Western and Central Africa Regional Meeting Report Institutions and capacity building: 17. Constructing comprehensive information systems for Plant Genetic       Resources for Food and Agriculture 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 PGR information are computerized   Not mentioned   Regional and International cooperation   Promoting and encouraging joint activities by developing joint projects   Egypt   Information on PGR in Bahteem are very limited and poorly documented Not mentioned Establishment of El-Sheikh station, data will be computerized Technical assistance Jordan   Information not available Lebanon   Information not available Libya   Information not available Malta   Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Morocco   Underway with assistance from IPGRI   Not mentioned   Not mentioned   Technical and financial support   Palestine   Could be done within regional projects   · Technical and financial assistance · Training   Regional collaboration and assistance   Financial and technical assistance   Syria   Database establishment has been initiated Training Not mentioned Financial and technical assistance Tunisia   Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Turkey   · A database management system exist for ex situ and in situ conservation · Use of GIS system to evaluate quantitative and spatial data gathered from surveys   Not mentioned   Not mentioned   Not mentioned   West Asia Afghanistan   No action taken   Need to develop and construct information and documentation system with connection to IPGRI/FAO   Not mentioned   Not mentioned   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   · Establishment of national network for exchange of information on regional and international basis. · Financial constraints   Not in immediate future · Financial support. · Sending the information of any germplasm material collected from Oman and conserved else-where in the world   Pakistan   Information are well documented   · Documentation staff were neglected during the human resources development · Need training in this field   Regional collaboration in training and information exchange   Technical and 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   Underway   Need training in this field   Regional collaboration in training and information exchange   Technical and financial support   Kazakhstan   Information not available Kyrgyz Republic   Information not available Tajikstan   Information not available Uzbekistan   Underway Not mentioned   Not mentioned   Not mentioned   TOC