WWF - EU Funding Handbook 2015 - Final

GUIDE
EU
2015
YOUR EU FUNDING GUIDE 2014 2020
This guide provides an overview of the most relevant EU funding instruments and
programmes that offer opportunities to support WWFs work on sustainable development.
CONTENTS
SECTION 1
SECTION 2
SECTION 3
EU PROGRAMMES FOR INTERNATIONAL

COOPERATION
EU PROGRAMME FOR RESEARCH
EU PROGRAMMES FOR ACTION IN EU

MEMBER STATES
Introduction 04
Regional programme for Asia 12
How to use this guide
Regional programme for

Latin America
Sub-programme 5:
migration and asylum
13
14
04
EU funding overview
05
Pan-African programme
Finding your way around

EU funding
05
Global Public Goods and

Challenges Programme
Role of WWF EPO

Internal WWF procedures
on funding
08
08
SECTION ONE
10
National programmes
11
Civil society organisations

and local authorities
thematic programme
23
16
European Development
Fund 26
National programmes
26
Sub-programme 2:
sustainable energy
Regional programmes
27
Intra-ACP programme
29
18
Sub-programme 4:
human development
20
Regional programmes East

and South
31
CSO Facility
33
Cross-border Cooperation
programmes 34
Instrument for Pre-accession 36
Sub-programme 1:
environment and climate
change 16
Sub-programme 3: food and

nutrition security, sustainable
agriculture and fisheries
19
EU programmes for
international cooperation
20
European Neighbourhood
Instrument 30
National programmes
30
National programmes
36
Multi-country programme
37
programme
39
Partnership Instrument
40
European Instrument for

Democracy and Human
Rights 42
Instrument Contributing
to Security and Peace
How to engage with the
EU in your country
43
44
SECTION TWO
52
European Maritime and

Fisheries Fund
54
European Territorial
Cooperation 56
Cohesion Fund
EU programme for research 45

Horizon 2020
European Agricultural Fund

for Rural Development
46
SECTION THREE
EU programmes for action
in EU Member States
50
LIFE 51
59
Europe for Citizens

Programme 60
Eligibility of WWF offices
for EU funding
61
An EU Call for Proposal:

Top Tips
63
EU Funding Guide in
numbers 66
FOREWORD
When WWF was founded as the World Wildlife Fund just over 50 years ago, the inspiration came from the simple
but powerful conviction that money, much more money, was needed to be spent on nature conservation if the tide
of species extinctions was ever to be turned.
The founders knew that the mobilization of funds on an unprecedented

scale would be required to protect habitats, provide alternative livelihoods
for people and reverse environmentally-destructive development.
The Fund would be built up from many different donors including
individuals, small and large businesses, foundations, philanthropists and
governments.
Nature conservation
is inseparable from
environmental protection
which in turn requires
systemic change. WWF
is one partner among
many in bringing about
the necessary societal
transitions to enable
the world to live within
planetary boundaries.
It is still a relevant vision today, but in many ways made much more
urgent. The scale of the environmental challenges now requires multiple
funds from multiple sources with multiple partners to be harnessed and
combined to achieve multiple aims. Nature conservation is inseparable
from environmental protection which in turn requires systemic change.
WWF is one partner among many in bringing about the necessary societal
transitions to enable the world to live within planetary boundaries.
This guidebook is the starting point for understanding one important
source of funds available for global conservation the European Union
(EU). Last year the 28 EU Member States concluded their negotiations on
the multi-annual financial framework lasting until 2020 for a total amount
close to 1,000 billion over the whole seven- year period. This current
framework is the most ambitious ever for putting the environment near
the heart of EU spending priorities. This is in line with the Lisbon Treaty
commitments that require sustainable development to be incorporated into
all EU policies and programmes the same commitments that WWF has
helped to shape over the last 25 years through its policy advocacy work.
The guidebook has two

main objectives. The
first is to inform. It is
a very practical how
to manual, steering
the reader through the
maze of different budget
lines and explaining
eligibility requirements
and spending priorities.
An absolutely essential
and practical handbook in
other words. The second purpose is to inspire. How can
I get my project funded by the EU? How can I persuade
my local or regional or national government to apply
for an EU programme? Which partners can I find to add
their own funds to mine to scale up project impact and
increase the chances of success?
I urge you to read the guide and start answering these
questions for yourself. I congratulate and thank the
authors, and all those involved in the production, for the
high quality of the finished product. Now comes the next,
even bigger challenge turning funding opportunities
into conservation outcomes. I wish you every success!
Tony Long
Genevieve Pons
Director of WWF European Policy Office from 1989 until June 2015.
Director of WWF European Policy Office since July 2015.
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INTRODUCTION
The European Union has become a significant source of funding for
the WWF Network. Many WWF offices regularly benefit from it for
their work in priority places and to deliver on priority programmes.
1,000
BILLION
THE OVERALL
EU BUDGET FOR
2014-2020
The complex architecture of the EU budget and the plethora of

EU funding instruments, programmes, funds and schemes might
at first seem daunting, especially to newcomers. With a focus
on funding programmes most relevant to WWFs priorities, this
handbook aims to be a user-friendly guide for the WWF Network to
understand EU funding opportunities over the period 2014-2020,
and to help it find its way through the EU funding journey.
The overall EU budget for 2014-2020 amounts to almost 1,000
billion. The programmes it supports cover many sectors of
relevance to WWF including climate, biodiversity, freshwater,
protected areas, marine, forestry, sustainable agriculture,
sustainable consumption and production, and green economies.
WWF EPO actively engaged in advocacy work to influence this new
budget, with very good results.
At the end of the guide there is a section on the eligibility of

WWF offices for EU funding: we strongly encourage you to
read it. Finally, the last section deals with what being part of
an EU project involves.
Dont be put off by the size of this manual! The table on the next
three pages offers an overview that will help you rapidly identify
the funding programmes most relevant to you.
THE WWF EPO TEAM WISHES YOU HAPPY READING

AND FUTURE SUCCESS!
HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE

The first section describes the role of WWF EPO and the
internal procedures to follow when pursuing an EU funding
opportunity. Please read this first! It will ensure you respect
WWF family rules when engaging with a public sector
financing institution.
An overview of EU funding instruments, funds and
programmes most relevant to the WWF Network is then
provided. The list is not exhaustive but encompasses the
programmes most relevant to WWFs priorities around three
main headings:
nE
U programmes for international cooperation
nE
U programme for research
nE
U programmes for action in EU Member States.
For each programme, the following information is provided:

nS
cope and objectives
nP
riorities addressed
nC
ountries targeted
n I mplementation mechanisms.
Opportunities for civil society organizations are highlighted.
WWF EPO has a significant degree of expertise on EU
international cooperation instruments, and this is reflected
in the level of details provided. WWF EPO is less engaged
with intra-EU funding instruments, which are for the most
part managed by EU Member States, so the level of detail
provided on these is smaller.
EU FUNDING
OVERVIEW
The total EU budget for the period 2014-2020 amounts to 1,000 billion.
The budget is organized around five major categories of expenses (headings) corresponding to different EU activities: Smart and
inclusive growth, Sustainable growth and natural resources, Security and citizenship, Global Europe, Administration. Each heading is
sub-divided into funding instruments, funds and programmes which form the skeleton of the EU budget.
The table below provides an overview of the most relevant EU funding programmes presented in this handbook, grouped as follows:
(1) EU Programmes for International Cooperation, (2) EU Programme for Research, (3) EU Programmes for Action in EU Member States.
TABLE 1: FINDING YOUR WAY AROUND EU FUNDING
CATEGORY
EU PROGRAMMES
FOR INTERNATIONAL
COOPERATION
INSTRUMENT
PROGRAMME
AREA OF FOCUS
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE
FUNDING
DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION
INSTRUMENT (DCI)
National allocations
Three sectors jointly identified in accordance

with the partner countrys national development
plans and/or poverty reduction strategy paper
Asia,
Central Asia,
Latin America, Middle East
n/a
Regional programme for Asia
Sustainable consumption and production,

climate change, energy
Asia
889.5 million
Regional programme for Latin

America
Environment, climate change
Latin America
925 million
Pan-African programme
Peace, good governance, extractives,

sustainable energy, sustainable agriculture,
climate change, environment
Africa
845 million
Global Public Goods and

Challenges Programme
Environment, climate mitigation and

adaptation, sustainable energy, sustainable
agriculture, human development
Africa, Asia, Latin America,

Caribbean, European neighbourhood
countries, EU overseas countries and
territories
5,101 million
Civil Society Organization

Programme
Governance and accountability, citizens

awareness, empowerment and engagement,
local development and social cohesion
Africa, Asia, Latin America,

Caribbean, European neighbourhood
countries, EU overseas countries and
territories
1,907 million
Three sectors jointly identified in accordance

African, Caribbean and Pacific

countries
30,506 million
Regional programme for East

and Southern Africa
Regional economic integration, peace and

security, natural resource management, food
security
East and Southern Africa
TOTAL BUDGET =
19,662 MILLION
EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT
FUND (EDF)
TABLE 1: FINDING YOUR WAY AROUND EU FUNDING CONTINUED...
CATEGORY
INSTRUMENT
PROGRAMME
AREA OF FOCUS
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE
EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT
FUND (EDF) CONT.

Central Africa
Support to regional organizations, natural

resources management, fight against illegal
trade and trafficking, security issues, regional
integration, trade and markets
Central Africa
Regional programme for West

Africa
Support to regional organizations,

environmental protection, resilience and
natural resource management, security issues,
regional infrastructures, trade and markets
West Africa

Caribbean
Support to regional integration, climate change

adaptation and mitigation, natural disaster risk
reduction, crime and security issues
Caribbean

Pacific
Regional integration and cooperation
Pacific
Intra-ACP programme
Human development, climate and environment,

private sector, peace and security
African, Caribbean and Pacific

countries
Three sectors identified jointly in accordance

European Neighbourhood countries
12,346 million
Regional programme East

and South
Human rights, natural resources, climate

change
European neighbourhood countries
1,415 to 1,730
million
CSO Facility
Strengthening civil society
n/a
programme
Common challenges of bordering regions,

economic and social development and
cohesion
Europe, Russia, Baltic Sea Region,

489 to 598
million
INSTRUMENT FOR
PRE-ACCESSION (IPA)
Defined jointly with the EU to support national

priorities
EU pre-accession countries
n/a
TOTAL BUDGET =
11,699 MILLION
Multi-country programme
Democracy and governance, public

administration reforms, fight against organized
crime and corruption, education and youth,
support to civil society, regional structures and
networks, regional investment projects
EU pre-accession countries, countries

bordering EU Member States
2,900 million
EUROPEAN NEIGHBOURHOOD
INSTRUMENT (ENI)
TOTAL BUDGET =
15,433 MILLION
FUNDING
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TABLE 1: FINDING YOUR WAY AROUND EU FUNDING CONTINUED...
CATEGORY
INSTRUMENT
PROGRAMME
AREA OF FOCUS
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE
FUNDING
programme
Employment, environment, youth, others
EU Member States, EU
pre-accession countries
600 million
PARTNERSHIP INSTRUMENT
(PI)
EUs strategic interests and global challenges

including energy, climate change, environment,
oceans
Asia and the Pacific, Americas

Russia, Central Asia Arctic
Gulf countries
954.8 million
EUROPEAN INSTRUMENT FOR

DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN
RIGHTS (EIDHR)
Democracy, human rights
Any country
1,333 million
INSTRUMENT CONTRIBUTING
TO SECURITY AND PEACE
(ICSP)
Security and peace-related issues
Any country (with particular emphasis

on conflict-prone countries)
2,339 million
EU PROGRAMME FOR
RESEARCH
HORIZON 2020 (H2020)
Science, innovation, industry, society
EU Member States, EU overseas

countries and territories, associated
and third countries
79,000 million
EU PROGRAMMES FOR
ACTION IN EU MEMBER
STATES
LIFE
Climate change, environment
EU Member States and EU overseas

countries and territories
3,456.7 million
EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL
FUND FOR RURAL
DEVELOPMENT (EAFRD)
Agriculture, forestry, ecosystems, social

inclusion
EU Member States
85,000 million
EUROPEAN MARITIME AND

FISHERIES FUND (EMFF)
Fisheries, oceans
EU Member States
5,749 million
EUROPEAN REGIONAL
DEVELOPMENT FUND (ERDF)
Environment, climate change, transport,

social inclusion
EU Member States
183,300 million
(including 8,950
million for
INTERREG)
COHESION FUND (CF)
Environment, energy, climate change, others
EU Member States (except richest)
63,400 million
EUROPEAN TERRITORIAL
COOPERATION (INTERREG)
Enhancing territorial cohesion
EU Member States & European

neighbourhood and pre-accession
countries for cross-border
cooperation
8,950 million
EUROPE FOR CITIZENS

PROGRAMME
European citizenship and democratic

participation
EU Member States
185 million
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ROLE OF WWF-EPO AND

INTERNAL WWF PROCEDURES
Role of WWF European Policy Office
(WWF EPO)
WWF
NETWORK
WWF NETWORK
RESPONDS IN A
COHERENT AND
COORDINATED MANNER
TO EU FUNDING
OPPORTUNITIES
TO MAXIMISE OUR
SUCCESS
WWF EPO plays multiple roles in relation to EU funding. It offers

a strategic interface between the WWF Network and the European
Commission (EC) the EU institution that has the ultimate political
responsibility for ensuring that all money from the EU budget is spent
correctly. As such, WWF EPO has a gatekeeper and network service
function for the WWF Network.
IN PARTICULAR, WWF EPO:
n Provides information on the most relevant EU funding opportunities

(WWF EPO publishes an EU Funding Newsletter every two months
highlighting the most relevant EU funding opportunities;*
n Coordinates the WWF Networks response to major funding
opportunities, with the support of the EU Funding Team;
n Coaches and builds the capacity of the Network on project proposal
development and project implementation;
n Ensures that EU rules are understood and respected;
n Helps in finding solutions to EU funding-related problems; and
n Carries out advocacy work with other NGOs on EU funding
programmes for environment, development and civil society.
INTERNAL WWF PROCEDURES ON EU FUNDING
In accordance with the WWF standards on Public Sector Partnerships

and with a view to enhancing synergies and coordination, colleagues
interested in applying for EU funds must ensure that they respect their
own internal sign-off procedures and inform the WWF EPO focal point
of their intention. The WWF EPO focal point will be able to provide
advice on how to approach an opportunity and, where relevant, the
internal coordinated process.
Internal coordinated processes are used by WWF EPO, together with
the EU Funding Team, when the EU launches major calls for proposals
with a broad geographic scope which may be of interest to the WWF
Network. By supporting the development of high quality, relevant
proposals these processes ensure that the WWF Network responds
in a coherent and coordinated manner to significant EU funding
opportunities, maximising the funding success rate.
Failure to respect internal procedures may significantly affect the WWF
acting as one principle, as well as reducing the likelihood of success.
So please always contact your WWF EPO focal point! The list of WWF
focal points for multilateral and bilateral donors, including the EU, can
be consulted on the
PSP share.
For more details please see the WWF EPO strategy on Public Sector
Partnerships on the
WWF EPO page of the PSP share.
*To receive the EU Funding Newsletter, please contact the

