions based on the cooperation of public 
and private stakeholders, which would foster both profitable and equitable use of resources 
without exceeding environmental limits or creating societal and/or stakeholder conflicts . The 
project will support UN Sust ainable development goals.  
11. Budget or funds allocated : Total Requested EC Contribution : €3,406,575 
Requested EC Contribution for LDC partners:  
 Mozambique : Universidade Eduardo Mondlane : €129.425  
 Zambia:University of Zambia : €188.395  
12. Duration : 4 years (start date 1/09/2016)  
 
13. Status : Project is at the beginning of its first year.  
 
14. Contact point for information : Paolo BURLANDO, paolo.burlando@ethz.ch  
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  EWIT  
1. Title of project/programme : 
Programme : EU H2020 Climate action, resource efficiency, environment and raw materials 
Research and Innovation action  
Project : EWIT - Developing an e-waste implementation toolkit to support the recycling and the 
secondary raw material recovery strategies in metropolitan areas in Africa  (project No. 641660)  
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : Urbanization is on the rise in Africa and this trend is 
expected to continue in the future . The fast growing use of technology is creating a rising e -waste 
stream, for which there is limited recycling capacity . Waste management infrastructures and public 
awareness of the health issues is largely non -existent . Basic environmental precautions are almost 
absent and health and safety regulations are loosely enforced . Improvements are therefore 
urgently needed to combat related health issues, alleviate poverty and develop the local recycling 
sector . EWIT project 's aim  is to address these challenges, encouraging the exchange of best 
practice among African and European municipalities so as to ensure the effective implementation 
of e-waste management systems in the local communities.  
3. Government agencies or institutions  eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : EU Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation 
programme . 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : 
The project coordinator : Consorzio R emedia (Italy)  
Other partners from EU Member -States:  
 International Solid Waste Association (Austria)  
 EIEE GesmbH (Austria)  
 Osterreichische Gesellschaft Fuer System - Und Automatisierungstechnik (Austria)  
 Technische Universitaet Wien (Austria)  
 Universitaet F uer Bodenkultur Wien (Austria)  
 Worldloop Vzw (Belgium)  
 Stad Antwerpen (Belgium)  
 Quadrifoglio Servizi Ambientali Area Fiorentina Spa (Italy)  
 Ancitel Energia E Ambiente Spa (Italy)  
 Comune di Firenze (Italy)  
 Servico Intermunicipalizado de Gestao De Residuos D o Grande Porto (Portugal)  
 University of Leeds (United Kingdom)  
Other non-EU-Member States involved in the project:  
 Universite d'Abobo -Adjame (Côte d'Ivoire)  
 District Autonome D'abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire)  
 Sellgelle International Consultancy Company Limited (Ke nya) 
 Kisii University (Kenya)  
 Kisii County (Kenya)  
 International Centre For Research In Sustainable Development Ent (Icrsd) (Kenya)  
 Council For Scientific And Industrial Research (South Africa)  
 Mintek (South Africa)  
 E-Waste Association Of South Africa (Sou th Africa)  
 Pikitup Johannesburg (Proprietary) Limited (South Africa)  
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : 
Zambia : Partner - Choma Municipal Council  
End-user: local authorities, but also businesses and academia  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technolog y transfer : Facilitation of knowledge exchange 
to stimulate North -South and South -South cooperation.  
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  and service platform called "E-waste implementation toolkit ". This dynamic and easy to use 
internet portal will be a strategic source of knowledge for decision makers at industry and local 
government level . Dissem ination will play a key role to assure that the project 's deliverables are 
well unde rstood and ready to be applied.  
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Waste management  
8. Type of technology transferred : Best practices and successful case  studies will be included 
within a toolkit, which will take the form of a web portal, providing operative tools to support 
decision -makers in developing and implementing their own e -waste policie s. 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : The pro ject will develop a comprehensive 
mapping of the baseline data of African metropolitan areas related to e -waste management, 
analysing the most relevant experiences, processes and legal tools available . It will then deliver a 
dynamic and easy to use informa tion and service portal to offer guidance and practical support for 
the design and development of e -waste co llection and recycling systems.  
10. Outcomes/impact : EWIT will define the conditions and actions necessary to:  
 implement effective waste recycling s ystems in metropolitan areas,  
 increasing recycling opportunities for entrepreneurs,  
 generating new jobs and  
 improving environment and health protection of local communities.  
11. Budget or funds allocated : 
Project Total Costs : €1,641,750.00  
Project Requeste d EC Contribution : €1,641,750.00  
Requested EC Contribution for LD C partner : €62,500.00 (Zambia)  
12. Duration : 01/02/2015 -31/01/2017  
 
13. Status : Project is running in its second year  
 
14. Contact point for information : Danilo Bonato, Director General, Cons orzio Remedia, Via 
Messina 38, 20154 MILANO - http://www.consorzioremedia.it  
 
 
FLOWERED  
1. Title of project/programme:  
 
Programme : EU H2020 Climate action, resource efficiency, environment and raw materials 
Research and Innovation action  
Project : FLOWERED - de-FLuoridation technologies for impro ving quality of water and ag ro-
animal products along the East African Rift Valley in the context of adaptation to climate change  
(project No. 690378)  
 
2. Policy objectiv e and/or purpose : The objective of the project is to contribute to the 
development of a sustainable water management system in areas affected by fluoride 
contamination in water, soils and food in the African Rift Valley countries (Ethiopia, Kenya, 
Tanzania ), and thus to improve living standards (environmental, health and food security) of its 
population.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for  
technology transfer in developed member : EU Horizon 2020 Research and I nnovation 
programme . 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : 
Coordinator : Universita Degli Studi di Cagliari, Italy  
Other partners from EU Member -States:  
 Universita Degli Studi di Sassari, Italy  
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   Universitat de Barcelona, Spain  
 Aberystwyth University, the United Kingdom  
 Hydro Technical Engineering SRL, Italy  
 Planetek Italia SRL, Italy  
 D D'enginy Biorem SL, Spain  
Other non-EU-Member States involved in the project:  
 University o f Eldoret, Kenya  
 Observatoire du Sahara et du Sahel, Tunisia  
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : 
Ethiopia:  
 Addis Ababa University,  
 Geomatrix PLC  
Tanzania:  
 The Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology,  
 Oikos East Africa  
6. Type of incent ives measures for technology transfer : The project will implement an 
integrated water and agriculture management system and will enable local communities to 
manage water resources, starting from using efficient de -fluoridation techniques and applying 
susta inable agricultural practices.  
The integrated approaches will improve the knowledge base for all stakeholders, including local 
researchers, farmers and decision makers . The project will involve SMEs in order to strengthen the 
development co -innovative demo nstration processes as well as new market opportunities.  
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : sustainable management of water 
resources . 
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Innovative de -fluoridation technologies for drinking and 
irrigati on water that will mainly operate at small village scale ; an integrated, sustainable and 
participative water and agriculture management at a cross -boundary catchment scale ; an 
innovative and shared Geo -data system to support the integrated, sustainable and  participative 
management system.  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : 
 
 The project will generate large datasets on the fluoride as new knowledge and novel 
ways of communicating, storing and accessing this information will be developed.  
 The collection of data and the creation of maps of the contaminated areas as well as 
information of the effect climate change will have on water resources and information 
about available technologies, presented to policy makers will help them to shape and to 
implement new policies and legislation.  
 Capacity building of local actors.  
 The dissemination of best agricultural practices and new technologies to produce potable 
water will contribute to the social and economic well -being.  
10. Outcomes/impact : The major i mpact will be the generation of scientific knowledge on the 
extent of fluoride  contamination of water and in the food chain and raising awareness in the 
African Rift Valley countries and development of a sustainable water management system in the 
affected areas . Participation by local actors in the different joint actions will strengthen their 
innovation capacity and the integration of new knowledge . The project will support the UN 
Sustainable Development Goals.  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated :  
Total EC con tribution : €2.989.201,25  
Requested EC Contribution for LDC partners:  
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  Ethiopia:  
 Addis Ababa University : €79,875 
 Geomatrix PLC : €49,875 
Tanzania:  
 The Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology : €228,435 
 Oikos East Africa : €180,437. 5 
 
12. Duration : 3 years (start date : 1/06/2016)  
 
13. Status : The project is in its first year  
 
14. Contact point for information : Giorgio GHIGLIERI, ghiglieri@unica.it ; Maria Teresa MELIS, 
titimelis@unica.it ; Stefania DA PELO, sdapelo@unica.it  
 
 
FORAM  
1. Title of project/programme : 
 
Programme : EU H2020 Climate action, resource efficiency, environment and raw materials 
Research and Innovation act ion 
Project : FORAM - Towards a World Forum on Raw Materials  (project No. 730127)  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The global use of mineral resources has drastically 
increased and supply chains have become ever more complex . Under these circumstances, there is 
a need for an improved international resource transparency and governance, which would lead to 
stability, predictability, resource -efficiency and hence a better foundation for competitiveness on a 
sustainable basis . The objective of the FORAM proj ect is to contribute to consolidation of the 
efforts towards a more joint and coherent approach to raw materials policies and investments 
worldwide.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for  
technology transfer in developed member : EU Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation 
programme  
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : 
Coordinator : World Resources Forum Association, Switzerland  
Other partners from EU Member -States and Ass ociated Countries:  
 Sveriges Geologiska Undersokning, Sweden  
 Eurogeosurveys - EGS, Belgium  
 Instituto Geológico y Minero de España, Spain  
 Federation Europeenne des Geologues, France  
 Natural Environment Research Council, the United Kingdom  
 Bureau de Recherche s Geologiques et Minieres, France  
 Universiteit Leiden, Netherlands  
 Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale, Italy  
 Hofmann -Amtenbrink Margarethe, Switzerland  
 Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Belgium  
 Technische Univers itaet Clausthal, Germany  
 Laboratorio Nacional de Energia e Geologia I.P., Portugal  
 Universitaet Kassel, Germany  
 Hrvatski Geoloski Institut, Croatia  
 Magyar Foldtani Es Geofizikai Intezet, Hungary  
 State Research and Development Enterprise State Information G eological Fund of 
Ukraine  
 Tiess Gunter, Austria  
 Bundesanstalt Fuer Geowissenschaften Und Rohstoffe, Germany  
 La Palma Research Centre for Future Studies SL, Spain  
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  Other partners from non -EU countries  involved in  the project:  
 The Geological Society of South Africa  
 United Nations University, Japan  
 Servicio Geologico Colombiano, Columbia  
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Gondwana Empreendimentos e Consultorias, 
Limitada, Mozambique  
6. Type of incentives measures  for technology transfer : The project aims to :  
 characterize existing EU and global actions through pre -defined metrics and to define a 
framework for continued mapping and identification of gaps and common needs.  
 set-up, cluster and consult a broad group o f stakeholders from all major raw materials 
communities from within and beyond Europe and to map and analyse their needs and 
preferences.  
 design a long term vision and strategic positioning of the World Forum on Raw Materials  
 organise and evaluate pilot ev ents, based on a roadmap and a business plan, and 
present key findings, recommendations and lessons learnt.  
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Raw materials  
 
8. Type of technology transferred:  A global platform of international key exper ts and 
stakeholders, related to the entire raw materials value chain.  
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Enhanced cooperation with European and 
global stakeholders to improve raw materials transparency and governance.  
10. Outcomes/impact : The project wil l contribute to more informed policy formulation, 
enhanced networking between key institutions in EU and worldwide, and better understanding of 
global barriers to raw materials trade.  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : Total EC contribution : €1,136,125. Requested EC Contribution 
for LDC partner (Mozambique) : Gondwana Empreendiment os e Consultorias, Limitada €28, 750. 
 
12. Duration : 2 years  
 
13. Status : Grant agreement in preparation  
 
14. Contact point for information : Coordinator:  World Resou rces Forum Association  
 Bas DE LEEUW, bas.deleeuw@wrforum.org  
 Cecilia MATASCI, cecilia.matasci@wrforum.org  
 Mathia s SCHLUEP, mathias.schluep@wrforum.org  
 
GROUND TRUTH 2.0  
1. Title of project/programme : 
Progra mme : EU H2020 Climate action, resource efficiency, environment and raw materials 
Research and Innovation action  
Project : Ground Truth 2.0 -Environmental knowledge discovery of human sensed data  (Project 
No. 689744)  
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : Imple mentation of sustainable citizen observatories for the 
demonstration of their societal and economic benefits ; increased role of citizens in policymaking ; 
improved response and quality of information f or policy - and decision -makers.  
3. Government agencies o r institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : EU Horizon 2020 Re search and Innovation 
programme  
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor)  
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  Other partners from EU Member -States:  
Hydrologic Research BV, Netherlands  
Stichting Akvo, Netherlands  
Tygron Serious Gaming BV, Netherlands  
Vlaamse Instelling Voor Technologisch Onderzoek N.V., Belgium  
Starlab Barcelona SL, Spain  
Altran Innovacion SL, Spain  
Centro de Investigacion Ecologica Yaplicaciones Forestales, Spain  
Stockholms Universitet, Sweden  
Gavagai AB Sweden  
Conservation Education and Research Trust, the United Kingdom  
Other partners from non -EU countries:  
Trans -African Hyd ro-Meteorological Observatory, Kenya  
Upande Limited, Kenya  
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee)  
Project partner : World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Zambia  
End-users : Zambian government departments (Forestry, Wildlife, Agriculture and Meteorology), 
local Comm unity Resource Boards and the WWF.  
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : The project aims to : 
 engage citizens in large -scale data collection and maintain their active and continuous 
engagement in the observatories for cooperative planning  and environmental 
stewardship ; 
 customise, test and validate interoperable and scalable technologies for large scale 
citizen -based data collection that lower costs compared to existing data sources ; 
 provide technologies and approaches that address concerns  about the use of citizen -
sensed data in terms of privacy, trust and accountability ; 
 improve land -use mapping in terms of availability of land -use data, consistency of time 
series of land -use maps and accessibility to land -use information;  
 empower citizens  to play an active role in planning, decision making and governance 
which results in the improved management of environmental issues ; 
 ensure the long -term sustainability of the citizen observatories ; 
 create business opportunities and market access.  
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Large scale citizen -based data collection - 
citizen observatories, land an d natural resources management . 
8. Type of technology transferred : Development of citizen observatories and enabling 
technologies ; information for sustaina ble natural resource management . 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : 
 enhanced capacity for data quality, monitoring and reporting ; 
 enhanced linkage between monitoring, management and environmental stewardship ; 
 improved un derstanding of natural resources economic value to the rural economy ; 
 improved community based natural resource management, environmental stewardship 
and governance ; 
 improved quality of lobby and advocacy based on good quality data.  
10. Outcomes/impact : 
 better decision -making through the empowerment and active role of citizens and 
citizens' associations in environmental monitoring, co -operative planning and 
environmental stewardship, with special impact on land resources management ; 
 enhanced implementation of governance and global policy objectives ; 
 lowered cost and extension of the in -situ component of the GEOSS and Copernicus 
initiative ; 
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  11. Budget or funds allocated : 
Total EC contribution : €4,975,093. 89 
Requested EC Contribution for LDC partner : World Wide Fu nd for Nature (WWF) Zambia 
€115,803. 75 
12. Duration : 3 years (start date 1/09/2016)  
 
13. Status : The project is in the beginning of its first year  
 
14. Contact point for information : Coordinator : Stichting IHE Delft  
 Gaetano CASALE : g.casale@unesco -ihe.org  
 Carolien JASPERS : c.jaspers@unesco -ihe.org  
 Meike REMMERS: m.remmers@unesco -ihe.org  
 
 
 
SAFEWATERAFRICA  
1. Title of project/programme : 
Progra mme : EU H2020 Climate action, resource efficiency, environment and raw materials 
Research and Innovation action  
Project:  SafeWaterAfrica - Self-Sustaining Cleaning Technology for Safe Water Supply and 
Management in Rural African Areas  (Project No. 689925)  
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The key objective of the project is to improve access to 
clean water in Africa through research and development of an autonomous and decentralized 
water treatment system for rural and peri -urban  areas.  
3. Government agen cies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : EU Horizon 2020 Re search and Innovation 
programme  
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : 
Coordinator : Fraunhofer Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Angewandten Forschung E.V., Germany  
Other partners from EU Member -States:  
 Gate SRL, Italy  
 Condias Gmbh, Germany  
 Universita degli Studi di Ferrara, Italy  
 Universidad de Castilla - La Mancha, Spain  
Other partners from n on-EU countries:  
 Advance Call Pty Ltd, South Africa  
 Virtual Consulting Engineers VCE, South Africa  
 Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa  
 Stellenbosch University, South Africa  
 Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa  
5. Targeted  LDC Members (Transferee) : Salomon LDA, Mozambique  
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : The project will determine suitable 
purification system sizes to suit typical locations, water qualities, and water utilization patterns in 
Africa ; design and construct demonstration system ; and build capacity in southern African 
countries through : 
 strong involvement of local communities and authorities (municipalities/water 
authorities) at the selected test sites, to ensure community acceptance and pa rticipation, 
as well as assistance in the design of a sustainable operating and business model at local 
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   skills training to render a training program that provides qualified candidates to roll out 
the technological solution post development, to ensur e it is rapidly integrated into the 
targeted communities and rural development areas.  
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : water purification technology.  
8. Type of technology transferred : A low -cost autonomous and decentralized water puri fication 
system for rural and peri -urban areas which efficiently degrades harmful pollutants and kil ls 
microbiological contaminants  
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : The project outcomes will include new 
types of autonomous low -cost and so lar powered water sanitation systems tailored for the specific 
needs in the rural areas of South Africa and Mozambique and operated independently by local 
communities . The innovative system solution will integrate an effective and energy efficient 
European  electrochemical oxidation technology free of additional chemicals with African technical 
solutions for off -grid solar power supply and remote control of system operation in rural areas.  
The water sanitation system will have a potential to supply 900,000 p eople within approximately 
four years after the end of the project . The project includes capacity building and business 
development to put system ownership and responsibility in the hands of the local rural 
communities.  
SafeWaterAfrica will generate the te chnological basis for innovative business models related to the 
development of water treatment products, which are produced, installed, operated and maintained 
in Africa . The resulting creation of new jobs will contribute to the social well -being and will 
promote economic growth in the rural and peri -urban areas of the southern African countries.  
10. Outcomes/impact : The technical developments in this project are expected to result in a 
broader positive socio -economic impact in the rural and peri -urban area s of southern Africa . 
Access to safe water will reduce health risks . The availability of safe water at the point -of-use will 
also increase the freedom of those who are traditionally responsible for water supply, mainly 
women and children.  
The project will contribute to the UN  Sustainable Development Goals.  
11. Budget or funds allocated : Total requested EC contribution : €2,989,998.13. Requested EC 
Contribution for LDC partner : Salomon LDA, Mozambique €208 ,327.5. 
12. Duration : 42 months (start date 1/06/2016)  
 
13. Status : The project is in the beginning of its first year  
 
14. Contact point for information : Coordinator : Fraunhofer Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der 
Angewandten Forschung E.V.  
 Jochen BORRIS, jochen.borris@ist.fraunhofer.de  
 Frixos FAULSTICH, frixos.faulstich@zv.fraunhofer.de  
 Jan GÄBLER, jan.gaebler@ist.fr aunhofer.de  
 
SWOS  
1. Title of project/programme : 
Programme : EU H2020 Climate action, resource efficiency, environment and raw materials 
Research and Innovation action  
Project : SWOS - Satellite -based Wetland Observation Service (project No. 642088 ) 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The objective of the project SWOS is to develop a 
monitoring and information service focussing on wetland ecosystems . Globally wetlands are the 
ecosystems with the highest rate of loss . This is alarming, considering their signif icance as 
biodiversity hotspots and ecosystems with a central role in the water cycle, including improving 
water quality and reducing water scarcity, in climate regulation and the economic benefit gained 
from using their services . A key limitation to their  more effective conservation, sustainable 
management and restoration is the missing knowledge underpinning the application of European 
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  committed to the mapping and assess ment of ecosystem services (MAES) ; this provides a key 
instrument for an improved int egration of wetlands in policy.  
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : EU Horizon 2020  Research and Innovation 
programme  
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor):  
The project coordinator:  Jena-Optronik Gmbh (Germany)  
 
Other partners from EU Member -States:  
 UICN, Bureau de Représentation Auprès de l'Un ion Européenne Aisbl (Belgium)  
 Unite Technique Du Semide Geie (France)  
 Fondation Tour Du Valat (France)  
 Remote Sensing Solutions Gmbh (Germany)  
 Friedrich -Schiller -Universitat Jena (Germany)  
 Rheinische Friedrich -Wilhelms -Universitat Bonn (Germany)  
 Mouseio G oulandri Fysikis Istorias (Greece)  
 Terrasphere Imaging & Gis Bv (Netherlands)  
 Stichting Wetlands International (Netherlands)  
 Universidad De Malaga (Spain)  
 Brockmann Geomatics Sweden Ab (Sweden)  
Third party involved from LDC:  
Wetlands International Africa P rogramme (Senegal) - it has its regional seat in Dakar (Senegal) 
and offices in Mali and Kenya.  
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Wetlands International Africa which regional seat is in 
Senegal will be responsible for the collection of data from the p ilot sites in Mali, Senegal and 
Kenya, validation and ground thruthing of maps for these sites, as well as the user engagement, 
communication a nd dissemination in the region.  Kenya is not an LDC.  
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : SWOS  will take full advantage of the 
Sentinel satellites and integrate results from the ESA Globwetland projects . Status maps and 
indicators, as well as near real -time observations will allow the assessment of biodiversity and the 
monitoring of dynamic changes  in an unmatched temporal and spatial resolution . The Service 
Portal will allow the integration and web -based analysis of new maps and in -situ measurements 
and provide a unique entry point to locate, access and connect existing information and databases . 
It follows a GEOSS compatible data -broker approach and adopts in ternational standards.  
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Wetland ec osystems services, biodiversity  
8. Type of technology transferred : SWOS will transfer the map products and  software together 
with capacity building and training to all user levels, including local wetland managers river basin 
authorities, the project will support the job creation also in rural areas, in line with the 
commissions initiative on "Smart Cities and  Communities ". 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : SWOS contributes to establishing a Global 
Wetland Observing System, as requested by Ramsar, it will facilitate local and EU monitoring tasks 
and input into international reporting obligation s. 
All participating organizations, in particular also from lower income countries will get the maps and 
indicator calculations produced during the live time of the project from areas in their countries for 
free. The monitoring maps and indicators will be provided together with training and capacity 
building . Via training sessions and workshops as described in the proposal, users will become 
capable to use the SWOS portal will all the summarized wetland relevant information, to use the 
monitoring maps and d erived indicators . Capacity building needs will be asked in the user 
questionnaire . All participating organization s will get the software for free . The training sessions 
will include parts about how to download satellite data, how to process the data using  the software 
to prepare maps, how to apply the nomenclature and how to read indicators.  
The project team reserved a certain budget to support users from third countries with travel 
budget thus all users will have an equal and fair chance to participate in  training sessions, 
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  All partners who will visit third countries are well experien ced in working in such regions.  
10. Outcomes/impact : SWOS will improve the availability of data, knowledge, methods and 
tools for monitoring and assessment of the status and trends of wetland ecosystems and their 
services and therefore impact national, European and international reporting activities and the 
responsible stakeholders within science, industry and policy making.  
SWOS and its services will raise public awareness of the threats faced by Europe's wetlands as well 
as their key role in ecosystem service delivery and in sustainable water management in Europe 
and beyond.  
At the European level, SWOS will develop a monitoring  and information service for wetlands that 
will complement the mapping and assessment of ecosystem services process and support the 
consideration of wetlands in the implementation of key policy areas such as the Water Framework 
Directive, the Flood Directi ve, Habitats and Birds Directives and the EU 's climate and energy 
policy . SWOS will position Europe in a leading role for the new wetland activities within the GEO 
ecosystem, biodiversity, water, land cover and across tasks . This will support the Commissio n and 
Member States in assessing the status of wetlands in Europe and will respond to the requirements 
of national and local environmental reporting obligations.  
At the global scale, SWOS will contribute significantly to improve the knowledge on wetlands a nd 
will create a new capacity for monitoring these ecosystems at multiple scales contributing to the 
establishment of a Global Wetland Observing System, as requested by the Ramsar Convention on 
Wetlands . Furthermore, the direct involvement and project part nership with users working at 
different scales and in different regions ensures the usability of proje ct results at different levels.  
11. Budget or funds allocated : Project Requested EC Contribution : €4,979,189.36 . Requested 
EC Contribution for LD C country (Senegal) : €24,453.83 . 
12. Duration : 3 years (start date - 01/06/2015)  
 
13. Status : Project  is running in its second year.  
 
14. Contact point for information : Kathrin Weise (coordinator) , Jena-Optronik GmbH , 
Otto-Eppenstein -Strasse 3 , 07745 Jena, Germany  
 
 
VicInAqua  
1. Title of project/programme : 
 
Programme : EU H2020 Climate action, resource efficiency, environment and raw materials 
Research and Innovation action  
Project : VicInAqua - Integrated aqua culture based on sustainable water recirculating system for 
the Victoria Lake Basin (project No. 689427)  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The project will develop a sustainable combined sanitation 
and recirculating aquaculture system for wastewater tre atment and reuse in agriculture in the 
Victoria Lake Basin area.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : EU Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation 
programme  
4. Enterprises o r other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor)  
The project coordinator : Hochschule Karlsruhe -Technik und Wirtschaft, Germany  
Other partners from EU Member -States:  
 Steinbeis Innovation Ggmbh, Germany  
 Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, It aly 
 Universita della Calabria, Italy  
 Aquabiotech Limited, Malta  
 Oxyguard International AS, Denmark  
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  Other partners from non -EU countries:  
 Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries, Kenya  
 Jomo Kenyatta Universi ty of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya  
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : National Agricultural Research Organization , Uganda  
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : VicInAqua will follow an integrated 
approach in order to develop a sus tainable adapted aquaculture fish pond system and simplified 
recirculation aquaculture systems combined with a domestic sanitation system and agriculture 
activities for the Victoria Lake Basin . The project will develop a novel and robust membrane 
bioreacto r (MBR) system for a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS), fish ponds and sanitation 
  
