Proyectos

Sustainable management protects people and their livelihoods in Tajikistan

01.12.2016 - 31.12.2019

Flash floods and mudslides are examples of hazards that threatens inhabitants of Muminabad district in Tajikistan. Switzerland is supporting a project to reduce the risk of natural disasters in four watersheds of the district. The project of Caritas Switzerland relies on a sustainable agriculture and livestock production with a strong involvement of local communities and authorities.

Región/País	Tema	Período	Presupuesto
Tayikistán	Prevención de catástrofes Cambio climático y medio ambiente Reducción de riesgos de catástrofes Environmental policy	01.12.2016 - 31.12.2019	CHF 2’034’543

Kulturförderung Süd/Ost

01.12.2016 - 31.12.2020

Die DEZA fördert den Zugang von Kulturschaffenden aus Asien, Afrika, Lateinamerika und Osteuropa zum Schweizer Kulturmarkt und internationalen beruflichen Netzwerken. Sie leistet einen finanziellen Beitrag an das Büro für Kulturkooperation „artlink“ für die Dokumentation, Information sowie die Vermit-tlung von Engagements von KünstlerInnen aus dem Süden und Osten in der Schweiz. Zudem können Kulturveranstalter beim SüdKulturFonds Gesuche für Auftritte aus dem Süden und Osten einreichen.

Somalia Resilience Programme (SomReP), Somalia

01.12.2016 - 28.02.2018

In the fragile and conflict affected context of Somalia, SDC’s contribution to the Somalia Resilience Programme Consortium (SomReP) enables pastoral, agro-pastoral and peri-urban poor to increase their ability to prepare for, adapt to and live through shocks without eroding their productivity or assets. This intervention focuses on capacity building, livelihood diversification and the elaboration of community-based early warning systems and is complementary to ongoing shorter term emergency and longer term development interventions across the Region.

CORIGAP: Closing rice yield gaps in Asia

01.12.2016 - 31.03.2021

SDC supports IRRI (international Rice Research Institute) and its national research and extension partners in six major rice granaries of Asia (China, Indonesia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam) to develop science-based, quantitative tools and participatory methods to i) generate evidence, and ii) optimize ‘integrated sustainable irrigated rice production systems’ in order to increase rice yield and enhance regional and global food security while minimizing the environmental footprint of irrigated rice production.

Access to Justice in Tajikistan

01.12.2016 - 31.03.2021

Through this project, Switzerland will accompany the Government in realizing a state system providing free legal aid, which will allow the vulnerable (poor) individuals in Tajikistan to better protect their rights and in particular to claim various benefits (e.g. pensions, child allowances). This system will replace the current NGO provided legal aid services. A space for dialogue between civil society and state authorities will also be preserved and will contribute to addressing further legal challenges faced by the population.

African Risk Capacity (ARC)

01.12.2016 - 31.08.2021

The African Risk Capacity is a specialised agency of the African Union to help African countries improve their capacities to better respond to extreme weather events such as droughts and floods, therefore protecting the food security of their populations. It uses modern finance mechanisms such as risk pooling to create pan-African climate response systems. SDC co-finances the expansion of this insurance scheme to new countries, including the development of contingency plans that will allow insurance pay-outs to countries in case of drought or floods related catastrophes.

Regional Development Programme in Northern Albania

01.12.2016 - 31.03.2019

Citizens of Albania will benefit from better social and economic opportunities. Since many Albanian citizens face the negative consequences of social, economic and environmental disparities between and within regions of the country, the project will tackle these disparities by strengthening the institutions working on regional development through an active involvement of all relevant stakeholders and increasing strategic investments in the regions.

Programme d’Appui à l’Education de Base (PAEB)

01.12.2016 - 31.12.2020

Malgré les avancées, le Burkina Faso fait face à des défis d’éducation. Chaque année, de nombreux enfants n’accèdent pas l’école ; la majorité de ceux qui y accèdent, abandonne avant d’avoir fait 6 années de scolarité ; 65% des adultes sont analphabètes. La DDC soutient les fonds communs, permettant au Gouvernement et à la société civile d’améliorer les performances du système éducatif, à travers la décentralisation, l’adaptation, et l’extension des offres répondant aux besoins des populations.

Master of Advanced Studies in Development Cooperation (MAS)- NADEL

01.12.2016 - 30.11.2019

Mit der Unterstützung des Nachdiplomstudiums für Entwicklungsländer der ETHZ (NADEL) (Stufe “Master of Advanced Studies“) leistet die DEZA einen Beitrag an die Ausbildung von Nachwuchskräften für die Entwicklungszusammenarbeit (EZA). Die praktisch ausgerichtete akademische Aus- und Weiterbildung von Fachkräften der EZA, hat zum Ziel, Wirksamkeit, Effizienz und Innovation der Schweizer EZA dauerhaft zu sichern und zu steigern.

Transparency International Secretariat – core contribution (2017-2020)

01.12.2016 - 30.06.2021

Transparency International (TI) is a leading global movement comprised of an international secretariat (TI-S) and 114 independent national chapters. It aims to stop corruption, promote transparency, accountability and integrity at all levels and in all sectors of society. Switzerland’s support to TI-S will take the form of a core contribution.

Climate and Clean Air in Latin American Cities Plus Programme (CALAC+)

25.11.2016 - 31.07.2021

CALAC+ supports clean air strategies in Latin American metropolises fostering normative and technological changes towards application of soot-free engines in public urban transport systems and off-road machinery. The reduction of air pollutants that are both an important impediment to sustainable development and a key contributor to climate change will be achieved by means of, targeted capacity building, sharing experiences and curbing private sector engagement in clean air issues.

OCHA / UNDP, Sudan Humanitarian Fund (SHF) 2016

22.11.2016 - 31.12.2017

The Sudan Humanitarian Fund (SHF) is a pooled fund which allows responding to unexpected emergencies in a coordinated and effective way in Sudan. In 2016 alone the SHF was capable to provide funds to partners to alleviate the suffering of hundreds of thousands of new refuges, new IDPs and other new victims, due to conflicts, natural disasters and health hazards. The SHF is a unique instrument whose Advisory Board offers to the SDC – actually the smallest SHF donor in terms of financial contributions - the platform to advocate for victims in need of assistance and protection as well as humanitarian policy.