WWF EPO Focal Point
SIMON DE TREY-WHITE / WWF-UK
SECTION 1
EU PROGRAMMES FOR
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
PHOTO: Women cutting grass. Khata, Royal Bardia
National Park buffer zone, western Terai, Nepal.
The EU is the worlds biggest international donor. With 56.5 bn of

official development assistance made available in 2013, European
institutions and EU Member States together provided more than
half of all official global aid. The EU itself spends an average of
10-11bn annually.
The EU programmes for international cooperation cover WWF priority countries, regions and
ecosystems in Latin America, EU neighbourhood countries, Asia, Africa and the Pacific.
PROPORTIONAL BREAKDOWN OF EU INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION PROGRAMMES:
SECTION 1
EU PROGRAMMES FOR
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
DEVELOPMENT
COOPERATION INSTRUMENT
The general objective of the Development Cooperation
Instrument (DCI) is the eradication of poverty in developing
countries, providing support to achieve the Millennium
Development Goals and the future Sustainable Development
Goals. It aims to foster sustainable economic, social
and environmental development; as well as supporting
democracy, the rule of law, good governance, human rights
and the relevant principles of international law. It supports
actions at national level with bilateral national programmes,
and at regional level with programmes targeting Latin
America, Asia, the Middle East and the Pan-African
continent. It also supports, through thematic programmes,
actions covering all developing countries.
JAMES MORGAN / WWF-US
26.3% European Neighbourhood Instrument

19.0% Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA)
4.3% (including decentralised and executive agencies)
Other actions and programmes
3.8% Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP)

11.1% Humanitarian aid
3.8% Instrument for Stability (IFS)
2.2% and Human Rights (EIDHR)
European Instrument for Democracy
1.4% Partnership Instrument (PI)

28.1% Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI)
Photo: Fishermen on the Ilha de Mafamede, Mozambique: conserving and

sustainably managing natural resources like fish stocks is a vital for poverty
eradication.
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SECTION 1
NATIONAL PROGRAMMES
OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE
19,662
MILLION
THE OVERALL BUDGET

FOR THE DEVELOPMENT
COOPERATION
INSTRUMENT
(2014-2020)
National programmes support the National Development Plans and/or

Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers of partner countries. EU support is
targeted to three main sectors per country, based on national priorities
and agreed by governments in negotiation with EU delegations.
Focal sectors may include priorities such as sustainable agriculture,
good governance, sustainable management of natural resources and
sustainable energy.
COUNTRIES TARGETED
Asia: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Laos,

Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines,
Sri Lanka, Vietnam
Central Asia: Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Latin America: Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador,
Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay
Middle East: Iraq, Yemen
Africa: South Africa.
Priority is given to Least Developed Countries, which benefit from a
larger funding envelope. Upper middle income countries no longer
benefit from EU bilateral cooperation through national programmes. A
phasing-out period is planned for Cuba, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru and
South Africa from 2014 to 2017.
society organizations (CSOs) or other organizations, either via a call for

proposals, a call for tenders, or the award of direct grants.
Decision-making procedures on allocation are not very transparent
and it is not known how much funding is directly received by CSOs,
but WWF may approach the relevant EU delegation and the national
authority in charge of EU funds to seek more information and identify
avenues for cooperation. By engaging with the EU delegation in your
country on how aid is channeled nationally, CSOs may have some
influence on how the money is spent.
BUDGET AND ALLOCATIONS

The overall DCI budget for 2014-2020 is 19,662 million, the majority
of which will be allocated to national programmes.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Visit the
European External Action Service website to find the
EU delegation in your country.
Calls for proposals are normally advertised on EU delegation websites.
IMPLEMENTATION MECHANISMS
National programmes are mainly managed through agreements
between the EU and partner countries, and actions funded are usually
implemented by national authorities. The government and the EU
delegation may decide to implement certain actions through civil
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OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE
889.5
MILLION
THE OVERALL DCI

BUDGET ALLOCATED
TO THE REGIONAL
PROGRAMME FOR ASIA
FOR 2014-2020
SECTION 1
REGIONAL PROGRAMME FOR ASIA

to CSOs. The EU can call on international organizations such as UN
agencies to implement part of the programme.
The Regional Programme for Asia aims to increase economic

integration and political cooperation in Asia. Its priorities include
(amongst others) climate change, energy efficiency, business, and trade
and market access, promoted through:
The Asian Investment Facility blends grants with loans mainly targeted
at the private for-profit sector. CSOs could play a watchdog role.
1. The Switch Asia Programme supports projects that upscale

sustainable consumption and production. Switch Asia engages
SMEs, retailers and financial institutions across Asia with a view to
improving the sustainability of the production and products. It also
targets consumers, consumer organizations and public authorities to
promote sustainable consumption and demand for environmentally
friendly goods and services.
2. The Asian Investment Facility leverages green infrastructure
investments through grants and loans. It supports climate change
mitigation and adaptation across the region, by encouraging the
beneficiary governments and other institutions (including SMEs) to
make essential green investments.
The overall DCI budget allocated to the Regional Programme for Asia
for 2014-2020 is 889.5 million.
COUNTRIES TARGETED
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, North
Korea, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar,
Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam.
For specific funding opportunities the EU may decide to restrict the list
of countries where the action may take place.

TABLE 2. REGIONAL PROGRAMME FOR ASIA: INDICATIVE BUDGET ALLOCATIONS
2014-2020
PRIORITIES
INDICATIVE ALLOCATIONS ()
Regional integration
320 million
Aid to uprooted people
122 million
Green economy
440.5 million
Programme support measures
7 million
TOTAL
889.5 million
FURTHER INFORMATION
European Commission, DG Development and Cooperation
webpage for Asia
Switch Asia Programme website
The Switch Asia Programme will mainly be implemented through
calls for proposals on a biennial basis, most of which will be accessible
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OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE

The Regional Programme for Latin America supports the reduction
of poverty and inequality by fostering sustainable and inclusive
development. The programme is divided into two components:
1. Continental activities with Latin America, including the following
925
MILLION
THE OVERALL DCI

BUDGET ALLOCATED
TO THE REGIONAL
PROGRAMME FOR LATIN
AMERICA FOR 2014-2020
priorities:
n
Environmental sustainability and climate change through fostering
exchange and cooperation, mainstreaming sustainable management
of natural resources and ecosystems in national and local policies,
reinforcing the capacity of local authorities to mitigate and adapt to
climate change and to improve disaster risk management.
n
Inclusive and sustainable growth for human development through
improving the policy framework for business, trade and sustainable
investment for low emissions, climate resilience and environmental
sustainability. It will promote the private sector, in particular SMEs,
in environment-related sectors.
n
Good governance, accountability and social equity through
reinforcing the accountability and capacity of institutions and public
administrations to provide high quality public services.
2. Sub-regional cooperation with Central America contributes to
climate-change and environment-related issues by supporting the
adoption and implementation of adaptation, mitigation and disaster
risk reduction measures and promoting low-emission investments.
COUNTRIES TARGETED
Component 1: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica,

Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua,
Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela. On a case by case basis
and when deemed relevant, the following states can be considered for
participating in an action: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados,
Belize, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti,
Jamaica, Suriname, Saint Lucia, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent and the
Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago.
SECTION 1
REGIONAL PROGRAMME FOR LATIN AMERICA

Component 2: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras,
Nicaragua and Panama. On a case by case basis and when deemed
relevant, the following states can be considered for participating in an
action: Belize and Dominican Republic.
of countries where actions may take place.
The Regional Programme for Latin American will mainly be

implemented through calls for proposals and calls for tenders launched
by the European Commission headquarters or EU delegations. CSOs will
in theory be eligible. The EU may also call on international organizations
such as UN agencies, EU Member State agencies or Latin American
government authorities for implementing the funds. The EU will also use
the Latin America Investment Facility for blending grants with loans.
The overall DCI budget allocated to the Regional Programme for Latin
America for 2014-2020 is 925 million, including 805 million for Latin
America and 120 million for Central America.
FURTHER INFORMATION
webpage on Latin America
European External Action Service webpage on relations with
Latin America
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SECTION 1
PAN-AFRICAN PROGRAMME
OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE
The Pan-African Programme supports the implementation of the
Joint Africa-EU Strategy and adopts a continental, trans-regional
approach, looking at Africa as one. It focuses on the following areas:
1. Peace and security, including border disputes, transnational
organized crime, wildlife crime, cross-border management of
natural resources, water, energy and climate change.
THE PAN-AFRICAN
PROGRAMME:
LOOKING AT
AFRICA AS ONE
2. Democracy, good governance and human rights, focusing

among other things on effective institutions, the fight against
corruption, reinforcement of transparent and accountable
management of natural resources and public funds to ensure that
all African citizens benefit equitably from Africas abundant
resources and economic growth. CSO contributions to good
governance and human rights will be targeted through monitoring
and awareness-raising, dialogue and participation in environmental
sustainability, social equity and environmental governance.
3. Human development, in particular covering science, technology
and innovation, reinforcing cooperation between research
communities including the fields of climate change, food and
nutrition security and sustainable agriculture.
4. S
ustainable growth and continental integration, including
raw materials and mining, based on the Africa Mining Vision, with
objectives to improve social and environmental standards in the
sector and promote good governance and transparency.
5. Infrastructure development at the continental and

trans-regional level, including energy access, energy security,
renewable energy and energy efficiency, with a strong focus on the
private sector.
6. Agriculture and agri-food, with support to the
Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme
(CAADP) including improved management and governance of
natural resources for sustainable agricultural production and the
implementation of the African Land Policy Initiative.
7. Global and cross-cutting issues where climate change and the
environment feature strongly, primarily through support to African
Union institutions and initiatives identified in the
Joint AfricaEU roadmap such as the
Great Green Wall for the Sahara
and Sahel Initiative, the Global Monitoring for Environment
and Security initiative (GMES) and the Climate for Development
in Africa Programme
(ClimDev). The specific objectives are
to support continental African strategies on climate change,
environmental degradation and combating desertification.
Support for civil society also features under cross-cutting issues,
in particular on projects with a continental dimension. Both
African and European CSOs are identified as potential
implementing partners.
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COUNTRIES TARGETED
FURTHER INFORMATION
The programme will focus on activities of a trans-regional,

continental or global nature within Africa. It will be used where the
pan-African approach provides added value.
845
MILLION
THE OVERALL DCI

BUDGET ALLOCATED
TO THE PAN-AFRICAN
PROGRAMME FOR
2014-2020
SECTION 1
PAN-AFRICAN PROGRAMME CONT.

Joint Africa-EU Strategy (JEAS) website
European Commission, DG Development and cooperation
webpage on PanAfrican programme
The programme will be implemented through calls for proposals,
calls for tenders, direct support to African Union institutions and
international organizations (eg UN).

The overall DCI budget allocated to the Pan-African Programme for
2014-2020 is 845 million.
This includes approximately 420 million for sustainable and
inclusive development and growth and continental integration; and
approximately 100 million for global and cross-cutting issues.
TABLE 3. PAN-AFRICA REGIONAL PROGRAMME: INDICATIVE BUDGET

ALLOCATIONS 2014-2017
PRIORITIES
Peace & security
15 million
Democracy, good governance and

human rights
45 million
Human development
90 million
Sustainable and inclusive development

and growth and continental integration
210 million
Global and cross-cutting issues
55 million
Administrative support and expenditures
TOTAL
415 million
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ENVIRONMENT AND
CLIMATE CHANGE
The Global Public Goods and Challenges Programme (GPGC) is

particularly interesting for WWF. It supports equitable, inclusive
and sustainable development goals that are universally applicable to
global challenges. It defines a global public good as a public good with
benefits that are strongly universal in terms of countries (covering more
than one group of countries), people (accruing to several, preferably
all, population groups), and generations (extending to both current and
future generations, or at least meeting the needs of current generations
without foreclosing development options for future generations).
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ddressing health risks and the animal-human ecosystems interfaces
nT
he EU Resource Transparency Initiative (EURTI)
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rade Integration for Green and Inclusive Growth
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he EU Initiative on Pro-poor Land Acquisitions
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igrant Domestic Workers Labour and Human Rights
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omestic Revenue
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obilization Initiative for Inclusive Growth and Development
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ights-Based Human Development for the Working Poor
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limate-Change Mitigation: supporting low-carbon development
The GPGC addresses inclusive, sustainable growth while helping

partner countries reduce their vulnerability to global shocks. It is
divided into five strategic areas:
nE
nvironment and climate change
nS
ustainable energy
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uman development
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ood and nutrition security and sustainable agriculture
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igration and asylum.
More details on the five sub-programmes and relevant flagship

initiatives are presented below.
Within this framework, the EC plans to support flagship initiatives.

These will be cross-cutting, multidimensional programmes promoting
alliances and cooperation between relevant stakeholders. Flagship
programmes will be developed and launched gradually over the 20142020 period.
An initial group of 12 flagship programmes have been proposed:
nT
he Global Climate Change Alliance Plus (GCCA+)
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he EU Biodiversity for Livelihoods Initiative (EUBLI)
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witch to Green Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade
(FLEGT)
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GLOBAL PUBLIC GOODS AND

CHALLENGES THEMATIC PROGRAMME
SUB-PROGRAMME 1: ENVIRONMENT
AND CLIMATE CHANGE
OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE
The environment and climate change sub-programme aims to

enhance environmental protection and mitigate and adapt to climate
change in a development context. It will support transformation
towards an inclusive green economy in developing countries through
the following four components and flagship initiatives.
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SUSTAINABLE FOREST
MANAGEMENT,
AFFORESTATION AND
REFORESTATION
1. Climate change mitigation and low-carbon societies: the

programme will support developing countries in transition to a lowcarbon economy by developing Low Emission Development Strategies
(LEDS) and Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs), by
supporting inventories for greenhouse gas emissions, carbon pricing,
technology transfers, REDD+, climate change mainstreaming in
development policies, reducing aviation and maritime emissions.
This priority will mostly be carried out through the flagship initiative
Climate Change Mitigation Supporting Low-Carbon Development.
2. Climate change adaptation: the focus will be on increasing
national, community and individual resilience through adaptation
measures; and helping countries and communities to avoid or
reduce losses due to extreme weather events through, for example,
sustainable land use, climate-smart agriculture, disaster risk
management planning, ecosystem-based management, and sustainable
urban development.
The EU will primarily support climate-vulnerable countries with a focus
on least developed countries and small island developing states. This
priority will mostly be supported through the flagship initiative Global
Climate Change Alliance Plus (GCCA+) which builds on the results of
its predecessor, the Global Climate Change Alliance
(GCCA).
COMPONENT 2: VALUATION, PROTECTION, ENHANCEMENT AND

SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF ECOSYSTEMS
1. Biodiversity and ecosystems: with particular reference to the

needs of the poor and most vulnerable, the EU will support actions such
as management and restoration of protected areas and other sensitive
biodiversity areas, payment for ecosystem services, community-based
natural resources management, access and benefit sharing for small
local organizations and communities, the fight against illegal wildlife
poaching and trafficking, sustainable management of natural capital,
development of nature-based solutions, good governance of oceans and

marine protected areas and coastal zone management. This priority will
mostly be carried out through the flagship initiative Biodiversity for Life
(B4LIFE).
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COMPONENT 1: CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION, MITIGATION