Development of a sustainable energy supply system based on photovoltaics and biogas (generated 
from RAS sludge) which will be integrated to the system for autonomous o peration.  A robust and 
low-cost real -time sensor system based on wireless network monitoring will be developed and 
tested, which will contribute to the overall improvement of the aquaculture process . The R&D 
activities of VicInAqua will be accompanied by L ife Cycle Analysis studies in order to ensure 
affordability, sustainability and environmental friendliness . 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : wastewater treatment and reuse  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : sustainable water treatmen t system, including novel self -
cleaning water filters ; an integrated water management system . 
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Successful implementation of the project 
will lead to reduced stress on the sensitive ecosystems of the Lake V ictoria.  
Specific outcomes will include:  
 Reduction of risk of overfishing and eutrophication in the Lake Victoria and reduce 
conflicts over fishing quota in the Lake . The project will reduce the risks of fish 
production and food supply during drought perio ds. In addition, the health related risks 
will be reduced due to supply of high quality water treating RAS as well as fish pond and 
domestic wastewater by innovative MBR technology.  
 Integration of aquaculture into local agricultural systems re garding irrig ation, waste 
utilization (biogas production) and use of by -products (nutrients) by adapting integrated 
water management system offered by VicInAqua concept.  
 Contributions to poverty reduction and food security in the region.  
 Capacity building of local stak eholders.  
10. Outcomes/impact : The overall expected outcomes of the project include sound approaches 
to water management for agriculture, taking into consideration broader socio -economic factors and 
also fomenting job creation and greater gender balance in  decision -making . The project will 
contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.  
11. Budget or funds allocated : Project Requested EC Contribution : €2,997,710. Requested EC 
Contribution for LDC country (Uganda) : €47,200. 
12. Duration : 3 years (start date - 1/06/2016)  
13. Status : Project is at the beginning of its first year.  
14. Contact point for information : Coordinator : Hochschule Karlsruhe -Technik und Wirtschaft  
 Jan HOINKIS, jan.hoinkis@hs -karlsruhe.de  
 Joachim KAISER, joachim.kaiser@hs -karlsruhe.de  
 Arno LAGALY, iaf@hs -karlsruhe.de  
 
WATERSPOUTT  
1. Title of project/programme : 
Programme : EU H2020 Climate action, resource efficiency, environment and raw materials 
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  Project : WATERSPOUTT - Water - Sustainable Point -Of-Use Treatm ent Technologies (project No. 
688928)  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose:  The project will design, develop, pilot and field -test a 
range of, sustainable point -of-use solar disinfection technologies that will provide affordable access 
to safe water to remo te and vulnerable communities in Africa and elsewhere.  
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : EU Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation 
programme  
4. Enterprises or other ins titutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor)  
The project coordinator:  Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Ireland  
Other partners from EU Member -States and Associated Countries:  
 Centro de Investigaciones Energeticas, Medioambientales y Tecnologi cas, Spain  
 Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain  
 University of Strathclyde, the United Kingdom  
 Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland  
 National University of Ireland Maynooth, Ireland  
 Innova SRL, Italy  
 Ecosystem Environmental Services S.A., Spai n 
 Buckinghamshire New University, the United Kingdom  
 Bogazici Universitesi, Turkey  
 Helioz Gmbh, Austria  
 Dublin City University, Ireland  
 Stichting IHE Delft, Netherlands  
 Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain  
Other partners from non -EU countries:  
 
Stellenbosch University, South Africa  
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : 
 University of Malawi, Malawi  
 Makerere University, Uganda  
 Mekelle University, Ethiopia  
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : 
 the project will develop a range of sust ainable solar disinfection (SODIS) technologies . 
Successful delivery of these technologies will require:  
 complete assessment of physical and chemical parameters for engineered s ystems to 
optimize disinfection;  
 an extended social sciences program that will build an integrated understanding of the 
social, political and economic context of water use and needs of specific communities;  
 examination of the effect of gender relations on uptake of solar water harvesting and 
SODIS reactor technologies;  
 exploration of  relevant governance practices and decision -making capacity at local, 
national and international level that impact the use of integrated solar technologies for 
point-of-use drinking water treatment;  
 determination of the feasibility and challenges faced at household, community, regional 
and national level for the adoption of integrated solar technologies for point -of-use 
drinking water treatment;  
 co-design community -led, gender sensitive, educational and action programmes for the 
appropriate uptake of solar based technologies . The overall aim is to transform access to 
safe drinking water through integrated social sciences, education and solar technologies.  
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : water treatment technologies  
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  8. Type of technolog y transferred : Novel large -volume water treatment SODIS technologies 
will be developed in collaboration and consultation with the end -users, and include : harvested 
SODIS systems for domestic and community use (South Africa, Uganda) ; transparent 20l SODIS 
jerrycans (Ethiopia) ; and combined 20l SODIS/ceramic pot filtration systems (Malawi).  
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : The project will develop innovative 
technologies which will supply safe water to communities who are currently without s uch access, in 
both rural and peri -urban African settings.  
10. Outcomes/impact : By improving access to safe water for the household or community, the 
project will improve health, well -being, finances (caregivers remain available for income 
generation rathe r than caring for sick dependents) in the most vulnerable sections of the 
community in developing countries.  
The project will contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : 
Project Requested EC Contribution : €3.084.351, 25 
Requested EC Contribution for LDC countries:  
 Malawi (University of Malawi) : €144,625 
 Uganda (Makerere University) : €200,000 
 Ethiopia (Mekelle University) : €200,000 
12. Duration : 4 years (start date - 1/06/2016)   
 
13. Status : Project is at the beginning of its first year  
 
14. Contact point for information : Coordinator : Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Ireland  
 Stephanie O'CONNOR, sloconnor@rcsi.ie  
 Niamh O'DOWD, niamhod owd@rcsi.ie  
 
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EU MEMBER STATES  
AUSTRIA  
1. Title of project/programme : Business Partnerships  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The Business Partnership Programme supports socio -
economic development of our partner countries 
(http://www.oecd.org/dac/sta ts/documentupload/DAC%20List%20of%20ODA%20Recipients%202
014%20final.pdf ) through close collaboration with the Austrian or European private sector . The 
Programme supports projects submitted by enterprises which are simultaneously committed to 
developmental benefit for the beneficiary country 's common welfare as well as entrepreneurial 
benefit.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : None 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions  eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : 
Enterprises with headquarters in the European Economic Area ( i.e. E U, Norway, Liechtenstein or 
Iceland) or Switzerland, if they contribute adequate resources of their own.  
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : All LDCs  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : ADA offers financial support for 
private sector projects of up to €200,000 (500,000) or 50 % of direct costs up to €20,000 or 50 % 
of costs for a feasibility study . In addition, ADA assists private sector with developing the project 
idea and brokering contacts.  
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : The pro gramme is open to all forms of 
technology . The project must not, either directly or indirectly, support the production or 
proliferation of weapons or other munitions . Projects aiming at the production or trading in 
dangerous goods or environmentally harmfu l substances are also excluded.  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Examples are : 
 
 training and capacity building for SME promotion and vocational training;  
 training and capacity building for rural development;  
 technology transfer for environment improveme nts, renewable energy supply, 
improvements in infrastructure, water and waste management;  
 implementation of social standards;  
 implementation of eco -standards;  
 HIV/AIDS prevention and other health care activities;  
 sustainable tourism;  
 sustainable land and f orest management, including certification processes FSC;  
 food quality and safety system development.  
9. Expected output related to technology transfer  
 
10. Outcomes/impact : 54 Business Partnerships that have been started since 2012 have an 
impact on : 
 
 4,702 local enterprises/institutions that derive a direct benefit from the business 
partnership  
 > 1,211,000 persons who derive a direct benefit from the business partnership  
 4,347 additional* local jobs (full -time equivalent) created by the inputs of the proje ct in 
the partner country  
11. Budget or funds allocated : Since 2004, more than  177 projects have been funded with a 
total volume of €35 million  in ADC grants . 
 
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13. Status : ongoing  
 
14. Contact point for information : Austrian Development Agency , Unit "Private Sector and 
Development ", Zelinkagasse 2 , 1010 Vienna , Austria  
Dr Gunter Schall, Head of Unit  
Email : wirtschaft@ada.gv.at  
www.ada.gv.at  
 
 
DENMARK  
Danida Business Partnership Programme (disburse ment approx . DKK 65 m in 2015):  
 The transfer of technology to least developed coun tries is an integrated part of the 
Danida Business Partnerships facility.  
 Danida Business Partnerships (DBP) thus focuses on the transfer of know -how and 
technology from Danish companies and other partners to companies/ partners in 
developing countries in order to strengthen competitiveness and corporate social 
responsibility in developing countries.  
 To mitigate some of the risks inherent to the pursuit of new business opportunities in 
emerging economies, DBP provides financial support for the preparation a nd 
implementation of partnerships with a clearly defined business case.  
 Technical training, technical assistance and procurement of equipment/technologies to 
the local partners in developing countries are areas that can be financially supported by 
the BDP facility.  
 Support to the participation of developing country companies in selected trade fairs in 
Denmark is also a facilitating factor in the process to facilitate technology transfer to 
developing countries.  
1. Title of project/programme : Danida Business  Finance  
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : Improve access to finance for investment in sustainable 
infrastructure projects.  
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : Public  authorities and private entities in developing 
countries with GNI per capita  below US$3,300 with a Danish representation.  
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : Danish  
companies  
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transfer ee): Developing countries with GNI per capita below 
US$3,300 with a Danish representation . 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Interest free loans/soft loans  
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Sustainable infrastructu re with strong 
Danish knowhow, i.e. water and sanitation, renewable energy, energy efficiency etc.  
8. Type of technology transferred : Hardware and training  
 9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Sustainable infrastructure installed (e.g. 
water /wastewater treatment plant, wind far m, ICT, district heating system, etc). 
10. Outcomes/impact : Improved access to sustainable infrastructure thereby improving the 
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  11. Budget or funds allocated : DKK 254  million  (2015)  
 
12. Duration : Danida Business Finance has existed since 1993  
 
13. Status : Ongoing  
 
14. Contact point for information : dbfinance@um.dk  
 
 
 
FINLAND  
1. Title of project/programme : FINNPARTNERSHIP  - FINNISH BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP 
PROGRAMME  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose:  Finnpartnership's mission is to increase commercial 
cooperation between Finland and developing countries . Finnpartnership provides advisory services 
for the business activities of Finnish companies in developing countries, as well as financial support 
for the planning, development and implementation phases of a project . Finnpartnership also offers 
a matchmaking service for companies in developing countries for creating potential business 
partnerships with Finnish companies . Finnfund is responsible for the management and 
implementation of the business partnership programme on behalf of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs 
of Finland which funds the programme.  
 
3. Government agencies or  institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor):  Eligible 
applicants for the financial support and advisory services are c ompanies registered in Finland or 
elsewhere that have substantial links to Finland ; research facilities, universities or similar 
organizations based in Finland ; or associations registered in Finland . Matchmaking services may be 
applied for by developing co untry companies that are searching for partners for their business 
opportunities in Finland.  
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee):  The scheme is open to all companies in ODA eligible 
countries.  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Non-financial incentives : support to 
developing country companies identifying potential business partners in Finland via the 
Matchmaking service . Financial incentives to Finnish companies & companies registered abroad 
with substantial links to Finland : Providi ng financial support (Business Partnership Support) in the 
planning phase of the prospective business partnership activities, as well as for the training of 
target country employees and other capacity building activities in the implementation and business 
operation phases . In addition, financial support is given for planning, employee training and 
technical assistance in pilot projects related technology and solutions as well as vocational 
training.  
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities :  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : The programme enhances technology transfer in accordance 
with the general conditions of the Business Partnership Support Facility (the programme covers all 
sectors except the ones mentioned in the exclusion list).  
 
9. Expe cted output related to technology transfer :  
 
10. Outcomes/impact :  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : Finnpartnership receiv ed 43 applications in 2006,  
107 applications in 2007, 93 applications in 2008, 118 applications in 2009, 115 applications in 
2010, 128  applications in 2011, 86 applications in 2012, and 124 applications in 2013 . In 2014 the 
number of received applications was 121 . In 2015 the number of received applications was 191 . 
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  sent to Finnpartnership for a statement request . In 2016 (1.1.2016 -31.7.2016)  
the number of received statement requests from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs was 60.  
 
The number of projects approved by the Ministry for Foreign Af fairs was 22 in 2006 
(support  allocated €1.8  million ), 79 in 2007 (support allocated €3.9  million ), 68 in 2008 (support 
allocated €3.6  million ), 77 in 2009 (support allocated €4.2  million ), 110 in 2010 (support 
allocated  €4.3 million ), 114 in 2011 (support  allocated €3.9  million ), 77 in 2012 (support allocated 
€2.4 million ), 96 in 2013 (support allocated €3.5  million ), and 90 in 2014 (support allocated 
€4.3 million ). In 2015 the number of projects approved by the Minis try for Foreign Affairs was 
167 (suppor t allocated 7.4  million ). Majority of the projects involve FDI or other activity involving 
transfer of technology or know -how. 
 
12. Duration : The programme started operations in June 2 006. 
 
13. Status : Ongoing.  
 
14. Contact point for information : Finnpartn ership - Finnish Business Partnership Programme  
c/o Finnfund,  Ms Siv Ahlberg, Programme Director , P.O. Box 391, FI -00121 Helsinki, Finland  
Email: siv.ahlberg@finnpartnership.fi  
Website : http://www.finnpartnership.fi  
 
 
FRANCE  
 
Institutional Cooperation by the Ministry of Agriculture,  Agri-Foods and Forestry (MAAF)  
 
1. Description  
 
Funding of institutional, political and technical activities in the agricultura l sector.  
 
2. Beneficiary countries  
 
The activities in question do not solely concern LDCs. Some 40 countries benefited from MAAF 
cooperation in 2015. LDCs are eligible for this programme on the same basis as developing 
countries and certain emerging, or e ven developed countries (institutional cooperation).  
 
The LDCs that benefited from this programme in 2015 are: Angola, Burkina Faso, Madagascar, 
Myanmar, and Senegal. Questions relating to the security of French experts limited the activities 
undertaken.  
 
3. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentives given  
 
 ► Develop a dialogue on the introduction of government policies relating to the agricultural, 
agri-food and forestry sectors;  
 
 ► Improve access to existing techniques and industrial processes:  
 
 - access to legal and technological information sources;  
 - prior art training;  
 
 ► Support training schemes and joint research projects between public partners;  
 
 ► Provide training in technology management and production methods.  
 
4. Eligible enterprises or institutions  
 
Any public or private enterprise or institut ion: central or local government bodies, professional 
organizations, private enterprise.  
 
5. Type of technology transferred  
 
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 - training of young officials;  
 - technical training (cereal and oil -seed farming practices, milk processing, etc.);  
 - support for setting up control laboratories (sanitary, phytosanitary, fraud, etc.);  
 - standardization/certification of fruit and vegetables;  
 - sustainable forest management;  
 - development of geographical ind ications;  
 - seed certification system.  
 
6. Functioning  
 
Priorities are identified by the MAAF and its French partners grouped together in the public interest 
association ADECIA (Agency for the Development of International Cooperation Relating to 
Agricult ure, Food and Rural Areas) and France Vétérinaire International (FVI),  on the basis of 
demand as identified, inter alia, by the economic and cooperation services of French embassies, 
which are in direct contact with local authorities and professionals in o rder to determine the 
sectors in which French expertise will be most appreciated.  
 
7. Examples of projects  
 
- Support for the renewal of the agricultural training facilities;  
- restoration of the seed sector;  
- support for compliance with plant certificat ion requirements.  
 
8. Statistics on the use of the incentive/number of supported projects  
 
These programmes were allocated €0.7 million in MAAF financial support in 2015, roughly €45,000 
of which was for LDCs. They are implemented by some ten MAAF officials, and also rely on the 
participation of the cooperation and economic services of French em bassies.  
 
9. Contact point  
 
Ministère de l'Agriculture, de l'Agroalimentaire et de la Forêt  
Direction Générale de la performance économique et environnementale des entreprises  
Service Europe International Bureau des exportations et des partenariats intern ationaux  
3 rue Barbet de Jouy  
75349 Paris 07 SP, FRANCE  
http://agriculture.gouv.fr/les -actions -de-cooperation -internationale  
 
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Support for the introduction  of rural training by the MAAF Directorate -General of 
Education and Research (DGER)  
 
1. General description  
 
- Organization of training in the agronomic area in the broad sense of the term 
(animal  husbandry, aquaculture, vegetable and fruit cultivation, ag ricultural water 
management, organic farming, agricultural economics, etc.);  
 
- support for the setting up of rural training schemes (initial training, further training, 
alternating school/enterprise training), analysis of the training -employment balance;  
 
- organization of training establishment networks in cooperation with a geographical area.  
 
2. Beneficiary countries  
 
1. The activities funded do not solely concern the LDCs. Some 20 countries benefited from DGER 
cooperation activities in 2015 -2016, incl uding the following LDCs: Benin, Comoros, Madagascar, 
and Senegal.  
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  3. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentives given  
 
Improve access to existing techniques and processes:  
 
- access to legal and technological information sources;  
 - establishment of informa tion centres;  
 - prior art training  
 - organization of training systems (basic and post -school training).  
 
Provide training in technology management and production methods;  
 
Capacity -building:  
 
- Organization  of networks of teaching establishments for the shared use of educational 
tools and information systems, and for the exploitation and sharing of experiences . 
 
4. Eligible enterprises or institutions  
 
Public or private training centres at all levels (primary, secondary, higher), specialized (agriculture , 
animal husbandry, etc.) or not, technical or general, according to the organization of education in 
the country concerned.  
 
5. Type of technology transferred  
 
Broad range of disciplines:  
 
 - training of trainers, assistance in drawing up job referentials , training and evaluation;  
 - organization of training for agricultural technicians;  
- support for the introduction of technical training: agricultural water management, 
development of aquaculture, environmental protection, agricultural production 
techniq ues, development of rural tourism, processing and preservation of food 
products, tropical veterinary and animal sciences.  
 
6. Functioning  
 
Requests are gathered by:  
 
- the DGER's geographical networks and groups of technical and higher agronomic and 
veteri nary training establishments, which cooperate on an ongoing basis with the 
countries concerned;  
- through the DGER's institutional relations with the ministries of agriculture and 
education in the countries concerned.  
 
7. Examples of projects  
 
 - Support for the implementation of the agricultural and rural training strategy in 
Madagascar;  
 - support for the AlimenTerre  awareness -raising campaign in Benin;  
 - support for the Senegalese Government in setting up new higher vocational teaching 
institutes in ag riculture.  
 
8. Statistics on the use of the incentive/number of supported projects  
 
These programmes are implemented by some ten MAAF officials, and also rely on the participation 
of the Cooperation and Cultural Action Service (SCAC) and economic services of the French 
embassies in the different countries. They may be co -funded by the local authorities (regions), 
the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development, or other financial partners 
(IFAD, EU).  
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  9. Contact point  
 
Ministère de l'Ag riculture, de l'Agroalimentaire et de la Forêt  
Direction Générale de l'Enseignement et de la Recherche  
Bureau des Relations Européennes et de la Coopération Internationale  
1ter avenue de Lowendal  
75700 Paris 07 SP  
FRANCE  
http://agriculture.gouv.fr/les -actions -de-cooperation -internationale  
 
 
GERMANY  
Afghanistan  
1. Title of project/programme : Support to technical and vocational Education and Training in 
Afghanistan, TVET  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : A target -group -differentiated and labour -market -oriented 
vocational training  system is introduced on a pilot basis.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in d eveloped member : GIZ 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : - 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Afghanistan : Engineering College in Mazar -e-Sharif  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Vocational training and apprentice 
education  
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : TVET 
 
8. Type of technology transferred : - 
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Promotion of technology transfer and 
innovation in companies th rough vocational training . 
 
10. Outcomes/impact : - 
 
11. Budget or funds allocated (in € million ): 8.0 
 
12. Duration : 01.07.2014 -31.12.2016  
 
13. Status : Running  
 
14. Contact point for information : Gustav Reier, gustav.reier@giz.de  
 
 
 
Bangladesh  
1. Title of project/programme : DeveloPPP : Improved Waste Water and Sludge Compliance 
Management in Bangladesh´s Garments and Textile Sector  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : - 
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in th e provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : GIZ 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : - 
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  5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Bangladesh  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfe r: - 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Water  management  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : - 
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : - 
 
10. Outcomes/impact : - 
 
11. Budget or funds allocated (in € million):  0.1 
 
12. Duration : 15.12.2014 -14.12. 2016 
 
13. Status : Running  
14. Contact point for information : Christine Singer christine.singer@giz.de  
 
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1. Title of project/programme : Geo-Information for Urban Planning, Bangladesh  
2. Policy objective and/o r purpose : The integration of Geo -information into the processes of 
urban planning is improved.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : BGR 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions  eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : - 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Bangladesh  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Not applicable - (transfer directly 
BGR -> counterparts)  
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activitie s: Capacity building / methodological Know -
how transfer : mining, exploration, economic geology, evaluation of mineral deposits . 
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Generation of Geo -Information data and thematical maps.  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Increased quality, transparency and 
efficiency of taking account geo -information data for urban planning . 
10. Outcomes/impact : GSB is technically and organizationally strengthened in its role as a 
service provider of user friendly subground informati on for urban planning to improve the actual 
situation.  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €1.5 million  
 
12. Duration : 01.10.2013 -30.09.2016  
 
13. Status : Running  
 
14. Contact point for information : BGR Sub -Dept. "International Cooperation", Asia / Oceania 
Unit, Dr Arne Hoffmann -Rothe , arne.hoffmann -rothe@b gr.de 
 
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1. Title of project/programme : Geo-Information for Urban Planning, Bangladesh  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The integration of Geo -information into the processes of 
urban planning is improved . 
 
3. Government agencies or inst itutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : BGR 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : none 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Bangladesh  
 
6. Type of incenti ves measures for technology transfer :  Not applicable - (transfer directly 
BGR -> counterparts)  
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Capacity building / methodological Know -
how transfer : urban planning . 
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Generation of Geo -Information data and theme maps.  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Increased quality, transparency and 
efficiency of taking account geo -information data for urban planning . 
 
10. Outcomes/impact : GSB is technically and o rganizationally strengthened in its role as a 
service provider of user friendly underground information for urban planning to improve the actual 
situation . 
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : Not discriminable  
 
12. Duration : 10/2013 - 12/2016  
 
13. Status : Running 
 
14. Contact point for information : BGR Sub -Dept. "International Cooperation", Asia / Oceania 
Unit, Dr Wolfgang Schröder , Wolfgang.Schroeder@bgr.de  
 
 
Burundi  
1. Title of project/programme : Management and P rotection of Groundwater Resources in 
Burundi  
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The Knowledge of Quantity and Quality of Groundwater 
Resources leads to a better Management and Protection of Groundwater Resources and a 
sustainable Water Supply.  
 
3. Government a gencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : BGR 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : - 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Burundi : Government  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Not applicable - (transfer directly 
BGR -> counterparts)  
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Groundwater Management and Protection  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Hydrogeology, IWRM  
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  9. Expect ed output related to technology transfer : Sustainable Use and Protection of 
Groundwater Resources  
 
10. Outcomes/impact : Sustainable Potable Water Supply  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €2..5 million  
 
12. Duration : 01.01.2015 -31.12.2017  
 
13. Status : Running  
 
14. Contact point for information : BGR Sub -Dept. "International Cooperation", Africa Unit , 
Matthias Baier , Matthias.Baier@bgr.de  
 
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1. Title of project/programme : Support of the Burundian Government in regulating the mining 
sector  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The Ministry of Mines possesses the administrative 
requirements for a sustainable development of the minerals sector.  
 
3. Govern ment agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : BGR 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : - 
 
Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Burundi : Governmen t 
 
Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Not applicable - (transfer directly BGR -
> counterparts)  
 
5. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Geological and mineral information 
systems  
 
6. Type of technology transferred : Mineral Invento ry, Mining Cadastre System  
 
7. Expected output related to technology transfer : Improved knowledge and administration 
of the country's mineral resources  
 
8. Outcomes/impact : Sustainable Use of Mineral Resources  
 
9. Budget or funds allocated : €0.6 million  
 
10. Duration : 01.10.2013 -31.05.2016  
 
11. Status : Running  
 
12. Contact point for information : BGR Sub -Dept. "International Cooperation", Africa Unit , 
homas Lennartz , Thomas.Lennartz@bgr.de  
 
_______________  
 
 
1. Title of project/programme : Management and Protection of Groundwater Resources in 
Burundi  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The Knowledge of Quantity and Quality of Groundwater 
Resources leads to a bette r Management and Protection of Groundwater Resour ces and a 
sustainable Water Supply . 
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  3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : BGR 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : none 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Government  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Not applicable - (transfer directly 
BGR -> counterparts)  
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Groundwater Management and Protection  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Hydrogeology, IWRM  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Sustainable Use and Protection of 
Groundwater Resources  
 
10. Outcomes/impact : Sustainable Potable Water Supply  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : Not dis criminable  
 
12. Duration : 01/2015 - 12/2017  
 
13. Status : Running  
 
14. C ontact point for information : BGR Sub -Dept. "International Cooperation", Africa Unit , 
Matthias Baier , Matthias.Baier@bgr.de  
 
______________ _ 
 
 
1. Title of project/programme : Management and Protection of Groundwater Resources in 
Burundi  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The Knowledge of Quantity and Quality of Groundwater 
Resources leads to a better Management and Protection of Groundwater Resources and a 
sustainable Water Supply . 
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : BGR 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : None 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Government  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Not applicable - (transfer directly 
BGR -> counterparts)  
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Groundwater Management and Protec tion 
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Hydrogeology, IWRM  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Sustainable Use and Protection of 
Groundwater Resources  
 
10. Outcomes/impact : Sustainable Potable Water Supply  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : Not discriminable  
 
12. Duration : 01/2015 - 12/2017  
 
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14. Contact point for information : BGR Sub -Dept. "International Cooperation", Africa Unit , 
Matthias Baier , Matthias.Baier@bgr.de  
 
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1. Title of project/programme : Good Governance in the mining sector  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The Burundian Ministry of Energy and Mines has 
strengthen ed capacity for a sustainabl e management of natural resources.  
 
