Objectives monitored by OECD

Aid to environment
18.7.2014

People Participation in Improvement of Forestry Governance and Poverty Alleviation in Vietnam/ ActionAid

The project "People Participation in Improvement of Forestry Governance and Poverty Alleviation in Vietnam (PPFG – Vietnam)" aims to create an open and interactive space for people from grassroots com...
11.7.2014

Course on Multilateral Environmental Agreements

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MFA) has been funding the Course on Multilateral Environmental Agreement that has been organized by the University of Eastern Finland in collaboration with UNEP since ...
4.7.2014

INT/Finland's annual payment to the UN Human Settlements Programme

Finland seeks to support UN Habitat in the carrying out its mandate and especially its normative functions. A key objective of Habitat's activities is the attaintment of the MDG concerning slums.
30.6.2014

INGO/International union of forest research organizations (IUFRO)

The International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) has a recognized status as an advocate for the international cooperation in forest research and as an educator of research institutions ...
30.6.2014

Support for Earth Negotiations Bulletin

The mission of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) established in 1990 is to promote sustainable development in decision-making. The IISD contributes new knowledge and concep...
26.6.2014

Farmers' Clubs for wealth creation among smallholder farmers in Mozambique

Farmers' Club initiatives of ADPP will be supported in two provinces; Sofala and Zambézia in 2014-2018. The programme intends to have an effect on reducing poverty through increasing the productivity o...
26.6.2014

Marine resarch ICI project

The Finnish Environment Institute SYKE has since 2012 implemented an Institutional Cooperation Instrument (ICI) Project on marine research (Marinam) with Namibian National Marine Information and Resear...
23.6.2014

International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development

ICTSD supports sustainable development in multilateral trade issues by dialogue, networking, research and capacity building. One specific objective is to support non-state actors participation in proce...
13.6.2014

Programme on Promoting Sustainable Development - Capacity building for developing countries and dialogue between Finland and South Centre

The South Centre is the inter-governmental think tank set up by the developing countries’ governments in 1995 .This programme reflects the desire for higher and stronger cooperation between Finland an...
10.6.2014

Trade and Development / UN Global Compact; Contribution to the Global Compact trust Fund in 2014

UN Global Compact (UNGC) is a global corporate leaders’ initiative, launched by the UN Secretary-General in 2000, which aims at transforming the business world to operate, both in developed and develop...
22.5.2014

Gender Responsive Climate Change Initiatives and Decision-making

The effects of climate change are felt strongest by the poorest and the most vulnerable, of whom a majority is women. In 2007, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the United Nati...
21.5.2014

Development of a Coordinated and Integrated Permitting System

The aim of the ICI Project by Department for Environmental Affairs (DEA) in South Africa and the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) is to improve DEA' s capacity to harmonise and integrate environmen...
14.5.2014

Western Balkans/Planning and evaluation of Western Balkans projects

Finland's Development Policy Framework Programme for the Western Balkans (2009-2013) has been completed. Finnish supported development cooperation will continue only in Kosovo. The ongoing projects in...
12.5.2014

IUCN-Finland Framework agreement

Framework agreement between Finland and IUCN will strengthen developing countries' capacity to integrate environmental objectives into development programmes, in particular in areas/sector where Finlan...
29.4.2014

Project preparation in Asian countries

Preparation of projects in Asia and Oceania
16.4.2014

Climate Modelling and Observations in India; Institutional Cooperation Instrument (ICI) Finnish Meteorological Institute

The purpose of the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) in this ICI-project is to improve the capacity of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) by training the management and the key personnel of...
8.4.2014

REG/APF Support unit, Finnish contribution 2014-2016

The Africa Partnership Forum Support Unit, hosted at the OECD since 2006 prepares Africa Partnership Forum meetings and provide a means of following up on discussions and decisions. The Unit was seen a...
7.4.2014

Support to Zambia National Farmers' Union, Core Support Programme Phase II

Finland has supported Zambia National Farmers’ Union (ZNFU) under the Core Support Programme (CSP I) through the years 2009-13 and the next phase (CSP II, 7,692 Million Euro) will cover years 2014-201...
2.4.2014

Annual payment to the Montreal Protocol Ozone Fund

The Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer was opened for signature in 1987. It contains legally binding agreements that aim to reduce the production, consumption and trade of ozo...
26.3.2014

