Western and Central Africa Regional Meeting Report Ex situ Conservation: 8. Expanding ex situ conservation activities   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   All information computerized Not mentioned Passport Data sent to ECP/GR Network Promoting and encouraging joint activities by developing joint projects Egypt   · Establishment of El-Sheikh station for PGR activities · National funding   · Lack of funds to construct NPGRU · Lack of working facilities in the El-Sheikh substation · Training   Strengthening national programme Financial and technical support   Jordan   Information not available Lebanon   Information not available Libya   Information not available Malta   Constitution of Micropagation Centre which will include a genebank Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Morocco   · Increase in the storage capacity by constructing new cold chambers · National funding   · Insufficiency of human and material resources · Genetic variability of several species not well sampled   Establishment of National Centre for conservation and use of PGRFA Support for establishing National Centre for PGRFA   Palestine   · Through the implementation of all regional projects · International funding   · Technical and financial constraints · Lack of infrastructure · Training in all fields related to PGR   Regional assistance and collaboration Financial and technical   Syria   · Increase in number of accessions conserved · Establishment of 45 field genebanks for fruit trees and date palm · National funding   · Need equipment of laboratories and cold store units · More attention to genebanks of forests and fruit trees · Training in all fields related to PGR   Not mentioned Financial and technical assistance   Tunisia   Establishment of National Centre for Conservation of Genetic Resources Insufficient funding Regional and international collaboration Additional funds to support this activity Turkey   Ex situ conservation are expanded to medicinal, aromatic and ornamentals Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned West Asia Afghanistan   No action taken Urgent need for collection and conservation Not mentioned Financial and technical assistance 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 Need establishment of a genebank Not in immediate future Financial and technical support Pakistan   Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Creating special funds to strengthen PGR activities in developing 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   Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Kazakhstan   Information not available Kyrgyz Republic   Information not available Tajikstan   Information not available Uzbekistan   Not mentioned Need establishment of National Genebank National coordination and regional collaboration Financial and technical support TOC