3. Government agencie s or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : BGR 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : none 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Burundi  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Not applicable - (transfer directly 
BGR -> counterparts)  
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Management of the mining sector  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : none 
 
9. Expected output relate d to technology transfer : Sustainable Management of the mining sector  
 
10. Outcomes/impact : Transparency, technical competences $ 
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : Not discriminable  
 
12. Duration : 10/2014 - 04/2016  
 
13. Status : Completed  
 
14. Contact point fo r information : BGR Sub -Dept. "International Cooperation", Africa Unit , 
Julian Harbrecht , Julian.Harbrecht@bgr.de  
 
 
 
Cameroon  
1. Title of project/programme : Information on Georesources for regional planning i n the 
Southwest and North Regio n in Cameroon  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The competent authorities responsible for regional 
development planning have access to harmonised and quality -tested data, information and 
thematic maps on geo -resources as t he basis for decision making.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : BGR 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : None 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Government  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Not applicable - (transfer directly 
BGR -> counterparts)  
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Natural Resources Management and 
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8. Type of technology transferred : Data collection and storage, data base management, data 
processing and analysis and interpretation, institutional support . 
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Collecting, analys ing and evaluating da ta 
on soil, water and other resources in regard of regional planning decisions ; Know -how transfer on 
experiences and practices for sustainable managing natural resources in Cameroon.  
 
10. Outcomes/impact : The capacities for sustainable natural resources ma nagement in 
Cameroon are improved . 
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : Not discriminable  
 
12. Duration : 10/2015 - 09/2018  
 
13. Status : Running  
 
14. Contact point for information : BGR Sub -Dept. "International Cooperation", Africa Unit , 
Dierk Schlütter , Dierk.Schluetter@bgr.de  
 
 
Democratic Republic of Congo  
1. Title of project/programme : Strengthening Control of the Mineral Resource Sector in the DR 
Congo  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : Implementing a Certification S ystem for Mineral Resources 
in DRC.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : BGR 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : - 
 
5. Targeted L DC Members (Transferee) : DR Congo : Government  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Not applicable - (transfer directly 
BGR -> counterparts)  
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Mineral Certification , ASM 
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Geology, CTC Certification Schemes, Good ASM Practices  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Mineral Certification, better ASM Practices  
 
10. Outcomes/impact : Control of the Small Scale Mining Sector  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €7.345 million 
 
12. Duration : 01.07.2013 -31.12.2017  
 
13. Status : Running  
 
14. Contact point for information : BGR Sub -Dept. "International Cooperation", Africa Unit , 
Matthias Baier , Matthias.Baier@bgr.de , Max Winchenbach , Max.Winchenbach@bgr.de  
 
_______________  
 
 
1. Title of project/programme : Strengthening Control of the Mineral Resource Sector in the DR 
Congo  
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  2. Policy objective and/or purpose : Implementing a Certification System for M ineral Resources 
in DRC  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : BGR 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : none 
 
5. Targeted L DC Members (Transferee) : Government  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Not applicable - (transfer directly 
BGR -> counterparts)  
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Mineral Certification, Artisanal Small Scale 
Mining  (ASM)  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Geology, CTC Certification Schemes, Good ASM Practices  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Mineral Certification, better ASM Practices  
 
10. Outcomes/impact : Control of the Small Scale Mining Sector  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : Not discriminable  
 
12. Duration : 07/2013 - 12/2017  
 
13. Status : Running  
 
14. Contact point for information : BGR Sub -Dept. "International Cooperation", Africa Unit , 
Matthias Baier , Matthias.Baier@bgr.de  
 
 
Ethiopia  
1. Title of project/programme : Quality Infrastructure  
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The objective of the project is to support a National Quality 
Infrastructure (NQI) that improves the performance of trade and industry of  Ethiopia.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : GIZ 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : - 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Ethiopia : Institutions of the national quality 
infrastructure  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Advisory services to the Ministry of 
Science and Technology  
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Quality infrastructure  
 
8. Type  of technology transferred : - 
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : The project supports technology transfer, 
improvement  of living standards and the competitiveness of the Ethiopian economy through the 
dissemination of international norms and p roduct quality standards.  
 
10. Outcomes/impact : Establishment of the National Science Technology and Information 
Center under the Ministry of Science and Technology ; Develop the Science Technology Innovation 
Roadmap of the Ministry of Science and Technology  
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  11. Budget or funds allocated : €10.7 million  
 
12. Duration : 07.02.2012 -30.09.2015  
 
13. Status : Running  
 
14. Contact point for information : Ulrich Plein, ulrich.plein@giz.de  
 
_______________  
 
 
1. Title of project/programme : DeveloPPP : Outgrowing rosa damscena a nd know -how transfer 
in essential oil production  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The objective of the measure is : Selected Ethiopian 
producers of essential oils are supported to distil high quality essential oils and to establish a small 
essential oil in dustry . In order to achieve this objective, selected outgrowers will be trained in 
organic and biodynamic cultivation of Rosa Damascena (RD) and other herbal plants, which 
includes composting as an effective way to maintain soil fertility . To ensure divers ification of 
production, additional products, like chamomile, lavender or olibanum will be tested and 
introduced . Improved and efficient distillation methods will also be introduced, and local essential 
oil producers will be globally connected . To be sure that the international standards of sustainable 
agriculture are fulfilled, the outgrowers and the processing will be certified organic and "fair" -
trade (fair for life, Ecocert, flocert standards).  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provi sion of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : GIZ 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : - 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Ethiopia  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : - 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Education  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : - 
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : - 
 
10. Outcomes/impact : - 
 
11. Budget or funds allocated:  €0.1 million  
 
12. Duration : 01.08.2011 -31.12.2014  
 
13. Status : Completed  
 
14. Contact point for information : Anna Karolina Lamik, anna.lamik@giz.de  
 
_______________  
 
 
1. Title of project/programme : DeveloPPP : Establishment of a Bam boo Processing Industry in 
Ethiopia  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The overall project objective is to create and improve the 
horizontal (supply structures) and vertical (support structures) linkages in the supply chain for 
compressed bamboo panels in E thiopia produced for the export market . The project will support 
the development of an industrial bamboo sourcing and processing sector in Ethiopia . Small scale 
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  engineers and craftsmen, and governmental and quality infrastructure institutions are competent 
to support the sector development.  
 
3. Government agencies or institu tions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : GIZ 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : - 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Ethiopia  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : - 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Rural d evelopment  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : - 
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : - 
 
10. Outcomes/impact : - 
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €1.1 million  
 
12. Duration : 19.06 .2012 -30.06.2015  
 
13. Status : Completed  
 
14. Contact point for information : Bernd Lunkenheimer, bernd.luckenheimer@giz.de  
 
_______________  
 
 
1. Title of project/programme : DeveloPPP : Support Ethiopia in their REDD+ MRV activities 
based on RapidEye imagery  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The overall objective is to strengthen Earth Observation 
capabilities at Ethiopian national institutions to support the implementation of an effective, reliable 
and transparent REDD+ MR V system.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : GIZ 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : - 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Ethiopia  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : - 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Environment policy 
 
8. Type of technology transferred : - 
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : - 
 
10. Outcomes/impact : - 
 
11. Budget or fun ds allocated : €0.2 million  
 
12. Duration : 15.12.2013 -31.03.2016  
 
13. Status : Running  
 
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  1. Title of project/programme : Promotion of Metrology and Testing in Ethi opia 
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : To strengthen consumer protection and to meet the 
expectations of a growing and export -oriented economy by improving the range of services in the 
fields of metrology and testing.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions e ligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : PTB 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : PTB 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Ethiopia  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for techn ology transfer : - 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Metrology and testing  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : New metrology scopes / Quality infrastructure  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : The quality of the services offered by the 
National Metrology Institute has improved . The service offer o f the National Metrology Institute 
has been extended.  
 
10. Outcomes/impact : The NMIE provides qualitatively and quantitatively improved calibrations 
for Ethiopian customers . 
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €1 million  
 
12. Duration : 2012-2015 
 
13. Status : Running  
 
14. Contact point for information : Tobias Diergardt , Tobias.Diergardt@ptb.de  
 
_______________  
 
 
1. Title of project/programme : Enhancement of Quality Inf rastructure Services for Innovation 
in the Agriculture and Food Sector  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The use of those quality infrastructure services that 
contribute to the application of quality -related innovations in the selected regions and value  chains 
of the agricultural and food sectors has increased.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for  
technology transfer in developed member : PTB 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LD Cs (Transferor) : PTB 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Ethiopia  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : - 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : agriculture and food  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Extended calibra tion and testing services for quality 
assurance and improvement . 
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : The quality of the services offered by the 
National Metrology Institute and agricultural testing laboratories has improved and relevant 
standards are widely in use . 
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  10. Outcomes/impact : Better quality infrastructure services enable farmers and food industry to 
increase the quality of their products.  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €1 million  
 
12. Duration : 2016-2019 
 
13. Status : Running  
 
14. Contact point for information : Tobias Diergardt , Tobias.Diergardt@ptb.de  
 
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1. Title of project/programme : Improved Groundwater Resources Management in Response to 
the Syrian Refugee Crisis  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The management and protection of groundwater resources 
used for drinking water supply of the Syrian refugees and host communities in northern and 
central Jordan are improved.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligib le in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : BGR 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : No LDC 
partner  
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : No LDC partner  
 
6. Type of incentiv es measures for technology transfer : Not applicable - (transfer directly 
BGR -> counterparts)  
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Groundwater Resources Management  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Groundwater protection, technical stan dards of groundwater 
monitoring, groundwater modelling . 
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Planning and management capacities on 
water resources protection are enhanced . 
 
10. Outcomes/impact : The competencies and factual knowledge of the M WI regarding ground 
water resources in northern Jordan are improved.  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : Not discriminable  
 
12. Duration : 05/2015 - 08/2018  
 
13. Status : Running  
 
14. Contact point for information : BGR Sub -Dept. "International Cooperation", Asia  / Oceania 
Unit, Dr Mathias Toll , Mathias.Toll@bgr.de  
 
 
Lao PDR  
1. Title of project/programme : Support for a Sustainable Development of the Mining Sector 
(SDMS) Laos  PDR 
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : Department of  Mines (DOM) and the Departments of 
Energy and Mines (DEMs) of selected provinces are enabled to fulfil its tasks in the fields of 
management of mining activities, assessment mining projects and of mines inspection (mine 
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3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : BGR 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : - 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Laos Ministry of Energy and Mines /DOM  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Not applicable - (transfer directly 
BGR -> counterparts)  
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Capacity building / methodological Know -
how transfer : mining, exploration, economic geology, evaluation of mineral deposits . 
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Mining inspection methodology, mine inspection information 
system . 
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Increased quality, transparency and 
efficiency of mine inspection, awareness rising measures are carried out . 
 
10. Outcomes/impact : The DoM/MoM is strengthened , regarding quality, transparency and 
efficiency in mining inspection . Environmental protection in mining is improved.  
 
11. Budget or funds a llocated : €2.5 million  
 
12. Duration : 01.11.2011 -30.06.2015  
 
13. Status : Completed  
 
14. Contact point for information : BGR Sub -Dept. "International Cooperation", Asia / Oceania 
Unit, Dr Arne Hoffmann -Rothe , arne.hoffman n-rothe@bgr.de  
 
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1. Title of project/programme : Support for a Sustainable Development of the Mining Sector 
(SDMS) Laos  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The DOM at the central level and the DEMs of selected  
provinces apply new manageme nt instruments to assess mining projects / standards for mine 
safety, health and environmental protection.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : BGR 
 
4. Enterprises or othe r institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : - 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Laos Ministry of Energy and Mines /DOM  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Not applicable - (transfer directly 
BGR -> counterparts)  
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Capacity building / methodological 
know-how transfer : mining, exploration, economic geology, evaluation of mineral deposits . 
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Mining inspection methodology, mine inspection inform ation 
system  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : increased quality, transparency and 
efficiency of mine inspection, awareness rising measures are carried out . 
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  10. Outcomes/impact : The DoM/MoM is strengthened , regarding quality, transparency and 
efficiency in mining inspection . Environmental protection in mining is improved.  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €1.8 million  
 
12. Duration : 01.01.2015  - 31.12.2016  
 
13. Status : Running  
14. Contact point for information : BGR Sub -Dept. "International Cooperation", Asia / Oceania 
Unit, Dr Arne Hoffmann -Rothe , arne.hoffmann -rothe@bgr. de 
 
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1. Title of project/programme : Support for a Sustainable Development of the Mining Sector 
(SDMS) Lao  PDR 
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The DOM at the central level and the DEMs of selected 
provinces apply new management instru ments to assess mining projects / standards for mine 
safety, health and environmental protection.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : BGR 
 
4. Enterprises or other inst itutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : None 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Ministry of Energy and Mines /DOM , Lao PDR 
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Not applicable - (transfer directly 
BGR -> counterparts)  
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Capacity building / methodological  
know-how transfer : mining, exploration, economic geology, evaluation of mineral deposits . 
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Mining inspection methodology, min e insp ection information 
system.  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Increased quality, transparency and 
efficiency of mine inspection, awareness rising measures are carried out . 
 
10. Outcomes/impact : The DoM/MoM is strengthened, regarding qualit y, transparency and 
efficiency in mining inspection . Environmental protection in mining is improved.  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : Not discriminable  
 
12. Duration : 01/2015 - 06/2017  
 
13. Status : Running  
 
14.Contact point for information : BGR Sub -Dept. "International Cooperation", Asia / Oceania 
Unit, Christiane Molt , Christiane.Molt@bgr.de  
 
 
Mauritania  
1. Title of project/programme : Diversification of the Mauritanian mining sector  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The technical capacities for the promotion of a diversified 
and sustainable mining sector are improved.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
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4. Enterprises or other in stitutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : - 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Mauritania : Government  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Not applicable (transfer directly BGR 
-> counterparts)  
 
7. Field or sector of technolog y transfer activities : Geological and mineral information 
systems  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Mineral Inventory, Mineral Resource Evaluation  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Improved knowledge and utili zation of 
non-metallic mineral re sources . 
 
10. Outcomes/impact : Sustainable Use of Mineral Resources.  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €1 million  
 
12. Duration : 01.06.2015  - 31.05.2017  
 
13. Status : Running  
 
14. Contact point for information : BGR Sub -Dept. "International Cooperation", Africa Unit ,  
Thomas Lenn artz, Thomas.Lennartz@bgr.de  
 
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1. Title of project/programme : Diversification of the Mauritanian mining sector  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The technical capacities for the promotion of a diversified 
and sustainable mining sector are improved . 
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for  
technology transfer in developed member : BGR 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs  (Transferor) : None 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Government  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Not applicable - (transfer directly 
BGR -> counterparts)  
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Geological and mi neral information 
systems  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Mineral Inventory, Mineral Resource Evaluation  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Improved knowledge and utiliz ation of 
non-metallic mineral resources . 
 
10. Outcomes/impact : Sustainable Use of Mineral Resources  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : Not discriminable  
 
12. Duration : 06/2015 - 10/2017  
 
13. Status : Running  
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  14. Contact point for information : BGR Sub -Dept. "International Cooperation", Africa Unit , 
Dierk Schlütter , Dierk.Schluetter@bgr.de  
 
 
Maghreb ( Mauritania)  
1. Title of project/programme : Promotion of metrology in Maghreb to strengthen international 
trade  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : In order to foster their competitiv eness, trade and industry 
in the Maghreb have access to a larger offer of internationally recognized calibrations and other 
metrological services.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in de veloped member : PTB 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : PTB 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Maghreb (Mauritania)  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : - 
 
7. Field or sector of techno logy transfer activities : Metrology  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Metrology  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : The National Metrology Laboratory of 
Mauritania offers internationally recognized calibrations services for masse and temp erature.  The 
amount of instruments subject to verification has increased.  
 
10. Outcomes/impact : Mauritanian industry has access to internationally recognized calibration 
services in order to improve the quality of their products.  
 
11. Budget or funds alloc ated: €1 million  
 
12. Duration : 2015-2018 
 
13. Status : running  
 
14. Contact point for information : Gina Burger , gina.burger@ptb.de  
 
 
Mozambique  
1. Title of project/programme : Strengthening the governmental structures of the mining sector  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The technical capacities for the planning and regulation of 
the mining sector are improved.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in devel oped member : BGR 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) :  - 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Mozambique  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Not applicable - (transfer directly 
BGR -> counterpart s) 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Geological and mineral information 
systems  
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  8. Type of technology transferred : Mineral Resource Evaluation  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Improved knowledge and administration 
of the lic ensing procedure in the mineral sector . 
 
10. Outcomes/impact : Sustainable Use of Mineral Resources.  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €1.5 million  
 
12. Duration : 01.08.2013  - 31.07.2016  
 
13. Status : Running  
 
14. Contact point for information : BGR Sub -Dept. "International Cooperation", Africa Unit , 
Annika Lüttig , annika.luettig@bgr.de  
 
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1. Title of project/programme : Strengthening the governmental structures of the mining sector  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The technical capacities for the planning and regulation of  
the mining sector are improved . 
 
3. Government agencies or instituti ons eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : BGR 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : Targeted 
LDC Members (Transferee)  
 
5. Type of incentives measures for technolog y transfer : Not applicable - (transfer directly 
BGR -> counterparts)  
 
6. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Geological and mineral information 
systems . 
 
7. Type of technology transferred : Mineral Resource Evaluation  
 
8. Expected output rela ted to technology transfer : Improved knowledge and administration 
of the licensing procedure in the mineral sector . 
 
9. Outcomes/impact : Sustainable use of mineral r esources . 
 
10. Budget or funds allocated : Not discriminable  
 
11. Duration : 08/2013 - 04/201 7 
 
12. Status : Running  
 
13.Contact point for information : BGR Sub -Dept. "International Cooperation", Africa Unit , 
Annika Lüttig , annika.luettig@bgr.de  
 
 
Myanmar  
1. Title of project/programme : Adaptation of agricultu ral value chains at the climate change in 
Shan State  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The resilience of enterprises for selected value chains 
against climate change is increased . 
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  3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives  for 
technology transfer in developed member : GIZ 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : - 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Myanmar  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : - 
 
7. Field or sector of tec hnology transfer activities : Climate  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : - 
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : On the basis of climate risk and needs 
assessments the project implements capacity development measures for small agricultural 
business es and uses interest groups for knowledge and technology transfer.  
 
10. Outcomes/impact : - 
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €2.5 million  
 
12. Duration : 01.01.2015  - 31.12.2017  
 
13. Status : Running  
 
14. Contact point for information : Walter Osenberg , walter.osenberg@giz.de  
 
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1. Title of project/programme : DeveloPPP : Sustainable and decentralized water supply utilizing 
renewable energy in Myanmar  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The objective of the project is to facilit ate access to an 
ecologically and financially sustainable and cost -efficient supply of drinking water for the 
populations . The following outputs will be generated : 1. Establishment of a baseline study and 
monitoring system 2. Establishment of institutional  capacities 3.  Establishment of pilot desalination 
units 4. Transfer of communication and knowledge.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : GIZ 
 
4. Enterprises or other institu tions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : - 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Myanmar  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : - 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Water management  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : - 
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : - 
 
10. Outcomes/impact :  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €0.2 million  
 
12. Duration : 15.06.2013  - 14.06.2016  
 
13. Status : Running  
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  14. Contact point for information : Romina Laumann romina.laumann@giz.de  
 
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1. Title of project/programme : DeveloPPP : Strengthening Myanmar 's horticulture sector  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : Objective of the cooperation is to improve food safety and 
production quality quantities in Myanma r's vegetable sector by improving the knowledge level of 
local farm managers . Envisioned activities include : 1. S etting up a demonstration greenhouse ; 
2. Establishing an applied research and training centre ; 3. P rovide training to farm managers.  
 
3. Governmen t agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : GIZ 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : - 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Myanmar  
 
6. Type of ince ntives measures for technology transfer : - 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Agriculture  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : - 
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : - 
 
10. Outcomes/impact : - 
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €0.2 million  
 
12. Duration : 01.12.2014  - 30.11.2017  
 
13. Status : Running  
 
14. Contact point for information : Susanne Christ, susanne.christ@giz.de  
 
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1. Title of project/programme : Sustainable Development of the  Mining Sector in Myanmar  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The quality of mining supervision and operations with 
respect to safety, social and environmental aspects is improved.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : BGR 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : - 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Myanmar  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : - 
 
7. Field or sector of tec hnology transfer activities : Capacity building / methodological 
know-how transfer : mining, exploration, economic geology, evaluation of mineral deposits . 
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Mining inspection methodology, mine inspection information 
system  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Increased quality, transparency and 
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10. Outcomes/impact : The DoM/MoM is strengthened, regarding quality, transparency and 
efficiency in min ing inspection . Environmental protection in mining is improved.  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €2.5 million  
 
12. Duration : 01.11.2015  - 31.03.2019  
 
13. Status : Running  
 
14. Contact point for information : BGR Sub -Dept. "International Cooperation", Asia / Oceania 
Unit, Dr Arne Hoffmann -Rothe , arne.hoffmann -rothe@bgr.de  
 
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1. Title of project/programme : DeveloPPP : Small and Medium Enterprises Alliance for drinking 
Water Losses Reduction and Control business in Ya ngon City, Myanmar  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The project to be carried out by W.M.I. together with YCDC 
with the support of GIZ analyses the NRW situation in the pilot areas in the Thingangyun Township 
(residential and commercial area), develops a strategy plan for YCDC and provides theoretical and 
practical training to YCDC with the goal, that YCDC can implement the strategy plan and future 
leakage repairs as well as improve the situation on unbilled water losses . In addition, small and 
medium ente rprises will be trained in the use of NRW equipment so necessary technology and 
expertise is available for further NRW improvements in Myanmar . As further funding is necessary, 
W.M.I. will support YCDC in the development of ToR to gain further funding from  other Official 
Development Organizations (ODA).  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : GIZ 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor ): - 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Myanmar  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : - 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Water management  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : - 
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : - 
 
10. Outcomes/impact : - 
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €0.2 million  
 
12. Duration : 15.10.2014  - 30.11.2016  
 
13. Status : Running  
 
14. Contact point for information : Susanne Christ susanne.christ@giz.de  
 
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1. Title o f project/programme : Strengthening quality infrastructure in Myanmar  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The local availability of QI services which are based on 
international best practice (in particular in the agricultural and food sector) has improved and  its 
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3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : PTB 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : PTB 
 
5. Targeted LDC Membe rs (Transferee) : Myanmar  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : - 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Quality infrastructure  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Quality infrastructure  
 
9. Expected output related to technology trans fer: Technical competences improved, 
metrological track ability assured, QI services tailored and responding to the market, commitment 
of stakeholders strengthened.  
 
10. Outcomes/impact : The local availability of QI services which are based on international be st 
practice (in particular in the agricultural and food sector) has improved and its usage has 
increased.  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €0.8 million  
 
12. Duration : 2015-2018 
 
13. Status : Running  
 
14. Contact point for information : Simon Heisig , Simon.heisig@ptb.de  
 
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1. Title of project/programme : Strengthening quality infrastructure in Myanmar  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The local availability of QI services which are based on 
international best practice  (in particular in the agricultural and food sector) has improved and its 
usage has increased.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for  
technology transfer in developed member : PTB 
 
4. Enterprises or other institu tions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : PTB 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Myanmar  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : - 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Quality infrastructure  
 
8. Type of tech nology transferred : Quality infrastructure/new metrological scopes in 
development, laboratory services.  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Technical competences improved, 
metrological track ability assured, QI services tailored and respond ing to the market, commitment 
of stakeholders strengthened.  
 
10. Outcomes/impact : The local availability of QI services which are based on international best 
practice (in particular in the agricultural and food sector) has improved and its usage has 
increa sed. Contribution to economic  growth/development in the country.  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €0.8 million  IP/C/W/616/Add.7  
 
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12. Duration : 2015-2018 
 
13. Status : Running  
 
14. Contact point for information : Simon Heisig , Simon.heisig@ptb.de  
 
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1. Title of project/programme : Sustainable Development of the Min ing Sector in Myanmar  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The quality of mining supervision and operations with 
respect to safety, social and environmental aspects is improved.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentive s for 
technology transfer in developed member : BGR 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : none 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Myanmar  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Not applicab le - (transfer directly 
BGR -> counterparts)  
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Capacity building / methodological 
know-how transfer : mining, exploration, economic geology, evaluation of mineral deposits . 
 
8. Type of technology transfer red: Mining inspection methodology, min e inspection information 
system.  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Increased quality, transparency and 
efficiency of mine inspection, awareness rising measures are carried out . 
 
10. Outcomes/impact : The DoM/MoM is strengthened, regarding quality, transparency and 
efficiency in mining inspection . Environmental protection in mining is improved.  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : Not discriminable  
 
12. Duration : 11/2015 - 11/2017  
 
13. Status : Running  
 
14. Contact point for information : BGR Sub -Dept. "International Cooperation", Asia / Oceania 
Unit, Dr Wolfgang Schröder , Wolfgang.Schroeder@bgr.de  
 
 
Namibia  
1. Title of project/programme : Management of Groundwate r Resources in Northern Namibia  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The department for Water and Forest (DWAF) is enabled to 
inform decision makers about groundwater resources and protection of the Ohangwena Aquifer 
System . 
 