International Environmental Conventions; developing countries participation

The project supports the participation of developing country representatives in the meetings of international environmental conventions, agreement negotiations and expert seminars. The support is vital...
20.3.2014

Adaptation Fund

Adaptation Fund (AF) is a new innovative financing instrument for Adaptation. The decision to operationalise AF was made at Bali Climate Change COP in December 2007. The Adaptation Fund was established...
27.2.2014

UNDP/Vuosiavustus

Contribution to the UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) regular resources. UNDP partners with people at all levels of society to help build nations that can withstand crisis and drive and susta...
7.2.2014

UNFCCC Least developed countries, National Adaptation Planning Process, Technical Workshop

The Least Developed Countries Expert Group (LEG) of UNFCCC will organize three days technical workshop 25.-27. February, 2014 Tanzania. In the work tools for preparing National Adaptation Plans, NAPs a...
5.2.2014

Project planning

Planning and monitoring of the development co-operation programme between Finland and Zambia
31.12.2013

Energy and Environment Partnership Program (EEP) in Indonesia; budget extension

Energy and Environment Partnership Program (EEP) aims to increase access to sustainable renewable energy and reduce the growth rate of greenhoue gases in Indonesia. The program promotes wider use of re...
18.12.2013

Programme planning of Embassy of Finland in Lusaka

Planning and monitoring of the development co-operation programme between Finland and Zambia.
17.12.2013

KV.RAH.LAIT/Worldbank;secondment program

The World Bank’s Donor Funded Staffing Program (DFSP´, TF 053202) is a staffing program funded by Donor Governments. The objective of DFSP is to contribute to the achievement of the Bank's diversity ta...
17.12.2013

Support to CSOs in Environmental Issues, Phase II

Building on the first phase, in the second phase or the project (2014-2018) the support is allocated to Zambian Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) working with environmental issues. The overall objecti...
16.12.2013

Contribution for the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)

The Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) was established in April 2012, as an independent intergovernmental body open to all member countries of the United Nations ...
13.12.2013

Kehyssopimus/Suomen Lähetysseura

The FELM Development Cooperation Programme is a six-year program (2011-2016), divided into two three-year budget periods. During this financing period FELM will implement the second half of the program...
13.12.2013

Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF)

The LDCF is a voluntary trust fund established under the UNFCCC, and managed by the GEF, to address the special needs of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) that are especially vulnerable to the adver...
11.12.2013

MYA/Geology ICI

Reduction of poverty, protection of the environment and promotion of equality, democracy and human rights are fundamental goals for sustainable development. In this context the mineral sector has a con...
11.12.2013

Partnership for Infrastructure Development Multi-Donor Trust Fund

The overall objective of for the Multi Donor Trust Fund administered by the World Bank is to improve the coverage, quality and sustainability of infrastructure in the West Bank and Gaza through financi...
11.12.2013

Safe Food Safe Dairy -Phase 2 (SFSD-2)

Second phase of the cooperation between MTT Agrifood Research Finland and Department of Public Health, University of Nairobi (UoN), Kenya. The purpose of the project is to strenghten the capasity of Uo...
11.12.2013

Support to the Africa programme of the Rights and Resources Initiative

The Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) is a global coalition of 13 organizations that was established in 2005 to accelerate reforms in land and forest tenure and governance in Africa, Asia and Latin...
3.12.2013

One-UN social Protection Floor-Initiative

The UN-Reform is moving towards the goal of "Delivering as One": A large number of UN agencies and other multi- and bilateral agencies are coordinating their support to the build-up of national social ...
29.11.2013

SL DAR / bilateral development cooperation programme planning between Tanzania and Finland

Funds are allocated for the implementation of Finland's Development Policy Programme and Country Strategy for Development Cooperation with Tanzania. The funds are used for the preparation, planning, mo...
19.11.2013

INGO/Inter Press Service (IPS)

IPS is an international organization with a global news agency is at the core with over 400 journalists in 145 countries. IPS provides news in 20 languages focusing on dev (Inter Press Service) elopmen...
18.11.2013

GTK/Strengthening the mastering of natural resources

The Geological Survey of Finland implements in Kyrgyz Republic a project with the national institution (years 2014 - 2017) in which the overall objective is to improve the standards and living conditio...
18.11.2013

