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DFCD Water Facility Managed by Climate Fund Managers, the DFCD Water Facility was structured to provide financing and technical assistance to support the development and construction phases of bankable projects that have been advanced by the Origination Facility or sourced externally. The DFCD Water Facility targets sectors relating to water, sanitation and ocean infrastructure.
CI2 DF Project: Ballast Water Treatment CI2 Development Fund Project: CI2 and the project sponsor intend to establish a joint venture company that will provide asset financing solutions to third parties for Ballast Water Treatment (BWT) systems. CI2 and the project sponsor propose to test the BWT solution in a pilot project. Following successful implementation of the Pilot Project, the Parties shall seek to scale up to commercial operations.
CI1 CEF Project: Ecotech The Ecotech Project is a 78 MW near shore wind project in Tra Vinh province in South Vietnam. The site is in close proximity to the existing 48 MW Tra Vinh Project (NL-KVK-64460789-CI1_CEF_Tra_Vinh).
CI2 DF Project: Green Shipping & Ports CI2 Development Fund Project (CI2 DF): The Project concerns an investment of development funding and ultimately construction equity capital into a Container Leasing SPV that will design, develop, manufacture, and lease collapsible shipping containers to one of the largest container shipping lines in the world. The investment by the CI2 DF will fund final stage technology trials, SPV development, and due diligence.
CI1 DF Project: Wind Project Tunisia The CI1 DF is participating as co-developer, financial advisor and E&S advisor in a wind project in Tunisia.
CI2 DF Project: Wastewater Treatment Plant CI2 Development Fund Project (CI2 DF): The project concerns the development phase of a 35,000 – 60,000 m3/ Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant (“WWTP”) with potential biogas production, offtake and re-use. The project is expected to be funded by Climate Investor Two's Construction Equity Fund (CI2 CEF) upon successful completion of development activities. The Project’s objective is to eliminate untreated wastewater from factories of various industries within the an Industrial Zone, and reduce greenhouse gasses (“GHG”) through the biogas component of the project.
CI2 DF Project: Waste-to-Energy (2) CI2 Development Fund Project: The project concerns the development of a 2nd Waste to Energy (WtE) Build Own Operate (BOO) project in Thailand, which will utilise incineration technology to burn an estimated 570 tons per day of Municipal Solid Waste, (MSW) and generate 9.9MW. The project will help alleviate the risk of groundwater pollution  from landfill leachate, which is considered to be one of the most significant risks for the natural environment and human health related to the tipping of waste. The project is currently in early stage development, over the next period the developer will procure extensive feasibility studies, package the project for Ministry of Interior Approval as well as secure all outstanding waste.
CI1 CEF Project: AHH During 2019, CEF contracted with Africa Hydro HoldCo Limited (AHH) to provide a portion of the construction costs of the 42 MW Achwa 1 run-of-river hydropower project in Uganda (“Achwa 1 Project”) which is currently under construction.
CI2 DF Project: Seaweed Cultivation CI2 Development Fund Project: CI2 DF has been invited to actively participate as co-developer to develop, finance, build, own and operate a project aimed at the commercial production of kelp. The seaweed is cultivated from multiple offshore giant-kelp forest farms to be located in southern Namibia, starting with a pilot project from 2020 to 2022. The initial objective of the funding is to engage several advisors to further map out the business case. This includes proving the technical feasibility of the offshore engineering solution, and confirmation of local and international markets, and pricing.
CI1 CEF Project: RSP Red Sea Power is the first Independent Power Producer (“IPP”) to be constructed in Djibouti. It is a 60 MW Onshore Wind Farm based near the Lake Goubet in Djibouti.

The project includes the construction of 17 wind turbines, a 5km overhead line connecting the Wind Farm Substation to the Local Grid Operator, in addition to the usual Balance of Plan works (a substation, civil works and O&M warehouse buildings).
CI1 DF Project: Wind Project Tanzania The CI1 DF is participating as co-developer, financial advisor and E&S advisor in a wind project in Tanzania.