3. Government agencies or inst itutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : BGR 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : No LDC 
partner  
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : No LDC partner  IP/C/W/616/Add.7  
 
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6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Not applicable - (transfer directly 
BGR -> counterparts)  
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Groundwater m anagement and protection  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Groundwater inform ation management, Hydrogeological 
data collection, use and interpretation . 
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : water level changes are reported and 
surveyed ; drilling licenses are based on sustainability criteria ; the GROWAS data base is us ed 
frequently ; DWAF members are trained in dimensioning protection zones . 
 
10. Outcomes/impact : DWAF members are able to collect, interpret  and use groundwater 
information data on their own and use information for decisions . 
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : Not discriminable  
 
12. Duration : 03/2014 - 05/2017  
 
13. Status : Running  
 
14. Contact point for information : BGR Sub -Dept. "International Cooperation", Africa Unit , 
Martin Jäger , Martin.Jaeger@bgr.de  
 
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1. Title of project/programme : Sustainable Use of Namibia 's Mineral Potential  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The investments and employment in the mining sector are 
increased . 
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of  incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : BGR 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : No LDC 
partner  
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : No LDC partner  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for techno logy transfer : Not applicable - (transfer directly 
BGR -> counterparts)  
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Geological and mineral information 
systems  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Economic geology  
9. Expected output related to tec hnology transfer : Improved knowledge and administration 
of the country's mineral resources . 
10. Outcomes/impact : Sustainable Use of Mineral Resources  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : Not discriminable  
 
12. Duration : 08/2012 - 04/2017  
 
13. Status : Running  
 
14. Contact point for information : BGR Sub -Dept. "International Cooperation", Africa Unit , 
Annika Lüttig , annika.luettig@bgr.de  
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  Nepal  
1. Title of project/programme : Support to Nepal in the field of quality infrastr ucture  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The services of the Nepalese quality infrastructure 
institutions are geared, in the promoted fields, to international good practices and there is an 
increasing demand for these services on the part of the target gro up. 
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : PTB 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : PTB 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Nepal : Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : - 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : quality infrastructure  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Metrology  
 
9. Expected output related to technolo gy transfer : Development of the measurement and 
calibration system in the fields of mass, temperature, pressure and volume.  
 
10. Outcomes/impact : Improving the technical competence, service orientation and 
international recognition of the National Metrology in stitute (NBSM) . 
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €1.5 million  
 
12. Duration : 2013-2017 
 
13. Status : Running  
 
14. Contact point for information : Christian Stärz , Christian.Staerz@ptb.de  
 
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1. Title of project/programme : Support to Nepal in the field of qua lity infrastructure  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The services of the Nepalese quality infrastructure 
institutions are geared, in the promoted fields, to international good practices and there is an 
increasing demand for these services on the part o f the target group.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : PTB 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : PTB 
 
5. Targeted LDC Me mbers (Transferee) : Nepal : Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : - 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Quality infrastructure  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Metrology  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Development of the measurement and 
calibration system in the fields of mass, temperature, pressure and volume.  
 
10. Outcomes/impact : Improving the technical competence, service orientation and 
international  recognition of the National Metrology institute (NBSM)  IP/C/W/616/Add.7  
 
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11. Budget or funds allocated : €1.5 million  
 
12. Duration : 2013-2017 
 
13. Status : Running  
 
14. Contact point for information : Christian Stärz , Christian.S taerz@ptb.de  
 
 
Rwanda  
1. Title of project/programme : DeveloPPP:  Introduction of innovative and eco -friendly building 
solutions based on locally -manufactured strawboard  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The objective of the project is to improve capacities in  the 
local construction sector in Rwanda in o rder to develop and implement ec ologically sustainable 
construction systems made of highly compressed straw modules . A solution for low cost housing 
will be tested and developed to set the foundation for a marke t introduction in Rwanda and the 
neighbouring  countries . Farmers are trained to deliver raw materials in a respective quality ; local 
craftsmen are empowered to work with the relevant materials through on the job trainings at a 
demonstration building . In parallel, relevant training institutions are supported to integrate 
additional modules in their curricula (training of trainers) to ensure a sustainable know -how 
transfer."  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : GIZ 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : - 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Rwanda  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : - 
 
7. Field or sector of technology tr ansfer activities : Education  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : - 
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : - 
 
10. Outcomes/impact : - 
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €0.2 million  
 
12. Duration : 01.07.2014  - 31.12.2016  
 
13. Status : Running  
 
14. Contact point for information : Anna Karolina Lamik , anna.lamik@giz.de  
 
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1. Title of project/programme : Improvement of the metrological se rvices in Rwanda  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The objective is the sustainable, qualitative further 
development of the Rwandan metrological system in order to render the metrological services in 
the industrial and legally regulated area which are requ ired in the country.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : PTB 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : PTB IP/C/W/616/Add.7  
 
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5. Targeted LDC Members (T ransferee) : Rwanda  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : - 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Metrology  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Metrology  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : The quality of the services  offered by the 
National Metrology Institute has improved . The service offer o f the National Metrology Institute 
has been extended.  The amount of instruments subject to verification has increased.  Staff 
members o f the National Metrology Institute made cont ributions in eight regional/international 
expert meetings.  
 
10. Outcomes/impact : The Rwandan Standards Board (RSB) provides qualitatively and 
quantitatively improved metrological services (calibrations and verifications) for the Rwandan 
society.  
 
11. Budget or fun ds allocated : €0.8 million  
 
12. Duration : 2015-2018 
 
13. Status : Running  
 
14. Contact point for information : Florian Paffenholz , Florian.Paffenholz@ptb.de  
 
 
Tanzania  
1. Title of project/programme : Sustainable Use of Renewable Energy  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The sector political framework and the implementing 
capacities in the area sustainable use of renewable energy in Tanzania are improved.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technolo gy transfer in developed member : GIZ 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : - 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Tanzania  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : - 
 
7. Field or sector of technology tran sfer activities : Energy  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : - 
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : To promote energy efficiency a limited 
participation in example projects is scheduled . The involvement of German enterprises can 
promote the access to modern technologies.  
 
10. Outcomes/impact : - 
 
11. Budget or funds allocated: €5 million  
 
12. Duration : 26.06.2013  - 31.12.2016  
 
13. Status : Running  
 
14. Contact point for information : Sven Ernedal, sven.ernedal@giz.de  
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1. Title of project/programme : Sustainable Use of Geothermal Resour ces 
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : Framework conditions and implementation capacities for 
the sustainable utilization of geothermal energy in Tanzania are improved . 
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : BGR 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : none 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Government  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Not applicable - (transfer directly 
BGR -> counterparts)  
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Geothermal exploration  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Geothermal exploration methods, geological and 
geophysical field methods , capacity building, support in geothermal regulations . 
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Improved geothermal exploration 
capacities (geology, geophysics, remote sensing) ; improved skills in planning of surface 
exploration ; application of geothermal rules and regulat ions. 
 
10. Outcomes/impact : Sustainable Use of Geothermal Resources  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : Not discriminable  
 
12. Duration : 07/2013 - 06/2017  
 
13. Status : Running  
 
14. Contact point for information : BGR Sub -Dept. "International Cooperation", Afric a Unit , 
Anja.Volk , anja.volk@bgr.de  
 
 
Uganda  
1. Title of project/programme : DeveloPPP : System -based agri -business promotion for the 
coffee value chain in Uganda  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The project objective is  to enhance transparency, efficiency 
and accountability of business operations in the coffee value chain in cooperation with the 
Ugandan Coffee Farmer Alliance . UCFA and their members in the region of 
Mityana/Kassanda/Mubende are beneficiaries . Associated farmers will get access to sustainable 
markets through the provision of adequate information systems and specific capacity building 
measures, which are geared at improving income opportunities . SAP will adapt the existing 
IT solution to the coffee value ch ain, featuring smartphone applications in combination with 
database management and geographical information systems . The system addresses producers, 
regional bulkers, traders etc. W hile farmers/producers can be provided with information on 
weather, know -how on agricultural practices, organizational news events, price information  SMS 
receipts upon delivery, bulking stations/traders can utilize the IT system for buying, selling 
collecting of produce and for stock  transport management . Strategically, an improv ed traceability 
of coffee beans also opens the door to certifications capacity building for coffee farmers.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : GIZ 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : - 
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  5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Uganda  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : - 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Information and Communication 
Technologies  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : - 
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : - 
 
10. Outcomes/impact : - 
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €0.2 million  
 
12. Duration : 01.01.2013  - 30.07.2017  
 
13. Status : Running  
 
14. Contact point for information : Anna Karolina Lamik , anna.lamik@giz.de  
 
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1. Title of project/programme : DeveloPPP : Energy Efficiency of Water Pumps  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : Goal of the project : In this energy efficiency project, KSB 
will upgrade and r eplace existing water pumps of the water works in the town of Jinja, which has a 
population of some 90,000 . Through this intervention, significant energy savings can be achieved 
that will reduce operational expenses of National Water and Sewerage Corporati on (NWSC) and 
will ensure stable and secure water supply for the population . In addition, local capacity at NWSC 
will be developed to service, maintain and expand the efficient pumping systems.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision  of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : GIZ 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : - 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Uganda  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : - 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Water management  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : - 
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : - 
 
10. Outcomes/impact : - 
 
11. Budget or funds allocated: €0.1 million  
 
12. Duration : 15.02.2013  - 14.02.2015  
 
13. Status : Comple ted 
 
14. Contact point for information : Anna Karolina Lamik , anna.lamik@giz.de  
  
 
Yemen  
1. Title of project/programme : Integrated Water Resources Management  IP/C/W/616/Add.7  
 
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2. Policy objective and/or purpose : Support of the national  water re sources authority in i ts 
efforts to enhance water resource management based on systematic groundwater monitoring and 
relevant geo -environmental information.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfe r in developed member : BGR 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : - 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Yemen - National Water Resources Authority of Yemen  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Not applicable (transfer directly BGR 
-> counterparts)  
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Integrated Water Resources Management  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Data management, groundwater monitoring, 
hydrogeological methods  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Hydrogeological examination of 
groundwater basins by means of a monitoring system is realized ; GW database is established, 
measures for capacity building . 
 
10. Outcomes/impact : The National Water Resources Authority of Yemen com plies with its 
assessment and steering tasks of ground water resource management according with its mandate 
based on systematic groundwater monitoring and relevant geo -environmental information.  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €2 million  
 
12. Duration : 01.04.2011  - 30.09.2016  
 
13. Status : Running  
 
14. Contact point for information : BGR Sub -Dept. "International Cooperation", Asia / Oceania 
Unit, Dr Arne Hoffmann -Rothe , arne.hoffmann -rothe@bgr.de  
 
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1.Title of project/programme : Integrated Water Resources Management  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : Support of the national water resources authority in its 
efforts to enhance water resource management based on systematic groundwater monitoring and 
relevant geo -environmental information.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : BGR 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : none 
 
5. Targete d LDC Members (Transferee) : National Water Resources Authority of Yemen  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Not applicable - (transfer directly 
BGR -> counterparts)  
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Integrated Wate r Resources Management  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Data management, groundwater monitoring, 
hydrogeological methods . 
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  9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Hydrogeological examination of 
groundwater basins by means of a monitoring syst em is realized ; GW database is established, 
measures for capacity building . 
 
10. Outcomes/impact : The National Water Resources Authority of Yemen complies with its 
assessment and steering tasks of ground water resource management according with its mandate  
based on systematic groundwater monitoring and relevant geo -environmental information.  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : Not discriminable  
 
12. Duration : 04/2011 - 09/2016  
 
13. Status : Running  
 
14. Contact point for information : BGR Sub -Dept. "International  Cooperation", Asia / Oceania 
Unit, Dr Mathias Toll , Mathias.Toll@bgr.de  
 
 
Zambia  
1. Title of project/programme : Groundwater Resources Management Support Programme  
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : Groundwater (Protec tion) is an integral part of National 
Water Resources Management.  
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : BGR 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDC s (Transferor) : No LDC 
partners  
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Zambia : No LDC partners  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Not applicable - (transfer directly 
BGR -> counterparts)  
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Groundwater management and protection  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Groundwater information management  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Groundwater management is implemented  
 
10. Outcomes/impact : Planning of new settlements, industry, dams etc. reflect s hydrological 
situation and protection zones, Improved access to safe drinking water . 
 
11. Budget or funds allocated: €2 million  
 
12. Duration : 01.01.2013  - 31.12.2015  
 
13. Status : Running 
 
14. Contact point for information : Dr Tobias El -Fahem, BGR pm.gresp@gmail.com  
 
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1. Title of project/programme : Groundwater Resources Manag ement Support Programme  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : Groundwater (Protection) is an integral part of National 
Water Resources Management  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
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4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : No LDC 
partner  
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Zambia  
  
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Not applicable - (transfer directly  
BGR -> counterparts)  
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Groundwater management and protection  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Groundwater information management  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Groundwater manage ment is implemented  
 
10. Outcomes/impact : Planning of new settlements, industry, dams etc. reflects hydrological 
situation and protection zones, improved access to safe drinking water . 
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : Not discriminable  
 
12. Duration : 01/201 3 - 12/2015  
 
13. Status : Completed  
 
14. Contact point for information : BGR Sub -Dept. "International Cooperation", Africa Unit , 
Julian Harbrecht , Julian.Harbrecht@bgr.de  
 
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1. Title of project/pr ogramme : Groundwater Management in the Upper Kafue Catchment  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : Developing and implementing groundwater management 
plans in the Kafulafuta and Upper Kafue Catchment to protect the groundwater resources and to 
secure potent ial drinking water supplies.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : BGR 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : No LDC 
partner  
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : No LDC partner  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Not applicable - (transfer directly 
BGR -> counterparts)  
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Groundwater management and prote ction 
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Groundwater information management  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Groundwater management is implemented  
 
10. Outcomes/impact : Planning of new settlements, industry, dams etc. reflects hydrologi cal 
situation and protection zones, improved access to safe drinking water . 
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : Not discriminable  
 
12. Duration : 01/2016 - 12/2018  
 
13. Status : Running  
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  14. Contact point for information : BGR Sub -Dept. "International Cooperation ", Africa Unit , 
Julian Harbrecht , Julian.Harbrecht@bgr.de  
 
 
Supraregional  
1. Title of project/programme : Sector project technology cooperation in the energy sector  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : Promotion of i nnovative mechanism , structures a nd 
knowledge for the deployment of grid connected renewables and energy efficiency within 
international cooperation . 
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in de veloped member : GIZ 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : - 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Supraregional : Target groups of the supraregional 
project are BMZ financed projects . Other participants are projects of German and international 
cooperation, national ministries and institutions that promote sustainable energy systems.  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Various strategies  
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Energy  
 
8. Type  of technology transferred : - 
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : - 
 
10. Outcomes/impact : - 
 
11. Budget or funds allocated: €5.7 million  
 
12. Duration : 01.02.2013  - 30.04.2016  
 
13. Status : Running  
 
14. Contact point for information : Klas Heising, klas.heising@giz.de  
 
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1. Title of project/programme : Transfer of innovation in agriculture - adaption to climate 
change  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : African agricultural actors use innovations stemming from 
the adaption to climate change transfer system . 
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : GIZ 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : Not known  
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Supraregional : In its third year the transfer system is 
used institutionally by 5 international agriculture research  institutes, 10 national and international 
partners, 10 development assistance projects and 1000 i ndividuals from 30 countries . 
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Knowledge transfer platform for 
supply and demand of innovation with relevance for adaption of agriculture to climate change . 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activi ties: Climate  
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  8. Type of technology transferred : Evergreen Agriculture ; Foodbait for fruit flies management ; 
Aflasafe ; Feed seed . 
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : African agricultural actors use innovations 
stemming from the adaption to clima te change transfer system . 
 
10. Outcomes/impact : Improved living conditions and income of local population . 
 
11. Budget or funds allocated: €5 million  
 
12. Duration : 06.12.2012  - 31.03.2018  
 
13. Status : Running  
 
14. Contact point for information : Joerg Lohmann, joerg.lohmann@giz.de  
 
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1. Title of project/programme : DeveloPPP : Responsible Mining for a Better Future in Southern 
Africa  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The objective of the measure is to contribute to a better 
governance of mineral resources and promote sustainable socio -economic development of selected 
mining areas in Madagas car, Mozambique and South Africa . The alliance has two specific 
objectives : (1) promote local economic development in mining areas of Rio Tinto in Madagascar 
and Mozambique and (2) promote innovative practices linking mining to sustainable 
socio-economic d evelopment at regional and international level . In Mozambique the alliance will 
focus in mining areas of Jangamo district located in the Inhambane province . In Madagascar the 
alliance will focus on the city of Fort Dauphin and rural communities impacted by  the mine in the 
Anosy region . Following intervention areas will be supported : (a) Promotion of small business 
development and (b) Promotion of pro -poor and market driven livelihood interventions . On an 
international level, innovative practices in sustaina ble mining will be disseminated through national 
and international networks for a broad cross -sectoral impact.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : GIZ 
 
4. Enterprises or oth er institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : - 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Supraregional  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : - 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Energy  
 
8. Type of technology transfe rred: - 
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : - 
 
10. Outcomes/impact : - 
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €1.5 million  
 
12. Duration : 01.06.2013  - 30.05.2016  
 
13. Status : Running  
 
14. Contact point for information : Annika Powitz , annika.powitz@giz.de  
 
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1. Title of project/programme : International Agricultural Research  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : Adapted strategies and technologies from the International 
Agricultural Research will be transferred to the main  actors (political decision makers, research 
centres, service partners and producers) in the field of rural development.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : GIZ 
 
4. Enterpri ses or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : 
International agriculture research institutes, German universities, research institutes, companies  
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Supraregional : Research institutes in the partner  
countries  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : - 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Agriculture  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : - 
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Adapted strategies and technologies from 
the International Agricultural Research will be transferred to the main actors (political decision 
makers, research centres , service partners and producers) in the field of rural development . 
 
10. Outcomes/impact : - 
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €20 million  
 
12. Duration : 26.09.2014  - 31.12.2018  
 
13. Status : Running  
 
14. Contact point for information : Marlis Lindecke , marlis.lindecke@giz.de  
 
 
Asia 
 
1. Title of project/programme : Promoting regional cooperation in metrology  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The ability of the regional metrology specialist networks in 
Asia to promote the metrology systems of developing economies has improved.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
techno logy transfer in developed member : PTB 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : PTB 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Asia (Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Myanmar, 
Nepal)  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for te chnology transfer : - 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Metrology  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Metrology  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Regional metrology networks develop 
instruments for capacity development  of developing economies ( e.g. current status monitoring and 
needs analysis, exercise intercomparisons, pre -assessment for international review processes, IP/C/W/616/Add.7  
 
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  mentoring of next generation trainers, awareness raising m easures, development of guides and  
web port als). Metrology organization s are strengthened to fulfil criteria for international good 
practices . Developing economies gain better access to training measures provided by the regional 
metrology networks.  
 
10. Outcomes/impact : Adequate technical competenc e and increased awareness among policy -
makers will facilitate the developmen t of an internationally recognized and harmoniz ed metrology 
system in developing economies.  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €2 million  
 
12. Duration : 2014-2017 
 
13. Status : Running  
 
14. Contact point for information : Kristin Kiesow , kristin.kiesow@ptb.de  
 
 
ASEAN  
1. Title of project/programme : Improving quality infrastructure in ASEAN  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : To enable regional and national quality infrastructure  
institutions to meet the needs of their customers thus contributing to fulfilling ASEAN's goals in 
terms of economic policy.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : PTB 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : PTB 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : LDC Members of ASEAN  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : - 
 
7. Field or se ctor of technology transfer activities : Quality infrastructure  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Accreditation, legal metrology, standards  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Processes in the fields of accreditation, 
legal metrology and s tandardization have been aligned and harmonized on a regional level in 
accordance with international good practices . 
 
10. Outcomes/impact : Technical barriers to trade within ASEAN have been reduced thus 
facilitating  regional trade and economic growth.  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €1.5 million  
 
12. D uration : 2010-2015 
 
13. Status : Completed  
 
14. Contact point for information : Andrea Ulbrich , Andrea.Ulbrich@ptb.de  
 
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1. Title of project/programme : Improving quality infrastru cture in ASEAN - Phase II  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : Quality Infrastructure Institutions  will take into account 
international good practises when implementation  the ASEAN Economic Community Blueprint in IP/C/W/616/Add.7  
 
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  the field of standards, technical regulatio ns, accreditation, conformity assessment and legal 
metrology.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : PTB 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : PTB 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : ASEAN (especially Myanmar, Lao PDR and Cambodia)  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : - 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Quality Infrastructure  
 
8. Type  of technology transferred : Accreditation, legal metrology, standards  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Processes in the fields of accreditation, 
legal metrology and standardization have been aligned and harmonized on a regional level in 
accordance with international good practices.  Following a specialized standards and accreditation 
coaching, the target countries are in a position  to offer basic accreditation and standards services 
to customers.  
 
10. Outcomes/impact : Technical barriers to  trade within ASEAN have been reduced thus 
facilitating  regional trade and economic growth . 
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €1.5 million  
 
12. Duration : 2015-2018 
 
13. Status : Ongoing  
 
14. Contact point for information : Andrea Ulbrich, Andrea.Ulbrich@ptb.de  
 Stefanie Reichertz , Stefanie. reichertz@ptb.de  
 
 
 
Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar  
1. Title of project/programme : Promoting innovation and technology in ASEAN countries  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : Better general conditions and a more enabling institutional 
environment are in place for pr ivate sector involvement in promoting innovation and technology 
development in the ASEAN region.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : GIZ 
 
4. Enterprises or other institution s eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : - 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Advisory services to the ASEAN 
Committee on Science and Technology (comprising the Minist ries of Science and Technology)  
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : General  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : - 
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Policy framework for cooperation with the 
private sector in promoting innovation  and technology ; Four pilot projects for promoting innovation 
and technology . 
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  10. Outcomes/impact : Six pilot programmes have been selected from the ideas competition and 
the first steps have been taken towards developing them further . The ASEAN Committee for 
Science and Technology has set up a working group on framework conditions for private sector 
involvement in the promotion of innovation and technology . This Committee has begun to 
elaborate a guideline -type document.  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated: €1.6 million  
 
12. Duration : 01.01.2014  - 30.06.2016  
 
13. Status : Running  
 
14. Contact point for information : Karl Bartels, karl.bartels@giz.de  
 
 
Ethiopia, Tanzania, Kenya, Djibouti, Malawi, Comoros, Uganda, Rwanda, DRC, Chile  
1. Title of project/programme : Promotion of the use of geothermal energy by capacity building 
and political advice  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : East African GEOTHERM partner countries use risk 
mitigation programmes to avoid financial losses . 
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : BGR 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : - 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Ethiopia, Tanzania, Dji bouti, Malawi, Comoros, 
Uganda, Rwanda, DRC,  Government . Kenya is also a beneficiary , even if it is not an LDC.  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Not applicable - (transfer directly 
BGR -> counterparts)  
 
7. Field or sector of technology tr ansfer activities : Geothermal exploration  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Geothermal exploration methods, geological and 
geophysical field methods , capacity building, support in geothermal regulations . 
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Improved geothermal exploration 
capacities (geology, geophysics, remote sensing) ; improved skills in planning of surface 
exploration ; application of geothermal rules and regulations . 
 
10. Outcomes/impact : Geothermal energy is considered in energy strategies ; Sites for 
geothermal plants have been identified and are explored or are ready to be used for mitigation 
fund; Regulations for geothermal explorations and drilling are followed up . 
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €3.57 million  
12. Duration : 06.07.2009  - 31.01.2016  
 
13. Status : Running  
 
14. Contact point for information :  
 
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1. Title of project/programme : Promotion of the use of geothermal energy by capacity building 
and political advice  
 
2. Policy objective and /or purpose : East African GEOTHERM partner countries use risk 
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3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : BGR 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : none 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Government  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Not applicable - (transfer directly 
BGR -> counterparts)  
 
7. Field or sector  of technology transfer activities : Geothermal exploration  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Geothermal exploration methods, geological and 
geophysical field methods , capacity building, support in geothermal regulations . 
 
9. Expected output related to te chnology transfer : Improved geothermal exploration 
capacities (geology, geophysics, remote sensing) ; improved skills in planning of surface 
exploration ; application of geothermal rules and regulations . 
 
10. Outcomes/impact : Geothermal energy is considered in energy strategies ; Sites for 
geothermal plants have been identified and are explored or are ready to be used for mitigation 
fund; Regulations for geothermal explorations and drilling are followed up . 
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : Not discriminable  
 
12. Duration : 07/2009 - 01/2017  
 
13. Status : Running  
 
14. Contact point for information : BGR Sub -Dept. "International Cooperation", Africa Unit , 
Anja Volk, Anja.Volk@bgr.de  
 
 
Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, Benin, Guinea, Ni geria, Cameroon, Chad  
1. Title of project/programme : Support of Niger River Basin Agency (ABN) in Groundwater 
Management and protection  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The supra -national ABN supports the neighbouring 
countries in sustainable management of r egional groundwater resources.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : BGR 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : - 
 
5. Targeted LDC Me mbers (Transferee) : Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, Benin, Guinea, Nigeria, 
Cameroon and  Chad 
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Not applicable - (transfer directly 
BGR -> counterparts)  
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Groundwater Management and Protection  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Data collection, groundwater information management, 
groundwater protection, institutional support . 
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : ABN is coordinating  data exchange for 
regional aquifers between the countries ; ABN IWRM -support is included in water related decisions 
and ABN transboundary  groundwater protection measures are implemented . 
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  10. Outcomes/impact : Sustainable IWRM and groundwater protection measures are 
implemented in the ABN partner countries . 
 