AND SUPPORT TO THE TRANSITION TO CLIMATE RESILIENT
LOW-CARBON SOCIETIES
2. Sustainable forest management, afforestation, reforestation:

the EU will support the strengthening of forest governance and
institutions, improve knowledge about forest resources, fight against
illegal logging and promote consumption of sustainable and legally
produced timber; improve law enforcement; address unsustainable
expansion of agriculture and unsustainable use of biomass for energy
needs; address desertification; land degradation and drought through
mainstreaming into national and regional strategies and action plans;
and support the dissemination of best practices; the implementation of
Voluntary Partnership Agreements in partner countries. This priority
will mostly be supported through the flagship initiative Forest Law
Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT).
3. Integrated water resources management: the programme will
promote sustainable management of trans-boundary water resources with
a view to enhancing the ecosystem services provided by water.
COMPONENT 3: TRANSFORMATION TOWARDS AN INCLUSIVE

GREEN ECONOMY AND MAINSTREAMING OF ENVIRONMENTAL
SUSTAINABILITY, CLIMATE CHANGE AND DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
1. Green economy pathways: the programme will support
governments in adopting policies and creating the enabling conditions
for green markets and governance. It will also facilitate the reskilling
of existing workforces to foster the creation of decent green jobs with
particular attention to women.
2. Waste and pollution control: the programme will contribute to

protecting people from environmental risks such as indoor and outdoor
air pollution, soil pollution, poor water quality, unsound chemicals
and waste management. It will enhance awareness and capacity to
prevent pollution through pilot environmental public health actions in
developing countries.
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energy services by 2030; doubling the rate of improvement in energy

efficiency by 2030; doubling the share of renewable energy sources in
the global energy mix by 2030. The programme will support access to
sustainable energy for poor people, including in urban, semi-urban and
rural areas through enabling regulatory frameworks and investments
for sustainable energy services.
4. Green business: the programme will facilitate the development

of suitable skills for green and decent jobs, eco-entrepreneurship,
sustainable consumption and production practices and business
solutions along the value chain in particular for SMEs, and the
establishment of incentive structures and policy measures to develop
innovative green businesses. This priority will be supported through
the flagship initiative Switch to Green.
OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE
COMPONENT 4: INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT AND

CLIMATE GOVERNANCE
The programme aims to strengthen Multilateral Environmental
Agreement (MEA) processes, in particular the voice of developing
countries in negotiation processes. It will also support international
alliances on environment and climate aimed at enhancing international
dialogue, implementing transboundary strategies, exchanging
experience and fostering joint global action. In addition there will be
a focus on international knowledge building and sharing, scientific
research and technology cooperation.
SUB -PROGRAMME 2:
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
SECTION 1
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
3. Increase mainstreaming of environmental sustainability,

climate change and disaster risk reduction in development policies
through monitoring, reporting and verification mechanisms, ecosystem
mapping, assessment and valuation, enhancing environmental
expertise and promoting policy coherence.
COMPONENT 1: ENABLING ENERGY STAKEHOLDERS TO

IMPROVE SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
AND ACCELERATE INVESTMENT IN PARTNER COUNTRIES
The programme aims to improve and increase the access to modern,
affordable, secure and sustainable energy and energy efficiency,
including improving rural electrification. This will be done
through strengthening regulatory frameworks, strategies, policies,
business models and private sector investment to promote access
to sustainable energy in developing countries. The programme will
build capacities for policymakers and the energy sector including
through the improvement of governance and transparency. It will
scale up successful energy access models. In addition the programme
will support an integrated approach for planning and investing in
sustainable energy infrastructure and smart energy use in poor urban
and semi-urban communities.
COMPONENT 2: BUILDING STRATEGIC ALLIANCES TO ACHIEVE

SUSTAINABLE ENERGY GOALS
The programme will promote enhanced dialogue, coherence, coordination
and cooperation at global and regional levels on energy issues in particular
with EU Member States and international organizations.
The sustainable energy sub-programme of the GPGC aims to support

the three objectives of the global Sustainable Energy for All Initiative
(SE4All): achieving universal access to modern and sustainable
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FOOD AND NUTRITION

SECURITY, SUSTAINABLE
AGRICULTURE AND
FISHERIES
OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE
This sub-programme aims to improve food security for the poorest and
most vulnerable by promoting better linkages to markets and value
chains, reduced impact on natural resources and ecosystems, improved
and sustainable agricultural and fisheries practices, the reduction of
post-harvest food losses and waste, and secure tenure and access to
land. The programme will be divided into three components.
COMPONENT 1: GENERATING AND EXCHANGING KNOWLEDGE

AND FOSTERING INNOVATION
This component will support sustainable agricultural and fisheries
research and knowledge dissemination, as well as building the
capacity of local organizations in this area. It will include research
for sustainable agriculture, respecting ecosystems and resilience to
climate change, support for demand-led research for development
and the application of research results and innovative approaches.
COMPONENT 2: STRENGTHENING AND PROMOTING

GOVERNANCE
This will support strengthening and development of policies and
strategies at the global, continental, regional and national level for
public and private sectors as well as CSOs. Areas covered include
functioning of the food market and value chains, fair trade, food price
volatility, responsible agricultural investments, governance of land
and natural resource tenure including the Voluntary Guidelines on
the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests,
implementation of the right to food concept and climate change. It
will work through existing initiatives and new partnerships.
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SUB-PROGRAMME 3: FOOD
AND NUTRITION SECURITY,
SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
AND FISHERIES
COMPONENT 3: SUPPORTING THE FOOD- AND NUTRITIONINSECURE TO REACT TO CRISES AND STRENGTHENING
RESILIENCE
Interventions will include enabling early responses to crises through
appropriate early warning, and supporting the most vulnerable
households to recover, to reduce future risks and to increase
resilience. The assistance could incorporate preventative and
preparedness measures to build local capacity to reduce the impact of
shocks in the future.
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HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
This strategic area covers many thematic priorities. Details of those

most relevant to WWF such as growth, jobs and private sector
engagement as well as health are provided below. Other priorities
include education, gender, womens empowerment and protection of
womens and girls rights, promotion of child well-being, employment,
decent work, skills, social protection and social inclusion.
COMPONENT: GROWTH, JOBS AND PRIVATE SECTOR

ENGAGEMENT
This component will seek to support the private sectors role as
a contributor to sustainable development and poverty reduction.
This will be achieved through the promotion of an environment
conducive to private sector development with a focus on micro, small
and medium-sized enterprises. It will include access to adequate
financial services as well as strengthened policy dialogue and
knowledge exchange on public-private collaborations, with a view to
contribute to decent job creation and development of responsible and
sustainable businesses.
Linked to this priority, a flagship initiative on Resource
Transparency will be implemented which aims to improve
transparency, accountability and participation in the management
of natural resources of private and public companies active in
raw materials and forestry sectors. It will include the promotion
of regulatory frameworks that require disclosure of information,
supporting the capacities of CSOs to hold companies and
governments to account as well as promoting adoption of corporate
social responsibility indicators and guidelines.
COMPONENT: HEALTH
This priority will target global health challenges: i) controlling
communicable diseases; ii) building capacities and translating
knowledge into practice about changing the disease burden, with a
focus on non-communicable diseases and environmental risk factors;
iii) improving access to essential health commodities including sexual
and reproductive health services.
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SUB-PROGRAMME 4: HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT
The flagship initiative Addressing health risks at the animalhuman-ecosystems interfaces will contribute towards the prevention
of the emergence and cross-border spread of human and animal
infectious diseases.
SUB-PROGRAMME 5: MIGRATION
AND ASYLUM
OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE
1. This priority seeks to: improve governance of migration and

mobility and all aspects of migratory flows; maximize the positive
impacts and minimize the negative impacts of increasing regional
and global mobility and migration on the economic, social and
environmental development of the countries; and improve public
understanding of the nexus between migration and development. It
will take a migrant-centred and rights-based approach and support
will focus on global and multi-regional initiatives that strengthen the
capacities of countries to establish policies and strategies that cover
all aspects of migration governance. The EU may restrict the list of
targeted countries on a case by case basis.
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SECTION 1
COUNTRIES TARGETED BY THE GPGC

EU OVERSEAS COUNTRIES AND
TERRITORIES
CARIBBEAN
Greenland, New Caledonia and Dependencies,

French Polynesia, French Southern and
Antarctic Territories, Wallis and Futuna Islands,
Mayotte, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Aruba,
Bonaire, Curaao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, Sint
Maarten, Anguilla, Cayman Islands, Falkland
Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich
Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn, Saint Helena and
Dependencies, British Antarctic Territory, British
Indian Ocean Territory, Turks and Caicos Islands,
British Virgin Islands, Bermuda
Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize,

Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada,
Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and
Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago.
EUROPEAN
NEIGHBOURHOOD
COUNTRIES
Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan,
Belarus, Egypt, Georgia,
Israel, Jordan, Lebanon,
Libya, The Republic of
Moldova, Morocco, occupied
Palestinian territory (oPt),
Syria (currently suspended),
Tunisia, Ukraine.
ASIA
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan,
Cambodia, China, India, North Korea,
Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives,
Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan,
Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand,
Vietnam.
PACIFIC
Cook Islands, East Timor, Fiji, Kiribati,
Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru,
Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, the
Solomon Islands, Western Samoa,
Timor-Leste,Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.
LATIN AMERICA
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile,
Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba,
Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala,
Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua,
Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay,
Venezuela.
AFRICA
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon,
Cape Verde, Chad, Comoros Islands, Congo, Cte dIvoire, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,
Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius,
Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Uganda, Rwanda, Sao Tome and
Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland,
Tanzania, Togo, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
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5,101
MILLION
FOR GLOBAL
PUBLIC GOODS
AND CHALLENGES
PROGRAMME
FURTHER INFORMATION
The GPGC Programme will be implemented through a range of

methods which will be agreed on a yearly basis and presented in the
annual action programmes elaborated for each of the five strategic
areas. These include calls for proposals and calls for tenders, as
well as direct grants in cases where an organization has a de facto
monopoly or for actions that require a particular type of body on
account of its technical competence, its high degree of specialization
or its administrative power.
GPGC Multiannual-Indicative Programme 2014-2017

European Commission DG Development and Cooperation
website for calls for proposals and calls for tenders
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There will also be financial support given to programmes and

initiatives managed by international organizations (IOs) such as the
UN agencies and the World Bank or EU MS agencies. CSOs might
want to explore possibilities of collaborating in programmes with
such organizations. Trust funds could also be established.

The overall budget allocated to the GPGC Programme for 2014-2020
is 5,101 million. It breaks down as follows:
TABLE 4: INDICATIVE BUDGET ALLOCATIONS PER SUB-PROGRAMME

2014-2020, GPGC
PRIORITIES
Environment and climate change
1,327 million
Sustainable energy
590 million
Human development
1,229 million
Food and nutrition security and sustainable agriculture
1,425 million
Migration and asylum
344 million
Flagships
To be allocated
Administration
186 million
TOTAL
5,101 million
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OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE
The CSO-LA programme is an actor-based programme aimed at

strengthening the capacities of civil society organizations (CSOs) and
local authorities (LAs) in partner countries to improve governance and
accountability through inclusive and participatory policymaking. The
programme will also support inclusive partnerships, coordination and
synergies between CSOs and LAs to promote sustainable development
and improve livelihoods.
THE CSO-LA
PROGRAMME IS AIMED
AT STRENGTHENING
CAPACITY IN PARTNER
COUNTRIES TO IMPROVE
GOVERNANCE AND
ACCOUNTABILITY
In addition, it will seek to raise awareness and critical understanding

of global interdependencies among European citizens; as well as
actively support their engagement with global attempts to eradicate
poverty and promote justice, human rights and democracy, social
responsibility, gender equality and sustainable development strategies
in partner countries.
The programme will provide support to CSOs and LAs in three main
priority areas:
PRIORITY 1: FOCUS ON COUNTRY LEVEL

This priority will support the capacities of local CSOs and LAs to
improve governance, accountability and inclusive policymaking
which promotes citizen participation and empowerment. It will also
enhance CSOs and LAs contribution towards inclusive and sustainable
development and their capacities as service providers. Attention will
also be given to the need to address environmental and urbanization
challenges at local level, while encouraging the participation of CSOs
SECTION 1
CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS AND LOCAL

AUTHORITIES THEMATIC PROGRAMME (CSO-LA)
and LAs in multi-actor partnerships, including the private sector,
to promote territorial cooperation and social cohesion. Each EU
delegation will decide which specific priorities should be addressed in
their countries.
This priority will be implemented mainly through calls for proposals
launched by EU delegations. It will focus support on local CSOs.
PRIORITY 2: REINFORCING REGIONAL AND

GLOBAL CSO NETWORKS AND ASSOCIATIONS OF
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
This priority aims to help CSOs and LAs to participate in to participate
in, and implement, regional and international policymaking processes
such as the Sustainable Development Goals. For the EC the term
network here refers to membership-based organizations, umbrella
organizations or unions of different organizations. As such WWF is not
considered a network.
To implement this priority, strategic partnerships will be established,
through framework partnership agreements with CSO networks and
associations of LAs. Other funding mechanisms such as calls for
proposals, follow-up grants or direct grants can also be expected.
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COUNTRIES TARGETED
Actions financed by the CSO-LA programme may be implemented in developing countries, in particular:
OVERSEAS COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES
EU MEMBER STATES
Anguilla, Antarctic, Aruba, British Indian Ocean

Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands,
Falkland Islands (Malvinas), French Polynesia,
French Southern Territories, Mayotte, Montserrat,
New Caledonia, Pitcairn, Saint Helena, Saint Pierre
and Miquelon, South Georgia and South Sandwich
Islands, Turks and Caicos, Wallis and Futuna
Islands
The 28 EU countries are targeted in

particular by the DEAR pillar, which
exceptionally can also cover projects in
EU pre-accession countries
CENTRAL ASIA
Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
ASIA
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan,

Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia,
Laos, North Korea, Malaysia,
Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan,
Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand,
Vietnam
CARIBBEAN

Grenadines, Surinam, Trinidad and Tobago
LATIN AMERICA
Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia,

Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica,
Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador,
Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico,
Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay,
Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
NEIGHBOURHOOD
COUNTRIES
Algeria, Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Belarus,
Egypt, Georgia, Israel,
Jordan, Lebanon, Libya,
The Republic of Moldova,
Morocco, occupied Palestinian
territory, Syria (development
assistance currently
suspended), Tunisia, Ukraine
PACIFIC
MIDDLE EAST
Cook Islands, Timor-Leste, Fiji,

Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia,
Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New
Guinea, the Solomon Islands,
Western Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu,
Vanuatu
Iran, Iraq, Yemen
AFRICA
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon,
Cape Verde, Chad, Comoros Islands, Congo, Cte dIvoire, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,
Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius,
Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Uganda, Rwanda, Sao Tome and
Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo,
Zambia, Zimbabwe
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1,907
BILLION
FOR CSO-LA
PROGRAMME
This priority aims to raise EU citizens awareness of development issues

and global interdependencies while fostering their critical engagement
in debates related to key global challenges. It also encourages public
mobilization to change policies and behaviours that negatively impact
developing countries, with a view to reducing poverty, inequalities and
environmental challenges globally. It will work through the education
sector (formal and non-formal) and public campaigns. Exchanges with
partner countries outside Europe will also be encouraged.
This priority will be implemented mainly through calls for proposals,
probably every two to three years.
COUNTRIES TARGETED
TABLE 5: INDICATIVE BUDGET ALLOCATIONS 2014-2020 CSO-LA, PER PRIORITY
PRIORITIES
Priority 1: Country level support for

CSOs and LAs
1,240 million 1,430 million
Priority 2: Regional and global network of

CSOs and LAs
95 million 190 million
Priority 3: DEAR
190 million 285 million
TOTAL
1,907 billion
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PRIORITY 3: DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION AND

