Western and Central Africa Regional Meeting Report Ex situ Conservation: 6. Regenerating threatened ex situ accessions   Country Actions taken since mid-1995/Sources of founding Constrains/Needs Opportunities Support required from regional & international organizations East & South Mediterranean Algeria   Information not available Cyprus   Regeneration activities conducted every year Not mentioned Submission of project proposals at regional level Promoting and encouraging joint activities by developing joint projects Egypt   Activities were very limited Lack of funds · Strengthening national collaboration · Training Financial and technical assistance Jordan   Information not available Lebanon   Information not available Libya   Information not available Malta   Not applicable Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Morocco   · Most of accessions are maintained by regeneration (see n° 5) · National funding   · Lack of National genebank · Very costly process · Additional funds needed   Regional collaboration within WANA   Financial and technical assistance   Palestine   Not applicable Syria   Multiplication of field crop accession are done periodically Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Tunisia   · Most field crops are regenerated annually · National funding Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Turkey   Regeneration of threatened species Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned West Asia Afghanistan   No action taken Repatriation of the existing ex situ collection and its regeneration and use for selection Not mentioned · Financial and technical support · Assistance in repatriation of germplasm Bahrain   Information not available Iran   Information not available Iraq   Information not available Kuwait   Information not available Oman   No substantial work has been done due to financial limitations and non-existence of genebank   · Funds are needed for provision of laboratory and regeneration facilities (incubators, growth chambers, etc.) · Financial constraints   Not in immediate future   Financial support from regional and international organization for any further programmes or continuing existing programmes   Pakistan   · 16000 accessions of all crop were rejuvenated and stored in the new genebank · International and national funding   Need for additional funding   Better conservation   Financial support   Qatar   Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Saudi Arabia   Information not available United Arab Emirates   Information not available Yemen   Information not available   Central Asia Armenia   Information not available Azerbaijan   Accessions are regenerated when necessary Insufficient funding Not mentioned Financial support to carry out this activity Kazakhstan   Information not available Kyrgyz Republic   Information not available Tajikstan   Information not available Uzbekistan   Accessions are regenerated when necessary Insufficient funding Not mentioned Financial support to carry out this activity TOC