11. Budget or funds allocated: €2.5 million  
 
12. Duration : 01.12.2014  - 30.11.2017  
 
13. Status : Running  
 
14. Contact point for information : BGR Sub -Dept. "International Cooperation", Africa Unit , 
Martin Jäger , Martin.Jaeger@bgr.de  
 
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1. Title of project/programme : Support of Niger River Basin Agency (ABN) in Groundwater 
Management and protection  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The supra -national ABN supports the neighbouring  
countries in sustainable management o f regional groundwater re sources . 
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : BGR 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : - 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transf eree) : - 
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Not applicable - (transfer directly 
BGR -> counterparts)  
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Regional Groundwater Management and 
Protection  
 
8. Type of technology transfer red: Data collection and analysis, groundwater information 
management, groundwater protection, institutional support . 
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : ABN is coordinating data exchange for 
transboundary aquifers between the countries ; ABN IWRM -support is included in water related 
decisions and ABN transboundary groundwater protection measures are implemented . 
 
10. Outcomes/impact : Sustainable IWRM and groundwater protection measures are 
implemented in the ABN partner countries  
 
11. Budget  or funds allocated : Not discriminable  
 
12. Duration : 03/2015 - 03/2018  
 
13. Status : Running  
 
14. Contact point for information : BGR Sub -Dept. "International Cooperation", Africa Unit , 
Martin Jäger , Martin.Jaeger@ bgr.de  
 
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Chad, Cameroon, Niger, Nigeria, Central African Republic  
1. Title of project/programme : Groundwater Management of Lake Chad Basin  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : LCBC's competencies in transboundary groundwater 
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3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : BGR 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : - 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Trans feree) : Chad, Cameroon, Niger, Central African Republic  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Not applicable - (transfer directly 
BGR -> counterparts)  
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Groundwater Management and Protection  
8. Type of technology transferred : Data collection, groundwater information management, 
groundwater protection, institutional support . 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Collecting, analysing and evaluating data 
on groundwater and surface water ; Managing groundwater in the Lake Chad Basin . 
10. Outcomes/impact : Sustainable IWRM and groundwater protection measures are 
implemented in the LCBC partner countries . 
11. Budget or funds allocated: €2 million  
 
12. Duration : 01.07.2014  - 30.06.2018  
 
13. Status : Running  
 
14. Contact point for information : BGR Sub -Dept. "International Cooperation", Africa Unit , 
Dirk Küster , Dirk.Kuester@bgr.de  
 
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1. Title of project/programme : Groundwater Management of Lake Chad Basin  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : LCBC's competencies in transboundary groundwater 
resource management are strengthened . 
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for  
technology transfer in developed member : BGR 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : No LDC 
partners  
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : No LDC partners  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Not applicable - (transfer directly 
BGR -> counterp arts) 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Groundwater Management and Protection  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Data collection, groundwater information management, 
groundwater protection, institutional support . 
 
9. Expected output r elated to technology transfer : Collecting, analysing and evaluating data 
on groundwater and surface water ; Managing groundwater in the Lake Chad Basin . 
 
10. Outcomes/impact : Sustainable IWRM and groundwater protection measures are 
implemented in the LCBC p artner countries . 
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : Not discriminable  
 
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  13. Status : Running  
 
14. Contact point for information : BGR Sub -Dept. "International Cooperation", Africa Unit , 
Julian Harbrecht , Julian.Harbrecht@bgr.de  
 
 
ICGLR (Great Lakes Region Africa)  
1. Title of project/programme : Support to the regional certification - ICGLR  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : Development and first application of due diligences and 
tracing mec hanisms on order to control exploitation and trade with mineral resources - including  
use of the AFP - add to the implementation of the Regional certification mechanism of the RINR.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentiv es for 
technology transfer in developed member : BGR 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : - 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : ICGLR  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Not applicable - (transfe r directly 
BGR -> counterparts)  
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Geological and mineral information 
systems  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Mineral resource control /tracing  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Improved knowl edge on mineral trade 
flows, is control and risk assessment . 
 
10. Outcomes/impact : Sustainable Use of Mineral Resources  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €7 million  
 
12. Duration : 01.01.2011  - 31.12.2016  
 
13. Status : Running  
 
14. Contact point for information : BGR Sub -Dept. "International Cooperation", Africa Unit , 
Manuel Hublitz , Manuel.Hublitz@bgr.de  
 
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1. Title of project/programme : Support to the regional certification - ICGLR  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : Development and first application of due diligences and 
tracing mechanisms on order to control exploitation and trade with mineral resources - including  
use of the AFP - add to the implementation of the Regional cert ification mechanism of the RINR.  
 
3. Gover nment agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives fo r 
technology transfer in developed member : BGR 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDC s (Transferor) : none 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : ICGLR  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Not applicable - (transfer directly 
BGR -> counterparts)  
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  7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Geological and mineral information 
systems  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Mineral resource control /tracing  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Improved knowledge on mineral trade 
flows, control and risk assessment . 
 
10. Outcomes/impact : Sustainable Use of Mineral Resources  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : Not discriminable  
 
12. Duration : 01/2011 - 12/2016  
 
13. Status : Running  
 
14. Contact point for information : BGR Sub -Dept. "International Cooperation", Africa Unit , 
Panja Feuker , Panja.Feuker@bgr.de  
 
 
Worldwide  
1. Title of project/prog ramme : Sector project : Support of the Quality Infrastructure - Sectoral, 
National, Regional  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The stakeholders of the technical cooperation use demand -
oriented approaches for the setting up of an internationally recognized q uality infrastructure.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : PTB 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : PTB 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Worldwide  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : - 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Quality infrastructure  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Quality infrastructure  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transf er: Development of innovative procedures, 
participation in  benchmarking processes, QI fields technically adapted,  consultancy documents, 
awareness raising events, evaluation reports, publications on specialized topics . 
 
10. Outcomes/impact : The stakeholders of  the technical  cooperation use demand -oriented 
approaches for the setting up of an internationally recognized quality infrastructure.  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €1.7 million  
 
12. Duration : 2012-2015 
 
13. Status : Running  
 
14. Contact point for information : Petra Hagem ann 
 
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1. Title of project/programme : Sector project : Support of the Quality Infrastructure - Sectoral, 
National, Regional  
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  2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The stakeholders of the technical cooperation use demand -
oriented approaches for  the setting up of an internationally recognized quality infrastructure.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for  
 technology transfer in developed member : PTB 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for in centives in LDCs (Transferor) : PTB 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Worldwide  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : - 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Quality infrastructure  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Quality infrastructure  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Development of innovative procedures, 
participation in benchmarking processes, QI fields technically adapted, consultancy documents, 
awareness raising events, evaluation reports, p ublications on specialized topics . 
 
10. Outcomes/impact : The stakeholders of the technical cooperation use demand -oriented 
approaches for the setting up of an internationally recognized quality infrastructure.  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €1.9 million  
 
12. Duration : 2015-2016 
 
13. Status : Running  
 
14. Contact point for information : Petra Hagemann , petra.hagemann@ptb.de  
 
 
ASEAN  
1. Title of project/programme : Improving quality infrastructure in ASEAN  
 
2. Policy object ive and/or purpose : To enable regional and national quality infrastructure  
institutions to meet the needs of their customers thus contributing to fulfilling ASEAN's goals in 
terms of economic policy.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the pro vision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : PTB 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : PTB 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : LDC Members of ASEAN  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : - 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Quality infrastructure  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Accreditation, legal metrology, standards  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Processes in the fields of accreditation, 
legal metrology and standardization have been aligned and harmonized on a regional level in 
accordance with international good practices . 
 
10. Outcomes/impact : Technical barriers to trade within ASEAN have been reduced thus 
facilitating  regional trade and economi c growth . 
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €1.5 million  
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  12. Duration : 2010-2014 
 
13. Status : Completed  
 
14. Contact point for information : Andrea Ulbrich , Andrea.Ulbrich@ptb.de  
 
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1. Title of project/programme : Improving quality infrastructure in ASEAN  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : Quality Infrastructure Institutions  will take into account 
international good practises when implementation  the ASEAN Economic Community Blueprint in 
the field of standards, technical regulations, accreditation, conformity  assessment and legal 
metrology.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : PTB 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : PTB 
 
5. Targeted LD C Members (Transferee) : LDC Members of ASEAN  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : - 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Quality infrastructure  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Accreditation, legal metrology, standards  
 
9. Expe cted output related to technology transfer : Processes in the fields of accreditation, 
legal metrology and standardization have been aligned and harmonized on a regional level in 
accordance with international good practices . 
 
10. Outcomes/impact : Technical barr iers to trade within ASEAN have been reduced thus 
facilitating  regional trade and economic growth . 
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €2 million  
 
12. Duration : 2015-2018 
 
13. Status : Running  
 
14. Contact point for information : Andrea Ulbrich , Andrea.Ulbrich@ptb.de  
 
 
Asia 
1. Title of project/programme : Promoting regional cooperation in metrology  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The ability of the regional metrology specialist networks in 
Asia to promote the metrology systems of develop ing economies has improved.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : PTB 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : PTB 
 
5. Targeted LDC Mem bers (Transferee) : LDC Members in A sia 
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : - 
 
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8. Type of technology transferred : Metrology  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Regiona l metrology networks develop 
instruments for capacity building of developing economies . Metrology organization s are 
strengthened to fulfil criteria for international good practices.  
 
10. Outcomes/impact : Adequate  technical competence and increased  awareness am ong policy -
makers will facilitate the development of an internationally recogniz ed and harmonised metrology 
system in developing economies.  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €2 million  
 
12. Duration : 2014-2017 
 
13. Status : Running  
 
14. Contact point for information : Kristin  Kiesow , Kirstin.kiesow@ptb.de  
 
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1. Title of project/programme : Promoting regional accreditation networks in the Asia -Pacific 
region  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : APLAC and PAC have improved th eir ability to support the 
accreditation systems of developing economies.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : PTB 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentiv es in LDCs (Transferor) : PTB 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : LCD Members in Asia 
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : - 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Accreditation  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Accreditation  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : APLAC and PAC have strengthened their 
capability to develop new services for developing countries . 
 
10. Outcomes/impact : Developing countries will be enabled to provide recogni zed accreditation 
services to local i ndustry, thus, facilitating participation in regional trade . 
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €0.6 million  
 
12. Duration : 2015-2017 
 
13. Status : Running  
 
14. Contact point for information : Simon Heisig , Simon.Heisig@ptb.de  
 
 
AU, AF RIMETS, ARSO, AFRAC, AFSEC  
1. Title of project/programme : Support of a Pan -African quality infrastructure  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : Efficient Pan -African quality infrastructure institutions are 
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3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : PTB 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : PTB 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : AU, AFRIMETS, ARSO,AFRAC, AFSEC  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : - 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Quality infrastructure  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Quality infrastructure  
 
9. Expected output related to technolog y transfer : The Pan African specialized institutions will 
obtain professional and technical capacities in the fields of harmonization, intercomparisons and 
proficiency tests, as well as in the field of international technical progress . 
 
10. Outcomes/impact : Specialized technical consultancy supports harmonization processes 
(standards) and the approximation of technical regulations . This consultancy will be rendered 
especially within the scope of the - internationally binding - Technical Committees . 
Intercompari sons, proficiency tests and peer reviews will be promoted as benchmarking 
procedures.  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €2 million  
 
12. Duration : 2013-2016 
 
13. Status : Running  
 
14. Contact point for information : Kathrin Wunderlich , Kathrin.wunderlich@ptb.de  
 
 
AU, Pan -African  
1. Title of project/programme : Support of a Pan -African quality  infrastructure  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : Efficient Pan -African quality infrastructure institutions are 
established and contribute to the economic integration of Africa.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incent ives for 
technology transfer in developed member : PTB 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : PTB 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : AU, PAQI (AFRAC, AFRIMETS, AFSEC, ARSO  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : - 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Quality infrastructure  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Quality infrastructu re 
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : The Pan African specialized institutions wil l 
obtain professional and technical capacities in the fields of harmonization, intercomparisons and 
proficiency tests, as well as in the field of international technical progress in order to support and 
implemen t the programmes of the AU in severa l sectors  related to quality.  
 
10. Outcomes/impact : Specialized technical consultancy supports harmonization processes 
(standards) and the approximation of technical regulations . This consultancy will be rendered 
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  Intercomparisons, proficiency tests and peer reviews will be promoted as benchmarking 
procedures.  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €2 million  
 
12. Duration : 2013-2016 
 
13. Status : Closed in June 2 016, follow up project commissioned in July 2 016 
 
14. Contact point for information : Kathrin Wunderlich , Kathrin.wunderlich@ptb.de  
 
 
CEMAC  
1. Title of project/programme : Establishment of a regional metrological system to support the 
EPA process in the CEMAC region  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The main elements of a metrological system is in place.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : PTB 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : PTB 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : CEMAC  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology trans fer: - 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Metrology  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Metrology  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : A strategy is developed, a network is 
established, proficiency test, regional metrology directi ve is drafted . 
 
10. Outcomes/impact : The main elements of a metrological system is in place.  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €2 million  
 
12. Duration : 2011-2016 
 
13. Status : Running  
 
14. Contact point for information : Petra Hagemann , petra.hagemann@ptb.de  
 
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1. Title of project/programme : Establishment of a regional metrological sys tem to support the 
EPA process in the CEMAC region  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The main elements of a metrological system is in place.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in devel oped member : PTB 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : PTB 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : CEMAC (Chad, Central African Republic, Cameroun, 
Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Republic Congo)  
 
6. Type of incentive s measures for technology transfer : - 
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  7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Metrology  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Metrology  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : A strategy is developed, a network is 
established, prof iciency test, regional metrology directive is drafted . 
 
10. Outcomes/impact : The main elements of a metrological system is in place.  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €2 million  
 
12. Duration : 2011-2016 
 
13. Status : Completed  
 
14. Contact point for information : Petra Hagemann , petra.hagemann@ptb.de  
 
 
East African Community (EAC)  
1. Title of project/programme : Establishment of a regional quality infrastructure for the 
pharmaceutical sector  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The implementation of the RPMPA has made considerable 
progress in the work areas "Strengthening of the local capacity for the introduction of WHO -GMP 
standards"  and "Strengthening of regulatory authorities", owing to a quality infrastructure which 
has been adapted to the needs of the pharmaceutical sector.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in deve loped member : PTB 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : PTB 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : East African Community  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : - 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfe r activities : Quality infrastructure in the 
pharmaceutical sector . 
 
8. Type of technology transferred : New metrology scopes / Proficiency Tests / Quality 
Infrastructure  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Increase in the palette of calibration 
services which are needed in the region but have so far not been offered there . Carrying out of 
comparison measurements between control laboratories (internal laboratories of industry and 
laboratories of the regulatory authorities) in the EAC . 
 
10. Outcomes/impa ct: The internationally prescribed traceability of the measuring and analysing  
instruments at pharmaceutical manufacturers' is increasingly ensured by service providers located 
in the region.  
11. Budget or funds allocated : €1.5 million  
 
12. Duration : 2013-2016 
 
13. Status : Running  
 
14. Contact point for information : Tobias Diergart , tobias.diergart@ptb.de  
 
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1. Title of project/programme : Establishment of a regional quality inf rastructure for the 
pharmaceutical sector  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The implementation of the RPMPA has made considerable 
progress in the work areas "Strengthening of the local capacity for the introduction of WHO -GMP 
standards" and "Strengtheni ng of regulatory authorities", owing to a quality infrastructure which 
has been adapted to the needs of the pharmaceutical sector.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : PTB 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : PTB 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : East African Community  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : - 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Quality infrastructure in the 
pharmaceutical sector . 
 
8. Type of technology transferred : New metrology scopes / Proficiency Tests / Quality 
Infrastructure  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Increase in the palette of calibratio n 
services which are needed in the region but have so far not been offered there . Carrying out of 
comparison measurements between control laboratories (internal laboratories of industry and 
laboratories of the regulatory authorities) in the EAC . 
 
10. Outco mes/impact : The internationally prescribed traceability of the measuring and analysing  
instruments at pharmaceutical manufacturers' is increasingly ensured by service providers located 
in the region.  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €1.5 million  
 
12. Duration : 2013-2016 
 
13. Status : Running  
 
14. Contact point for information : Tobias Diergardt , tobias.diergardt@ptb.de  
 
 
Economic Community West African States (ECOWAS)  
1. Title of project/progr amme : Building up a regional quality infrastructure in the ECOWAS 
region  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The metrology services in the ECOWAS region are 
developing in a coordinated, demand -oriented way, based on the division of labo ur. 
 
3. Government agenci es or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : PTB 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : PTB 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Economic Community of West African States 
(ECOWAS)  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : - 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Quality infrastructure  
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  8. Type of technology transferred : Quality infrastructure / metrology  
 
9. Expected output related to techn ology transfer : A joint steering group has been set up 
which harmonizes and coordinates metrology at the regional level and meets at regular intervals.  
A strategy for the development of metrology in the ECOWAS area has been drawn up and is 
accepted and sup ported by all member States.  The metrology services offered in other member 
states are increasingly being made use of.  
 
10. Outcomes/impact : The efficiency of the existing regional quality infrastructure has been 
improved.  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €2 millio n 
 
12. Duration : 2010-2015 
 
13. Status : Running  
 
14. Contact point for information : Florian Paffenholz , florian.pfaffenholz@ptb.de  
 
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1. Title of project/programme : Building up a regional quality infrast ructure in the ECOWAS 
region  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The metrology services in the ECOWAS region are 
developing in a coordinated, demand -oriented way, based on the division of labo ur. 
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the pro vision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : PTB 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : PTB 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Benin, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea -Bissau, 
Liberia , Mali, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : - 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Quality infrastructure / metrology  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Quality infrastructure / met rology  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : The national metrology institutes 
cumulatively carry out at least twenty events to sensitise customers and decision -makers.  
Existence of a draft strategy supported by all member states to develop m etrology in the ECOWAS 
area. At least six out of the nine countries identified with weakly defined metrology services have 
built up the scope of the services they offer (number of new services or number of expanded 
services at existing measurement variable s). 
 
10. Outcomes/impact : The performance of the available regional metrology is improved.  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €2 million  
 
12. Duration : 2010-2017 
 
13. Status : Running  
 
14. Contact point for information : Florian Paffenholz , florian.paffenholz@ptb.de  
 
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  SADC  
1. Title of project/programme : Strengthening quality infrastructure for trade enhancement and 
consumer protection in SADC  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : Strengthening Quality Infrastructure for trade 
enhancement and consumer protection in SADC in accordance with the SADC Trade Protocol TBT 
Annex.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : PTB 
 
4. Enterprises or other inst itutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : PTB 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : SADC Secretariat  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : - 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Quality infrastructure  
 
8. Type of tech nology transferred : Quality infrastructure  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Expertise of the SADC SQAM unit is 
required by SADC sector approaches, regional initiatives and international organizations . The 
requirements of the TBT Annex to th e SADC Protocol on Trade are increasingly implemented at 
subregional and member state level . The SADCA mutual recognition arrangement is recognized 
internationally by ILAC.  
 
10. Outcomes/impact : Strengthening of the capacities and competences of the SADC TIFI 
Directorate in the QI area and reduction of technical barriers to trade . Strengthening of the SADC 
QI structures . Enhancement of the international reputation of QI services.  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €1.5 million  
 
12. Duration : 2013-2016 
 
13. Status : Running  
 
14. Contact point for information : Kathrin Wunderlich , Kathrin.wunderlich@ptb.de  
 
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1. Title of project/programme : Strengthening quality infrast ructure for trade enhancement and 
consumer protection in SADC  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : Strengthening Quality Infrastructure for trade 
enhancement and consumer protection in SADC in accordance with the SADC Trade Protocol TBT 
Annex.  
 
3. Governme nt agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for  
technology transfer in developed member : PTB 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : PTB 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : SADC Secreta riat 
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : - 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Quality infrastructure  
 
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9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Expertise of the SADC SQAM unit is 
required by SADC sector approaches, regional initiatives and international organizations . The 
requirements of the TBT Annex to the SADC Protocol on Trade are increasingly implemented at 
subregional and member state level . The SADCA mutual recognition arrangement is recognized 
internationally by ILAC.  
 
10. Outcomes/impact :  Strengthening of the capacities and competences of the SADC TIFI 
Directorate in the QI area and reduction of technical barriers to trade . Strengthening of the SADC 
QI structures . Enhancement of the international reputation of QI services.  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €1.5 million  
 
12. Duration : 2013-2016 
 
13. Status : Running until August 2 016, follow up project envisaged starting September 2 016 
 
14. Contact point for information : Kathrin Wunderlich , Kathrin.wunderlich@ptb .de 
 
 
SAARC  
1. Title of project/programme : Support to SAARC in strengthening regional integration and 
cooperation in the field of quality infrastructure  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The reduction of technical barriers to trade is facilitated by 
increase d regional collaboration in quality infrastructure (QI), particularly in the areas of metrology 
and accreditation.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : PTB 
 
4. Enterprises or  other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : PTB 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : SAARC  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : - 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Quality infrastructure  
 
8. Type of tech nology transferred : Quality infrastructure  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Intra-regional capacity development and 
cooperation in the field of measurement and calibration is facilitated, intra -regional capacity 
development and collaboratio n on accreditation -related matters is strengthened , awareness is 
raised and information on trade -related QI issues is disseminated, complementary and response -
oriented training and advisory services to QI institutions at the national and regional level is 
provided . 
 
10. Outcomes/impact : The project particularly addresses QI capacity development needs of 
smaller economies, while, in parallel, larger economies in SAARC are supported to act as regional 
network partners . In this way the project contributes  to stren gthening regional economic 
integration in SAARC.  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €1.5 million  
 
12. Duration : 2013-2017 
 
13. Status : Running  
 
14. Contact point for information : Daniel Böhme , daniel.boehme@ptb.de  
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1. Title of project/programme : Support to SAARC in strengthening regional integration and 
cooperation in the field of quality infrastructure  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The reduction of technical barriers to trade is facilitated by 
increased regi onal collaboration in quality infrastructure (QI), particularly in the areas of metrology 
and accreditation.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for  
technology transfer in developed member : PTB 
 
4. Enterprises or  other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : PTB 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : SAARC  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : - 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Quality infrastructure  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Quality infrastructure  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Intra-regional capacity development and 
cooperation in the field of measurement and calibration is facilitated, intra -regional capacity 
development a nd collaboration on accreditation -related matters is strengthened , awareness is 
raised and information on trade -related QI issues is disseminated, complementary and response -
oriented training and advisory services to QI institutions at the national and reg ional level is 
provided . 
 
10. Outcomes/impact : The project particularly addresses QI capacity development needs of 
smaller economies, while, in parallel, larger economies in SAARC are supported to act as regional 
network partners . In this way the project c ontributes  to strengthening regional economic 
integration in SAARC.  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €1.5 million  
 
12. Duration : 2013-2017 
 
13. Status : Running  
 
14. Contact point for information : Daniel Böhme , daniel.boehme@ptb.de , Christian Stärz , 
Christian.Staerz@ptb.de  
 
 
IRELAND  
1. Title of project/programme : Africa Agri -Food Development Fund  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The objective of the Africa Agri -Food Development Fund 
(AADF) is to develop partnerships between the Irish Agri -Food Sector and African countries to 
support sustainable growth of the local food industry, build markets for local produce and support 
mutual trade between Ireland and Africa . The partnership involves new and additional resources to 
the Agri -Food sector, including a combination of finance and technical assistance . Initiatives are 
based around the key themes of:  
 Food Safety  
 Animal Health/Veterinary  
 Business development  
 Production sys tems 
 Training/Mentoring  
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 Project Management  
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : The AADF combines the expertise and experience 
of the Departmen t of Agriculture Food, and the Marine and the Department of Foreign Affairs and 
Trade/Irish Aid to support initiatives that can directly contribute to the development of agriculture 
in Africa.  
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives i n LDCs (Transferor) : Private 
agribusiness involving Irish and African partners . 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Tanzania, Ethiopia, Malawi, Uganda and Zambia. 
Kenya is also a beneficiary, even if it is not an LDC.  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for  technology transfer : Grant support for Feasibility Studies 
and job creation ; Support for grant recipients to establish in -country private and public sector 
contacts through Irish Embassy networks . 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Agri-Food/Agri -Business  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Dependant on applications for grants.  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Dependant on applications for grants.  
 
10. Outcomes/impact : For African countries to move "beyond aid " they m ust increase their own 
trade and attract investors . The development of business and agri -trade is a priority for many 
African countries where the majority of the population live in rural areas and are dependent on 
farm incomes . Many agricultural interventi ons have relied on increasing primary production of food 
and cash crops without adequate investment in developing markets, infrastructure and the 
necessary investment climate for business . There is broad consensus amongst development 
partners that increase d trade will drive food production in developing countries.  
 
For investors, Africa still poses many difficulties . Many Irish investors perceive Africa as a high risk 
environment due to a combination of limited human resources, weak services and fragile 
governance structures.  
 
In the Irish context, we recogni ze the benefits of partnerships between private sector investors, 
development agencies and host governments . The desirable outcome is investment, growth and 
trade that is inclusive, profitable and sustai nable beyond the normal cycle of development 
assistance programmes.  
 
The Irish agri -food sector can play a central role in the development of agri -business in Africa by 
bringing a much needed business perspective to the sector, supported where possible by 
investment and mutually beneficial trade . Irish expertise, both public and private, in areas such as 
animal health, food production, veterinary, food safety, agri -food business is well established and 
respected internationally . These kinds of expertise rep resent a significant learning resource for the 
agri-food sector in developing countries.  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : The AADF has a budget in 2016 of €540,000, co -funded by 
Department of Agriculture Food, and the Marine and the Department of Foreign Af fairs and Trade.  
 