GTK/Strengthening the mastering of natural resources

The Geological Survey of Finland implements in Tajikistan a project with the national institution (years 2014 - 2017) in which the overall objective is to improve the standards and living conditions fo...
1.11.2013

Global Environment Facility (GEF)

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) was established in October 1991 as a pilot program in the World Bank to assist in the protection of the global environment. In 1994, at the Rio Earth Summit, the G...
30.10.2013

Enhacing the Capacity of Developing Countries to Engage in National Climate Change Actions and in Global Climate Change Processes

The South Centre is an intergovernmental organization of developing countries established by treaty in 1995 with its headquarters in Geneva. It presently has 51 developing countries as its member stat...
30.10.2013

Sustainable consumption and production

At the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) in June 2012, countries agreed to adopt the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production (10YFP). SCP a...
29.10.2013

Capacity Building in the Field of Meteorology

The Finnish Meteorological Insitute is implementing a project in Kyrgyz Republic with the national institution Kyrgyzhydromet in the meteorological field. In the project it is intended to strengthen th...
29.10.2013

Capacity Building in the Field of Meteorology

The Finnish Meteorolgical Institute will implement a project with the national institute of Tadzhikistan, Tajikhydromet, during the years 2014 -2016 . In the project the capacity of Tadjikhydromet ...
29.10.2013

REG/Support to FLEGT process in Vietnam

The European Union (EU) adopted its Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Action Plan in 2003 to combat illegal logging and the associated trade and to strengthen forest governance. A key...
22.10.2013

Institutional cooperation instrument: technical assistance consultancy

Technical assistance consultancy to assist the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in the management of the Institutional Cooperation Instrument (ICI) projects. ICI refers to the twinning projects between Fin...
22.10.2013

Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management SAICM

The Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) was established in the Dubai Ministerial Conference, 4-6 February 2006. A joint initiative of the EU, Switzerland and Norway on an i...
17.10.2013

DIPECHO 2013-2014 Strengthening Disaster Risk Reduction and Integrated Disaster Management Capacities in Argentina and Paraguay

DIPECHO-funded preparedness project aimed at communities in western Argentina and southern Paraguay that are at risk of natural disasters as well as at relevant actors at the local and state levels. Th...
17.10.2013

Finland’s Water Management Programme in Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan

The overall objective of the intervention is to enhance water security in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan and the related region through equitable and integrated management of water resources. The purpose is...
4.10.2013

Partnership for Action on Green Economy PAGE

This partnership project by four UN agencies - UNEP, UNITAR, UNIDO and ILO - aims at helping 30 countries over 7 years to achieve equitable and sustainable transformation of national economic structure...
3.10.2013

Rural Village Water Resources Management Project in Nepal, Second Phase

The overall objective of RVWRMP is institutionalised capacity at local and regional levels to sustain and continuously improve enhanced quality of life, better environmental conditions and increased op...
2.10.2013

Support for the Mercury Trust Fund for preparing the Minamata Treaty

A global and legally binding treaty for restraining mercury emmissions has been negotiated intergovernmentally since 2009. The negotiating committee has prepared an agreement that aims to protect huma...
23.9.2013

Project preparation in Central and South America

Preparation of Projects in Central and South America
4.9.2013

FAO/Towards sustainable aquaculture and fisheries in Kyrgyz Republic

The project is impelemted by FAO and the Department for Fisheries of the Ministry for Agriculture, Water Resources and Processing Industry. The project is aiming at increasing the capacity of fisheries...
4.9.2013

Making agriculture part of the solution to climate change-Building

climate change in agriculture and facilitate their moving towards climate smart agricultural systems, while improving food security and increasing resilience of farming systems. The project implementat...
29.8.2013

Mtukwao Participatory Media Project, Mtwara and Lindi

In Tanzania, the majority of the population lives in rural communities that earn their living by subsistence farming and often lack most basic services. Rural communities are however almost totally neg...
28.8.2013

Project preparation in Nepal

Project preparation, monitoring and evaluation in Nepal and Embassy staff training on development cooperation.
23.8.2013

Dien Bien Phu Drainage, Wastewater Collection and Treatment Project,VN

The proposed Project will comprise rehabilitation and extension of drainage system and sewerage network as well as construction of a 10 000 m3/day biological wastewater treatment plant. The Project aim...
22.8.2013