AWARENESS RAISING (DEAR)
FURTHER INFORMATION
CSO-LA Multiannual-Indicative Programme 2014-2017
EU Civil Society Helpdesk (CISOCH) Website
European Commission DG Development and Cooperation
website for calls for proposals and calls for tenders
Actions financed by the CSO-LA programme may be implemented in

developing countries, in particular:

The overall budget allocated to the CSO-LA Programme for 20142020 is 1,907 million. It breaks down as follows:
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The European Development Fund (EDF) is the largest development instrument aimed at supporting cooperation with the group of African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries.
The EDF aims at eradicating poverty in ACP countries while also contributing to sustainable development, promoting democracy and good governance, the rule of law and respect
for human rights. It supports actions at national and regional level as well as at intra-ACP level for actions that benefit many or all of the ACP countries.
NATIONAL PROGRAMMES
National programmes support ACP developing countries in the implementation of their

national sustainable development priorities. EU assistance focuses on three sectors per
country, which are based on national priorities and are agreed by the governments in
negotiation with EU delegations. Sustainable agriculture, good governance, sustainable
management of natural resources or sustainable energy may be identified as focal
COUNTRIES WHICH RECEIVE BILATERAL

SUPPORT UNDER THE EDF:
SECTION 1
EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT FUND

areas. In ACP countries an additional envelope to support CSOs may be set aside by
the EU delegation. The EU also provides financial support to Overseas Countries and
Territories (OCTs). The overall focus is to promote closer economic relations between
the EU and OCTs, and to improve their resilience and reduce vulnerabilities to shocks
including those related to the environment and changing climate.
OVERSEAS COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES

Greenland, New Caledonia and Dependencies, French Polynesia, French Southern and Antarctic
Territories, Wallis and Futuna Islands, Mayotte, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Aruba, Bonaire, Curaao,
Saba, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten, Anguilla, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, South Georgia and
the South Sandwich Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn, Saint Helena and Dependencies, British Antarctic
Territory, British Indian Ocean Territory, Turks and Caicos Islands, British Virgin Islands, Bermuda
PACIFIC
Cook Islands, Timor-Leste, Fiji,
Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia,
Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New
Guinea, the Solomon Islands,
Western, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
CARIBBEAN
Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
AFRICA
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Cape
Verde, Chad, Comoros Islands, Congo, Cte dIvoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea,
Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mauritania, Mozambique,
Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Uganda, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles,
Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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The national programmes are for the most part managed through
agreements between the EU and target countries, and actions funded
are mainly implemented by national authorities. The government and
the EU delegation may decide to implement certain actions through
CSOs or other organizations either via calls for proposals, calls for
tenders, or the award of direct grants. It is difficult to know how
funds are allocated and how much goes to support CSOs. WWF
may approach the EU delegation and the national authority in
charge of EU funds to seek more information and identify avenues
for cooperation.
REGIONAL
PROGRAMMES FURTHER INFORMATION
SUPPORTED UNDER
webpage on the EDF
THE EDF ARE
DEVELOPED BY
webpage on OCTs
THE EU IN CLOSE
webpage on ACP
COLLABORATION
The National Indicative Programmes for each country may be
WITH REGIONAL
available the webpage of the EU delegation in your country
ORGANIZATIONS,
SUCH AS THE REGIONAL PROGRAMMES
REGIONAL ECONOMIC Regional programmes supported under the EDF are developed by the EU
close collaboration with regional organizations, such as the Regional
COMMUNITIES inEconomic
Communities (RECs) in Africa. The focus of such programmes
IN AFRICA is to support regional integration and contribute to the implementation
of the strategic objectives identified by the regional organizations. They
often include an institutional capacity-building component.
OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE

Overall each regional programme should be structured as follows:
TABLE 6: STRUCTURE OF EDF REGIONAL PROGRAMMES

Overall each regional programme should be structured as follows.
However, at the time of writing, most are still being negotiated, so these
priorities are indicative only.
RO-specific
30-50% of the envelope to support the relevant

regional organizations (ROs) with support focused
on three main sectors per RO, in line with regional
strategies.
Cross-cutting
10-20% of the envelope to be assigned to common

regional priorities, going beyond ROs specific objectives and mandates.
Infrastructure finance
40-50% of the envelope to finance infrastructure

projects, through the use of EU blending facilities or
others. National projects with regional relevance are
also eligible.
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Regional Programme East and Southern Africa: the main

regional organizations supported through this programme are the
Southern African Development Community (SADC), the Common
Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and the
Indian Ocean Commission (IOC). Support is also provided to the
Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the East
African Community (EAC). Priorities include institutional support and
capacity building, regional economic integration, peace and security,
regional natural resource management, resilience and food security.
Regional Programme Central Africa: the main regional
organization supported through this programme is the Economic
Community of Central African States (ECCAS). Capacity-building
and institutional support are expected. Other priorities for the region
include regional natural resources management and the fight against
illegal trade and trafficking, addressing security issues, promoting
regional infrastructures, trade and regional markets.
Regional Programme West Africa: the Economic Community of
West African States (ECOWAS) is the main body supported through
this regional programme. The West African Economic and Monetary
Union (WAEMU) is also supported. Priorities addressed by this
regional programme include environmental protection, resilience and
natural resource management at regional level; security issues such
as terrorism, illegal trafficking (in drugs, arms and others), promotion
of regional infrastructures, trade and regional markets.
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For ROs specific projects, the geographic scope is the same as the
ROs membership. This may be broader than the countries belonging
to the region and even to the ACP group, as is the case for COMESA
which includes Egypt and Libya.
Regional Programme Caribbean Region: EU cooperation with

the Caribbean is supporting various regional integration initiatives,
including the implementation of the Economic Partnership
Agreement (EPA), a comprehensive free trade area between the
Caribbean Group of African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) states
(CARIFORUM) and the EU. The new Joint EU Caribbean
Partnership Strategy between the EU, Caribbean Community
(CARICOM) and the Caribbean Forum (CARIFORUM and Dominican
Republic) was endorsed in 2012. Priority areas include climate
change adaptation and mitigation, natural disaster risk reduction,
crime and security issues.
Pacific Region: Cook Islands, Timor Leste, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall

Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, the
Solomon Islands, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
COUNTRIES TARGETED
Regional programmes support regional activities in the
following countries:
Regional Programme for East and Southern Africa: Angola,
Botswana, Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya,
Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia,
Rwanda, Reunion, Seychelles, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan,
Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regional Programme for Central Africa: Cameroon, Central
African Republic, Chad, Congo Brazzaville, Democratic Republic of
the Congo (DRC), Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Sao Tome & Principe
Regional Programme for West Africa: Benin, Burkina Faso,
Cabo Verde, Cte dIvoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau,
Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
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Regional Programme Pacific Region: regional cooperation in the

Pacific is based on the Pacific Plan a guiding strategy for integration and
coordination. It sets out political commitments to stimulate economic
growth, sustainable development, good governance and security.
Caribbean Region: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize,

Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica,
Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,
Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago. Cuba can also be eligible under an
EDF regional programme.
Considering the nature of the regional programmes, a large part of
the funds is expected to be directed to and managed by the ROs.
The EU may also call on international organizations such as UN
agencies, EU Member State agencies or government authorities to
manage projects in the different regions. Opportunity for CSOs may
arise through calls for proposals or calls for tenders launched by
these organizations and ROs. The EU will also channel funds through
existing investment facilities.
FURTHER INFORMATION
webpage on Africa
webpage on the Caribbean
webpage on the Pacific
The Regional Indicative Programmes adopted for each region
may be available on the webpage of the EU delegation in your
region
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30,500
MILLION
THE OVERALL BUDGET

OF THE 11TH EDF FOR
2014-2020
The Intra-ACP programme complements national and regional

programmes financed under the EDF. It addresses challenges shared
by several or all ACP states by supporting actions that can benefit
several or all ACP countries.
the world economy and strengthening sectors essential for inclusive

sustainable growth.
PRIORITY 4: THE AFRICAN PEACE FACILITY
OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE
will also be supported under the Intra-ACP programme to strengthen

African institutional capacities in promoting peace and security at
continental and subregional level.
The priorities below are indicative only since the final Intra-ACP
strategic objectives are not finalized at the time of writing.
COUNTRIES TARGETED
PRIORITY 1: PROMOTE HUMAN AND SOCIAL

DEVELOPMENT
The intra-ACP envelope will promote projects with a supra-regional

approach that may be implemented in all ACP countries.
in ACP countries through support to global initiatives in the field of

health and education (e.g. GAVI), controlling communicable diseases,
strengthening health systems, supporting higher education and
contributing to student mobility.
Funds from the intra-ACP envelope will be disbursed in a variety of

ways which include direct contributions to global initiatives, support to
partner governments, grants or tenders, contributions to programmes
implemented by regional organizations or international organizations
(such as the ACP-EU Natural Disaster Risk Reduction Programme,
managed by the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery
GFDRR). CSOs might be able to access intra-ACP funds through calls for
proposals or tenders launched in the framework of these initiatives, or by
positioning themselves as implementing partners of international/regional
institutions or ACP partner governments. Traditional calls for proposals
might be used. On the basis of current information, it appears that intraACP thematic facilities such as the Energy Facility or Water Facility will not
continue under the new intra-ACP programme.
PRIORITY 2: ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE,

DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTRELATED CHALLENGES
by promoting appropriate mitigation or adaptation actions, supporting
the implementation of MEAs and improving the sustainable use and
management of natural resources, including through mainstreaming in
development planning and policymaking. It will support programmes
such as the
Global Climate Change Alliance+ (GCCA+) and the
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR)
PRIORITY 3: PROMOTE PRIVATE SECTOR

DEVELOPMENT
by supporting a more competitive and responsible business sector
active in local, regional and international markets, by improving
regulatory frameworks, by promoting the integration of ACP states into
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INTRA-ACP

The overall budget of the 11th EDF for 2014-2020 is 30,500 million.
Of this, 80 per cent will be allocated to national or regional programmes
while 20 per cent will be allocated to the intra-ACP programmes.
FURTHER INFORMATION
webpage on Intra-ACP programme
ACP Secretariat website
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The European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI) is the main funding instrument to support actions in the 16 Neighbourhood countries to the east and south of the EU. The
ENI supports the implementation of the European Neighbourhood Policy; a renewed commitment to bring the EU and its neighbours closer together by promoting (among
others) democracy and good governance, human rights and the rule of law; sustainable development including natural resource management, energy, transport and climate
change; and support to civil society. The ENI supports actions at national and regional levels as well as cross-border cooperation programmes between EU Member States and
Neighbourhood countries.
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EUROPEAN NEIGHBOURHOOD INSTRUMENT (ENI)

NATIONAL PROGRAMMES
OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE
National programmes support partner countries in the
implementation of their development priorities. EU support
focuses on three sectors per country, which are based on national
priorities and are agreed by the governments in negotiation with
EU delegations.
COUNTRIES TARGETED
16 countries receive support under the ENI. They are Algeria,
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Egypt, Georgia, Israel, Jordan,
Lebanon, Libya, Moldova, Morocco, occupied Palestinian
territory, Syria (development assistance currently suspended),
Tunisia and Ukraine.
Actions funded through the national allocations will mainly be
implemented by national authorities. The EU may provide budget
support for the implementation of national or sector-specific
development strategies. The government and the EU delegation
may decide to implement certain actions through civil society
organizations (CSOs) or other organizations, either via calls for
proposals, calls for tenders, or the direct award of grants.
It is difficult to know how funds are allocated and how much goes
to support CSOs. WWF may approach the EU delegation and the
national authority in charge of EU funds to seek more information
and identify avenues for cooperation.
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OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE
BLACK SEA
SYNERGY
PROMOTION OF
SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES,
MARINE ACTIVITIES AND
COASTAL MANAGEMENT
The ENI supports regional cooperation in the Neighbourhood East

and South by promoting multi-country, sub-regional or regional
programmes to address challenges common to all or a number of
partner countries. Regional cooperation aims at strengthening the
strategic partnership between the EU and the two regions, based
on the
Euro-MED partnership for the south and
Eastern
Partnership for the east. Regional programmes channel their support
around a set of strategically agreed priorities as follows:
ENI Regional East: priorities include promoting regional
integration, good governance, private sector development, supporting
the transition towards green economies, including sustainable
consumption and production, environmental mainstreaming in
policymaking processes, improving natural resource governance,
tackling climate change.
Support will also be directed to the following priorities:
i) the
Black Sea Synergy, in particular protection of biodiversity
and ecosystems, promotion of sustainable fisheries, marine activities
and coastal management;
ii) the
Northern Dimension Environmental Partnership, which is
part of a joint strategy between the EU, Russia, Norway and Iceland
and covers environmental challenges in the Baltic Sea region, in
particular issues such as water and waste water treatment, waste
management and energy efficiency.
ENI Regional South: priorities include promoting democracy and

human rights, supporting civil society and policy dialogue, improving
environmental governance, natural resource management (in
particular marine issues), addressing climate change mitigation and
adaptation, supporting the transition towards a green and resourceefficient economy, including SCP.
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REGIONAL PROGRAMMES EAST

AND SOUTH
In particular, the EU supports the SWITCH-Med programme to

facilitate the shift toward sustainable consumption and production
in the southern Mediterranean region. It will support industry,
emerging green entrepreneurs, civil society and policymakers
through policy development, demonstration activities encouraging
the adoption of new green and socially inclusive business models,
targeting start-ups, and advocating sustainable consumption patterns
and values among consumers and civil society. This programme has
three interlinked components:
1) A policy component that contributes to develop/refine national
SCP policy action plans in the beneficiary countries and develop a
regional SCP roadmap and action plan;
2) A demonstration component to implement concrete actions
tackling the barriers faced by key players responsible for the shift
towards SCP; and
3) A networking component to enhance visibility, communication,
networking, exchange of lessons learned from the programme and
to encourage scaling-up of activities, ensuring synergies with the
sister programmes, namely SWITCH-Asia and SWITCH-Africa
Green.
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ENI Regional East programme: covers multicountry or regional actions that can be implemented in
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and
Ukraine.
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COUNTRIES TARGETED
ENI Regional South programme: covers multicountry or regional actions that can be implemented in
Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco,
Palestine, Syria (development assistance currently
suspended) and Tunisia.
Actions may be implemented through international
organizations, EU Member State agencies, or regional
institutions (such as the Union for the Mediterranean,
the secretariat for ENI South, or the Black Sea
Commission for ENI East). Calls for proposals or
calls for tenders can be expected under these regional
programmes. CSOs might have the possibility to act as
partners in such programmes.
The SWITCH-Med programme is implemented by
UNIDO and UNEP. Funding opportunities may arise
either through calls for proposals or tenders launched
by these implementing organizations, or through direct
negotiated participation in demonstration projects.
Wed encourage you to engage with the Networking
Facility and related activities.
FURTHER INFORMATION
SWITCH-Med Programme website
ENI South info portal
ENI East info portal
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CSO FACILITY
OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE
The ENI provides support to civil society in both regions
south and east through the Civil Society Facility.
The aim is to build and strengthen the capacities of civil
society actors and contribute to promoting an enabling
environment for their work. It seeks to foster their
participation in decision-making processes and policy
dialogue, as well as enhancing their role in promoting
reforms and increasing public accountability in their
countries. It seeks to increase civil society involvement
in sector policy dialogues and implementation of EU
cooperation in relevant fields.
COUNTRIES TARGETED
The CSO Facility supports actions that can be implemented
in all 16 Neighbourhood countries. Multi-country projects
are favoured.
The CSO Facility will be implemented mainly through
calls for proposals to support projects at multi-country or
regional level. We can expect biennial calls to be launched
with an emphasis on reaching out to small grassroots
organizations through sub-granting. Funding may also
be allocated directly to platforms and networks of NGOs
through framework partnership agreements.
FURTHER INFORMATION
European Commission, DG Development and
Cooperation webpage
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THE CROSS-BORDER
COOPERATION
PROGRAMMES
AIM TO PROMOTE
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL
DEVELOPMENT
OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE

The Cross-border Cooperation (CBC) programmes aim to promote
economic and social development and address common challenges
(including environment and climate change) across the common
borders of EU Member States, European Neighbourhood countries
and the Russian Federation. They are intended to benefit those
regions and departments which directly share a land or maritime
border with the EU, and their counterparts on the EU side. There are
three main categories: Programmes covering a common land border;
Programmes covering a short sea crossing; and Programmes covering
a sea basin.
The Joint Programming Committee for each CBC programme
develops a Joint Operational Programme which details the priority
sectors to be addressed. The Joint Operational Programme focuses
on four sectors, among which environment and climate change can be
prioritized. Environmental priorities may include:
Currently, 17 CBC programmes are in place, as shown in the

table below:
TABLE 7: LIST OF CBC PROGRAMMES CO-FUNDED BY THE ENI

CATEGORY
Sea-basin
programmes
PROGRAMME AND
WEBSITE LINK
Baltic Sea Region
Denmark, Estonia, Finland,

Germany, Latvia, Lithuania,
Poland, Sweden, Belarus,
Norway, Russia
Black Sea basin
Romania, Bulgaria, Greece,

Turkey, Russia, Ukraine, Moldova,
Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan
Mediterranean Sea
Spain, UK, Portugal, France, Italy,

Malta, Greece, Cyprus, Turkey,
Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya,
Egypt, Jordan, Palestine, Israel,
Lebanon, Syria
Mid-Atlantic sea
Spain, UK, Portugal, France, Italy,

Malta, Greece, Cyprus, Turkey,
Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya,
Egypt, Jordan, Palestine, Israel,
Lebanon, Syria
Kolarctic/Russia
Finland, Sweden, Norway, Russia
basin
Land border
programmes
COUNTRIES TARGETED
basin
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CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION
PROGRAMMES
South East Finland/ Finland, Russia

Russia
n Joint actions for environmental protection and efficient

management of maritime space and resources;
n Preservation and sustainable use of natural resources including
biodiversity;
n Support for sustainable waste and waste water management;
n Joint action and cooperation in addressing climate change
challenges, including modelling of impacts of the changing climate
and development of corresponding measures;
Estonia/Russia
As per programme title
Latvia/Russia
Lithuania/Russia
Poland/Russia
Latvia/Lithuania/
Poland/Belarus/
Hungary/Slovakia/
Romania/Moldova
Romania/Ukraine
Italy/Tunisia
Belarus
n Promotion of low-carbon and climate-resilient development;
Ukraine
n Support for energy and resource efficiency (including use of

renewable energy).
Romania/Ukraine
Sea-crossing
programme
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15,433
MILLION
OVERALL ENI BUDGET

FOR 2014-2020
FURTHER INFORMATION
Countries targeted are listed in the table above. Within those

countries, specific departments or regions identified and the CBC
programmes may apply only to those targeted areas. The list of
targeted regions within each country is detailed in the programming
document for EU support to ENI Cross-Border Cooperation
Programmes (2014-2020).
EU Regulation establishing a European Neighbourhood

Instrument
Programming document for EU support to ENI Cross-Border
Cooperation programmes (2014-2020)
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COUNTRIES TARGETED
The CBC programmes are funded through the European
Neighbourhood Instrument and the European Regional Development
Fund (ERDF). The Joint Operational Programmes cover their
implementation. Most programmes launch calls for proposals
accessible to NGOs established in the targeted regions, published on
the CBC programmes websites.

The overall ENI budget for 2014-2020 is 15,433 million. It breaks
down as follows:
TABLE 8: INDICATIVE BUDGET ALLOCATIONS ENI 2014-2020 PER

SUB-PROGRAMME
PRIORITIES
National
12,346 million
Regional multi country
1,415 to 1,730 million
CBC
489 to 598 million
TOTAL
15,433 MILLION
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In order to implement the

EU Enlargement Strategy the Instrument for Pre-accession (IPA II) provides support to EU candidate and potential future candidate
countries. Technical and financial support is provided to adopt social, political, environmental and economic reforms in line with the requirements of EU membership (acquis
communautaire). IPA funds support actions at national level and regional level through multi-country actions, as well as Cross-Border Cooperation programmes.
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INSTRUMENT FOR PRE-ACCESSION

NATIONAL PROGRAMMES
OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE
Each pre-accession country receives bilateral support through
the IPA programme, targeted to agreed strategic priorities
closely linked to the EU enlargement strategy and aimed
at meeting the requirements of the acquis communautaire.
EU support focuses on democracy, good governance and
increased accountability, public-sector and legal reforms, the
fight against corruption, promoting sustainable economic
development, agriculture and rural development.
COUNTRIES TARGETED
Countries receiving IPA bilateral support are Albania, Bosnia
and Herzegovina, Iceland, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia,
Turkey and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
The majority of the funds available at national level will be
directed to and managed by national authorities, government
institutions or decentralized bodies. The EU may provide
budget support for the implementation of national or sectorspecific development strategies, by providing direct financial
transfers to the national budget of the beneficiary country. IPA
funds may also support programmes managed by international
organizations or EU Member State agencies. For certain
actions, the responsible body may decide to involve CSOs
or other organizations either via calls for proposals, calls for
tenders, or the award of direct grants.
FURTHER INFORMATION
European Commission website on EU enlargement policy
European Commission, DG Neighbourhood and
Enlargement webpage on the IPA programme
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This programme is meant to be complementary to the national

programmes, helping pre-accession countries to address shared
challenges and meet common priorities. It supports four main types
of interventions:
MULTI-COUNTRY
PROGRAMME HELPING
PRE-ACCESSION
COUNTRIES TO
ADDRESS SHARED
CHALLENGES AND MEET
COMMON PRIORITIES
1. Horizontal projects support sector policies and reforms in all

the countries through a comprehensive approach, addressing shared
needs and challenges that all countries face through EU membership
requirements. Projects focus on democracy and governance, public
administration reforms and the promotion of the rule of law, the
fight against organized crime and corruption, education and youth
including exchanges including exchanges, mobility and migration.
2. Support to civil society features as a high priority. EU support
will focus on creating an enabling environment, strengthening CSO
capacities to engage more effectively in advocacy work and fostering
their participation in political dialogues and democratic processes.
4. Regional investment projects to contribute to the socioeconomic development of the region. The Western Balkan
Investment Framework ( WBIF) remains the main instrument
for providing financial and technical assistance for strategic
investments, particularly in infrastructure, transport, the
environment, energy efficiency and private sector development.
As a joint initiative of the EU, financial institutions (including
the European Investment Bank (EIB) and European Bank for
Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)), bilateral donors and
the governments of the Western Balkans, the WBIF will also be
the platform where priorities for the region are defined to ensure
donor coordination. In the environmental field, attention will be
given to water supply, wastewater treatment and waste management
projects. The WBIF also aims to attract private capital from other
sources, including from the Green for Growth Fund which promotes
investments in energy efficiency and renewables by households,
SMEs and small energy producers.
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MULTI-COUNTRY PROGRAMME
3. Support to regional structures and networks active in the

fields of democracy, governance and reconciliation, the rule of law
and fundamental rights, environment and climate action (such as
the Environment and Climate Regional Accession Network
ECRAN and the EU Civil Protection Mechanism), transport, and
energy (such as the Energy Community Treaty).
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COUNTRIES TARGETED
Multi-country programmes may be implemented in all
IPA countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland,
Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey and the Former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Cross-Border Cooperation
may also cover action in adjacent EU Member States.
It is expected that a significant part of the funds provided
under horizontal and regional programmes will be directly
managed by international organizations active in the region
(such as OECD, World Bank, UN organizations etc), by
beneficiary country government agencies, and by financial
institutions such as the EIB and EBRD.
Financial support for regional investment projects will be
through the WBIF, and priority will be given to blending
grants and loans and innovative financial mechanisms to
attract private capital. Grants will be available through calls
for proposals essentially for profit-driven organizations such
as SMEs or companies. Opportunities for CSOs will be limited.
Existing regional networks will be supported directly
through grants or service contracts, in particular for the
implementation of the second component.
The
TAIEX instrument (technical assistance and
information exchange) will continue to support public
administrations with regard to approximation, application
and enforcement of EU legislation as well as facilitating the
sharing of EU best practices.
Funding for civil society will be provided in a range of ways,
including calls for proposals, follow-up grants, sub-granting
schemes and programme funding (through Framework
Partnership Agreements). The EU plans to move away from the
project-based approach to adopt a more programmatic and longterm way of engaging and supporting CSOs in the IPA region.
FURTHER INFORMATION
European Commission, DG Neighbourhood and
Enlargement, webpage on IPA Multi-country programmes
IPA Multi-Country Strategy Paper 2014-2020
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11,700
MILLION
THE IPAS OVERALL

BUDGET FOR 2014-2020
OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE

To promote good neighbourly relations and improve territorial
cooperation in border regions between candidate countries, potential
candidate countries and EU Member States. During the period 20142020 the following IPA CBC programmes are expected:
n CBC IPA with EU Member States: Croatia-Bosnia-Montenegro;
Italy-Albania-Montenegro; Croatia-Serbia; Hungary-Serbia; RomaniaSerbia; Bulgaria-Serbia; Bulgaria-Macedonia; Bulgaria-Turkey;
Greece-Macedonia; Greece-Albania; Greece-Turkey; Cyprus-Turkey
n CBC IPA with EU Neighbourhood countries (full list of programmes is
not yet available)
n CBC IPA among Western Balkan countries: Serbia-Bosnia;
Serbia-Montenegro; Montenegro-Bosnia; Montenegro-Albania;
Macedonia-Albania; Macedonia-Kosovo; Montenegro-Kosovo. Each
intra-Western Balkan programme will focus on a maximum of four
priorities. These may include:
1) Employment, social and cultural inclusion
2) Protection of environment, in particular shared and cross border
resources like marine, river basins, mountain areas; climate change
adaptation and mitigation, risk prevention and management
3) S
ustainable transport and better public infrastructures
4) Encouraging tourism and cultural, natural heritage
5) Youth, education and skills
6) Better local and regional governance, administrative capacity-building
7) Competitiveness, business development, trade and investment
8) Research, innovation and ICT.
This programme will also finance the participation of eligible regions
of IPA countries in transnational cooperation programmes under the
Structural Funds for European Territorial Cooperation. For instance,
IPA countries may participate in four INTERREG programmes:
The Danube programme
The Adriatic-Ionian programme
The Mediterranean programme

The Balkans-Mediterranean programme
COUNTRIES TARGETED
All IPA countries may benefit from the CBC programme. The exact
scope of activities will be determined by the specific CBC programme
and the countries that are covered under it.
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CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION
PROGRAMME
Funding under CBC programmes will primarily be disbursed through
calls for proposals for grants, as well as through calls for tenders for
services and technical assistance. The latter may support institutions
responsible for territorial cooperation. CSOs should be able to access
these funding opportunities, together with other types of actors such
as local authorities, trade unions, think tanks, research institutions,
the private sector etc.

The IPA has an overall budget of 11,700 million for 2014-2020. It
breaks down as follows:
TABLE 9, INDICATIVE BUDGET ALLOCATIONS IPA 2014-2020 PER PRIORITY
PRIORITIES
National
Not available
Regional multi-country
2,900 million
600 million
TOTAL
11,700 MILLION
FURTHER INFORMATION
European Commission, DG Neighbourhood and Enlargement,
IPA webpage
For further information please consult the section of this
Handbook dealing with European Territorial Cooperation
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OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE
THE PARTNERSHIP
INSTRUMENT AIMS TO
DEVELOP COLLECTIVE
APPROACHES TO GLOBAL
CHALLENGES SUCH AS
CLIMATE CHANGE AND
ENERGY SECURITY
The Partnership Instrument (PI) aims to develop collective

approaches to global challenges such as climate change and energy
security. Through the PI, the EU cooperates with partners around
the world to advance the EUs strategic interests. The PI will fund
activities that carry forward EU agendas with partner countries.
Although potentially it can support actions in any country, it
will tend to focus on key strategic partners in emerging and
industrialized countries.
The PI will particularly support policy dialogues, technical
assistance, exchange of know-how and pilot projects in the
following areas:
1. Energy, by developing partnerships with key players on
investment in sustainable energy, low-carbon technologies,
energy efficiency and promote sustainable energy policies in third
countries.
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PARTNERSHIP INSTRUMENT
2. Climate change, by stimulating efforts among middle income
countries to commit to a sustainable low-carbon development
path; by initiating pilot projects on low-carbon technology; by
supporting initiatives on smart urbanizations in major cities in
middle income countries; by strengthening policy dialogue on
climate change with key partner countries to support EU objectives
in international climate negotiations.
3. Environment, by supporting policy dialogues with key partner
countries on multilateral environment negotiations, facilitating
exchange of expertise, boosting the greening of trade and
businesses, promoting natural capital accounting and innovative
finance for biodiversity and ecosystems in emerging economies,
supporting water security and diplomacy.
4. Raw material and sustainable management of ocean
resources, by supporting policy dialogue on these issues.
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Actions under the PI will target strategic regions and countries for the EU, in particular emerging economies
and industrialized countries such as Argentina, Bahrain, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, India,
Indonesia, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico, Oman, Panama, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa,
Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States of America.
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COUNTRIES TARGETED
This list might evolve with international geopolitics.
The PI will mainly be implemented
through calls for proposals and calls
for tenders. For specific funding
opportunities the EU may decide to
restrict the list of countries eligible.

The PI has an overall budget of
954.8 million for 2014-2020.
FURTHER INFORMATION
European Commission, Partnership Instrument webpage
EU Partnership Instrument Call for proposals webpage
EU Partnership Instrument Call for tenders webpage
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OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE
1,330
MILLION
THE OVERALL BUDGET

OF THE EIDHR
INSTRUMENT FOR
2014-2020
This instrument is dedicated to promoting the development and

consolidation of democracy and the rule of law and respect for all
human rights human resources and fundamental freedoms. Its key
objectives are to:
n Support HR and fundamental freedoms where they are most at
risk and support key actors, including HR defenders (HRDs) and
processes such as international and regional HR mechanisms and
frameworks.
n Support HR and fundamental freedoms, as proclaimed in the UN
Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international
and regional instruments relating to inter alia: the fight against the
death penalty; torture; racism; children and womens rights and;
the rights of indigenous peoples; economic, social and cultural
rights; corporate social responsibility.
n Support democracy by strengthening the role of civil society
in promoting participatory and representative democracy and
processes of democratization at local, national and international
level.
n Increase the reliability and transparency of democratic electoral
processes and institutions.
COUNTRIES TARGETED
The EIDHR has worldwide coverage. The EIDHR operates at
national, regional or international level, and can act in countries
that are not developing countries, including in EU Member States
if relevant. Due to the nature of the programme and its specific
objectives, activities supported can take place both with and without
the consent of the countries concerned. Some funding opportunities
may have a specific geographical scope.
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EUROPEAN INSTRUMENT FOR DEMOCRACY

AND HUMAN RIGHTS (EIDHR)
Global calls for proposals: six global calls are expected to be

published in the period 2014-2020, each one with a budget ranging
between 20-40 million. These are managed by the European
Commission headquarters in Brussels and may cover all
developing countries.
In-country calls for proposals: also called Country-Based Support
Schemes (CBSS), these will aim at reinforcing the role of civil society
in the promotion of HR and democracy. These are managed locally by
EU delegations. Regular calls will be launched in different countries
each year.
Small grants for HRDs: rapid grants of up to 10,000 may be
provided to HRDs in need.
Direct awards: EU delegations may directly award grants of 1,000 in
crisis situations.
HR Facility: will be a tool to manage funds in the most difficult
situations, where calls for proposals are hard to handle, favouring a
flexible and demand-driven application process.