12. Duration : The AADF is currently being reviewed.  
 
13. St atus: Three grants have been awarded . A review of the scheme is currently underway.  
 
14. Contact point for information : aadf@agricultu re.gov.ie  
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1. Title of project/programme : Royal College of Surgeons Ireland / College of Surgeons of East, 
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  2. Policy objective and/or purpose : To improve surgical skills in East, Southern and Central Africa.  
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : Royal College of Surgeons Ireland  
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : College of 
Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa  
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Burundi, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, 
Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.  Kenya is also a beneficiary, even if it is not an LDC.  
6. Type of incentives measures for  technology transfer : Fellowships in 7 specialities.  
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Health  
8. Type of technology transferred : Training in 7 specialities : General Surgery ; Orthopaedics ; 
Paediatrics ; Urology ; Neurosurgery ; Plastic Surgery ; and Ear, Nose and Throat.  
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Improved surgical skills in Southern, East 
and Central Africa.  
10. Outcomes/impact : COSECSA has produced 158 FCS graduates (9.3 % of all surgeons in the 
COSECSA region) . There are currentl y 335 trainee surgeons from East, Central and Southern 
Africa . There are 48 active COSECSA training centres, and the number of trainees enrolled is 
equivalent to 24 % of the current su rgical workforce in the region.  Standardi zation of training 
across the re gion with recognition of qualifications.  
11. Budget or funds allocated : 2013 - €500,000  
 2014 - €500,000  
 2015 - €500,000  
 2016 - €250,000  
 
12. Duration : 2011-2017 
 
13. Status : Ongoing  
 
14. Contact point for information : Vincent Maher, Development Specialist, Irish Aid, 
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Riverstone House, 23-27 Henry Stre et, Limerick,  Email: 
Vincent.Maher@dfa.ie  
 
 
SLOVAKIA  
1. Title of project/programme : Laboratory of General Chemical and Food Technology and 
curriculums for KPU  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The aim of this project is to contribute to the improvement 
of the quality of technical higher education in Afghanistan through the development of technical 
equipment and facilities, development of human potential, building and establishing cooperation of 
Slovak and Afgha n universities and institutions and transfer of knowledge and know -how from 
Slovakia . The aim of this project corresponds with the development strategy of the Afghan 
government, the strategy of the international community operating in Afghanistan and the o fficial 
development cooperation strategy of Slovakia.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : Slovak Agency for International Development 
Cooperation, Grosslingova 35, 811  09 Bratislava, Slovak Republic, http://www.slovakaid.sk  
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  4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : Slovak 
University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia  
 
5. Targeted LDC Me mbers (Transferee) : Kabul Polytechnical University, Afghanistan  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : - 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Education facilities and training  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Laborato ry equipment and guidelines for efficient use of the 
laboratories.  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Laboratory equipment, new curriculums 
including syllabus, trained laboratory staff . Capacity building.  
 
10. Outcomes/impact : Improved qua lity of higher education.  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €218,285  
 
12. Duration : 10/2013 - 9/2015  
 
13. Status : Terminated  
 
14. Contact point for information : info@slovakaid.sk  
 
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1. Title of project/programme : The laboratory of basic bioprocesses for food a nalysis at the 
Heart University  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose :  The aim of this project is to contribute to the 
improvement of the quality of higher education in Afghanistan through the development of 
technical equipment  and facilities, development o f human potential, building and establishing 
cooperation of Slovak and Afghan universities and institutions and transfer of knowledge and 
know -how from Slovakia.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology  transfer in developed member :  Slovak Agency for International Development 
Cooperation, Grosslingova 35, 811 09 Bratislava, Slovak Republic, http://www.slovakaid.sk  
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for  incentives in LDCs (Transferor) :  Slovak 
University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia  
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Herat University, Afghanistan  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : - 
 
7. Field or sector of technology tra nsfer activities : Education facilities and training.  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Design of laboratory works, laboratory equipment and 
installation.  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Design of laboratory works, laboratory 
equipment  and installation.  New syllabus o f bioprocess subjects, training of teachers of HU, 
laboratory manuals.  Capacity building.  
 
10. Outcomes/impact : Improved quality o f higher education.  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : €222,228 
12. Duration : 10/2014 - 10/2016  
13. Status : Ongoing  IP/C/W/616/Add.7  
 
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SWEDEN  
1. Name of the programme/incentive:  Wind Power Development and Use, Energy Efficiency, 
and ICT for Pedagogical Development International Training Programmes  
 
2. Description:  The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) has 
commissioned LIFE Academy to carry out eight international training programmes on Wind Power 
Development a nd Use which are implemented in cooperation with the Swedish Royal University of 
Technology . LIFE Academy has also been commissioned by Sida to carry out twelve international 
training programmes on Energy Efficiency in cooperation with the Swedish Royal Un iversity of 
Technology, and thirteen international training programmes on ICT and Pedagogical Development 
in cooperation with Stockholm University . The overall objective of the programmes is to contribute 
to capacity building and increased understanding of  the importance of wind power and other 
renewable energy sources, energy efficiency, and ICT among institutions and private companies in 
developing countries through training of in total 825 representatives.  
 
3. Beneficiary country/countries : Whereas the p rogrammes are open to developing countries 
and LDCs in general, 80 -90% of the participants in the most recent programmes came from LDCs 
with focus on Africa (Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia).  Kosovo, the Republic 
of Moldov a, Mongolia, Ukrai ne and Kenya are also beneficiaries, even if they are not LDCs.  
 
4. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given : 
 
Objective 2 :  Improve access to available techniques and industrial processes  
    Training in the state of the art  
Objective 4 :  Provide train ing in technology management and production methods  
Objective 5 :  Capacity building  
 
5. Eligible enterprises or institutions : The programmes are open to planners, trainers, 
managers and specialists in the above sectors working at government institutions or  private 
companies in developing countries.  
 
6. Type of technology transferred : Knowledge of various methods of central importance in 
developing wind power plants s uch as wind measurement, localiz ation and design, demands on the 
infrastructure and the elec tric grid, environmental impact analysis, management, organization  and 
economy of wind power plants, etc.  
 
Knowledge of energy efficiency and its benefits for sustainable development and poverty 
reduction, as well as increased knowledge of methods and tool s for energy efficiency.  
 
Knowledge of the possibilities of using ICT as a tool for pedagogical development and to promote 
"Education for all ", as well as increased knowledge of how ICT can be applied in the national 
educational system.  
 
7. Functioning in practice : Each programme runs over a period of 16 -18 months with 
continuous support from LIFE Academy . Some programs include workshops in the partner 
countries . All programs include a 3 -4 weeks study period in Sweden as well as a regional phase in 
a partic ipating country.  
 
8. Examples of ongoing/implemented projects : The programmes have resulted in transfer of 
technological knowledge in the Wind Energy, Energy Efficiency, and ICT fields and contributed to 
expanding and improving the technological base in th e partner developing countries.  
 
WP 
The wind power development in Nepal was started in 2009 by a Change Agent with a formulation 
and development of a wind energy policy . Based on this policy two other Change Agents worked 
out a strategy, programs and activ ities for wind power development in their country.  
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  EE 
A Change Agent has persuaded local authorities in the Republic of Moldova to change old street 
lighting systems to modern ones - based on LED light . By utilizing today 's advanced energy 
efficient techn ology both the energy consumption and the operational/maintenance cost for street 
and road lightning have been significantly reduced.  
 
ICT 
A Change Agent in Ethiopia has focused on capacity building and creation of awareness among 
students in Ethiopia, thu s providing a successful result including a sustainability plan . This is now 
part of the outreach program at the Department of Computer Science in Addis Ababa University.  
 
9. Statistics on the use of the incentive/on the number o f supported projects : The W ind 
Power programme has been started in five consecutive years (2009 -2013) and has been offered 
twice 2012 and 2013 . The Energy Efficiency Program has been started in five consecutive years 
(2011 -2015) and has been offered twice in 2012 and three tim es in 2013, 2014, 2015, and 
two times in 2016 . The ICT for Pedagogical Development Program has been offer ed in 
four consecutive years (2012 -2015) and has been offered three times in 2013, 2014 and 2015.  
Totally 700 participants have completed a full programmes w hile 125 are currently taking or are 
planned to take the programmes.  The overall allocated budget f or the above programs is 
MSEK  142 in total, or approximately SEK 172,000 per participant.  
 
10. Contact : Lars Hallén, Chairman , LIFE Academy , Köpmannagatan 2 , SE-652 62 Karlstad , 
Sweden, lars.hallen@life.se , http://www.life.se  
 
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1. Name of the programme/ incentive : Demo Environment  
2. Description : The Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth is commissioned by the 
Swedish International Development Co -operation Agency (Sida) to implement the Challenge Fund 
Demo Environment . The programme supports the exchange of knowledge and business 
opportunities to make a differe nce in the fight against poverty and environmental challenges . The 
programme offers two types of financing : Planning Grants are awarded to help entrepreneurs 
explore new markets and research their technology 's impact on the environment and poverty 
reductio n. In Demonstration Projects, local actors receive financing to help them import 
technologies which offer solutions to local environmental challenges.  
3. Beneficiary country/countries : The Demo Environment programme can fund international 
technology transf ers to the following 11 recipient countries:  
• Africa : Kenya (not an LDC),  Mozambique (LDC), Tanzania (LDC), Zambia (LDC)  
• Asia: Bangladesh (LDC), Cambodia (LDC)  
• Western Balkans : Bosnia and Hercegovina, Serbia (not an LDC)  
• Eastern Europe : Georgia (not  an LDC) , the Republic of Moldova (not an LDC) , Ukraine (not an LDC)  
 
4. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given : The objective of the programme is to improve 
the environment, contribute to poverty reduction and/or support the resilience to the effects  of 
climate in 11 countries . This is done through technology and capacity transfer . The programme 
also aims to support technology developers/enterprises that would like to explore new markets for 
their technology.  
Objective 2 :  Improve access to available techniques and industrial processes  
Objective 4 :  Provide training in technology management and production methods  
Objective 5 :  Capacity building  
 
5. Eligible enterprises or institutions : The target group is mainly small and medium sized 
enterprises inter ested in buying or selling new technology . Organization, municipalities, academia 
or other entities are also able to apply.  
6. Type of technology transferred : Technology in the areas of:  water; sanitation ; energy ; and 
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  7. Functioning in p ractice : The programme has two types of support : planning grants and 
grants for demonstration projects . Grants are awarded on a competitive basis . Two calls for 
applications will be open each year between 2016 -2018.  
 
Planning Grants are awarded to help ent repreneurs explore new markets and research their 
technology 's impact on the environment and poverty reduction . In Demonstration Projects, local 
actors receive a grant to help them import new technologies which offer solutions to local 
environmental challe nges.  
8. Examples of ongoing /implemented projects : In 2016, 12 projects have been approved, a 
majority within the Energy sector.  
 
9. Statistics on the use of the incentive /on the number of supported projects : Over the 
programme period support to 100 planni ng grants and 15 demonstration projects is available.  
 
10. Contact : Karin Bengtsson , Programme Manager , Tillväxtverket , P O Box 4044 , 102 61 
Stockholm , karin.bengtsson@tillvaxtverket.se , http://tillvaxtverket.se  
 
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1. Name of the programme /incentive: Electrical Distribution Management Advanced 
International Training Programme (EDM)  
 
2. Description : Grontmij AB (today Sweco Energuide AB) together  with ÅF -Industry AB have 
been commissioned by the Swedish International Development Co -operation Agency (Sida) to run 
the Electrical Distribution Management Advanced International Training Programme (EDM) 
annually since 2007 . The final programme started 2 011 and was completed during 2013 . The 
complete contract with Sida on EDM expired at the end of 2014 . Nothing further has happened 
since then.  
 
The programme provided know -how in the field of electricity distribution, including rural 
electrification, cover ing financing, management and technical questions . The objective was to 
create awareness of integrated approaches towards electricity distribution in relation to energy 
supply, country planning and environmental aspects.  
 
3. Beneficiary country/countries : More than 70 % of the participants came from LDCs 
(Ethiopia, Gambia, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania, 
Uganda, Zambia) . However, also candidates from other developing countries have been eligible to 
participate in the  programme.  
 
4. Objective(s) and type(s) of incentive given :  
Objective 2 : Improve access to available techniques and industrial processes  
 Access to legal and technological information sources  
 Training in the state of the art  
Objective 4  Provide training  in technology management and production methods  
Objective 5 : Capacity building  
 
5. Eligible enterprises or institutions : Participants should be individuals from developing 
countries acting in the field of sustainable supply of energy, e.g. ministries, reg ulating authorities, 
power companies, network operators, electricity cooperatives, consultants, etc.  
 
6. Type of technology transferred : Technological knowledge of electrical distribution 
management.  
 
7. Functioning in practice : The two -year programme is d ivided into five phases with a training 
programme in Sweden and a regional seminar and support by designated mentors to the 
participants ' own change projects . The programme is focusing i.a. on the fundamentals of 
electricity distribution, privatiz ation and  deregulation of electricity markets, risk and life cycle 
analysis, quality of supply, technical solutions for existing and future systems, small scale local 
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  instruction, such as lectures, exercises, group discussions, study visits and project work and 
preparation of participants ' own change projects.  
 
8. Examples of ongoing/implemented projects : The training of individuals from participating 
developing count ries is directly aimed at facilitating the transfer of technology (technological 
knowledge) to the countries at hand thereby improving their technological base . The mentorship 
feature enables networking among professionals in the field of electrical distri bution and facilitates 
future technology transfers by potential partnerships and cooperation.  
 
Examples of more specific results can be found in the change projects for participants in the 2011 
programme:  
 considerable loss reduction and much improved custo mer service in Phnom Penh in 
Cambodia;  
 enhancement of access to electricity through effective loss reduction strategy in Ghana;  
 implementation of a rural electrification project to Luwerezi area in Malawi;  
 improvement of electricity revenue collection in J uba in South Sudan;  
 loss reduction with a new medium voltage line to North Zone of Zanzibar in Tanzania.  
Examples of results from the change projects in all five programmes:  
 30 projects in different countries have concerned rural electrification . In total around 
230,000 households and other consumers have benefited from these projects.  
 41 projects in different countries have concerned loss reduction whereas  an average the 
losses have been reduced with 15 %. 
 18 projects have concerned improvement of customer service . Many projects have been 
in Tanzania.  
 12 projects have concerned renewable energy, e.g. small scale hydropower, wind power, 
solar energy and bio energy.  
 
9. Statistics on the use of the incentive/on the number of supported projects : The 
programme h as run on an annual basis since 2007 with in total 145 participants accepted to the 
programme . The overall budget amounts to SEK 25 ,000,000 or S EK 169,000 per participant. 
145 participants have completed the programme.  
 
10. Contact : Jan Klevås , Sweco Energ uide AB , Norra Bulltoftavägen 65 A , Box 2909 , SE-212 09 
MALMÖ , Sweden,  jan.klevas@sweco.se , www.sweco.se  
 
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1.  Name of the programme/ incentive : Swedfund  
 
2. Description : Through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sweden's  government has assigned 
Swedfund to be Sweden 's development finance institution for investments in poor countries . 
Swedfund was formed in 1979 and is state owned . From January 2 015 Swedfund is man aged by 
Sweden 's Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation . Swedfund 's role in development activities was 
however not changed.  
 
Swedfund 's activities shall contribute to achieving the goals for Sweden 's Policy for Global 
Development (PGU) . Swedfund shall in co llaboration with strategic partners participate in 
economically, socially and environmentally sustainable investments that create better conditions 
for people living in poverty and under repression . The company 's activities shall promote the 
development of  gender equality and contribute to development that is sustainable for the 
environment and climate . Return on equity should exceed the average interest rate on Swedish 
central government debt of one -year maturity . The goal of Swedfund 's investment is descr ibed as 
to reduce poverty through sustainable business.  
 
Swedfund 's investments are based on partnerships and collaboration with other companies and 
developments finance institutions . Swedfund aims to invest with partners who have the necessary 
financial s trength and structural capital . It is also important that partners share our focus on 
sustainability and our values.  
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  Our investments operations rests on three pillars - Impact on Society, Sustainability and Financial 
Viability - and on long term commitmen ts and sustainability in our partnerships . These pillars 
support everything we do - from making a decision to invest, throughout the entire management 
phase, to regular monitoring of results and finally at an exit from the investment.  
 
Investments instrume nts include loans, equity or investments in funds . The choice of instrument 
depends on the portfolio company 's financing needs . Swedfund continues to focus on the 
ownership role through witch we can influence the company 's development via the agreement in 
signs as well as through active board participation . Swedfund aims to increase the average level of 
investments to about SEK 60  million  per investment.  
 
Swedfund also has at its disposal certain funds for financing technical assistance, the objective 
being  measures to enhance the quality of existing projects.  
 
3. Beneficiary country/countries : Swedfund invests in companies, primarily in LDCs , with focus 
primarily on Sub-Sahara  Africa . India is also a beneficiary, even if it is not an LDC.   
 
4. Objective(s)  and type(s) of incentive given : Swedfund  
 
 Swedfund 's objective is to contribute to the goals of Sweden 's Policy for Global 
Development by co -financing investments in the private sector which encourage 
economically, environmentally and socially sustainable  business in developing countries.  
 Swedfund 's owner instructions were updated at the AGM held in April 2 015. It was 
stated that Swedfund 's investments shall contribute to greater gender equality and 
contribute to development that is sustainable for the env ironment and climate.  
 Swedfund offers risk capital in the form of equity and loans to strategic partners wishing 
to establish or expand their operations in target regions.  
 The size of Swedfund 's investment ranges between MSEK 10 and 100 and normally 
repres ents one third of the total investment amount . The average investment horizon is 
normally 9 years  
Swedpartnership  
 
 The objective of Swedpartnership is to encourage small and medium sized Swedish 
enterprises to invest in emerging markets.  
 Financial support through loans of up to SEK 200 ,000,000 or 40 % of the total estimated 
cost can be obtained to invest in equipment and knowledge transfer when setting up 
businesses in emerging markets.  
 The loans can be amortized upon project completion and approval of the p roject results.  
5. Eligible enterprises or institutions : Companies investing in developing countries, including 
LDCs, and their partner companies in the host countries.  
 
6. Type of technology transferred : Various types of technology may be involved 
(e.g. healthcare, cleantech, chemicals, ICT and agriculture) . 
 
7. Functioning in practice : Swedfund invests in loans or equity in developing countries . Our 
business model integrates value creation and risk management in our three pillars impact on 
society, sustai nability and financial viability throughout the entire investment process . The overall 
value of an investment is more extensive than just the financial value . We also build value in 
terms of human capital., relationship capital and natural capital . When in vesting, Swedfund is 
considering how the investme nt will contribute to the realiz ation of the 2030 -agenda and the 
indicators developed to measure progress . More information is available from Swedfund 's 
Integrated Report 2015 ( http://www.swedfund.se/en/about -swedfund ), which follows the Global 
Reporting Initiative 's (GRI) Sustainability reporting framework and contains information about the 
sectors and regions Swedfund invests in, the number of employe es at Swedfund 's portfolio 
companies, and descriptions of how these enterprises contribute to development cooperation.  
 
8. Examples of ongoing/implemented projects : Gender equality makes our investees more 
profitable, more innovative and more sustainable . Investing in activities to promote gender 
equality pays of during our investment time which is normally in average nine years and 
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  Swedfund initiated the progra m Women4Growth which is a talent program which aims at 
encouraging the companies to ensure that they are using the full potential of the female 
workforce . The program was implemented in two companies in Nairobi, Kenya in 2015 . The results 
was encouraging a nd the programme has grown since then to include other parts of Swedfund 's 
portfolio.  
 
Swedfund made an additional investment in Radisson Hotel in Nairobi . The hotel was built to limit 
climate impact and has received Green Key environmental certification w ith solar panels on the 
roof and an enclosed waste water system that means that 95 % of used water is recycled. 350 jobs 
have been created through the investment and 45 % of the workforce is women.  
 
In 2015 Swedfund and Scania announced a partnership to deve lop production of biogas as a 
vehicle fuel in the Indian city of Nagpur . In collaboration with local companies, biogas will be 
manufactured using the sludge from one of the city 's wastewater treatment plants . Nagpur is 
participating in the Indian governmen t's efforts to improve the transport system and the 
environment in the country 's 100 largest citifies.  
 
In total, Swedfund in 2015 took the decision to invest in 2 funds,  3 financial institutions and 
2 investments in manufacturing and service.  
 
9. Statisti cs on the use of the incentive / on the number o f supported projects : By the 
end of 2015, Swedfund 's total investment portfolio amounted to SEK 3,456  million  divided over 
63 different accounts in 27 countries . During 2014, Swedfund  made seven new investmen ts. 
60.3% of the portfolio is invested in Sub -Sahara Africa.  
 
10. Contact : Karin Kronhöffer , Swedfund International AB , Drottninggatan 92 -94, P O Box 3286 , 
SE-103 65 Stockholm , Sweden, http://www.swedfund.se  
 
 
UNITED KINGDOM  
1. Title of project/programme : Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The illegal wildlife trade is a serious criminal industry 
worth more than £6  billion  each year . While threatening the future existence of whol e species, it 
drives corruption and undermines efforts to cut poverty . The UK government is committed to 
tackling illegal trade in wildlife products . As part of this, Defra 's Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge 
Fund supports projects in developing countries t ackling one or more of the themes discussed at 
the London Conference on the Illegal Wildlife Trade:  
 
 developing sustainable livelihoods for communities affected by illegal wildlife trade ; 
 strengthening law enforcement and the role of the criminal justice s ystem ; 
 reducing demand for the products of the illegal wildlife trade . 
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : Organization s that can demonstrate that they 
meet the Fund 's requirements, which includes demonstrating that the benefits of the work will be 
realised in Official Development Assistance (ODA) - eligible countries.  
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentive in LDCs (Transferor) : 
Organization s in co untries eligible for ODA funding that can meet the Fund 's eligibility  
requirements.  Partnerships are encouraged : the lead partner will often be working with several 
other institutions  including local (i.e. based in the LDC) NGOs an d relevant Government Age ncies.  
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Funding is awarded through open competition.  
Applications must come from countries eligible for ODA support.  Applications are reviewed by a 
group consisting of relevant UK Government Departments and independent  experts, and graded 
against a set of published criteria.  Defra Ministers make the final decision on which projects to 
fund. 
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  6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Technology transfer is a feature of 
some of the projects selected.  
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Improvements to systems that support 
anti-poaching activity, and which support effective enforcement of measures to counter the illegal 
wildlife trade.  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Examples of projects  which include an element of 
technology  transfer include:  
 
Project Title  Lead partner  Summary  Funding  
Technology and 
Innovation Against 
Poaching and Wildlife 
Trafficking Kenya.  Stimpson Centre  The project will design a "gold standard " wildlife 
protection  technological system to serve as a 
pilot project working in Kenya 's Tsavo West 
National Park, aiming to demonstrate the 
positive impact of robust technological security 
and training systems  £120,000  
Developing law 
enforcement capability 
in Malawi to comb at 
wildlife crime  RSPCA 
International  This project will up -skill Malawian officials, 
(through cascade training) supporting them in 
investigating and prosecuting wildlife crime.  To 
support investigations and prosecutions, this 
project will produce a legisl ation handbook on 
Acts relevant to wildlife crime as an aid to 
prosecutors and judiciary, and establish a 
national database on wildlife crime to ensure 
accurate reporting and facilitate intelligence 
gathering  £182,599  
Combat ing IWT in 
Cameroon through 
improved law 
enforcement and 
community 
empowerment  Zoological Society 
of London  This project aims to deliver reduced poaching of 
elephants and other trafficked species in the 
southern Dja landscape of Cameroon by 
empowering local communities, reinforcing 
livelihoods and improved wildlife protection and 
application of laws relating to wildlife crime in a 
hotspot for illegal wildlife trade in central Africa - 
leads to poverty reduction, improved 
governance and security . The UCL/ZSL team will 
work with communitie s to design information 
gathering protocols that meet their needs, 
spatially represented using maps designed 
during a participatory process and using a 
robust hand held PDA interface  £372,482 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : The outputs vary from project to project, 
but can include:  
 improved real time information about activity in an area affected by poaching ; 
 tools communities can use to monitor and report on illegal activities, critical natural 
resources, and enforcement actions ; 
 more s ystematic and easily shared information relating to criminal and legal processes 
e.g. databases . 
10. Outcomes/impact : The projects supported by the Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund 
should help to:  
 reduce poaching levels ; 
 comba t corruption linked to po aching;  
 improve security for communities.  
11. Budget or funds allocated : So far £9.8  million has been allocated to 34 projects, although 
not all will feature technology transfer.  
 
12. Duration : The first awards were made in 2014.  Now ongoing.  
 
13. Status : Ongoing  
 
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1. Title of project/programme : Product development partnerships (PDPs) to develop new 
health technologies for diseases of poverty  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : 
 
 To develop, test and deliver a range of new products (including new vaccines, drugs, 
diagnostics and other health technologies) to help combat the most serious infectious 
diseases in low -income countries, in three focal areas, namely:  
 
 Diseases with epidemic potential , such as Ebola, that can spread rapidly, if not 
stopped quickly ; 
 
 Neglected tropical diseases  that affect over a  billion  people worldwide, causing 
disability, disfigurement and death ; 
 
 Diseases with emerging  resistance , which is becoming an increasing threat globally . 
This includes diseases such as malaria and tuberculosis (TB), because of emerging drug 
and insecticide resistance . 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : Funding provided by the UK Government through 
DFID to a number of different PDPs each working on a specific technology and/or disease area.  
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs ( Transferor) : Funding is 
given to eligible product development partnerships/research institutions . Each PDP has a range of 
different partners, depending on the portfolio of projects that they are working on.  Partners can be 
from any country and all include some UK partners.  
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Global, with a focus on Sub -Saharan Africa and 
South -East Asia, based upon the distribution of the different diseases.  
 
