FAO and EU Partnership

Title Fostering the positive linkages between trade and sustainable development (TRADE4SD) - GCP/GLO/491/EC
Introduction The objective of this project is to identify new opportunities to foster positive sustainability impacts of trade supported by improved trade policies at global level, including WTO modernization, and increased coherence across agricultural, energy, climate, environmental and nutritional policies.
Start date 01/08/2023
End date 31/05/2025
Budget USD 188 748
Donor European Union
Project Code GCP/GLO/491/EC
Title Support to the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission - GCP/INT/305/EC
Introduction The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission is an intergovernmental organization established under Article XIV of the FAO Constitution to manage tuna and tuna-like species in the Indian Ocean. Its main aim is the conservation and optimum utilization of fish stocks for long-term sustainability.
Start date 01/01/2018
End date 31/12/2021
Recipient / Target Areas Sri Lanka
Budget USD 721 154
Donor European Union
Project Code GCP/INT/305/EC
Title Fighting Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought through the Action Against Desertification - GCP/INT/157/EC
Introduction In arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas of member states of the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), inhabitants depend on land health and productivity, water and vegetation cover, as more than 70 percent of the population derives its livelihood from natural resources.
Start date 01/07/2014
End date 31/08/2020
Recipient / Target Areas Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, Haiti, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal
Budget EUR 4 167 000 (Caribbean and Pacific Component) - EUR 15 763 479 (Africa Component)
Donor European Union
Project Code GCP/INT/157/EC
Title Fostering the Sustainability of Marine Fisheries in Central and Western Mediterranean Subregions through an Ecosystem Approach - GCP/INT/362/EC (Baby 01)
Introduction Fisheries management in the Mediterranean is complex for several reasons, including, among others, fishing overcapacity; different levels of information development, in particular for biological and socio-economic data that were neither readily available nor standardized; insufficient and weak legal aspects and measures for monitoring, surveillance and control activities; and inadequate institutional frameworks for subregional fisheries management.
Start date 01/01/2019
End date 30/09/2020
Recipient / Target Areas Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia
Budget USD 554 051
Donor European Union
Project Code GCP/INT/362/EC
Title Enhancing Capacity for Fisheries Planning and Management in the Strait of Sicily - GCP/INT/320/EC
Introduction The Strait of Sicily is a transition area connecting the western and eastern Mediterranean basins. Most of the pelagic and demersal fisheries resources in the area are shared between the fisheries of at least three bordering countries. The shared fisheries resources are exploited under different regimes in each country, while their transboundary nature justifies harmonized management approaches.
Start date 01/02/2018
End date 31/12/2019
Recipient / Target Areas Italy, Libya, Malta, Tunisia
Budget USD 580 600
Donor European Union
Project Code GCP/INT/320/EC
Title Strengthening Community Resilience to Climate Change and Safeguarding Livelihoods in Malawi - GCP/MLW/067/EC
Introduction In addition to its high vulnerability to climate change and variability, Malawi also has low capacity to adapt to the phenomenon, with the subsequent impact therefore posing a serious developmental challenge. In this context, the European Union’s Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA) programme financed a four and a half-year programme with FAO to address community resilience to climate change in Malawi through the present Action.
Start date 01/06/2015
End date 30/06/2021
Recipient / Target Areas Malawi
Budget USD 6 171 777
Donor European Union
Project Code GCP/MLW/067/EC
Title Enhancing Land and Water Resources Management in Somaliland and Puntland - GCP/SOM/059/EC
Introduction The FAO Somalia Water and Land Information Management (SWALIM) programme has been successfully operating in Somalia for almost 20 years, serving government institutions, Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs), development agencies, and United Nations bodies engaged in assisting Somali communities whose lives and livelihoods depend directly on water and land resources.
Start date 01/01/2019
End date 30/09/2022
Recipient / Target Areas Somalia
Budget USD 3 639 040
Donor European Union
Project Code GCP/SOM/059/EC
Title Mainstreaming the National Land Consolidation Programme in North Macedonia - GCP/MCD/002/EC
Introduction The average farm size in North Macedonia is 1.8-1.9 ha, which is considerably below the average farm size in the European Union of 16.6 hectares. In addition, the small farms consist of several parcels (usually 5-7), which are often distant from each other and lack access to irrigation, drainage and road infrastructure.
Start date 01/03/2017
End date 30/11/2022
Recipient / Target Areas North Macedonia
Budget USD 2 860 000
Donor European Union
Project Code GCP/MCD/002/EC
Title Supporting the Global Capacity Development Programme Of FAO’s Port State Measures Agreement in Colombia and Panama - GCP/INT/356/EC
Start date 01/02/2019
End date 31/10/2022
Recipient / Target Areas Colombia, Panama
Budget USD 824 445
Donor European Union
Project Code GCP/INT/356/EC
Title Inclusive, competitive and sustainable value chain development in agriculture, fisheries and forestry - GCP/UKR/012/EC
Introduction Increase the competitiveness of the agriculture sector of Ukraine, including Fisheries and Forestry.
Start date 01/02/2021
End date 31/01/2025
Recipient / Target Areas Ukraine
Budget USD 15 592 895
Donor European Union
Project Code GCP/UKR/012/EC