Czech development cooperation with Bosnia and Herzegovina Slavomr
Czech development cooperation with Bosnia and Herzegovina Slavomír Goga Embassy of the Czech Republic 29 th September 2011
Czech Republic as an emerging donor 1995 Czech Republic becomes the first transition country in Central and Eastern Europe to renew its government foreign aid programme 2002 Czech Government adopts 1 st Development Cooperation Strategy for 2002– 2007 2003 Separate Department of Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid established within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2004 Czech Republic enters the EU, new Development Cooperation Principles adopted 2007 Government decision on the transformation of the system of Czech development cooperation 2008 Czech Development Agency established 2010 Transformation of the system of Czech development cooperation finished Czech Government adopts Development Cooperation Strategy for 2011 -2017 Czech Parliament passes new Law on Development Cooperation
Present system of Czech development cooperation Ministry of Foreign Affairs development cooperation coordinator Czech Development Agency Development cooperation council topic-specific working groups PROJECTS Ministry of Finance Ministry of Interior Ministry of Industry and Trade Other ministries Platforms of business entities and NGOs
Czech development cooperation statistics Year ODA (mil. USD) GNI (mil. USD) ODA/GNI (%) 2005 169. 60 148. 804 0. 11 2006 190. 62 158. 673 0. 12 2007 190. 40 173. 567 0. 11 2008 222. 50 179. 158 0. 12 2009 213. 71 178. 782 0. 12 2010 227. 56 179. 722 0. 13
Czech development cooperation statistics
Development Cooperation Strategy for 2011 -2017 Priority countries with a cooperation programme (“programme countries”) Ø Afghanistan Ø Bosnia and Herzegovina Ø Ethiopia Ø Moldova Ø Mongolia Priority countries without a cooperation programme Ø Project countries: Georgia, Cambodia, Kosovo, Palestine, Serbia Ø Other countries: Angola, Yemen, Vietnam, Zambia Sectoral priorities Ø Environment Ø Agriculture Ø Social development (including education, social and health services) Ø Economic development (including energy) Ø Promotion of democracy, human rights and social transformation
Czech development cooperation with Bi. H Sectoral priorities according to the 2011 -2017 programme of development cooperation Priority sectors according to the Czech programme of development cooperation Environment Economic development Social development Agriculture Priority sectors according to the OECD/DAC terminology Water supply and sanitation General environmental protection Energy generation and supply Business and other services Government and civil society Health Agriculture, forestry and fishing
Czech development cooperation with Bi. H Expected budget allocations in 2012 -14 (thousands of USD) Sector 2012 2013 2014 Healthcare 444 444 Water supply and waste management 667 667 Public administration and civil society 611 611 Energy 556 556 Agriculture 611 611 Environment protection 222 222
Czech development cooperation with Bi. H Forms of Czech development cooperation with Bosnia and Herzegovina Ø development cooperation projects managed by the Czech Development Agency Ø small local projects (managed by the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Bi. H) Ø transition projects (managed by the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs) Ø scholarship programme (full bachelor, master and Ph. D programmes) Ø separate assistance managed by certain Czech ministries (Aid for Trade, technical assistence, etc. ) In 2010 the Czech Republic implemented a total of 17 bilateral projects in Bosnia and Herzegovina (including 9 major development projects and 8 smaller, local ones), totalling USD 1, 6 million. The total official development assistance provided to Bosnia and Herzegovina by the Czech Republic in 2010 amounted to USD 3, 1 million.
Most recent development projects (completed) Ø Electrification of villages in Derventa region Ø Integrated waste-treatment system in Una-Sana Canton Ø Wastewater treatment in Kiseljak Ø Providing professional technical and material base for vascular surgery in hospitals in Sarajevo, Tuzla and Mostar Ø 8 small local projects Ø strengthening civil society capacities in the field of fight against human trafficking Ø strengthening capacities and status of non-governmental sector and organisations dealing with Roma community Ø 24 students enfrolled within the government scholarship programme and additional 70 obtaining scholarships from other sources Ø Aid for Trade project in the area of waste management Ø Humanitarian aid to alleviate the impact of end of year flooding
Most recent development projects (ongoing) Ø general repair and modernisation of trams in Sarajevo (2008 -11); value: approx. 1, 7 mill. USD Ø Increasing Quality and Market Production of Milk in Zvornik, Tuzla, Bjeljina (2010 – 2012); value: approx. 1, 7 mill. USD Ø participation in FARMA Ø Use of renewable sources of energy for system of central heating in Nemila (2011 – 2013); value: approx. 2 mill. USD Ø Assuring better access to drinking water in Lukavac (2011 – 2013); value: approx. 1 mill. USD Ø “Do-Ma čisto” – Improvement of waste management in municipalities Doboj and Maglaj (2011 – 2013); value: approx. 1 mill. USD Ø 10 small local projects in 2011; 24 new students enrolled; Aid for Trade; 1 transition project in the area of fight against human trafficking
Most recent development projects (in the pipeline) Ø Vascular surgery (new project) Ø Flood prevention – Sava river waterbed Ø projects in the area of public administration and civil society Ø call for proposals for small local projects 2012 (deadline 7 th October) Ø call for applications for student scholarships 2012/13 (deadline 30 th October)
Useful links and contacts Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic http: //www. mzv. cz/ Czech Development Agency http: //www. czda. cz/ Embassy of the Czech Republic in Bosnia and Herzegovina http: //www. mzv. cz/sarajevo Tel. 033/447 525 Anesa Terza Vuković – development cooperation coordinator czech. development@gmail. com mobile: 066 302 905 Slavomír Goga – deputy head of mission slavomir_goga@mzv. cz
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