CI1 Development Fund Climate Investor One (CI1) is a USD ~850 m blended finance facility managed by Climate Fund Managers (CFM). The CI1 facility in mandated to deliver renewable energy infrastructure projects in emerging markets across its 20 year life-time. The CI1 Development Fund invests in projects which are in the development phase.
CI1 DF Project: Solar PV Philippines The CI1 DF is participating as co-developer, financial advisor and E&S advisor in a Solar PV project in the Philippines.
CI1 DF Project: Solar and Storage Senegal The CI1 DF is participating as co-developer, financial advisor and E&S advisor in a solar project with significant battery storage in Senegal.
CI1 DF Project: Storage and Mini Grids Nigeria The project concerns the development of a private renewable energy generation and distribution sub-franchise project in Nigeria.
CI1 Construction Equity Fund Climate Investor One (CI1) is a USD ~850 m blended finance facility managed by Climate Fund Managers (CFM). The CI1 facility in mandated to deliver renewable energy infrastructure projects in emerging markets across its 20 year life-time. The CI1 Construction Equity Fund invests equity only, in projects which are beginning the construction phase.
CI1 CEF Project: CSA Cleantech Solar Asia PT Limited ("CSA") is a leading regional rooftop solar developer, owner and operator of assets located across Asia including Cambodia, India, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. Solar PV installations is emerging as one of the most competitive sources of new power generation capacity, due to dramatic input cost declines.
CI2 DF Project: Solar Desalination CI2 Development Fund Project: CI2 has been invited by development and technology company Solar Water Solutions (“SWS”) of Finland to provide development capital and ultimately construction equity capital for the roll out of 200 stand-alone solar PV-powered desalination units in Kitui county (Kenya) from 2020 – 2023. The objective of the funding is to progress the project to the next phase of development which will focus on demonstrating the technical, commercial and socio-environmental viability of the program. This phase includes piloting 8 additional systems.
CI1 DF Project: Solar PV Nepal The CI1 DF is participating as co-developer, financial advisor and E&S advisor in a Solar PV project in Nepal.
Préservation de la biodiversité et accompagnement des petits agriculteurs pour une transition agroécologique L'objectif est de participer à l’amélioration pérenne des moyens de subsistance des petits agriculteurs tout en contribuant à la préservation de la biodiversité par la promotion de l’agro-écologie.
Droit à l'égalité des Filles (projet DEFI) Ce projet permettra une meilleure prise en compte des droits des femmes via la sensibilisation des autorités tanzaniennes et des communautés  aux risques des grossesses précoces et à la nécessité d’un relèvement de l’âge légal du mariage pour les filles ainsi qu'à l'amélioration de la protection et de l’accès à la justice des femmes et des filles victimes de violences.
PISCCA Droits humains et environnementaux, soutien aux communautés les plus vulnérables Ce programme sur trois ans permet de financer une quinzaine de projets portés par des OSC tanzaniennes dans trois secteurs: l'adaptation au changement climatique, la protection des groupes vulnérables et le renforcement des capacités des OSC.
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PROG2017-2021_SO6_Cambodia Cambodia has regained its place on the partner country list of VLIR-UOS as of June 2016, because of the growing interest for academic cooperation with Cambodia. Currently, there are no ongoing or selected interventions, as Cambodia was not on the VLIR-UOS partner country list and hasn’t been included in calls for proposals since 2013. During the 2017-2021 period, a VLIR-UOS country strategy for Cambodia will be elaborated as to have a reference framework for future interventions. This will be done through consultations in both Belgium and Cambodia which will lead to the identification of priority themes, partners and regions. VLIR-UOS supports interventions that empower higher education institutes in their role as drivers of change by strengthening their threefold mission of research, education and extension to society. For now, the Joint Context Analysis and the Joint Strategic Framework of Cambodia will serve as the guiding framework, so the themes of the interventions will be in line with the domains of the JSF: agriculture/water/food security/rural development, health/access to health, justice and human rights, education/training/research, environment and social economy. The VLIR-UOS programme for Cambodia will be limited to short-term interventions on the individual (scholarships) and departmental level (theme-based capacity building for 2-5 years: TEAM/SI), as a kind of exploratory phase for further broader interventions in the long term after building up experience.
