FAO and EU Partnership

Title Lake Tanganyika Fisheries Management - Gestion de la pêche dans le Lac Tanganyika (LATAFIMA) - GCP/RAF/521/EC
Introduction The project aims at improving the management of the lake from regional to grassroots level, while solving some major issues pertaining to the current overexploitation of its most valuable resources. The overall objective of the project is to enhance equitable economic growth by promoting sustainable fisheries in Lake Tanganyika.
Start date 01/03/2020
End date 30/06/2024
Budget USD 2 197 801
Donor European Union
Project Code GCP/RAF/521/EC
Title EU - Forestry, Climate Change and Biodiversity nexus National Forest Inventory - GCP/PNG/017/EC
Introduction To enhance the capacity for collecting and disseminating essential forest information while establishing a platform that allows stakeholders to access this information for sustainable forest management and transparent climate finance.
Start date 02/09/2023
End date 01/09/2026
Recipient / Target Areas Papua New Guinea
Budget USD 3 218 883
Donor European Union
Project Code GCP/PNG/017/EC
Title Improving food security and resilience of food production systems in Karamoja - UNJP/UGA/068/EC
Introduction Enhanced resilience and gender responsiveness of food production and livelihood systems for food and nutrition security in Karamoja sub-region.
Start date 01/09/2023
End date 31/08/2026
Recipient / Target Areas Uganda
Budget USD 3 543 501
Donor European Union
Project Code UNJP/UGA/068/EC
Title Strengthening governance of food security and nutrition trough the Committee on World Food Security - UNJP/GLO/1166/EC
Introduction This project is intended to complement resources and voluntary contributions for the implementation of CFS thematic workstreams.
Start date 01/05/2023
End date 31/12/2026
Budget USD 964 066
Donor European Union
Project Code UNJP/GLO/1166/EC
Title Food and Nutrition security Impact, Resilience, Sustainability and Transformation (FIRST) - GCP/INT/244/EC
Start date 12/06/2015
End date 31/03/2024
Budget USD 45 367 860
Donor European Union
Project Code GCP/INT/244/EC
Title Global Network Against Food Crises Partnership Programme - Management and crosscutting support - GCP/GLO/951/EC
Introduction The overall impact of the programme will be "to enhance resilience to food crises".
Start date 28/07/2018
End date 27/12/2022
Budget USD 40 886 243
Donor European Union
Project Code GCP/GLO/951/EC
Title Enhancing Land Consolidation in North Macedonia - GCP/MCD/008/EC
Introduction As a continuation of the GCP/MCD/002/EC (MAINLAND), this project will continue to enhance the Land Consolidation in two areas.
Start date 01/08/2022
End date 31/01/2026
Recipient / Target Areas North Macedonia
Budget USD 1 053 740
Donor European Union
Project Code GCP/MCD/008/EC
Title Building Resilience of Syrians under Temporary Protection and Host Communities in Turkey through Supporting Socio-Economic Integration and Creating Livelihood Opportunities (COVID-19) - OSRO/TUR/901/EC
Introduction The Project aims to strengthen the resilience and socio-economic integration of SuTP and vulnerable host communities of Turkey through support to agricultural livelihoods and access to employment in the agri-food sector.
Start date 01/11/2019
End date 31/10/2024
Recipient / Target Areas Türkiye
Budget USD 11 278 103
Donor European Union
Project Code OSRO/TUR/901/EC
Title EU-EAC True Fish Farming Story in Lake Victoria Basin (TRUE-FISH) - GCP/RAF/519/EC
Introduction This project aims to contribute tackling the above key limiting factors and sustainability risks for the development of competitive and sustainable commercial aquaculture in the Lake Victoria basin. Three specific objectives are proposed covering: access to commercial networks and business capacities, availability and quality of local skilled workers, sustainability and bio-security of regional aquaculture production systems.
Start date 04/09/2019
End date 12/05/2025
Budget USD 7 202 447
Donor European Union
Project Code GCP/RAF/519/EC
Title Contributing to Food Security for refugees and host communities living in Lebanon - UNJP/LEB/041/EC
Introduction Improving living conditions and resilience of refugees and host communities living in Lebanon.
Start date 01/01/2023
End date 31/12/2026
Recipient / Target Areas Lebanon
Budget USD 8 487 134
Donor European Union
Project Code UNJP/LEB/041/EC
Title FAO Syria Smallholder Support Programme (SSP) for Agriculture Transformation - GCP/SYR/023/EC
Introduction Increasing the productivity (and profitability) of smallholder farmers and livestock keepers by generating marketable surpluses and accessing markets. Enhancing the ability of the targeted communities to manage risk by improving food security information and early warning systems"
Start date 01/01/2019
End date 31/12/2022
Recipient / Target Areas Syrian Arab Republic
Budget USD 14 060 424
Donor European Union
Project Code GCP/SYR/023/EC
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