3rd Phase Haik Integrated Rural Development Project

To improve the livelihood situation at household level within the target communities. 3rd phase of the project has encompassed social problems like the idleness of the youth, poverty of women and probl...
22.8.2013

Afforestation project to improve self-sufficiency

Aim of the project is to support the work of Dzikwa Trust Fund by planting eucalyptus trees in the outskirts of the city of Harare. The work has been planned in cooperation with the Zimbabwe Forest Com...
22.8.2013

Farmers' Clubs in Kuando Kubango province, Angola

The overall objective of the project is to promote environmentally sustainable human development in rural areas in Angola. The purpose is to increase food security, household income, health and general...
22.8.2013

Increasing food security and improving soil and water resources in

To increase food security, household income and general wellbeing of family farmers in Kunene Province and to mitigate the impact of climate changes while protecting the scarce water resources and the ...
22.8.2013

Investment in Community Development Education in Mozambique

More than 50 % of rural people in Mozambique live under poverty line. Project aims at contributing to the development of the rural communities by educating professionals in the area of poverty eradicat...
22.8.2013

MALAWI/DAPP Teacher Training College, North Education Division Malawi

To improve the quality of basic education in a rural area in the North Educational Division in Malawi. To improve adaptation to global warming as well as status of girl children in the families. HIV/AI...
22.8.2013

MW/Women Farmers Club in Dowa District

The project has two components complementing each other. The main component is the Women Farmers´Club - and the completing component is training of female teachers at the DAPP Mthande TTC in Dowa in es...
22.8.2013

Social development program in the rural Limatambo

The project will be implemented in nine mountain villages in the Cusco district. The main problems in the region are poverty, destruction of natural resources and inadequacy of democracy. The objective...
22.8.2013

Vocational Education Development Project VED-project

Development Problems in Malaita: 1. Unemployment of young people, lack of education 2. Vacation from Malaita, marginalization, crime, drug problem and drinking 3. Lack of preventive health services ...
20.8.2013

Civil society capacity-building: getting familiar with UN processes and transnational advocacy work

The complexity of the interrelated crises, the food, energy, climate and youth bulb crisis, as well as the lack of democracy and transparency, need new, holistic approaches. This demands a new type of ...
20.8.2013

Community Center

The primary goal of the project is to provide a structure in the Dalit villlage of Haldipada in Odisha that will make it possible for the villagers to have access to year-round accommodation, training ...
20.8.2013

Fruit tree cropping in villages of the Lawra-region

The goal in the project is to create local potential for sustainable fruit tree management. Planted trees will provide harvest in the end of the dry season, when food is scarce. The effect of malnutrit...
20.8.2013

ICT capacity strenghtening in Kenyan schools to promote community

Goal is to provide equal opportunities for education to children in less developed rural areas in Kenya. Thios is done by providing access to modern IT and e-communication with the partner school in Fi...
20.8.2013

Kumppanuussopimus/Suomen Lähetysseura

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20.8.2013

Productive Workshop for Trainees with Intellectual Disabilities piloting an innovative and sustainable process for inclusive tra

The main focus of the project is to strengthen in particular educational and training opportunities for children and young people with special needs in the area of the Mathare slum in Nairobi, Kenya. ...
20.8.2013

Sustainable Forest Use and Food Security

Forest resources are used unsustainably in and around Kiwengwa-Pongwe Forest Reserve because of poor farming techniques, lack of available land and limited livelihood opportunities in the 12 villages s...
19.8.2013

Promoting forestry and forest conservation in Kizarawe

There is particular concern of increasing forest degradation in the Kizarawe area in Tanzania. Illegal cutting of forest resources for energy purposes is an increasing problem in Daresalaam city. Commu...
19.8.2013

Promoting Youth Entrepreneurship in Senegal

The project Promoting Youth Entrepreneurship in Senegal aims to unlock the entrepreneurial leadership potential of disadvantaged youth. It offers practical hands-on entrepreneurial experiences to youth...
14.8.2013

Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF)

The LDCF is a voluntary trust fund established under the UNFCCC, and managed by the GEF, to address the special needs of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) that are especially vulnerable to the adver...
14.8.2013

Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF)

The Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF) was established to support adaptation and technology transfer in all developing country parties to the UNFCCC. The SCCF supports both long-term and short-term ada...
13.8.2013