The overall budget of the EIDHR instrument for 2014-2020 is 1,330
million. As the worldwide HR situation might change, adjustments to
the allocations are possible.
FURTHER INFORMATION
European Commission, DG Development Cooperation, EIDHR
webpage
EIDHR Multiannual Indicative Programme (MIP) 2014-2017
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2,340
MILLION
THE OVERALL BUDGET

OF THE ICSP FOR
2014-2020
70%
WILL BE ALLOCATED TO
NON-PROGRAMMABLE
CRISIS RESPONSE
ASSISTANCE
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INSTRUMENT CONTRIBUTING TO
SECURITY AND PEACE
OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE
COUNTRIES TARGETED
The Instrument Contributing to Security and Peace (ICSP) provides

assistance for conflict prevention, crisis preparedness and peacebuilding. It is implemented in three main areas:
1. A
ssistance in response to situations of crisis or emerging crisis to
prevent conflicts;
2. A
ssistance for conflict prevention, peacebuilding, and crisis
preparedness; and
3. Addressing global, transregional and emerging threats.
The ICSP is not tied to official development assistance eligibility

requirements and has a worldwide scope, with particular emphasis on
conflict-prone countries.
Among other priorities, the ICSP will:

n Provide assistance to curb use of natural resources to finance
conflicts and to support compliance by stakeholders with
initiatives on sustainable sourcing such as the Kimberley Process
Certification Scheme and specific focus on implementation of
efficient domestic controls on the production of, and trade in,
natural resources. It will support national administrations and
civil society to become more engaged in the fight against illegal
exploitation and trade of natural resources at national and regional
level. It will enhance awareness and knowledge on implementing
tools, challenges and lessons learnt.
n Address global and transregional effects of climate change on
security by strengthening relevant policies, institutions and
capacities at the global and transregional levels to address the
security risks of climate change and develop adaptation strategies;
it will provide support to international dialogue and cooperation,
enhance the knowledge base of climate change impacts and their
interrelation with security, and facilitate risk communication and
raising awareness.
This instrument will be implemented through calls for proposals,
calls for tenders, direct grants for targeted actions, and actions via
international organizations or EU Member State agencies, for which
WWF could position itself as an implementing partner.
Calls for tenders and calls for proposals will be launched at both EU
delegation level and EU headquarters level, depending on their scope.
of countries eligible.

The overall budget of the ICSP for 2014-2020 is 2,340 million, of
which no less than 70 per cent will be allocated to non-programmable
crisis response assistance. An allocation of 42 million is planned to
combat the use of natural resources in financing conflicts (conflict
prevention, peace-building and crisis preparedness measures) and
an allocation of 20 million to address climate change and security
(measures addressing global, transregional and emerging threats).
FURTHER INFORMATION
European Commission, Instrument Contributing to Security and
Peace webpage
ICSP Multi-annual Indicative Programme (2014-2020)
ICSP calls for proposals and calls for tenders webpage
Local calls for proposals may be available on the webpage of
the EU delegation in your country
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In recent years, the EU has stepped up its commitment to support

an enabling environment for CSOs, increased its efforts to include
them as development actors in their own right and enhanced its
engagement with local civil society in partner countries in dialogue
concerning policy and programming of EU development aid. The
EC Communication on Civil Society, The roots of democracy and
sustainable development: Europes engagement with Civil Society in
external relations (September 2012), committed every EU delegation
to develop country-specific CSO roadmaps. This presents an important
opportunity for WWF to make its voice heard and have regular
dialogue with EU delegations. The information provided below should
help WWF Offices to actively and efficiently engage with the EU in
their respective countries.
To show you are knowledgeable and informed, you should be aware of
key EU documents and processes. These include:
nT
he Country/Regional Strategies and the Multiannual
Indicative Programmes: to guide the implementation of
development cooperation assistance for the current seven-year
funding period (2014-2020) and in accordance with National/
Regional Development Plans and/or Poverty Reduction Strategies,
the EC drafts a Strategy and a Multiannual Indicative Programme
(MIP) for each partner country/region. These documents identify up
to three priority sectors on which to focus EU funding support, and
were created in consultation with civil society organizations.
The MIP provides further detail on selected sectors and
implementation for the first four years (2014-2017). Halfway
through the seven-year period (starting in 2016), a mid-term review
of the MIP will be carried out, and a revised MIP will be adopted for
the final three years. The Mid-Term Review will provide a particular
opportunity to discuss CSO recommendations.
n The 2014-2017 CSO roadmaps: the EC Communication on Civil
Society (September 2012) committed every EU delegation to develop
country-specific CSO roadmaps. CSO roadmaps are tools to help each

EU delegation map out a strategy for the EUs interactions with CSOs
and provide the basis for a functional dialogue where civil society is
included as a strategic and relevant partner in the EUs policy and
programming work. They aim to promote an enabling environment
for civil society at country level and ensure that the voices of a diverse
and dynamic civil society are heard. The 2014-2017 CSO roadmaps
should be available and updated on a yearly basis, based on an
ongoing dialogue with CSOs and other relevant actors.
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HOW TO ENGAGE WITH THE EU IN YOUR COUNTRY
These documents should be available on the EU

delegation website
Contact your EU delegation think first of what WWF can offer
rather than what WWF wants, listen to their needs and priorities,
and inform them of your interest and capabilities. EU delegations are
generally eager to benefit from the in-country expertise of CSOs. Seek
information on the strategy paper and the MIP, on the timeline for the
CSO roadmap process in your country and how CSOs are engaged, and
explain why these processes are important to you and also what you
can offer in terms of inputs and coordination with other actors.
Nurture a personal relationship, but look also to coordinate with
partners while a good personal relationship with the EU delegation
might create direct funding opportunities, engaging other CSOs
and ensuring broader civil society representation will bring greater
legitimacy and weight to advocacy actions.
FURTHER INFORMATION
WWF Curriculum on Building and Maintaining Relationships
with Public Sector Finance Institutions, EU module
The EC Communication on Civil Society in external relations
(September 2012)
EU delegations website
CONCORD resources on engaging with EU delegations
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SHUTTERSTOCK / KOSTENKO MAXIM
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EU PROGRAMME FOR
RESEARCH
PHOTO: Farmer with wheat in hands
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HORIZON 2020 IS
AIMED AT SECURING
EUROPES GLOBAL
COMPETITIVENESS
Horizon 2020 is the EUs framework programme for research and

innovation (R&I), aimed at securing Europes global
competitiveness. Part of the drive to create new growth and jobs
in Europe, it focuses on industrial leadership, maximizing the
competitive impact of R&I, and raising and spreading levels of R&I
excellence. It aims to bridge the gap between research and the market
and to adopt a more multidisciplinary, multi-stakeholder approach
to fund actions that bring together resources and knowledge across
different sectors, technologies and disciplines within Europe and
beyond. International cooperation is in fact an important crosscutting priority of Horizon 2020.
HORIZON 2020 HAS THREE MAIN STRATEGIC PILLARS:
1. Promote excellent science: to reinforce and extend the

excellence of the Unions R&I system and make it more competitive
on a global scale. Priority will be given to supporting scientists in
their work and innovation, career and exchange opportunities, and to
financing research infrastructure and emerging technologies.
2. Secure industrial leadership: to speed up development of
technologies and innovations, including eco-innovations that will
underpin tomorrows businesses. Attention will be given to ICT,
nanotechnology, advanced materials, biotechnology, manufacturing
and processing, and space, with emphasis on the interactions between
the different technologies and their relationships to societal challenges.
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HORIZON 2020
The H2020 societal challenge pillar will be of particular interest
to WWF. Funding will focus on the following key challenges:
n Health, demographic change and well-being;
n Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine
and maritime research, and the bio-economy;
n Secure, clean and efficient energy;
n Smart, green and integrated transport;
n Climate action, environment, resource efficiency
and raw materials;
n Europe in a changing world: inclusive, innovative
and reflective societies; and
n Secure societies protecting the freedom and security
of Europe and its citizens.
Each of these challenges is developed into two-year work programmes

that describe in detail the expected EU research priorities and projects
these are also called topics.
3. Address major societal challenges: to bring together resources

and knowledge across different fields, technologies and disciplines,
in order to address major concerns shared by citizens in Europe and
elsewhere. This pillar covers a range of relevant themes and sectors
for WWF, such as climate change, biodiversity and ecosystem services,
water and marine ecosystems, forestry, renewable energies, resource
efficiency and waste, sustainable agriculture, food security and healthy
diets, and urbanization.
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Each topic of the work programmes is related to a specific funding scheme. The table below presents the funding schemes relevant to the WWF Network.
THE H2020 FUNDING

SCHEMES DETERMINE
THE SCALE OF
THE PROJECT, THE
PARTNERSHIP
REQUIREMENTS, THE
TYPE OF ACTIVITIES
AND THE TARGETED
STAKEHOLDERS
FUNDING SCHEME PURPOSE
ACTIVITIES
COMMENTS
Research and
Innovation actions
To establish new knowledge and/or to

explore the feasibility of a new or improved
technology, product, process, service or
solution.
May include basic and applied research,

technology development, testing and validation
of a small-scale prototype in a lab or simulated
environment.
Projects could also include actions to strengthen
the science-policy interface of a specific issue.
WWF could act as a partner taking on

activities such as dissemination and
linking research to policy and advocacy
purposes. Consortia are usually very
large with many organizations and
research institutes involved.
Coordination and
support actions
Consistent set of activities focusing on

coordination of research activities and
policies and support for dissemination,
awareness-raising and communication,
networking and coordination between
programmes.
Policy dialogues and mutual learning exercises

and studies, including design studies for
new infrastructure. Conferences, seminars,
workshops, working groups, studies, fact-finding,
monitoring, strategy development, working
or expert groups, operational support and
dissemination, information and communication.
As the focus is more on coordination,

training, organization of stakeholder
debates, workshops, etc WWF could
consider acting as a partner or as the
lead organization.
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H2020 FUNDING SCHEMES
GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE
Projects will primarily target EU Member States, EU Overseas Countries and Territories and Associated countries. International cooperation is
strongly encouraged and partners from third countries can take part in projects.
Entities established in industrialized countries and emerging economies may participate in H2020 proposals but will have to cover
their own participation costs. Several countries, like Mexico, have created mechanisms to fund their participation.
In exceptional circumstances, industrialised and emerging economies can receive EU funding:
n If there is a bilateral agreement between that country and the EU. For instance, researchers in the United States are eligible for EU funding
when participating in the health programme on the basis of a reciprocal EU-US/NIH arrangement;
n If the country is explicitly identified in the relevant work programme and call for proposal as being eligible for funding; or
n If their participation is deemed by the European Commission to be essential for carrying out the action.
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Organizations established in the following countries will automatically be able to receive funding from the H2020 programme.
EU MEMBER STATES OVERSEAS COUNTRIES

AND TERRITORIESC
THIRD COUNTRIES
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American

Samoa, Angola, Argentina, Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize,
Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Botswana, Burkina Faso,
Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde,
Central African Republic, Chad, Chile,
Colombia, Comoros, Congo (Democratic
Republic), Congo (Republic), Costa Rica,
Cte dIvoire, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominica,
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El
Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon,
Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada,
Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Buissau,
Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Indonesia, Iran,
Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya,
Kiribati, South Korea, Kosovo, Kyrgyz
Republic, Lao, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia,
Libya, Macedonia FYR, Madagascar,
Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall
Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Micronesia,
Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco,
Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal,
Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palau,
Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay,
Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Samoa, Sao
Tome and Principe, Senegal, Serbia,
Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands,
Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan,
Sri Lanka, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia,
St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Sudan,
Suriname, Swaziland, Syria, Tajikistan,
Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo,
Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu,
Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Uruguay,
Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, occupied
Palestinian territories, Yemen, Zambia,
Zimbabwe
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H2020 FUNDING SCHEMES
Anguilla, Aruba, Bonaire, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Curaao,

Falkland Islands, French Polynesia, Greenland, Mayotte, Montserrat,
New Caledonia, Pitcairn Islands, Saba, Saint Helena, Saint Pierre and
Miquelon, Sint Eustasius, Sint Maarten, Turks and Caicos Islands, Wallis
and Futuna
28 EU MEMBER STATES
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic,

Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta,
Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom
ASSOCIATED COUNTRIES
Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina,

Iceland, Israel, Liechtenstein, the
Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro,
Norway, Serbia, Turkey
Switzerland has only been partially associated to the H2020 programme. This means that Swiss organizations may participate in projects mainly on a self-financing
basis. For collaborative research projects (falling under the Societal Challenge pillar of H2020) Swiss organizations may receive funding from the relevant Swiss authority,
State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) which assesses the funding requests on a case by case basis.
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79,000
MILLION
H2020 BUDGET FOR
2014-2020
Annual calls for proposals can be expected. For each societal challenge,
the EC has developed work programmes that spread over a two-year
period, for example 2014-2015. The WP provides a road map of the
planned calls for proposals for each year. Each call presents a list of
topics for projects to be financed.
FURTHER INFORMATION
European Commission, H2020 R&I webpage
H2020 Participant Portal
H2020 Online Manual
H2020 National Contact Points (NCPs) can support your call for
proposals application. Here you can find a list of H2020 NCPs
active in each EU member state
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H2020 has an overall budget of 79,000 million for 2014-2020, of

which 29,679 million is allocated for Societal Challenges. This breaks
down as follows:
TABLE 11: BUDGET ALLOCATIONS FOR EACH H2020 SOCIETAL CHALLENGE
SOCIETAL CHALLENGES
ALLOCATIONS ()
Health, demographic change and wellbeing
7,472 million
Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine

and maritime research, and the bio-economy
3,851 million
Secure, clean and efficient energy
5,931 million
Smart, green and integrated transport
6,339 million
Climate action, environment, resource efficiency

and raw materials
3,081 million
Europe in a changing world: inclusive, innovative

and reflective societies
1,310 million
Secure societies protecting freedom and

security of Europe and its citizens
1,695 million
TOTAL
29,679 MILLION
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EU PROGRAMMES FOR ACTION
IN EU MEMBER STATES
A large number of funding programmes primarily
target and support actions within EU Member States.
The majority of these programmes are managed at
regional, country or local level by regional, national
or local authorities; only a small amount are centrally
managed from EU headquarters. The programmes
most relevant to WWFs work within EU countries
are presented in the next pages (the list is not
exhaustive).
PHOTO: Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) swimming in
open sea. Zkinthos, Lagana Bay, Greece.
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OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE
3,458
MILLION
OVERALL BUDGET OF
THE LIFE PROGRAMME
FOR 2014-2020
The LIFE programme is the EUs funding instrument for the environment
and climate action. The overall objective of LIFE is to contribute to the
implementation, updating and development of EU environmental and
climate policy and legislation by co-financing projects with European
added value. The programme for 2014-2020 is in two strands, each one
covering themes and topics very relevant to our work across Europe.
LIFE Environment, covering the following priority areas:
a) Environment and resource efficiency
b) Nature and biodiversity
c) Environmental governance and information.
LIFE Climate Action, covering the following priority areas:
a) Climate change mitigation
b) Climate change adaptation
c) Climate governance and information.
For more information see the LIFE Multiannual Work
Programme 2014-2017
COUNTRIES TARGETED
Projects will take place in the territory of European Union Member