6.Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Cash funding  
 
7. Field o r sector of technology transfer activities : Health 
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Health technologies accessed include : new diagnostics for 
malaria, sleeping sickness, TB ; new drugs for malaria, neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and TB ; 
and new vacci nes for meningitis and diarrhoeal diseases.  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : The expected outputs, often in partnership 
with other funders, include:   
 
The development of new products for the targeted diseases, including:  
 diagnostics to e nable a rapid & effective response to future disease outbreaks, such a s 
Ebola;  
 drugs, diagnostics and insecticides to tackle the growing threat of anti -microbial 
resistanc e, including for malaria and TB;  
 drugs and diagnostics  for Neglected Tropical Disease s. 
Research into how to optimise the delivery of existing interventions, and maximise their 
impact, through operational and implementation research . The expected results include:  
 better evidence on how to control or elimin ate Neglected Tropical Diseases;  
 better evidence on how to address the growing threat of anti -microbial resistance;  
 better evidence on how to make health systems more resilient  and able to respond to 
the potential shocks they could experience (including outbreaks).  
10. Outcomes/impact : New products are available and accessible at scale, and delivered 
through stronger and more resilient systems informed by evidence generated by new research . 
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  11. Budget or funds allocated : The work covers a range of different programmes that have 
been funded  by DFID for a number of years.  The work falls under the remit of the Ross Fund 
portfolio, announced by the then Chancellor as part of the Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) 
in November 2 015. Total funding for the research described will be around £350  million for the 
CSR period.  The organization s funded through the programme also receive funding from a wide 
range of other donors, including US, Netherlands, Irish, Norwegian, Japanese and Swiss 
Governments, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Wellcome Tr ust and other charitable 
foundations.  
 
12. Duration : 2010–2021 
 
13. Status : Funding was awarded to 10 different PDPs and a number of operational research 
programmes in 2010.  Further funding awards will be made during 2016/ 2017 and 2017/ 2018. 
Examples of fu nded programmes:  
 
 Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV), a PDP  developing new drugs to treat malaria, 
to date have developed 6 new anti -malarial treatments.  For example CoartemD®, a 
cherry flavoured, paediatric treatment which can be dissolved in water or br east milk.  
Since launch in 2009 over 300  million  treatments have been delivered in over 50 
countries.  
 Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND), a PDP developing new 
diagnostics for a range of different diseases, has launched more than 8 new diagnos tics 
including GeneXpert, which can diagnose drug resistant TB in 2 hours (reducing time 
taken from weeks) and the first point of care diagnostic for sleeping sickness.  
 COUNTDOWN , an implementation research consortium dedicated to investigating cost -
effect ive, scale -up and sustainable solutions, including through the Mass Drug 
Administration programmes, to control and eliminate the seven most common Neglected 
Tropical Diseases (schistosomiasis, lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, trachoma and 
three soil t ransmitted helminths) simultaneously.  
14. Contact point for information : Dr Sue Kinn , Head Health Research Team , Research and 
Evidence Division , DFID, Abercrombie House , East Kilbride , G75 8EA , s-kinn@dfid.gov.uk  
 
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1. Title of Project/Programme:  GALVmed Phase 2 : Protecting Livestock Saving Human Lives  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : Make available and accessible animal health products to 
poor livestock keepers in low income countries that are affordable an d technically suitable.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member:  The UK Government provides core support 
GALVmed which also receives support from the Gates Foundation.  The Glo bal Alliance for Livestock 
Veterinary Medicines (GALVmed), is a Not -for-Profit company based at Edinburgh University.  
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferee) : GALVmed 
works with a number of partners including interna tional, national and regional animal health 
institutions (OIE, FAO, AU -IBAR), national governments and regional governmental organization s, 
private veterinary suppliers and agribusiness, leading industry technology developers and major 
international resear ch organization s, including research centres affiliated with the CGIAR.  
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : GALVmed works in a number of countries in 
South Asia and sub -Saharan Africa, including Tanzania, Bangladesh, Nepal, Uganda, Mozambique.  
Furth er beneficiaries  are Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and India, even if they are not LDCs.  
 
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  therapeutics and vaccines and transfer of technology, establishing vaccine and medicine 
production , manufacturing and commercializ ation capacity.  
 
7. Field of sector of technology transfer activities:  Animal health, agriculture  
 
8. Type of technology transferr ed: Animal health products, vaccines, therapeutics and 
diagnostic tools.  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer:  Therapeutics, vaccines and diagnostics  
made available that were previously not available (e .g. TSOL18 vaccine for Porcine Cystercicosi s) 
that are lower cost and more suitable for small -holders (e .g. small-batch thromstable Newcastle 
Disease vaccine).  
 
10. Outcomes/impact : Improved animal health, reduced risk to both humans and animals from 
livestock disease, increased agriculture productivit y, improved incomes, nutrition and health.  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : £6.5 million 
 
12. Duration : 2012-17 
 
13. Status : Operational  
 
14. Contact point for information : Alan Tollervey , Livelihoods Adviser , Department for 
International Development , Abercrombie House , Eaglesham Road , East Kilbride , Glasgow G75 8EA  
 
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1. Title of project/programme : Met Office contribution to the World Meteorology Organization  
(WMO) Voluntary Cooperation Programme (VCP)  
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : To work in partners hip with the National Meteorological 
Services (NMSs) of developing countries to enhance their capacity to deliver effective weather and 
climate services - and, in doing so, encouraging the outcomes desired by the UK Public Weather 
Service (PWS), including the protection of life and property . This includes the provision of 
equipment, services and training . Work is focussed with developing countries, in particular LDCs, 
and is mainly funded through our PWS (Public Weather Service) Programme.  
 
3. Government ag encies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : National Meteorological Services (NMSs) of 
developing countries . LDCs are prioritised, but Programme support is across developing countries.  
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : N/A 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Beneficiary countries - UK VCP has worked with the 
majority of LDCs . In the 16/17 reporting period these LDCs include : Tuvalu, Kiribati,  Solomon 
Islands, Nepal, Lao PDR, Africa (including Burundi, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mali, Rwanda, 
Uganda, Tanzania, Sierra Leone).  Samoa is also a beneficiary, even if it is not an LDC.  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Incentiv es measures for tech 
transfer - developing country NMS where engagement will:  
 Improve protection of life and property overseas through the provision of sustainable 
public weather services (including local warning delivery) by developing country NMSs.  
 Sustain, and optimally improve, levels of observation data and forecasts available on the 
WMO information system (WIS).  
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Weather and climate observations, 
knowledge, dissemination of warnings and expertise.  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Weather observations and networks, forecast delivery, 
climate data management, media and communications, and HR development . This may involve 
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   support to upper air observati on networks in pacific;  
 increased access to Met Office forecast model products through web portal and satellite;  
 provision of emergency weather model data and support post disasters;  
 development of a sustainable, flexible and user friendly climate data man agement 
system option;  
 support for TV weather presentation delivery by NMSS, including hardware components 
and technical and presenter training.  
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Improve protection of life and property 
overseas through the  provision of sustainable public weather services (including local warning 
delivery) by developing country NMSs.  
 Sustain, and optimally improve, levels of observation data and forecasts available on the 
WMO information system (WIS).  
10. Outcomes/impact : Same as point i.  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : Allocation from Public Weather Service budget August 2015-
July 2016: £960,000.  
 
12. Duration : Ongoing - programme will continue as part of Public Weather Service commitment 
to WMO.  
 
13. Status : As at point l.  
 
14. Contact point for information : Alex Bailey, 07500 066035 , Alex.Bailey@metoffice.gov.uk  
 
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1. Title of Project/Programme : Sustainable Crop Production Research for International 
Developm ent 
2. Policy Objective and/or Purpose : The purpose of the programme is to address future 
threats to crop productivity by:  
 delivering strategic biological and biotechnological research to improve the production of 
the 5 staples (cassava, maize, rice, sorgh um and wheat) which are most important for 
poor people in Africa and South Asia, and supporting the development of new crop 
varieties with more resistance to disease and pests and less vulnerability to pests, 
diseases, drought and other shocks (i.e. biotic  and a biotic stressors) ; and 
 developing strong research partnerships between developing country institutions and 
enhancing the scientific capacity of southern partners.  
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : Grants are provided by the UK Government 
through DFID and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, the Gates 
Foundation and the Indian Department of Biotechnology.  
 
4. Enterprise or other institution s eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : Grants are 
given to eligible research institutions . Each project includes at least one partner from the UK and 
one from a developing country . The approach aims to build scientific capacity in developing 
count ries, with the aim of developing research teams and projects that tackle other local scientific 
challenges.  
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia : Burkina  Faso, Ethiopia, 
Tanzania, Uganda and Bangladesh.  India, Kenya, the Philippines and South Africa are also 
beneficiaries, even if they are not LDCs . 
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Cash grant  
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Agriculture  
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  8. Type of technology transferred : Agricultur al technologies accessed include : genes to protect 
wheat against devastating rust diseases ; zinc enriched rice to maximise health benefits ; and 
technologies and methods for preventing bean root devastation.  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfe r: The programme will generate 
underpinning scientific knowledge that will impact on poverty by understanding, controlling and 
managing biotic and a biotic stresses by delivering:  
 research products (e.g. methodologies, laboratory and field techniques, tool s and 
resources) developed and in use by research partners in developing countries;  
 technologies aimed at improving yields in five priority staples (including other crops, as 
specified) developed and introduced by research partners ; and 
 individual and organization al capacity building in developing countries.  
10. Outcomes/impact : The project outcomes will ultimately deliver crop varieties more resistant 
to biotic and abiotic stress to poor farmers in developing countries, primarily in sub -Saharan Africa 
and South Asia . It will provide an important contribution to the development of new technologies 
for specified staples, and will generate sustainable and long term capacity building in agriculture 
research.  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : The programme is a pa rtnership between DFID (£7m), the UK 's 
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (£3m), the Bill and Melinda Gates 
Foundation (£5m) and the Department of Biotechnology of India 's Ministry of Science and 
Technology (£5m).  
 
12. Duration : 9 years : 2010-2019.  
 
13. Status : Funding has been awarded to 11 research projects to develop ways to improve the 
sustainability of vital food crops in sub -Saharan Africa and Asia . Examples of ongoing projects:  
1. Rice germplasm for high grain Zinc content and tolera nce of Zinc deficient soils . 
The project aims to breed rice varieties more efficient in taking up zinc and concentrating it 
in the rice grains, thus producing more nutritious varieties . The team will look at zinc uptake 
at different stages in the growth cy cle of rice plants.  
2. Maximiz ing the potential for sustainable and durable resistance to the wheat 
yellow rust pathogen . This project aims to improve understanding of how wheat yellow 
rust overcomes wheat 's resistance to the pathogen . The project will sequen ce current and 
historical collections of yellow rust to identify how the disease has evolved over time and 
across continents.  
3. Smart cereals for management of stemborer pests in staple cereals in Africa . The 
project aims to develop breeding programmes of hi gh-yielding stemborer -resistant maize 
and sorghum through semiochemical identification and genetic analysis.  
14. Contact point for information : Duncan Barker , Livelihoods Adviser , Department for 
International Development , Abercrombie House , Eaglesham Road , East Kilbride , Glasgow G75 8EA , 
http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/funding/opportunities/2011/1103 -sustainable -crop-production -
international.aspx  
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1. Title of Project/Programme : Zoonoses and Emerging Livestock Systems (ZELS)  
 
2. Policy objective and/ or purpose : The main objectives of the ZELS programme are to:  
 
 Reduce the impact of zoonoses on poor people and their livestock . 
 Forge mutually beneficial inter - and multi -disciplinary partnerships between researchers 
in the UK and developing countries and  enhance the scientific capabilities of southern 
partners for the longer term.  
 
All projects will be working in partnership with research groups, government departments and 
other stakeholders in Africa or Asia.  
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  The projects will also offer significant ben efits to British farmers and consumers . Several of the 
zoonoses being tackled by the initiative have already had serious consequences in the UK . Global 
supply chain systems and climate change may result in more zoonoses crossing our borders.  
 
3. Government  agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : Grants are provided by the UK Government 
through DFID, the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, the Medical Research 
Council, the Economic and Social Sciences Research Council, the Natural Environment Research 
Council and the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory.  
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferee) : Each 
project includes at leas t one partner from the UK and one from a developing country, looking at 
some of the most prevalent, damaging and costly diseases of livestock in developing countries.  
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Myanmar, Niger, Senegal, 
Tanzania. Kenya, Pakistan and Viet Nam are also beneficiaries, even if they are not LDCs.  
 
6. Type of incentive measures for technology transfer : Cash grant  
 
7. Field of sector of technology transfer activities : Agriculture  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Technology/innovation of relevance to the surveillance of 
zoonotic disease, including vaccines, research methods and penside tests.  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : UK researchers will work in partnership 
with more than 30 overseas inst itutes and organization s to generate scientific evidence to inform 
the selection of risk -based and cost effective prevention and control options which may contribute 
to decreasing the likelihood of occurrence, prevent the transmission, and reduce the impac t of 
major zoonotic diseases. 15 students from the UK and developing countries will receive doctoral 
training in ZELS related research.  
 
10. Outcomes/impact : A key outcome of these collaborations is to enhance the scientific 
capabilities of developing coun tries for the longer term. £1.5  million  of the funding has been set 
aside specifically to do this . By bringing together world -class scientists from various disciplines and 
from around the globe, the initiative aims to improve the health and well -being of a nimals, 
humans and the environment and, ultimately, enhance the lives of  million s of people.  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council 
(BBSRC), the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), the Depar tment for International 
Development (DFID), the Economic and Social Sciences Research Council (ESRC), the Medical 
Research Council (MRC) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) are funding 
£20.5M of new grants for research and training to reduc e the impact of zoonoses on poor people in 
developing countries and their livestock.  
 
12. Duration : 8 years : 2012-2020.  
 
13. Status : Funding has been awarded to 11 projects, not only to control and prevent zoonotic 
disease, but also to build scientific cap acity at a local and national level in developing countries to 
enable them to manage the diseases and apply findings and technologies to other disease areas, in 
both livestock and humans.  
Examples of ongoing projects : 
 
 Life on the Edge : Tackling human or a nimal trypanosomiasis within or near 
wilderness areas - Researchers from the UK, Tanzania and South Africa will spend the 
next three years identifying cost effective and "ecologically smart " strategies to control 
HAT to protect local people living around t he Serengeti, focusing on disease hotspots at 
the boundary between wilderness and settled areas.  
 Zoonoses in Livestock in Kenya (ZooLINK) - Researchers from the UK and Kenya 
are joining forces with Kenyan government departments to provide evidence that an 
enhanced surveillance system can contribute to improving public health in a cost -
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   Controlling and monitoring emerging zoonoses in the poultry farming and trading system 
in Bangladesh ; an interplay between pathogens, people and policy - Researchers from 
the UK, Bangladesh and Australi a are joining forces to study the behaviour of people 
working in the Bangladeshi poultry farming and trading system . By combining 
sophisticated mathematical modelling of how poultry production and marketing work s 
with detailed analysis of the social, cultural and economic factors which may promote 
disease maintenance and dissemination in Bangladesh.  
 
14. Contact point for information : Duncan Barker , Livelihoods Adviser , Department for 
International Development , Abercrombie House , Eaglesham Road , East Kilbride , Glasgow G75 8EA  
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1. Title of Project/Programme : African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF)  
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : AATF is an independent, African -led not -for profit 
organization , which was set up 10 years ago with funding from the UK Gove rnment, the 
Rockefeller Foundation and USAID . AATF has three strategic goals which are to (i) access 
appropriate agricultural technologies ; (ii) develop and adapt technologies ; and (iii) deploy and 
commercialise technologies for impact.  
AATF was designed t o facilitate public -private partnerships for the transfer, development, 
production and distribution of agricultural technologies to smallholder farmers in Sub -Saharan 
Africa . The objective is to increase agricultural productivity in Africa, provide a posit ive impact on 
the incomes and livelihoods of farmers and lead to food security and poverty reduction . AATF has 
acquired agricultural technologies that would otherwise not have been accessible by resource -poor 
farmers in SSA . These farmers can now have acce ss to some of the most innovative and affordable 
crop technologies available . These include seeds that are drought, pest, and weed resistant.  
Through the existing projects developed with its partners, AATF have (i) brought technologies into 
Sub-Saharan Afr ica valued at approximately $110  million; ( ii) created eight public -private 
partnerships across 58 organization s; (iii) secured government -backed support for its work in 10 
SSA countries ; and (iv) stewarded the greatest number of technology -based solutions  in Africa . 
Thirty two of the technologies accessed were developed and adapted and concurrently AATF has 
been managing intellectual property for 17 technology licenses with 37 technologies.  
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision o f incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : The UK Government provides core support and 
AATF also receives support from the United States Agency for International Development and the 
Gates Foundation.  
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eli gible for incentives in LDCs (Transferee) : AATF 
works with a number of partners including African national agricultural research and extension 
institutions, national governments, African seed traders, agribusiness, community based, 
nongovernmental and farm er organization s, leading industry technology developers and major 
international research organization s, including research centres affiliated with the CGIAR.  
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Burkina  Faso, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, 
Senegal, Tanza nia, Uganda and Zambia. Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Zimbabwe are 
also beneficiaries, even if they are not LDCs.  
 
6. Type of incentive measures for technology transfer : Core funding as a cash grant.  
 
7. Field of sector of technology transfer act ivities : Agriculture  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Agricultural technologies accessed include genes, 
promotors, vectors, markers, germplasm, protocols and equipment.  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : AATF delivers outputs across a n umber of 
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   Water Efficient Maize for Africa (WEMA) - Drought tolerant and insect -pest resistant 
technologies  
 Striga Control in Maize  
 Pod Borer Resistant Cowpea  
 Nitrogen -Use Efficient, Water -Use Efficient and Salt Tolerant (NEWEST) Rice  
 Banana Bacterial Wilt resistance  
 Aflatoxin Control in Maize and Groundnuts  
 Cassava Mechanisation and Agro -processing Project (CAMAP)  
 Hybrid Rice  
AATF's mode of operation is to access and license technology/germplasm and breed it in to crop 
varieties for smal l-holders in Sub -Saharan Africa.  
10. Outcomes/impact : Some specific examples of impact are:  
WEMA has released 27 maize varieties in Kenya, Uganda , Tanzania and South Africa. 
37 commercial sub -licenses to seed companies have been issued to enable them to pr oduce WEMA 
varieties . Some seed companies have shown interest in commercialising these technologies 
outside the WEMA countries, which may provide greater reach to more smallholder farmers in 
SSA. 
AATF is currently working with 18 seed companies in the five  WEMA countries . More than 
229 tonnes of certified seed of the first WEMA hybrid, WE1101 DroughtTEGO, were sold in Kenya 
by the December 2 014 season, reaching about 57,000 farm households.  
Aflasafe : On-farm trials of Aflatoxin control in maize using Aflasa fe has continued to show an 
80%-90% efficacy in another 800 hectare  farms where it was tested in 2014 . A commercial plant 
to produce Aflasafe is being constructed in Katumani, Kenya.  
Strigaway : The com mercializ ation of Strigaway (IR) maize has been signifi cantly out -scaled with 
a total of 166 ton nes of certified maize seed produced by September 2 014. Of the available seed, 
116 tonnes have been sold in Kenya (86 tonnes) and Uganda (30 tonnes). 15 tonnes are available 
for sale in Tanzania . Through the current  sales of IR maize seed, nearly 30,000 smallholder 
farmers are cultivating about 4,600 h ectares of farm land . The provision and installation of two 
seed processing lines by partner seed companies in Kenya and Tanzania, for foundation and 
certified seed pro duction is expected to be scaled up towards a target of 1,000 tonnes over the 
next two years.  
Initial data shows IR maize yield of up to 4 tonnes per hectare  under Striga infestation compared 
to about 1 tonne per h ectare for the farmer 's usual crop of H520  hybrid in some locations.  
11. Budget or funds allocated : The UK Government is providing £7.5m in core funding under 
phase 3 of its support to AATF.  
 
12. Duration : 5 years  
 
13. Status : AATF currently has nine projects - two examples are given below.  Exampl es of 
ongoing projects:  
Water Efficient Maize for Africa (WEMA)  
Africa is a drought -prone continent, making farming risky for  million s of smallholder farmers who 
rely on rainfall to water their crops . Maize is the most widely grown staple crop in Africa - more 
than 300  million  Africans depend on it as their main food source - and it is severely affected by 
frequent drought . Drought leads to crop failure, hunger, and poverty . Climate change will only 
worsen the problem . 
 
Drought tolerance has been recognised  as one of the most important targets of crop improvement 
programs, and biotechnology has been identified as a powerful tool to achieve significant drought 
tolerance by the United Nation 's Food and Agriculture Organization . Identifying ways to mitigate 
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  management practices is fundamental to realising food security and improved livelihoods for the 
continent . AATF is coordinating a public -private partnership ca lled Water Efficient Maize for Africa 
(WEMA) to develop drought -tolerant and insect -protected maize using conventional breeding, 
marker -assisted breeding, and biotechnology, with a goal to make these varieties available 
royalty -free to smallholder farmers in Sub -Saharan Africa through African seed companies.  
 
Expected impact : 
 
 Increased maize yields by 20 -35% over 2008 commercial varieties under moderate 
drought stress.  
 Additional 2  million  metric tonnes of maize during drought years to feed about 14 to 
21 million  people.  
 Improved yield stability under moderate drought to encourage investments in best 
management practices.  
 The conventionally bred seed has been available royalty -free to small -scale farmers in 
SSA since 2013 ; while transgenic hybrids will be a vailable as from 2016 subject to 
regulatory approvals.  
 Reduced risks of crop failure during moderate drought.  
Bacterial Wilt Resistant Banana  
 
Bananas and plantains are an important food source for over 100  million  people in Sub -Saharan 
Africa . In the east  African highlands and most of the Great Lakes region, bananas are a major 
staple food and a source of income for over 50  million  smallholder farmers . East Africa produces 
16.4 million  metric tonnes per year - about 20 % of the world output . However, many b iotic and 
abiotic factors greatly reduce productivity for banana cultivated under traditional African farming 
systems . AATF is collaborating in a public/private sector partnership project to develop Banana 
Bacterial Wilt -resistant transgenic bananas from E ast African preferred germplasm.  
 
Expected impact : 
 
 Increase production and income (annual loss as a result of BXW in Uganda is 
US$200  million  and will range from a staggering US$2billion - 8 billion  in the next 
10 years).  
 Increase banana regional exports by over 65 % and reduced poverty as trade generates 
additional income.  
 Increase revenue generation (at US$1.2 per tissue culture the gross revenue from sale 
of plantlets in th e first year of commercializ ation will be US$2.64  million  and increasing 
to US$16.24  million  in the fourth year of commercializ ation).  
14. Contact point for information : Duncan Barker , Department for International Development , 
Abercrombie House , Eaglesham Road , East Kilbride , Glasgow G75 8EA  
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1. Title of project/programme : Energy and International Development : understanding 
sustainable energy solutions in developing countries  
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : The aims of the call were two -fold: 
 To increase clean energy access, resilience and we alth creation in developing countries 
(particularly for the urban and rural poor), through high -quality research that improves 
the understanding and evidence base of the opportunities and challenges associated with 
clean energy for development.  
 To forge mu tually -beneficial multi -disciplinary partnerships between researchers in the 
UK and developing countries (as well as south -south partnerships) that create trans -
national added value through meaningful intellectual collaboration, and enhance the 
scientific capabilities of southern partners for the longer term.  
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : Engineering and Physical Sciences Research 
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  Department for International Development (DFID) and the Department for Energy and Climate 
Change (DECC).  
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentive in LDCs (Transferor) : 
UK universitie s and RCUK -eligible research organization s; non-UK higher education institutions and 
other research organization s; not-for-profit and private sector organization s with appropriate 
research capacity.  
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Research partner organization s including but not 
restricted to institutions in Sub -Saharan Africa, South Asia or South East Asia, provided that the 
research to be undertaken was relevant to the needs of developing countries in at least one of 
those regions . Funded projects included the following LDC countries : Ethiopia, Lesotho, Malawi, 
Mozambique, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia ; Bangladesh, Cambodia, 
Myanmar, Nepal.  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Joint research projects with LDC 
partners and projects including LDCs as study areas.  
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Energy, including : energy systems and 
decentraliz ed use of energy ; solar energy ; bioenergy ; urban and transport energy ; energy 
efficiency.  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Research projects employing techniques and approaches to 
better integrate technological developments with efforts to understand the social context in the 
country/ies ; i.e. interdisciplinary, innovative processes which learn from his tory and other sectors, 
where user -participation is an integral feature of the project.  
 
9. Expected outputs related to technology transfer : 
 Technological and business model innovations through research incorporating early -
stage demonstrations of new techn ologies.  
 Improved understanding of clean energy options and opportunities for developing 
countries.  
 Improved understanding of the social, market and political economy aspects of scaling 
sustainable energy access for poor people.  
 Strengthened research capac ity on clean energy in developing countries.  
 Improved access to practical and policy -relevant knowledge on the challenges and 
opportunities for sustainable energy solutions in developing countries.  
10. Outcomes/impact : As at point i.  
 
11. Budget or funds a llocated : £10.946  million over 13 projects.  
 
12. Duration : The projects range from one year to four years in duration ; the last project is due 
to end on 3 0 September 2 017. 
 
13. Status : The projects are completed or in progress . DFID undertakes an annual re view of the 
initiative.  
 
14. Contact point for information : Gavin Salisbury; gavin.salisbury@epsrc.ac.uk  
 
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1. Title of project/programme : MRC Global Health Research Portfolio (excluding NEW TON 
awards)  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : A portfolio of research awards (grants) that is managed by 
MRC and reflects those research grants which contribute to the overseas development assistance.  
The research awards within this Portfolio focus on i mproving the research evidence to promote the 
health and welfare of populations in LMICs . The portfolio comprises around 300 active research 
awards of which around half specifically relate to health in LDCs ; and in particular include research 
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The projects and programmes are delivered through collaborative partnerships of the world's best 
researchers.  
 