PROG2017-2021_SO8_DR Congo La RD Congo est un pays prioritaire pour la coopération belge et aussi pour le VLIR-UOS. La RD Congo a un des budgets pays les plus importants dans le programme quinquennal. Depuis 2006, le VLIR-UOS a commencé un programme pays 'avant la lettre' suivant deux axes centraux: désenclavement (physique et à travers la digitalisation) et relève académique (pour succéder à la génération vieillissante de professeurs et de chercheurs). En 2010 ceci a été finalisé dans une stratégie pays qui sert de cadre de référence pour des interventions actuelles et futures. Les thèmes stratégiques sont les suivants: ressources naturelles, santé et développement social. Les thèmes transversaux englobent l'assurance qualité, l'Anglais académique et les TIC. Le VLIR-UOS collabore avec 7 instituts partenaires en RD Congo: les Université de Kinshasa, de Kisangani et de Lubumbashi, les Universités Catholiques du Congo et de Bukavu, l'Université Pédagogique Nationale et l'Institut Supérieur de Techniques Appliquées. Pour la période 2017-2021, les programmes de coopération universitaire institutionnelle avec l'UNIKIS et l'UCB entrent en phase finale. Aussi les programmes transversaux en Assurance Qualité et Anglais Académique continuent. En outre, 2 TEAM et 1 Initiative Sud démarreront en 2017.
PROG2017-2021_SO21_Tanzania VLIR-UOS supports interventions that strengthen higher education, research and extension in various domains. VLIR-UOS works with several partners in Tanzania and supports projects (TEAM, SI, JOINT) and Institutional programmes in various regions of the country. All interventions frame with the VLIR-UOS Country Strategy for Tanzania, which was developed in 2012. It is based on multiple consultations of partners and stakeholders, and is in line with the needs of the country, particularly with the national development plan (National strategy for growth and reduction of poverty – Mkukuta). The VLIR-UOS country strategy for Tanzania has 4 central themes: ‘environment’, ‘health’, ‘food security’ and ‘entrepreneurship & business development’. As transversal themes, ‘gender’, ‘monitoring & evaluation’, ‘public-private partnership’ and ‘ICT & information management’ were identified. Two institutional university cooperation programmes are ongoing and part of the 2017-2021 programme. The programme with Mzumbe University focuses on "Governance and entrepreneurship through Research, Education, Access and Technology (GRE@T)", while the programme with Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology puts "Sustainable management of soil and water for the improvement of livelihoods in the Upper Pangani Basin" central. There are also four projects (2 TEAM projects and 2 SI projects) in the field of health and environment, which started as from 2017, in the framework of this country programme. A number of new projects for Tanzania will still be selected in the 2017-2021 period.
PROG2017-2021_SO20_Suriname VLIR-UOS supports interventions that strengthen higher education, research and extension in various domains. All interventions frame with the VLIR-UOS Country Strategy for Suriname which is in line with the national development plan. The overall objective of VLIR-UOS in Suriname is ‘to contribute to the sustainable development of the country. The strategy is translated in to the following main themes: sustainable management of natural resources, public health, social development and education. The following transversal themes were identified as being important to all VLIR-UOS interventions in the country: support of the partner institutions in terms of policy (good governance), management (HRM & (institutional) capacity building) and internationalization; support of threefold task of the institution: education, research and service to society. The core of the 2017-2021 programme remains the IUC programme with Anton de Kom Universiteit van Suriname (AdeKUS) which finalised its Phase 2 cooperation by the end of 2017 and then entered a Phase Out phase running until the end of 2019. Apart from this one newly selected intervention (SI) on clean energy started in 2017 as part of the 2017-2021 country programme. More short-term (2 years) departmental thematic (SI) projects might be selected during the coming selection rounds. TEAM projects are not foreseen since there is already a broad IUC programme with the only university of Suriname.