States. Activities outside the EU and in overseas countries and
territories may be financed provided that the coordinating beneficiary
is based in the EU and the activity to be carried out outside the EU is
necessary to achieve EU environmental and climate objectives.
Calls for proposals are published on a yearly basis. Different types of

projects are financed under LIFE, and the ones listed here are the most
relevant for the WWF Network:
n Traditional grants projects are funded through a call for proposals
under both LIFE Environment and LIFE Climate Action. These may
take different forms whether for best practice, demonstration and

pilot projects; or information, awareness and dissemination projects.
n Integrated projects, also financed through calls for proposals, are
large scale (regional, multi-regional, national or trans-national,
multi-city) projects aimed at implementing environmental plans or
strategies as required by EU legislation. These may include Natura
2000 Network Management Prioritised Action Frameworks (PAF),
waste management plans, water management plans and air quality
management plans. Integrated projects can only be submitted
by national or regional authorities of EU Member States, and
organizations such as NGOs and other relevant stakeholders have to
be included as partners for their implementation.
n Public authorities can also apply for technical assistance which
provides, by way of action grants, financial support to help applicants
prepare integrated projects.
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THE LIFE PROGRAMME
The Life Programme has an overall budget of 3,456.7 million for

2014-2020, with the following allocations:
TABLE 12: BUDGET ALLOCATIONS LIFE PROGRAMME 2014-2020
PRIORITIES
ALLOCATIONS ()
LIFE Environment
2,592.5 million
LIFE Climate Action
864.2 million
TOTAL
3,456.7 MILLION
FURTHER INFORMATION
European Commission, DG Environment, LIFE programme
webpage
LIFE Multiannual work programme 2014 2017
LIFE National Contact Points (NCPs) can support your call for
proposals application. Here you can access the list of NCPs for
each EU Member State
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OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE
THE EAFRD PROVIDES

RURAL AREAS
WITH FUNDING FOR
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
The EAFRD is the EUs main instrument for investments in rural areas
and the agricultural sector. It provides rural areas with funding for
actions that aim to promote sustainable economic development, social
and environmental well-being and the fostering of climate action. It
aims to contribute to the competitiveness of agriculture, the sustainable
management of natural resources and climate action, and the balanced
territorial development of rural areas. Thirty per cent of funding in each
country and region must be earmarked for green programmes, such as
agri-environment and climate schemes as well as organic farming.
The EAFRD has six main priorities:
1. F ostering knowledge transfer and innovation in agriculture, forestry

and rural areas with a focus on: Fostering innovation and the
knowledge base in rural areas;
n Strengthening the links between agriculture and forestry and
research and innovation; and
n Fostering lifelong learning and vocational training in the agricultural
and forestry sectors.
2. E nhancing competitiveness of all types of agriculture and enhancing

farm viability; with a focus on:
n Facilitating restructuring of farms facing major structural problems,
notably farms with a low degree of market participation, marketoriented farms in particular sectors and farms in need of agricultural
diversification; and
n Facilitating generational renewal in the agricultural sector.
3. P romoting food chain organization and risk management in

agriculture; with a focus on:
n Improved integration of primary producers into the food chain
through quality schemes, promotion in local markets and short
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EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL FUND

FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT (EAFRD)
supply chains, producer groups and inter-branch organizations; and
n Supporting farm risk management.
4. R estoring, preserving and enhancing ecosystems dependent on

agriculture and forestry; with a focus on:
n Restoring and preserving biodiversity, including in Natura 2000
areas and high nature value farming, and the state of European
landscapes;
n Improving water management; and
n Improving soil management.
5. P romoting resource efficiency and supporting the shift towards a

low-carbon and climate-resilient economy in agriculture, food and
forestry sectors; with a focus on:
n Increasing efficiency in water use by agriculture;
n Increasing efficiency in energy use in agriculture and food
processing;
n Facilitating the supply and use of renewable sources of energy, of
byproducts, wastes, residues and other non-food raw material for
purposes of the bio-economy;
n Reducing nitrous oxide and methane emissions from agriculture;
n Fostering carbon sequestration in agriculture and forestry.
6. P romoting social inclusion, poverty reduction and economic

development in rural areas; with a focus on:
n Facilitating diversification, creation of new small enterprises and job
creation;
n Fostering local development in rural areas;
n Enhancing accessibility, use and quality of information and
communication technologies (ICT) in rural areas.
All of the priorities should contribute to the cross-cutting objectives of
innovation, environment and climate change mitigation and adaptation.
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THE EAFRDS OVERALL

BUDGET FOR
2014-2020
COUNTRIES TARGETED
All 28 EU Member States are eligible.
The EAFRD has an overall budget of 85,000 million for 2014-2020.
FURTHER INFORMATION
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85,000
MILLION
EAFRD finances the LEADER approach for local development

strategies and operation of local action groups, as well as cooperation
among territories and groups which carry out bottom-up and
community-led local development. At least 5 per cent of the total
EAFRD contribution to the rural development programme is reserved
for LEADER.
List of EAFRD Managing Authorities in each EU Member State

European Commission, DG Agriculture and Rural Development
website
Calls for Tender from DG Agriculture and Rural Development
(centrally managed studies, technical assistance and training)
Financing Natura 2000 Guidance Handbook on EU funding
opportunities in 2014-2020
Each Member State receives a share of the EAFRD. The funds are
disbursed through rural development programmes run by national
governments. The government appoints the managing authority, whose
task is to inform potential beneficiaries of the support that is available,
the rules that apply and the level of the EU contribution. A Member
State may develop either a single programme for its entire territory or a
set of regional programmes.
Project grants are awarded through calls for proposals. The main
target group is farmers, however certain actions can include a wide
range of actors such as NGOs, companies, municipal institutions
and administrative bodies. WWF offices interested in learning more
about opportunities under the EAFRD should contact the appointed
management authority(ies) in their respective country.
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OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE
The EMFF is the fund for the EUs maritime and fisheries policies
for 2014-2020. It is the financial instrument that helps deliver the
objectives of the reformed Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) and
supports the implementation of the EU Integrated Maritime
Policy (IMP).
THE EMFF IS THE

FUND FOR THE EUS
MARITIME AND
FISHERIES POLICIES
FOR 2014-2020
The EMFF includes funding opportunities for the protection of the

environment through measures in support of fisheries resources
management including the transition to maximum sustainable yield,
the introduction of landing obligations and the adoption of long-term
management plans. The EMFF supports, for example, the reduction
of the impact of fisheries/aquaculture on the environment, including
through support for low impact gear; measures to facilitate the
introduction of the gradual discard ban, such as more selective fishing
gears and techniques; management, restoration and monitoring of
Natura 2000 sites and of other marine protected areas; climate change
mitigation measures, in particular through energy audits and changes
in fishing vessels engines to increase energy efficiency and to reduce
emissions; marketing measures and promotion campaigns in support
of sustainable fishing and aquaculture products.
The EMFF aims to contribute to the following objectives:
n Promoting competitive, environmentally sustainable, economically
viable and socially responsible fisheries and aquaculture;
n Fostering the implementation of the CFP;
n Promoting a balanced and inclusive territorial development of
fisheries and aquaculture;
n Fostering the development and implementation of the Unions cIMP.
THE PURSUIT OF THESE OBJECTIVES WILL NOT RESULT IN AN INCREASE IN FISHING

CAPACITY, AND WILL BE MET THROUGH THE FOLLOWING PRIORITIES:
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EUROPEAN MARITIME AND FISHERIES FUND (EMFF)

1. Promoting environmentally sustainable, resourceefficient, innovative, competitive and knowledge-based
fisheries by pursuing the following specific objectives: a) reducing
the impact of fisheries on the marine environment; b) protection
and restoration of aquatic biodiversity and ecosystems; c) ensuring a
balance between fishing capacity and available fishing opportunities; d)
enhancing the competitiveness and viability of fisheries enterprises and
safety and working conditions; e) provision of support to technological
development and innovation (e.g. energy efficiency and knowledge
transfer); and f) developing professional training, new professional
skills and lifelong learning.
2. Fostering environmentally sustainable, resourceefficient, innovative, competitive and knowledge-based
aquaculture by pursuing the following specific objectives: a)
technological development, innovation and knowledge transfer; b)
competitiveness and viability of aquaculture enterprises, including
safety and working conditions, in particular of SMEs; c) protection and
restoration of aquatic biodiversity, enhancement of ecosystems related
to aquaculture, and promotion of resource-efficient aquaculture;
d) promotion of aquaculture having a high level of environmental
protection, and promotion of animal health and welfare and of public
health and safety; and e) development of professional training, new
professional skills and lifelong learning.
3. Fostering the implementation of the CFP by: a) improving
and supplying scientific knowledge and the collection and
management of data; and b) provision of support to monitoring,
control and enforcement, thereby enhancing institutional capacity
and the efficiency of public administration, without increasing the
administrative burden.
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THE EFMMS OVERALL

BUDGET FOR
2014-2020
5. Fostering marketing and processing through: a) improving

organization for fishery and aquaculture products; and b) encouraging
investment in the processing and marketing sectors.
FURTHER INFORMATION
European Commission, DG Maritime Affairs and Fisheries,
EMFF webpage
List of EMFF managing authorities in each EU Member State
Calls for proposals and calls for tenders of the DG Maritime
Affairs and Fisheries
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5,749
MILLION
4. Increasing employment and territorial cohesion through

the promotion of economic growth, social inclusion and job creation,
and providing support to employability and labour mobility in coastal
and inland communities which depend on fishing and aquaculture,
including the diversification of activities within fisheries and into other
sectors of the maritime economy.
6. Fostering the implementation of the IMP.
COUNTRIES TARGETED
All 28 EU countries are eligible.
The EMFF is implemented by EU Member States through national

operational programmes (OPs). Each Member State draws up a single
OP, in close consultation with relevant stakeholders.
WWF offices interested in learning more about opportunities under
the EMFF should contact the appointed management authority in their
respective country.
The EFMM has an overall budget of 5,749 million for 2014-2020. A

breakdown per country can be found
here.
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OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE
INTERREG PROVIDES
SPECIFIC PROVISIONS
FOR ENHANCING
TERRITORIAL COHESION
European Territorial Cooperation (ETC), more commonly known

as INTERREG, is an integral part of the ERDF. It provides specific
provisions for enhancing territorial cohesion by supporting joint
actions and policy exchange between different Member States. All
investment priorities of the ERDF are also available for territorial
cooperation, with stronger emphasis on joint actions and sharing
good practice and know-how. In addition, a range of ETC-specific
investment priorities are identified:
n Cross-border cooperation (INTERREG Va): to tackle
common challenges identified in border regions and to exploit the
untapped growth potential in border areas. Issues covered can be:
employment and labour markets, cross-border mobility, gender
equality and social inclusion, joint education and training schemes,
and legal and administrative cooperation and cooperation between
citizens and institutions.
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EUROPEAN TERRITORIAL COOPERATION

n Transnational cooperation (INTERREG Vb): to achieve
agreed priorities between regions from several EU Member States
through a strategic response, for instance by promoting institutional
capacity of public authorities and stakeholders, supporting efficient
administration by developing and coordinating macro-regional and
sea-basin strategies, or cooperation on matters such as innovation,
communications, environment and urban development.
n Interregional cooperation (INTERREG Europe): works
at pan-European level to enhance institutional capacity of public
authorities and stakeholders by disseminating good practices,
exchange of expertise, in particular in relation to sustainable urban
development and urban-rural links; and strengthening the evidence
base in order to reinforce the effectiveness of cohesion policy.
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Danube
Austria, Bulgaria, Czech

Republic, Germany,
Croatia, Hungary,
Romania, Slovenia,
Slovakia, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Montenegro,
Serbia, Moldova, Ukraine
202.1 million
n Transnational cooperation (INTERREG Vb) cover several

regions and countries on a macro-regional level that are often linked
by similar geographic features.
North Sea
Belgium, Denmark,
Germany, the
Netherlands, Sweden,
UK, Norway
167.3 million
TABLE 13: LIST OF INTERREG VB PROGRAMMES FOR 2014-2020
Atlantic Area
Spain, France, Ireland,

Portugal, UK
140 million
Alpine Space
Germany, France,
Italy, Austria, Slovenia,
Switzerland, Liechtenstein
116.6 million
South-West
Europe
Spain, France, Portugal,

UK, Andorra
106.8 million
Adriatic-Ionian
Programme
Greece, Croatia, Italy,

Slovenia, Albania,
Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Montenegro, Serbia
83.5 million
Northern
Periphery and
Arctic
Ireland, Finland,
Sweden, UK & several
3rd countries and other
territories
50.2 million
Caribbean Sea
France & several 3rd

countries and Overseas
Territories
23.2 million
Indian Ocean
France & several 3rd

countries and Overseas
Territories
21.8 million
Amazonia
France, Brazil, Suriname,

Guyana
5 million
ETC primarily targets regions in European Member States. Each of the

three strands within ETC has a different geographic scope:
n Cross-border cooperation (INTERREG Va) cover
neighbouring border regions on a localised geographic level.
EACH OF THE THREE

STRANDS WITHIN ETC
HAS A DIFFERENT
GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE
PROGRAMME AND
WEBSITE LINK
North-West
Europe
Baltic Sea
Central Europe
Mediterranean
COUNTRIES TARGETED ERDF/INTERREG

ALLOCATION ()
Belgium, Germany,
France, Ireland,
Luxembourg,
Netherlands, UK,
Switzerland
396 million
Denmark, Germany,
Estonia, Latvia,
Lithuania, Poland,
Finland, Sweden,
Belarus, Norway, Russia
263.8 million
Czech Republic,
Germany, Italy, Croatia,
Hungary, Austria, Poland,
Slovenia, Slovakia
246.6 million
Greece, Spain, France,

Croatia, Italy, Cyprus,
Malta, Portugal,
Slovenia, UK, Albania,
Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Montenegro
224.3 million
SECTION 3
COUNTRIES TARGETED
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INTERREG VS
OVERALL BUDGET FOR
2014-2020
INTERREG funds are managed at country or regional level by relevant
authorities. Each region (or Member State) agrees with the European
Commission an operational programme for the implementation of the
funds. At the time of writing, the majority of operational programmes
for the period 2014-2020 are still under preparation. Once finalized,
they will provide detailed information on the investment priorities,
activities and target groups to be funded.
Support may take the form of co-financing grants, usually through
calls for proposals organized by the respective managing authority.
Other funding methods and financial instruments may also be used.
Relevant calls for proposals are normally published on the websites of
each programme.
TABLE 14: BUDGET ALLOCATIONS ETC 2014-2020, PER SUB-PROGRAMME
PRIORITIES
ALLOCATIONS ()
Cross-border cooperation (INTERREG Va)
7,476 million (including

