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New EC Briefing for Non-Experts on Climate Change: It’s a Mad, Mad World
When it comes to climate change, it’s a mad, mad world. That’s the message from a new EC-commissioned e-booklet, which uses the abbreviation “MAD” to outline a strategic framework for combating global warning: Mitigation, Adaptation, Development.0 0 8 993
Building Ownership to Deliver Sustainable Water Aid
When the children of Inyima in southeast Nigeria began to fall sick and die, villagers were horrified to learn that their own poor hygiene practices had contaminated the community’s drinking water, causing a deadly diarrhoea outbreak.0 1 22 962
Increasing Support for Parliaments: Topic of Recent Conference
Engaging with the world’s lawmakers is a new, expanding and crucial field for European Commission staffers working on democracy assistance. That was the message heard by dozens of participants at a recent pilot workshop on supporting parliaments around the globe.0 0 10 141
Governance Challenges in Education: Similar Problems, Different Causes, Tailored Solutions
While a massive body of water separates Haiti and the Democratic Republic of Congo, there’s not an ocean of difference between them in terms of the scale of the governance challenges facing their education sectors.0 0 22 120
Extending Sustainable Power Supplies to Communities Worldwide
The European Union is engaged in several major initiatives to support the provision of adequate, affordable and sustainable energy services in developing countries, especially through the EU energy initiative for poverty eradication and sustainable development and EU-Africa Energy Partnership.0 0 7 141
Enhancing Institutional Capacity to Negotiate EU Association and Trade Agreements
A recent two day planning and knowledge exchange workshop to address institutional change gave a boost to the implementation of the Comprehensive Institution Building Programme, bringing together some 25 colleagues from EuropeAid headquarters and representatives from European Union delegations in five of the six eastern partnership (EaP) countries.0 0 8 966
One Ukraine Government Manager Sees Movement in EU-Backed Institution Building Programme
From the viewpoint of one Ukrainian government manager, a new element of a European Union programme aimed at its “Eastern Partnership” initiative is easing coordination of institutional development (ID), but political support is needed for overall success.0 0 7 540
Analysing and Addressing Governance in Sector Operations: The Practicalities
Jean Bossuyt from the European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) provides an informative and instructive presentation on putting the sector governance approach into practice. Watch his presentation here.0 0 5 769
Introducing Governance in Sector Operations
Why is it important to consider governance issues in sector operations and how should aid practitioners go about this? Dominique Dellicour of the Governance, Security, Justice, Human Rights and Gender unit presents EuropeAid’s approach in this video interview.0 0 5 593
capacity4dev.eu: Connecting the Development Community
We’re pleased to welcome you to the new, improved capacity4dev.eu which has been remodelled with cleaner, simpler and easier to use features to support our mission in ‘Connecting the Development Community’.0 0 5 031
The Millennium Development Goals: Achievements and Challenges
A new e-brochure from the European Commission showcasing its efforts to speed up the progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) illustrates how millions of the world’s neediest people are already benefiting from EU help.6 0 17 484
Electoral Reform in Ghana
In a region beset by electoral inconstancy, Ghana is something of a role model for African elections. However, to ensure that an encouraging track record is maintained and strengthened, the European Commission is engaged in a programme of electoral reform support.0 0 5 803
Ghana In-Country TC Learning Event
Earlier this year, the Delegation of the European Union to Ghana hosted an in-country learning event on technical cooperation reform to gain an insight into how the ongoing TC reform is implemented at ground level.0 0 5 115
Anti-Corruption Workshop for EU Delegations
The Governance, Security Human Rights and Gender Unit of EuropeAid is organising a Global Workshop for European Union Delegations from the 18 – 21 October 2010 on fighting corruption. The four day seminar, which will take place in Brussels, will focus on providing specific training to EU Delegations and European Commission staff based at EuropeAid headquarters.0 0 8 484
Making Farmers Part of the Climate Change Solution
To date, the agricultural sector, as a net green house gas producer, has largely been seen as part of the climate change problem. But Dr Alex De Pinto of the International Food Policy Research Institute wants to see farmers become part of the climate change solution. Whether it’s through livestock rearing, rice production or the drying of peat, the world’s agricultural producers are widely accepted as being responsible for between 10 and 14 percent of the world’s total Green House Gas production and thus a contributor to climate change.0 0 7 874
Georgia: The Journey of Technical Cooperation Reform
The European Commission is making modest but positive steps in its Technical Cooperation reform in a difficult environment in Georgia, according to Philippe Bernhard of the European Union delegation in Tblisi. The EU delegation in Tblisi has employed a variety of instruments to support its partner, Georgia. Using budget support, technical assistance projects, institutional building projects and thematic line grants, the EU has sought to meet the needs of a transition country still struggling with the consequences of the 2008 conflict with neighbouring Russia.0 0 5 103
A European Approach to Public Technical Assistance
What is Public Technical Assistance and how should it incorporate the requirements of the Aid Effectiveness Agenda? The European Network of Implementing Development Agencies, EUNIDA, offers some answers to these questions.0 0 7 913
Helping Low-Income Farmers Access High-End Markets
Agricultural producers in the African Caribbean and Pacific region, with the help of a European Commission backed project, are learning how to meet stringent regulations and requirements and continue to sell their foodstuffs in European markets.3 0 11 559