Climate, environment and energy
The Biodiversity and Protected Areas Management (BIOPAMA) Programme assists the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries to address their priorities for better managing and governing biodiversity and natural resources. It provides a variety of tools, services and funding.
ECOFAC6 promotes a green economy characterised by sustainable and inclusive economic development, as well as the fight against climate change.
The project supports biodiversity conservation in six priority regions: Congo Basin forest ecosystems, Transhumance landscapes in Central Africa, West Africa Forests, Sudano-sahelian savannahs of West Africa, Eastern Rift savannahs and watersheds, Transfrontier conservation areas of Southern Africa.
- Global Gateway - Areas of partnership
- Climate and energy
This programme aims to strengthen urban governance by supporting social, environmental or economic sustainability.
The SWITCH Africa Green programme aims to assist African countries with sustainable development, by encouraging a shift towards an inclusive green economy.
SWITCH Asia promotes sustainable consumption and production.
The programme's objectives are to provide members and regions of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) innovative and collaborative solutions to manage climate-related risk considerations in their sustainable development policy, planning and practice decisions.
Euroclima is the Global Gateway initiative that builds partnerships between the European Union and the Latin America and Caribbean regions as they lead the green and just transition.
- Global Gateway - Areas of partnership
- Climate and energy
AgriFI is a €120m impact investment facility funded by the European Union. It is designed to provide financing to businesses active in the agri-food value chain, with a focus on smallholder farmers.
The facility aims to provide improved knowledge and evidence for policy and programme design, management, and monitoring and evaluation in order to reach better nutrition outcomes.
This programme aims to tackle some of the underlying challenges in building sustainable fisheries and aquaculture in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific.
As part of the Global Gateway strategy, the Africa–EU Space Partnership Programme strengthens collaboration between the European Union (EU) and Africa in the field of space technologies, services, and applications.
The West Africa Sustainable Ocean Programme (WASOP) promotes the sustainable use of marine and coastal resources across 13 West African countries, supporting ocean governance, a thriving blue economy and the restoration of vital ecosystems.
Digital, research and innovation
The ACP-EU Programme to Strengthen Research and Innovation capacity in ACP countries targets public and private stakeholders with a comprehensive package of opportunities.
The BELLA Programme provides support for the long-term interconnectivity of European and Latin American research and education communities through ‘EllaLink’, a new 6,000 km submarine cable.
- Global Gateway - Areas of partnership
- Digital
The PRIDA programme aims to promote universally accessible and affordable broadband across the continent, unlocking the benefits of internet-based services for all
The aim of the Smart Development Fund is to refine digital solutions to counter COVID-19 challenges in, and with, EU partner countries.
Sustainable growth and jobs
The DeSIRA initiative aims to contribute to climate-relevant, productive and sustainable transformation of agriculture and food systems in low and middle-income countries.
The EU initiated a dialogue in support of the sustainable cocoa sector. The objective of the Initiative is to support the elimination of child labour and child trafficking, the protection and restoration of forests, and to ensure a living income for cocoa farmers.
Sustainable Development Goals
ADELANTE is the European Union's flagship programme dedicated to fostering Triangular Cooperation between the EU, Latin America, and the Caribbean (LAC).
Human development
The BRiCE Programme was set up by the EU to help 72 million children living in crisis-affected countries who are in need educational support.
The DEAR Programme supports projects that engage Europeans in global issues related to social, economic and environmental development.
Transcultura Programme seeks to harness diversity, build bridges between people and cultures of different linguistic areas, and foster the role of culture, heritage and creativity.
The programme's objective isto boost the competitiveness of cultural and creative industries in he African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries.
The Africa-Europe Youth Academy (AEYA) is a flagship initiative that empowers young people to become leaders and agents of change. It focuses on equipping them with the skills, opportunities, and networks needed to shape their future and strengthen ties between Africa and Europe.
Migration
The Lives in Dignity Grant Facility was founded to channel funding to promote development-oriented approaches to displacement crises.
The EU Global Diaspora Facility takes a global approach to consolidate the efforts of all those involved in diaspora engagement for development.
Peace and governance
This programme aims to strengthen the capacity of parliaments in partner countries by enhancing their legislative, oversight, representative, budgetary and administrative functions.
The Team Europe Democracy Initiative (TED) will enhance evidence-based support for democracy worldwide.
EL PACCTO 2.0 is a European Union cooperation programme that supports Latin American and Caribbean countries in their fight against transnational organised crime, corruption, and money laundering.
Gender equality
The EU-UN Spotlight Initiative is a strategic partnership to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls across the world.
ACT to End Violence against Women (Advocacy, Coalition Building and Transformative Feminist Action to End Violence Against Women) is a programme to accelerate efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women.
Regional programmes
The Bêkou Trust Fund was set up as a rapid, flexible tool in 2014 to respond to the consequences of the crisis in the Central African Republic the previous year. It positions itself in the humanitarian-development-peace nexus.
This programme seeks to create open dialogue between Europe and LAC countries on the impact that transitioning to a higher level of income has on the capacity of partner countries to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
Joining Forces for Africa seeks to reduce the levels of violence, abuse, exploitation and neglect that children and adolescents experience. The project works with families, communities and institutions to raise awareness and improve capacity to protect children.
The purpose of LACIF is to leverage financing for key sectors essential for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The Regional Teachers Initiative for Africa (RTIA) supports African countries to raise both the quality of teacher education and training, and contribute to increasing the availability of teachers with minimum required qualifications.
Projects from EU-funded programmes
Supported by the Regional Teachers Initiative for Africa (RTIA) Facility, the Yam Wekre pedagogical tool is a visual learning aid consisting of 302 images covering 29 educational themes.
Supported by the Regional Teachers Initiative for Africa (RTIA) Facility, Bibliothèques Sans Frontières (BSF)’s project leverages offline internet solutions to provide teachers with access to high-quality educational resources.
Supported by the Regional Teachers Initiative for Africa (RTIA) Facility, this project enhances the national Teacher Continuous Professional Development (TCPD) framework by improving the use of the Learning Management System (LMS) for peer facilitators.