The Portfolio includes some awards under the MRC -DfID concordat (the DfID contribu tion to the 
concordat in calendar year 2015 was £8.6m) . It also includes some awards made through specific 
joint funding schemes where the research is supported jointly by other funders including:  UK's 
Department for International Development (DFID), Biote chnology and Biological Sciences Research 
Council (BBSRC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Natural Environment Research 
Council (NERC) and the Wellcome Trust . In these cases only the MRC funding contribution is 
reported here.  
 
The entire MRC G lobal Health portfolio includes awards made through the Newton Fund, but these 
are not included in this report.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : UK Research Organiz ations eligible to receive MRC, 
RCUK and DfID research funding.  
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentive in LDCs (Transferor) : Research 
Organization s in LDCs eligible to receive MRC, RCUK and DfID research funding . 
 
5. Targeted LDC Memb ers (Transferee) : Research awards are made in the context of specified 
research proposals, investigators and activities to be undertaken.  Funding is awarded through 
open competition, proposals are peer reviewed by independent experts and awarded on the bas is 
of research excellence, likelihood of delivery and value for money.  Research collaboration is 
possible with any LDC demonstrating suitable research environment and capacity . Funded projects 
included the following countries as research partners : Benin, B urkina Faso, Burundi, Chad, 
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea -Bissau, 
Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra 
Leone, Sudan, Uganda, United Republic of Tan zania, Zambia . Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, 
Lao PDR, Myanmar, Nepal . Other projects also have generic relevance to unspecified LDCs.  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Technology transfer is throug h joint 
participation (UK and L DC) in research projects involvin g academic researchers, technical staff , 
research or healthcare and delivery organization s, stakeholders, study participants and policy 
makers ( e.g. M inistries of Health).  Research funding also supports capacity strengtheni ng in terms 
of provision of laboratory equipment, training and career development.  
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Medical, biomedical and interdisciplinary 
research relating to improving health and wellbeing in humans.  
 
8. Type of t echnology transferred : Joint research projects - shared knowledge, methodological 
approaches, shared tools, skills, shared equipment, shared access to data and software, capacity 
strengthening and training.  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfe r: The awards within the Portfolio will 
develop new methodologies and approaches and new research knowledge around pathogen 
identification and surveillance, diagnostics and treatment developments, behavioural interventions, 
evidence to support health syste ms management and delivery, predictive models of disease 
transmission , improved prevention technologies, across the spectrum of priority diseases in LDCs . 
Research outputs are reported to MRC through the ResearchFish system and will include : research 
publications, collaborations, staff secondments, dissemination of ideas, scientific meetings, 
workshops, policy influence, researc h tools and methods, databases, software, IP, product 
development and spin -outs. 
 
10. Outcomes/impact : It is anticipated that the P ortfolio will provide robust and accessible 
evidence to improve human health and welfare across a spectrum of disease priorities in LDCs.  
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  11. Budget or funds allocated : £56.8  million2 funds spent on the overall MRC Global Health 
Research Portfolio, as rep orted for non -Newton ODA awards in calendar year 2015, of which 
approx. half will relate to LDC.  
 
12. Duration : Ongoing , this report is based on the portfolio of active research projects during 
2015 calendar year.  
 
13. Status : In 2015 ~300 active research projects at varying stages of delivery, of which around 
half specifically relate to LDCs and some others have generic relevance to health in LDCs . New 
projects will be awarded and added to the portfolio throughout 2016, including the first supported 
throug h the Global Challenges Research Fund.  
 
14. Contact point for information : sarah.collinge@headoffice.mrc.ac.uk  or 
MRC.info@headoffice.mrc.ac.uk  
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1. Title of project/programme : Rift Volcanism : Past, Present, Future  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : RiftVolc, is a research programme which is funded by the 
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) . RiftVolc results will be used to  integr ate volcanic 
hazard and risk into policies for long -term planning and short -term emergency management . A 
contribution to this is the real -time connection of seismic stations to the responsible local 
institution to facilitate early warning of eruptions.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : Research organization s eligible for NERC funding.  
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : Partne rs in 
the project are : The Institute of Geophysics, Space Science and Astronomy (IGSSA) in 
Addis  Ababa University (AAU), The Geological Survey of Ethiopia (GSE), The Disaster Risk 
Management and Food Security Sector (DRMFSS) in Ethiopia, Ethiopia Civil Avi ation Authority 
(ECAA), and The United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction's (UNISDR).  
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Ethiop ia 
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : The technology and knowledge 
transfer described here  was included in the grant proposal under "pathways to impact ". 
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Risk management, geology, seismology  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Volcanic hazard mapping methodologies, forecasting and 
modelling . Seismic acquisition and analysis.  Limited seismic hardware . Policy formulation will be 
discussed.  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : 
 
 Improvements in long -term planning & short -term emergency management of volcanic 
risk. 
 Incorporation of the Rift Volc outputs in the UNISDR -GAR and other international 
initiatives.  
 Capacity building through training in operational, policy and research work.  
 Establishment of Ethiopia 's first real -time monitoring capability.  
 High readership of websites, blogs and twitt er and high attendance at events.  
 
10. Outcomes/impact : RiftVolc will build resilience and reduce losses across all three of NERCs 
key impact areas:  
 
                                                
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  1. fostering global economic performance  through the geothermal energy industry;  
2. increasing the effectiveness of public services and policy  through the relevant 
international and national organization s and  
3. enhancing quality of life and health  by increasing resilience to natural hazards and 
supporting the renewable energy industry in a developing country.  
 
11. Budget or f unds allocated : £102.7 k 
 
12. Duration : 5 years  
 
13. Status : In 3rd year  
 
14. Contact point for information : cvye@bgs.ac.uk  
 
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1. Title of project/programme : Support to the Liberian Geological Survey  
 
2. Policy obje ctive and/or purpose : This DFID supported capacity -building programme aims to 
assist the Liberian Geological Survey such that it can play a significant part in growth of the 
Liberian economy, through access to data on the country 's natural resources.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : Natural Environment Research Council - British 
Geological Survey (BGS).  
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentive in LDCs (Transferor) : Liberian 
Geological Survey (LGS).  
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Liberia  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : The project focuses on developing 
the ability of the LGS to gather, maintain and be the principal c urator of national geoscientific 
data. This will allow it to better undertake compliance monitoring of companies conducting mineral 
exploration in Liberia and to conduct research to determine Liberia 's mineral potential in order to 
promote the exploration and development of the mineral resources of Liberia.  
 
Technology transfer aspects include the establishment of a Liberian Minerals Information System 
and Geological Documentation Centre, the installation of the IT hardware and software needed to 
underpin t hose services, the establishment of laboratory capacity.  
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Mineral resource data  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : IT capacity and capability for data management  
 
9. Expected output related to technolo gy transfer : Significantly increased technical capability 
for the Liberian Geological Survey in relation to mineral resources data collation, m anagement, 
assessment and utiliz ation.  
 
10. Outcomes/impact : The increased capability at the LGS is expected to g reatly improve the 
Liberian Government 's ability to attract mineral exploration companies to Liberia and hence 
underpin economic growth.  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : £800,000  
 
12. Duration : Originally 12 months . Extended to 24 months as a result of impa ct on delivery of 
project from the recent Ebola outbreak.  
 
13. Status : The project is ongoing.  
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  14. Contact point for information : Project Leader - Dr Joseph Mankelow, Mineral Resources and 
Policy Team Leader, British Geo logical Survey. jmank@bgs.ac.uk  
 
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1. Title of project/programme:  BGS knowledge transfer activities in Malawi  
2. Policy objective and/or purpose:  
 
Part 1 : The data management knowledge transfer project.  
Assist in the creation of a National S patial Data Centre through knowledge transfer in 
spatial data management and metadata best practice.  
Part 2 : Consultancy services for national hydrogeological and water quality mapping.  
Produce numerical models for the assessment of water resources availab ility and 
groundwater modelling for Malawi and knowledge transfer in ground water modelling tools 
and techniques . 
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : Natural Environme nt Research Council - British 
Geological Survey (BGS)  
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentive in LDCs (Transferor) : The BGS 
training available under Part 1 was offered to any government organization  who were involved in 
the management of spatial data . Departments that were contacted include the Ministry of 
Agriculture, the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development and the Ministry of Health . It 
was taken up by the Department of Surveys (part of the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban 
Development) . 
 
Part 2 was specifically targeted at the needs of the Department of Water Resources.  
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Malawi  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : The data management knowledge 
transfer project c omprised a requirements gathering visit to Malawi, a follow up knowledge 
transfer visit targeted at improving the information management capacity with the Department of 
Surveys, a month long Commonwealth Scholarship training course hosted by the BGS in the  UK. 
Departmental guides were edited and recommendations for future software developments were 
made and skills gaps were identified.  
 
Employees of the Department of Water Resources were offered two training courses . The first 
training course aimed at build ing the capacity of the attendee in understanding, analysing, and 
interpreting hydrogeological data . The second course provided the attendee with the required 
information to undertake numerical modelling for the assess ment of groundwater resources.  
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : The sector targeted under part 1 was the 
mapping and geospatial data sector who serve a wide stakeholder community from construction to 
health providers . The technologies involved were largely related to data  management, Geospatial 
Information Systems (GIS) and relational databases.  
 
Part 2 was/is designed to support the staff in the Department of Water resources . Technology 
involved related to the use of mathematical and numerical models that are constructed using data 
prepared in Geospatial Information Systems (GIS).  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Part 1 involved the transfer of knowledge on spatial data 
management, the processes and procedures needed to ensure that data collected and stored by 
the prima ry mapping agency in Malawi is fit for purpose and its potential uses is maximised . 
Training in relational databases, metadata standards and data modelling was provided.  
 
Part 2 Provided tools and programs in the form of executables that process user defin ed 
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9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Part 1 aimed to increase awareness of the 
value of Information Management and metadata to ensure that new and existing data is better 
described, managed and to ensure it is more visible . Data management and metadata best 
practices have been defined in a new Data Standards Report for the National Spatial Data Centre 
by staff who received the training and ultimately this will result in the  department maximising the 
value of the spatial data is creates and manages on behalf of the nation.  
 
Part 2, Water Resources Department staff will themselves be enabled to run the mathematical 
models of the provided case study for the assessment of water resources . Providing the capability 
to assess water resources for other case study areas in future.  
 
10. Outcomes/impact : The data management knowledge transfer project outcomes : 
 
 Proposal for World Bank funding to fund the development of metadata extensio ns to the 
National Spatial Data web portal MASDAP.  
 Commonwealth Scholarship training held in the UK for a member of staff from the 
National Spatial Data Centre.  
 Spatial metadata database design which conforms to the international ISO 19115 and 
European INS PIRE standards.  
 Identification of skills gaps in the Department of Surveys which has led to the 
development of the Metadata manager role and plan to recruit database experts.  
 Capacity building in Information Management within the Department of Surveys.  
The groundwater modelling project outcomes : 
 National ground water model for Malawi  
 Better understanding of groundwater resources availability  
 Improved management of the groundwater resources under current and future climate 
scenarios  
 Groundwater resources pro tection  
11. Budget or funds allocated : Part 1 : £40,000 . Two  knowledge transfer visits by BGS staff to 
Malawi. One -month training in the UK for Malawian Department of Surveys staff (paid for through 
a Commonwealth Scholarship scheme) . Part 2 : £100,000 . 
 
12. Duration : The data management knowledge transfer project was initiated as part of a larger 
knowledge exchange project which last ed three years, the Malawi focu sed activities took place 
over 18 months and informal communication is still taking place.  
 
The hydrogeological and water quality mapping consultancy  was/is scheduled to run for 
14 months . 
 
13. Status : The data management knowledge transfer project is continuing on an informal, 
unfunded basis although there is some interest from the World Bank office  in Lilongwe, Malawi, to 
support further knowledge transfer activities which could lead to improved spatial metadata 
capabilities within the National Spatial Data Centre.   
 
The groundwater modelling project is ongoing and to be completed by February 2 016. 
 
14. Contact point for information : Carl Watson, Geoscience Informatics  British Geological 
Survey  Skype: carlwatson_bgs  uk.linkedin.com/in/watsoncarl , http://www.sub -urban.eu , 
http://www.earthdatamodels.org  
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1. Title of project/programme : Satellite image monitoring of earthquake - and monsoon -
initiated landslides in Nepal  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : To provide Nepalese and international organizati ons with 
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  earthquake and monsoon -induced landslides . Information includes landslide inventories and advice 
on hazards and risk.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : Natural Environment Research Council - British 
Geological Survey (BGS)  
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentive in LDCs (Transferor) : ICIMOD 
Nepal (Int ernational Centre for Integrated Mountain Development) . Also government departments 
such as Ministry of Forest and Soil Conservation.  
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Nepal  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : This project has imp roved access to 
remote sensing data and techniques for institutes in Nepal, enabling them to deal more effectively 
with natural hazards.  
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Remote sensing and natural hazards  
 
8. Type of technology transf erred : Improved access to available techniques (satellite image 
interpretation and modelling), and know -how for information delivery.  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Expected outputs include a greater 
understanding of landslide occurren ce and hazard for institutes in Nepal.  
 
10. Outcomes/impact : Improved knowledge of landsliding in Nepal and the hazard that 
landslides pose should allow government and institutions in Nepal to manage landslide risks more 
effectively.  
 
11. Budget or funds a llocated : £100,000  
 
12. Duration : 9 months  
 
13. Status : Ongoing  
 
14. Contact point for information : Colm Jordan, British Geological Survey ( cjj@bgs.ac.uk ) & 
Tom Dijkstra, British Geological Survey ( tomdij@bgs.ac.uk ) 
 
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1. Title of project/programme : Understanding the Impacts of the Current El Niño Event  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : To collect evidence of the impacts of the major El Niño 
event in 2016 on low and midd le income countries (LMIC) to increase preparedness and resilience 
to future events . 
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : Research organization s eligible for NERC and DFID  
funding  
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentives in LDCs (Transferor) : 
Organization s in LDCs eligible for DFID research funding . 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Funding was awarded through open competition, 
proposals were peer review ed by independent experts and graded on the basis science excellence 
and fit to programme objectives . Work had to be relevant to at least one LMIC, but no specific 
countries were targeted . Funded projects included the following LDC countries : Botswana, 
Ethiopia, Malawi, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Tanzania and Zambia.  Botswana, Brazil, Chile, 
Colombia, Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya and Malaysia are also beneficiaries , even if they are not LDCs.  
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  6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Technology transfer  is through 
collaborative research projects with research groups comprising scientists from both LMIC and the 
UK. Programme is also investing in knowledge exchange activities to communicate the outputs of 
the research to policymakers, business and local co mmunities in LMICS.  
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Environmental and social and economic 
research on the impacts of major El Niño events . 
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Programme will develop new methodologies and approaches 
that wil l improve understanding of the environmental and socio -economic impacts of the 2016 
El Niño event.  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Evidence of the  impacts of the 2016 
El Niño event, particularly at the local and regional level . 
 
10. Outcomes/i mpact : Outputs will be used to support the development of emergency response 
plans and adaptation and mitigation strategies to increase resilience to future major El Niño 
events.  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : £4 million (£2 million NERC and £2  million DFID)  
 
12. Duration : 18 months  
 
13. Status : Projects commenced in April 2 016. 
 
14. Contact point for information : elnino@nerc.ac.uk  
 
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1. Title of project/programme : Earthquakes without Frontiers project http://ewf.nerc.ac.uk/about -
us)  funded in the  Increasing Resilience t o Natural Hazards in Earthquake -prone & Volcanic Regions 
programme ( http:/ /www.nerc.ac.uk/research/funded/programmes/resilience )  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : Increasing Resilience to Natural Hazards in Earthquake -
prone & Volcanic Regions (IRNH) is a research programme which is jointly funded by UK 's Natural 
Environment  Research Council (NERC) and Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) . Its aim 
is to build resilience in earthquake -prone and volcanic regions by reducing risks from multiple 
natural hazards, increasing population resilience to high impact events, parti cularly as they 
increase in severity and frequency . A strong interdisciplinary approach to research throughout this 
programme aims to improve forecasting and uptake of scientific advice and increase understanding 
of vulnerability and risk.  
 
The longer -term economic and social costs of disasters resulting from earthquakes, volcanoes and 
associated hazards (e .g. landslides and mudflows), through damage to local or regional 
economies, impacts on long -term health, well -being, business, housing and education are  
immense, particularly in the developing world.  
 
This programme aims to combine and build on the strengths of natural and social sciences and has 
the potential to help significantly reduce losses over time, help preparation and post -event 
management, and h elp minimise vulnerability and long -term damage.  
 
The specific objectives of the Earthquakes without Frontiers project are:  
 
 to provide transformational increases in knowledge of the distributions of primary and 
secondary earthquake hazar ds in the continen tal interiors;  
 to identify pathways to increased resilience in the populations exposed to these hazards ; 
 to secure these gains over the long term by establishing a well -networked, 
transdisciplinary partnership for incre asing resilience to earthquakes;  
 in each of the earthquake -prone regions on which the project will focus, it will be 
working closely with local scientists, policy -makers and organization s, both government 
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  3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision o f incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : Research organization s eligible for Increasing 
Resilience to Natural Hazards programme funding included those eligible for NERC and ESRC 
funding.  
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for i ncentive in LDCs (Transferor) : Project 
Partners of the UK scientists in LDCs were eligible under the programme . The Earthquakes without 
Frontiers project has Nepalese project partners.  
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Funding was awarded to the Earth quakes without 
Frontiers project through open competition, proposals were peer reviewed by independent experts 
and graded on the basis science excellence and fit to programme objectives . No particular 
countries were targeted, project partners could be anyw here in the world . This project is 
conducted in partnership with Nepal.  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Technology transfer is through 
collaborative research projects with research groups comprising scientists from both LDC and non -
LDC countries . The project is also investing in knowledge exchange activities to communicate the 
outputs of the research to policymakers, business and local communities in Nepal.  
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Environmental and soc ial research into 
hazards associated with earthquakes.  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : The project aims to increase knowledge of the distributions 
of earthquake hazards, identify pathways to increased resilience in the populations exposed to 
these haza rds and to secure these gains over the long term by establishing a well -networked, 
trans-disciplinary partnership for increasing resilience to earthquakes.  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : The specific objectives of the Earthquakes 
witho ut Frontiers project in Nepal are:  
 
 understanding of earthquake occurrence across the Himalayan front region;  
 research into the locations of active faults across the region, the rates at which they are 
currently deforming, and the ground shaking that they are likely to produce;  
 providing baseline scenarios about the hazards in forms that are meaningful for, and 
usable by, the communities at risk;  
 mapping out the political context for earthquake risk reduction;  
 understanding who the key stakeholders are and the relationships between them;  
 a review of the published literature on the state -of-the-art science including tectonics in 
the Himalayan Region, seismic hazard assessment and landsliding with the aim of 
identifying research gaps ; and 
 investigating how sci ence is currently used (or not) and why within policy and practice.  
 
Possible research topics emerging from discussions with stakeholder partners include:  
(a) how to engage urban 'communities ' in earthquake risk reduction;  
(b) exploring the role of municipalities in the implementation of building codes;  
(c) using participatory risk assessments as a tool for combining local, practitioner and 
scientific knowledge for resilience building ; and 
(d) investigating the constraints and challenges to rolling out local level earthq uake risk 
reduction effectively;  
(e) Development of a quantitative understanding of how landslide material moves through 
the landscape after a large earthquake.  
 
10. Outcomes/impact : It is anticipated that the Earthquakes without Frontiers project in Nepal 
will be used to ascertain how science can be used more effectively to inform policy and practice.  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : The programme has a budget of £5.8  million and the 
Earthquakes without Frontiers project a budget of £2.6  million.  
 
12. Duration : Programme will run from 2010 -2018. 
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  13. Status : The Increasing Resilience to Natural Hazards programme and Earthquakes without 
Frontiers project research is ongoing until 2017.  
 
14. Contact point for information : Lesley Aspinall ( laa@nerc.ac.uk ) 
 
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1. Title of project/programme : Unlocking the Potential of Groundwater for the Poor (UPGro)  
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : Unlocking the Potential of Groundwater for the Poor 
(UPGro), is a research programm e which is jointly funded by UK's Department for International 
Development (DFID), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and the Economic and Social 
Research Council (ESRC) . It focuses on improving the evidence base around groundwater 
availability an d management in Sub -Saharan Africa (SSA) to enable developing countries and 
partners in SSA to use groundwater in a sustainable way in order to benefit the poor.  
 
UPGro projects are interdisciplinary, linking the social and natural sciences to address this  
challenge . They will be delivered through collaborative partnerships of the world's best 
researchers . The programme's success will be measured by the way that its research generates 
new knowledge which can be used to benefit the poor in a sustainable mann er. 
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : Research organization s eligible for NERC, ESRC 
and DFID funding  
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentive in  LDCs (Transferor) : 
Organization s in LDCs eligible for DFID research funding . 
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (Transferee) : Funding was awarded through open competition, 
proposals were peer reviewed by independent experts and graded on the basis science excellenc e 
and fit to programme objectives . Work had to be relevant to LDCs in SSA but no particular 
countries were targeted . Funded projects included the following LDC countries : Benin,  
Burkina  Faso, Comoros Is, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Malawi, Niger, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda and  
Zambia.  Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and Zimbabwe are also beneficiaries, even if they are 
not LDCs.  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Technology transfer is through 
collaborative research projects with research groups comprising scientists from both LDC and non -
LDC countries . Programme is also investing in knowledge exchange activities to communicate the 
outputs of the research to policymakers, business and local communities in SSA.  
 
7. Field or sector of technol ogy transfer activities : Environmental and social and economic 
research into groundwater resources in SSA .  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Programme will develop new methodologies and approaches 
that will improve understanding of groundwater resources  in SSA, this will include models, use of 
novel sensors and decision support tools.  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : UPGro will advance our understanding of 
groundwater in SSA, including:  
 
 recharge processes, including flow and storage m echanis ms at local and catchment scale;  
 groundwater/surface water interactions ; 
 groundwater quality ; 
 impacts of governance and political economy ; 
 approaches to governance/institutions ; 
 impacts of non -water related policies ; 
 key drivers and stressors which might affect the availability of groundwater over the 
next 20 -50 years and how these drivers and stressors interact . 
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  10. Outcomes/impact : It is anticipated that UPGro will provide robust and accessible evidence 
on the physical, social and economic opportu nities and constraints to sustainable, long -term 
groundwater that will enable the sustainable management of groundwater resources in Africa and 
hence improved water security for the poor.  
 
11. Budget or funds allocated : £12m (£7m from DFID, £2m from NERC a nd £2m from ESRC)  
 
12. Duration : 2012-2019 
 
13. Status : Five consortia projects started in spring 2015 and research is ongoing . An Africa 
Groundwater Atlas and Literature Archive that provides country -level data on groundwater 
resources is being developed.  
 
14. Contact point for information : upgro@nerc.ac.uk  
 
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1. Title of project/programme : Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation (ESPA) Deltas  
(http://www.espa delta.net ) 
 
2. Policy objective and/or purpose : Under ESPA, NOC have built a model of the Bangladesh 
delta to simulate hydrodynamics and river salinity using FVCOM, which is an open source model . 
The model code, set -up and implemented for the Bangladesh d elta, the model calibrated and 
validated, and was then provided to partners at BUET (Bangladesh University  of Engineering and 
Technology) . This technology has been used to understand historic water levels and river salinity, 
as well as making projections u nder future climate and river management scenarios . This 
technology also contributed to the development of an integrated model, which takes into account 
human factors as well as the physical environment . The integrated model (Delta DIEM) makes 
projections of agricultural crops, drinking water salinity, poverty and human well -being.  
 
3. Government agencies or institutions eligible in the provision of incentives for 
technology transfer in developed member : Our stakeholders include the General Economics 
Divisi on (a department of the Bangladesh Ministry of Planning) . 
 
4. Enterprises or other institutions eligible for incentive in LDCs (Transferor) : The 
technology will also continue to be used by BUET, and Jadavpur University in India.  
 
5. Targeted LDC Members (T ransferee) : Bangladesh  
 
6. Type of incentives measures for technology transfer : Knowledge base incentives such as 
improved understanding for production of agricultural crops, drinking water and poverty.  
 
7. Field or sector of technology transfer activities : Marine Science  
 
8. Type of technology transferred : Modelling capability  
 
9. Expected output related to technology transfer : Numerical model of the Bangladesh delta : 
This is a 3 -D baroclinic model, which can simulate hydrodynamics, water levels, and river  salinity 
using the finite volume coastal ocean model (FVCOM).  
 
Integrated Delta -DIEM model . This will be used in stakeholder workshops, to demonstrate the 
physical and social impacts of future climate and management scenarios.  
 
10. Outcomes/impact : Use of  the FVCOM and Delta -DIEM model by project partners and 
stakeholders . The ESPA (Ecosystem services for poverty alleviation) has built a new coastal ocean 
model for the Bangladesh delta . This is being used for predicting water levels and river salinity 
affecting some of the poorest people in Asia . Climate and river management scenarios will assist in 
makes projections of agricultural crops, drinking water salinity, poverty and human well -being . The 
knowledge gained from the NOC effort has also been used in p roviding policy guidance to the 
Bangladesh government with a book specially tailored to their needs being written this year and a 
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11. Budget or funds allocated : The project was funded through NERC / ERSC / Dfi D. The total 
budget for the project is £130k.  
 
12. Duration : 2012-2016 (3 years)  
 
13. Status : Model code is complete, and already in use at both BUET, and in the integrated 
model . Training in how to use the model technology will also be delivered as part o f the project . 
We are now into a no -cost extension for this project that should have finished in March 2 016 and 
now ends 30  December 20 16. A Royal Society meeting is scheduled for 22 -23 November 2 016. 
 
14. Contact point for information : Lucy Bricheno ( luic@noc.ac.uk ) Judith Wolf ( jaw@noc.ac.uk ) 
 
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