PROG2017-2021_SO5_Burundi Depuis 2010, le VLIR-UOS a un programme de coopération universitaire institutionnelle (CUI), qui est actuellement dans sa deuxième phase et englobe 5 domaines thématiques (sciences de base, santé rurale, sécurité alimentaire, état de droit et TIC et biblio-thèques). La plupart des projets sont basés sur le campus, mais deux d'entre eux opèrent (dans toute la mesure du possible) dans les provinces. Le partenaire doit être renforcé dans son rôle d'acteur du développement par le biais d'interventions en appui de l'enseignement supérieur et de la recherche. En 2013, le VLIR-UOS a défini une stratégie pays qui est en ligne avec le Cadre stratégique de lutte contre la pauvreté (CSLP) adopté par le Burundi et qui sert de cadre de référence pour les interventions actuelles et futures. Les thèmes stratégiques sont les suivants : sciences de base, santé communautaire rurale, état de droit, sécurité alimentaire et développement rural, TIC et bibliothèques, éducation. Les thèmes transversaux concer-nent la bonne gouvernance, les TIC, la qualité de la recherche et de l'éducation, les écoles doctorales, l'anglais académique, le genre et la diversité (non-discrimination). Le VLIR-UOS partage ces thèmes transversaux avec l'ARES.
PROG2017-2021_SO7_Cuba After nearly 20 years of successful cooperation, Cuba assured itself a special place in the VLIR-UOS portfolio as one of top countries. Cuba will have the 2nd highest indicative country budget in the FYP. VLIR-UOS supports interventions that strengthen higher education, research and extension in various domains and with partners in different regions of the country. All interventions frame within the VLIR-UOS Country Strategy for Cuba which is completely aligned with national development and higher education priorities. The strategy is translated into the following main themes: Food security & agricultural production, Environment, Socio-cultural and tourism development (incl. role of cultural heritage), Public health, ICT for development. The prioritised transversal themes are: ICT support and applications (incl. statistics for research and information management); Language (English) and communications; internationalisation, institutional strengthening and human resources and capacity building, doctoral programmes and research and innovation. The core of the 2017-2021 programme will be a long term IUC programme with Universidad de Oriente (Santiago de Cuba) focussing on the development of the Eastern region of Cuba and a national ICT for Development Network programme led by Universidad Central "Marta Abreu" de las Villas. Also 6 TEAM projects and 1 South Initiative projects are foreseen to start as of 2017. A number of new projects (TEAM, SI and JOINT) for Cuba will still be selected in the 2017-2021 period.
PROG2017-2021_SO11_Indonesia Indonesia recently returned to the VLIR-UOS list of partner countries -after a few years without project opportunities- because of its enormous potential for university cooperation and the growing interest of Flemish HEI to work with Indonesian HEI. VLIR-UOS supports interventions that empower higher education institutes in their role as drivers of change by strengthening their threefold mission of research, education and extension to society. All interventions frame within the VLIR-UOS Country Strategy for Indonesia, which fits in the Indonesian national development, higher education priorities and the JSF. The strategy is translated in 3 domains: environment (maritime sciences, natural disaster management, natural resources management, disaster mitigation, climate change, sustainable tourism, conservation, geographical hazards), government/civil society (interreligious dialogue and religion-based conflicts, decentralisation, urban/rural development, conflict and development, basic infrastructure, good governance, democratization, educational research, sustainable development), food security/agriculture (sustainable agriculture, aquaculture, fishery, food patterns). Special attention should go to cross-cutting and supporting issues related to higher education and research (scientific thinking, academic English, multidisciplinary research, community based research, statistics and data management, proposal writing, promoting innovation) and gender. The programme will be a kind of exploratory phase aiming at motivating researchers to submit project proposals for TEAM and South Initiatives.