Project preparation in Asian countries

Preparation of projects in Asia and Oceania
8.8.2013

Indigenous rights and culture in Adivasi forest communities

The new Tribal Forests Rights Act gives indigenous tribes the right to exploit local forests in a sustainable manner. The execution of the law has, however, been incomplete. The project aims to facilit...
8.8.2013

Indigenous rights and culture in Adivasi forest communities

The new Tribal Forests Rights Act gives indigenous tribes the right to exploit local forests in a sustainable manner. The execution of the law has, however, been incomplete. The project aims to facilit...
7.8.2013

NIC/Youth Protecting Our Environment

The aim of the project is to enhance the youth's environmental awareness and to improve environmental education in Matagalpa Nicaragua. The main idea is to develop a new model for environmental educati...
7.8.2013

Support for Aids-orphans education

The project aims to support the AIDS orphans in the Arumeru and Monduli district and to enable the children's schooling. In the project there will be support for construction materials of schools,sanit...
24.7.2013

Western Balkans/Support to the Regional Cooperation Council RCC

RCC (Regional Cooperation Council) supports the political and economic development, mutual cooperation and euro-atlantic integration of the South-East European countries. Finland has participated in th...
19.7.2013

Recycling Center of Cuna Nazareth

The project establishes a recycling centre and trains unemployed young people to be professionals in recycling in Pachacamac, poor outskirts of Lima. The aim is to create a training system for recyclin...
28.6.2013

BT/Conservation of the Northern Protected Area Complex (NPAC)

Project goal is to ensure effective management of Northern Protected Area Complex (NPAC) in Bhutan to conserve biodiversity, ecological services, and to provide required natural resources to local comm...
28.6.2013

Ecovillage development concept for Koibatek district

Aim: Increase food security, diversify income generation and increase income through sustainable agricultural / environmental development. Activities: Mobilization and capacity building of village self...
28.6.2013

Green Earth - Tany Maitso

Madagascar is among the world's poorest countries. As such, people's day-to-day survival is dependent upon natural resource use. Most Malagasy never have an opportunity to find jobs from official secto...
28.6.2013

Integrated River Basin Management at Koshi River – Safeguarding the lives of millions

The proposed project is continuation of the earlier MFA funded project in the Indrawati Sub-basin of the Koshi river basin (Jan 2010-Dec 2012). This project is based on the outcomes, needs and recommen...
28.6.2013

Integrating Sexual and Reproductive Health and Biodiversity

The project implements an integrated population, health and environment (PHE) approach. The objective is improved sustainable management of natural resources and increased access to sexual and reproduc...
28.6.2013

Livelihood and Environmental Awareness Project Extension Phase

The extension phase is necessary for achieving sustainability of the mobilization processes started during 2010-2012. The established women's groups will be continued, but at the same time also oth...
28.6.2013

NP/Good work, healthy environment

The project aims at strengthening rights and safety of forest trade union members and individual wood workers, and improve the ecological values of the forests in Nepal by educating wood workers on sus...
28.6.2013

Sinsibere-3Combating desertific. with women's sustainable livelih.

Aim: To improve environmental sustainability and livelihood in the communities through combating deforestation and desertification. The project aims to create viable income generating activities for wo...
26.6.2013

Education Development

The development of school system is not in the priorities of the almost non-existing local administration. The partner organizations aim to improve the possibilities of education in the region of El Ad...
19.6.2013

Forest & Farm Facility

THE FFF hosted by FAO is a multistakeholder partnership that supports to forest dependent communities and stakeholders, in particular smallholders, women and indigenous groups in governance, policy inf...
18.6.2013

Forest Resource Assessment in Nepal

There is a need for strengthening of the forestry sector information systems, to enable the realistic preparation of new Master plan and to monitor effectively the impact of recent forest activities af...
18.6.2013

Integrated land use Assessment (ILUA) II-phase

Integrated Land Use Assessment (ILUA) II project is aimed at strenghtening capacity in planning and implementation of Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) and Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and F...
4.6.2013

INT/Support to International Organisation for Standardization (ISO)

ISO project supports capacity of African LDCs to participate in and benefit from international standards. Objective is to enhance economic and social development of developing countries by improving co...
3.6.2013

Support for implementation of Post 2015 activities

The purpose of this intervention is to enable Finland to participate to the follow-up of the Rio +20 outcomes including the preparation of sustainable development goals (SDGs). The required funding w...
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