Development Cooperation

between the Czech Republicand the Asian Countries

Michal ProcházkaCzech Development Agency (CzDA)

Building Bridges

Czech-Asian ForumPraha, March 2, 2009

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Development Cooperation

• Millennium Development Goals (2000)• To fight world poverty• To contribute to enhancement of people‘s lives

in developing countries• Whose development? Untying of aid• Demand driven (based on needs of the partner countries)• Czech Republic, re-emerging donor (1950‘s + 1995 on)

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Czech Development Cooperation

Priority Countries

• Angola Afghanistan• Bosnia and Herzegovina Ethiopia• Moldova Georgia• Mongolia Iraq• Serbia Kambodia• Vietnam Kosovo• Yemen Palestine• Zambia

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Czech Development Cooperation

Forms of Bilateral ODA

• Development cooperation projects• Scholarships• Humanitarian assistance• Transformation cooperation• Assistance to refugees• Debt relief

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Czech Development Cooperation

ODA budget increase 1999-2007

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Czech Development Cooperation

ODA Budget 2007 in millions EUR

• Bilateral ODA (57,7 million EUR, 43 %)

• Multilateral ODA (76,9 million EUR, 57 %)

TOTAL 134,6 MILLION EUR

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Czech Development Cooperation

Political Commitment on ODA Budget Increase

2007 - ODA represented 0,11 % of GNI

2008 - political commitment of the Prime Ministerto increase ODA budget by

0,01% GNI every year

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Transformation of the System of Bilateral ODA

Institutional set up until 2007

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Transformation of the System of Bilateral ODA

Institutional set up since 2008 (exclusively after 2010)

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operation Council

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Transformation of the Czech System of Bilateral ODA

Responsibilities of the MFA

• Development policy formulation• Selection of territorial and sector priorities• Programming

(preparation of country strategy papers)• Evaluations

• Humanitarian assistance• Transformation cooperation• Grants

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Transformation of the Czech System of Bilateral ODA

Responsibilities of CzDA

• Identification of new development cooperation projects• Project formulation• Organisation of tenders for goods, services and works

necessary for the implementation of projects• Enhancing capacities of Czech ODA stakeholders,

including organising of professional trainings

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Challenges in particularSome obstacles

• very limited presence in the field• legal obstacles

(e.g. financial contributions to other donors and developing countriesnot envisaged by the law on budgetary rules)

• low level of trust to developing countries’ administrations among both general public and decision makers

• too much donor-driven / supply-driven

Strong need to increase public awarenessand strehghten development education

Development Cooperation Act envisaged

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Role of Czech NGDOs and universities• to submit project proposals and to implement projects

(follow www.czda.cz and/or www.mzv.cz/rozvoj

Role of Czech/European businesses and consultants• to participate in calls for tenders for delivery of goods

and services neccessary for project design and project implementation(follow www.czda.cz and www.centralniadresa.cz)

• Businesses interested associated in the Business Platform for Foreign Development Cooperation (www.ppzrs.cz)

• More opportunities: larger donors, esp. The European Commission – EuropeAid Cooperation Office (follow http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid and http://ted.europa.eu)

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Activities of Development Cooperationof the Czech Republic in Asian Countries

Programmes for the period 2006-2010• Mongolia• Vietnam• Yemen

So called project countries• Georgia• Kambodia

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Mongolia

Programme 2006-2010

Territorial focus: central Mongolia

Sectors envisaged:

• Industrial development

• Environment – hydrogeology and waste management

• Agriculture – forestry

• Social development – fighting unemployment

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Mongolia – highlights for the nearest future

• Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)

• Fish breeding

• Solutions for old environmental burdens

• Water resources – provision of new water-holes

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Mongolia – delivery point

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Vietnam

Programme for 2006-2010

• Environment – sustainable management of natural resources

• Social development

• Rural development and agriculture

• Industrial development

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Vietnam - Two highlights of today

• Dioxine pollution• Water resources in remote areas

Only 3 donors engaged in the are of dioxines in Vietnam:• USA• UNDP• Czech Republic

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Vietnam – dioxines

Exploration and pilot sanitation of dioxine contaminated areas in Phu Cat

• Justification: the place of implementation, the Phu Cat airport, is the third most dioxine contaminated place in Vietnam

• Project activities: sampling of the contaminated spots, testing of sanitation methods, isolation of the most contaminated spots

• Implementation period: 2009 - 2011

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Vietnam – dioxines, Phu Cat

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Vietnam – water resources

Water-hole in Dong Van district, Ha Giang province

• Justification: one of the poorest parts of Vietnam, most of inhabitants represent ethnic minorities, very few other donors active in the area, serious lack of water for 4-5 month every year

• Project purpose: to provide access to quality drinkable water for the inhabitants of the district

• Project output: optimalised actual water-hole for ca 10.000 inhabitants

• Implementation period: 2009 - 2011

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Vietnam – water, Ha Giang

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Yemen

Programme for 2006-2010

Territorial focus: Southern Yemen, incl. Socotra Archipelago

Sectors:

• Power engineering

• Water management

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Kambodia

• So called project country

Ongoing projects:

• Development of Sustainable Tourism through restorationof the Angkor Wat

• Access to basic health services through the Takeo health centre

• Access to basic education through the King Sihamoni School

• Access to sustainable sources of energy through Bio gas stations for households

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Kambodia – highlights for the nearest future

• Social and health services enhancement in the Takeo province (as a part of Debt Relief)

• Promotion of Sustainable energy sources at local level through home bioplynové stanice

Closely connected to CZ PRESIDENCY topic in development cooperation

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Georgia

• So called project country

Projects so far:

• Social and Economic Development: street children, SMEs development + support of civil society

Relief and Development activities since 2008:

• power engineering, social services, construction sector, etc.

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Thank you for your attention!

Michal Procházka

prochazka@czda.cz

+420 251 108 131