PROG2017-2021_SO12_Kenya Kenya is an important partner country of VLIR-UOS, situated in the midrange of the VLIR-UOS financial envelope. The Kenya country strategy focuses on partnerships with the following 7 established public institutions with a strong research culture that are able to take up a coordinating/ mentoring role in networking modalities with newer universities: University of Nairobi, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Moi University, Egerton University, Maseno University, Kenyatta University and Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute. Other accredited higher education institutions and other public (non-profit) research institutes can also be involved but preferably in partnership with one or more of the above mentioned established public institutions. VLIR-UOS supports interventions that strengthen higher education, research and extension in the following strategic domains: health, natural resource management and development, and food security. 'ICT development' and 'statistics' have been identified as crosscutting themes that are relevant for all VLIR-UOS activities in Kenya. VLIR-UOS supports projects (TEAM, SI) at departmental level and long term programmes (IUC) at institutional level. Two IUC programmes are already ongoing: one with Moi University (with different projects in the field of engineering, agriculture, health, textile, institutional development) and one with Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (with different projects in the field of legumes research). One departmental TEAM project in the field of aquaculture education has started in 2017. A number of new projects for Kenya will still be selected in the 2017-2021 period.
PROG2017-2021_SO2_Education and scholarships VLIR-UOS funds Master Programmes (ICP) and International Training Programmes (ITP). With the International Master Programme (ICP) we fund master courses of 1 to 2 years on a development-oriented subject at a Flemish university. The courses mainly focus on participants from Africa, Asia and Latin America and are taught in English. We grant scholarships to students to enable them to participate in the programme. With the International Training Programme (ITP), we fund practical trainings of 2 weeks to 3 months on a development-oriented subject at a Flemish university or university college. The trainings mainly focus on participants from Africa, Asia and Latin America and are taught in English. We grant scholarships to the targeted trainees to enable them to participate in the programme.
PROG2017-2021_SO14_Mozambique Mozambique has a modest financial envelope in the 2017-2021 programme. VLIR-UOS supports interventions that empower higher education institutes in their role as drivers of change by strengthening their threefold mission of research, education and extension to society. All interventions frame within the VLIR-UOS Country Strategy for Mozambique, which stems from the JCA exercise and fits in with the Mozambican national strategy, by giving priority to Agriculture (food chain management, food security); Health (reproductive health, family medicine, community health, medical education); Environment (natural resources management, climate change, renewable energy). Following transversal themes were identified: Governance (social and human rights, gender, culture); Education (language development, research based education); Community engagement; Information and Technology Services (ITS) and statistics. The core of the 2017-2021 programme remains the institutional university cooperation (IUC) programme with Eduardo Mondlane University (UEM - Desafio) which will conclude its second phase of cooperation and enter a finalisation stage (Phase Out). The IUC with UEM is mainly focused on (reproductive and sexual) health in Maputo and surrounding areas. One South Initiative project on urban development has started in 2017. Even if not planned, small-scale projects for Mozambique might be selected in the 2017-2021 period.
PROG2017-2021_SO4_Bolivia VLIR-UOS supports interventions that strengthen higher education, research and extension in various domains. VLIR-UOS works with several partners in Bolivia and supports projects (TEAM, SI, JOINT) and Institutional programmes in various regions of the country. All interventions frame with the VLIR-UOS Country Strategy for Bolivia which was developed in 2015. It is based on multiple consultations of partners and stakeholders, and is in line with the needs of the country, particularly with the national development strategies (“Plan Nacional de Desarrollo: Bolivia Digna, Soberana, Productiva y Democrática para Vivir Bien” (PND), updated with the “Plan de Desarrollo Económico y Social and the ‘Agenda 2025). The VLIR-UOS country strategy for Bolivia has 3 central themes: ‘environment and natural resources’, ‘food security and sovereignty’ and ‘social development’. The theme of ‘research support’ has been identified as transversal theme. A new IUC programme in cooperation with UCB (Universidad Católica Boliviana) has started in 2017. The programme works on "Inclusive Community Development to Improve the Quality of Life for Families, Children and Adolescents in Vulnerable Rural and Urban Communities in Bolivia".