IPA and ENI contributions
amounting to 242 million
and 634 million respectively)
Transnational cooperation (INTERREG Vb)
2,100 million
Interregional cooperation (INTERREG Vc)
500 million
TOTAL
10,100 MILLION
SECTION 3
10,100
MILLION
The Interregional cooperation programmes

(INTERREG c)
A number of cross-border programmes (INTERREG Va) and
transnational cooperation programmes (INTERREG Vb) include nonEU bordering regions or countries. To cover their participation they
include funding from the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance
(IPA) or from the European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI).
FURTHER INFORMATION
European Commission, Regional Policy, EU Territorial
Cooperation webpage
List of managing authorities in each EU country

INTERREG V has an overall budget of 10,100 million for 2014-2020.
It breaks down as follows:
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OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE
63,400
MILLION
THE COHESION FUND
BUDGET FOR
2014-2020
The Cohesion Fund plays a major role in the reduction of economic

and social disparities among Member States, and the promotion
of sustainable development. It supports the least developed EU
members through investments in:
n The environment, including areas related to sustainable
development and energy which offer environmental benefits;
andTrans-European transport networks (TEN-T)
n The Cohesion Fund offers funding for environmental protection
and climate resilience: financing of renewable energy sources and
energy efficiency for housing, improved environmental protection
and adaptation to climate change, ecosystem-based risk reduction
and disaster prevention, and the protection of Natura 2000 areas
COUNTRIES TARGETED
The Cohesion Fund is aimed at Member States whose gross national

income per inhabitant is less than 90 per cent of the EU average.
For 2014-2020, the Cohesion Fund covers Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus
(phasing out), the Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia,
Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia.
These will give more detailed information on the investment

priorities, funded activities and target groups in the countries and
regions. Support from the Cohesion Fund often takes the form of cofinancing grants, usually awarded through calls for proposals. Given
the similarities with ERDF programming and structure, managing
authorities commonly develop one joint operational programme for
the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund. The managing authority is obliged
to consult regional authorities, economic and social partners and civil
society for planning and implementation. This is a good opportunity
for WWF to get involved.
SECTION 3
COHESION FUND
The Cohesion Fund has an overall budget of 63,400 million for

2014-2020.
FURTHER INFORMATION
European Commission, Regional Policy, Cohesion Fund
List of managing authorities in each EU country
Each Member State agrees with the European Commission on an

operational programme (OP) for the implementation of the funds.
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OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE
The programme is organized in two strands:
185
MILLION
THE EUROPE FOR

CITIZENS PROGRAMME
BUDGET FOR
2014-2020
n Strand 1. European remembrance: to contribute to citizens

understanding of the EU, its history and diversity by raising
awareness of remembrance, common history and values.
n Strand 2. Democratic engagement and civic participation:
to foster European citizenship and to improve conditions for civic
and democratic participation at EU level through encouraging
democratic participation of citizens at EU level, through developing
citizens understanding of the EU policy-making process and by
promoting opportunities for societal and intercultural engagement
and volunteering at EU level.
All actions funded under this programme will be implemented on a
transnational basis or have a European dimension.
COUNTRIES TARGETED
28 EU Member States.
SECTION 3
EUROPE FOR CITIZENS PROGRAMME

The programme and the majority of actions are centrally managed
by the Executive Agency for Education, Audiovisual and Culture
of the Commission (EACEA). The funds of the Europe for Citizens
programme are allocated through grant and public procurement
contracts. The Commission publishes annual work programmes
which give further information on the objectives, the method of
implementation, the size of the financing plan, the co-financing
rate, a description of actions supported and an indicative
implementation timetable.
The Europe for Citizens Programme has an overall budget of 185

million for 2014-2020.
FURTHER INFORMATION
European Commission, Education, Audiovisual and Culture
Executive Agency (EACEA) webpage on Europe for Citizens
Programme
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ELIGIBILITY OF WWF OFFICES FOR EU FUNDING

UNDERSTAND WHETHER YOU ARE ELIGIBLE
BEFORE APPLYING TO
AN EU CALL MAKE SURE
YOUR ORGANISATION
AND YOUR PARTNERS
MEET THE ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA!
There is no unique eligibility rule for EU funding programmes and

instruments. Before applying for an EU call for proposals or call for
tender it is very important to make sure that your organization and
your partners meet the eligibility criteria. Although the legal basis
of each funding instrument sets its general eligibility rules, each call
for proposals and call for tender may further define these rules in
accordance with the specific needs addressed. Eligibility rules may
therefore change from one call for proposals to another and a thorough
analysis of the guidelines for each call is required.
MAIN GENERAL CRITERIA
The most common elements used by the EU to determine eligibility are:

n The type of organization: calls for proposals and calls for tenders
usually target specific types of organizations, such as civil society
organizations, research institutions, regional/national authorities,
local authorities, international organizations, etc.
n The legal personality: in most cases the EU requests applicants
and partners to be natural or legal persons established and
recognized as such by the national law of the country of registration,
which has legal personality and which may, acting in its own name,
exercise rights and be subject to obligations. The entity signing the
contract with the EU must have a legal personality.
n The nationality: in most cases the EU limits eligibility to
organizations established in a pre-defined set of countries. The
countries eligible will depend on the call for proposals guidelines
and the funding instrument under which the call is launched. The
nationality of an organization is the country where its statutes
have been established, which should demonstrate that it has been
established by an instrument governed by the national law of the
country concerned. The EU considers that any legal entity whose
statutes have been established in another country cannot be considered

a local organization, even if the statutes are registered locally or if a
memorandum of understanding has been concluded.
WHAT THIS MEANS FOR WWF OFFICES
Eligibility for EU funding may be an obstacle for many WWF offices.

Typically, country offices, programme offices and regional offices
that are branches of WWF International or WWF-US and that do
not have a separate legal personality/separate statutes from their
mother entity are not recognized as local organizations. Their
nationality is considered to be that of their mother organization.
However, this assessment can vary depending on the nature of the
registration in their country of establishment and on national legal
requirements. Several WWF offices operate under memoranda
of understanding, while due to the requirements of the local
law they are also registered as a separate legal entity such as a
foundation or an association that can take on the responsibility
of the organization. As such, they can be recognized as local
organizations in their own right.
The situation is more straightforward for WWF national organizations
(NOs) that have their own legal personality, established in a country
with their own statutes and board. The nationality of NOs is the one
of the country where they are established.
Given the institutional diversity of offices which characterize the
WWF Network, any WWF office interested in EU funding should
carefully scrutinize its legal status to determine its nationality and
to assess its potential eligibility in light of EU criteria. If in doubt,
the EU Focal Point can advise.
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PARTNERSHIP
In the majority of cases the lead applicant and the partners (coapplicants, affiliated entities) have to fulfil the same eligibility
criteria. This is specified in the guidelines of the call for proposals.
DID YOU KNOW THERE

ARE WWFS PRINCIPLES
ON ELIGIBILITY FOR
PUBLIC SECTOR
FUNDING WHICH MUST
BE FOLLOWED BY
ANY OFFICE IN THE
NETWORK?
Furthermore any legal person participating in a project has to be

identified in the project proposal. It is therefore usually not possible
for a non-eligible office to apply through an eligible office in case the
two offices do NOT have the same legal personality.
The WWF Public Sector Partnership community developed the
following principles on eligibility which must be followed by any
office in the Network.
WWF Principles on Eligibility for Public Sector Funding
Due to WWFs complex institutional set-up and strict donor
requirements, WWF offices are not always eligible to access public
sector funding. The final decision and responsibility to pursue an
application remains with the WWF office applying and responsible for
implementation. This decision should be made in consultation with
the PSP Focal Point responsible for the relationship management of
the institution concerned.
In accordance with the WWF Network standards of ethics, the

following principles must be respected at all times: transparency and
honesty towards (1) the donor; (2) the WWF Focal Point responsible
for the donor-agency relationship; and (3) partners in the application.
The information on the nationality, legal registration and relevant
supporting documentation which justify the eligibility of a WWF
office must be presented clearly and factually in the application form.
Applicants and partners should be made fully aware of the exact
status of the WWF office(s) concerned.
CO-FINANCING FROM GOVERNMENTS
For some particular funding opportunities for which your

organization is not eligible to receive EU grants, your government
may propose a scheme to co-finance the activities of your
organization. This is for example the case of the Swiss government for
calls for proposals launched under Horizon 2020.
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AN EU CALL FOR PROPOSAL: TOP TIPS

After exploring and familiarizing yourself with the different EU funding programmes you may want
to start seizing EU funding opportunities available!
HOW CAN YOU BEST GET READY?
Applying for EU funding is an important step which requires time and preparation. Each opportunity is different and requires specific and dedicated efforts.
The Top 10 recommendations presented here are based on real experiences and should facilitate the process.
01
02
03
Carefully read the EU call guidelines. Guidelines spell out

the objectives and purpose of the call, geographic scope, financial
allocations, eligibility criteria, deadlines, specific requirements,
number of applications possible, evaluation and selection criteria
and much more. Guidelines for each call are different and have
specific requirements!
Check your eligibility and that of potential partners.

There are general eligibility rules but every call is different and
may include exceptions or restrictions. Having been considered
eligible once for EU funding does not automatically mean you
will be eligible a second time. More often than not, the same rules
apply to the main applicant and its partners. You will need to
check that all participants meet the requirements.
Do proper partner search and assessment. Increasingly the

EU requires you to work with a strong and often multi-stakeholder
partnership. You need to be sure of your partners and secure their strong
buy-in! Every partner needs to have a clear role and responsibility in the
project design and implementation. Relationship-building is key to being
able to work well together.
04
05
06
Be prepared, start early and plan well. The time required to apply
for EU funding should not be underestimated. Start well in advance
and ensure good time management and planning, agreeing a realistic
and detailed timetable for the proposal development phase, with clear
deadlines and responsibilities assigned to people involved. These are
essential elements of a successful application process.
Set up an effective core team working on proposal development.

Identify a lead person and assign clear roles and responsibilities to
colleagues/partners. The lead person should gather inputs and coordinate the
design and proposal-writing (a lead person may spend around 50 per cent of
a full-time equivalent job on proposal development in the months preceding
the submission this may vary depending on the size and scope of the
project). Ensure support from the technical people, as well as administrative,
finance and communication colleagues (around 10 per cent of FTE during the
preparation phase). Involve partners in the proposal design and development.
Read background information. Get key up-to-date information

and data about the topic and the countries you plan to work in (latest
EU strategies or policy documents, studies, national strategies,
international policy papers etc). This will make your project more
relevant to the objectives and priorities of the EU and enhance your
chances of success.
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07
08
Conduct good stakeholder analysis. Identify your key

stakeholders and the groups that will be involved in the
implementation of your project and who will benefit from it.
Assess the needs and constraints of your target groups and
beneficiaries since you will be required to demonstrate how your
project will address them.
Develop a sound problem tree analysis/results chain.

As recommended by the WWF Network standards, it is important to
define which problem you want to address, what are its causes and
effects and which optimal strategies you can put in place to address and
solve it. At this stage it is important to agree on a shared vision among
project partners.
09
10
Start thinking about potential sources of co-funding. The

percentages of co-financing from the EU vary according to the funding
opportunity. It is usually around 80 per cent of eligible costs for calls
targeting developing countries, and here it may even rise to 90 per
cent in support for local organizations, or specific categories of actors,
or for actions taking place in Least Developed Countries. LIFE cofunding is up to 60 per cent and up to 75 per cent for projects targeting
priority species and habitats. H2020 funds for non-profit organizations
provide up to 100 per cent. Generally, in-kind contributions cannot be
considered as co-financing, unless specified and agreed in the contracts.
Get familiar with EU templates, forms and online tools.

Each funding programme and opportunity has its particular forms
and templates to be completed. It is important to become familiar with
the relevant application forms and templates in order to understand
what information the EU requires and to estimate the time it will take
to fill them in. Each opportunity has a specific submission procedure
to follow. These often require applicants, as well as partners, to
register their profile on an EU database, and to submit their proposal
through an online submission platform. You may need the help of your
administrative and finance teams, as well as IT support, to do this.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Please visit our two main tools for a stepwise approach to best practices
in EU proposal development and EU project management. Both tools are
located on the WWF Intranet; so you need to be logged in to access them.
EU proposal development website
EU project management website
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Lead Authors:
Margherita Solca, EU Development Policy and Funding Officer WWF European Policy Office
Emilie Van der Henst, EU Development Policy and Funding Officer WWF European Policy Office
Contributors/Editing:
Joelle Noirfalisse, Johanna Griem
Sally Nicholson, Head, Development Policy and Finance, WWF EPO
Design and Production:
Swim2Birds: www.swim2birds.co.uk
With thanks to:
Alba Malaga, New Media and Communications Officer
Florence Danthine, Communications Assistant
Cover photo: Spectrum Studio / Shutterstock

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EU FUNDING IN NUMBERS
56.5 BN
1,000 BN
Total EU budget for
the period 2014-2020
amounts to 1,000 billion.
URL
Regular
10-11 BN
Why we are here

To stop the degradation of the planets natural environment and
to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature.
The EU itself spends an
average of 10-11bn annually.
EU and MS biggest donor worldwide With 56.5 bn of official development

assistance made available in 2013,
European institutions and EU Member
States together provided more than
half of all official global aid.
10 TIPS
10 Tips for a successful EU proposal.
Why we are here

To stop the degradation of the planets natural environment and
to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature.
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GUIDE

YOUR EU FUNDING GUIDE 2014 2020

EU PROGRAMMES FOR INTERNATIONAL

EU PROGRAMME FOR RESEARCH

EU PROGRAMMES FOR ACTION IN EU

Regional programme for Asia 12

How to use this guide

Regional programme for

Finding your way around

Global Public Goods and

Role of WWF EPO

Civil society organisations

Regional programmes East

Sub-programme 3: food and

European Instrument for

European Maritime and

EU programme for research 45

European Agricultural Fund

Europe for Citizens

An EU Call for Proposal:

The founders knew that the mobilization of funds on an unprecedented

The guidebook has two

Director of WWF European Policy Office since July 2015.

The complex architecture of the EU budget and the plethora of

At the end of the guide there is a section on the eligibility of

THE WWF EPO TEAM WISHES YOU HAPPY READING

HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE

For each programme, the following information is provided:

TABLE 1: FINDING YOUR WAY AROUND EU FUNDING

Three sectors jointly identified in accordance

Regional programme for Asia

Sustainable consumption and production,

Regional programme for Latin

Environment, climate change

Peace, good governance, extractives,

Global Public Goods and

Environment, climate mitigation and

Africa, Asia, Latin America,

Civil Society Organization

Governance and accountability, citizens

Africa, Asia, Latin America,

Three sectors jointly identified in accordance

African, Caribbean and Pacific

Regional programme for East

Regional economic integration, peace and

East and Southern Africa

TABLE 1: FINDING YOUR WAY AROUND EU FUNDING CONTINUED...

Regional programme for

Support to regional organizations, natural

Regional programme for West

Support to regional organizations,

Regional programme for

Support to regional integration, climate change

Regional programme for

Regional integration and cooperation

Human development, climate and environment,

African, Caribbean and Pacific

Three sectors identified jointly in accordance

European Neighbourhood countries

Regional programme East

Human rights, natural resources, climate

European neighbourhood countries

Strengthening civil society

n Provides information on the most relevant EU funding opportunities

*To receive the EU Funding Newsletter, please contact the

3.8% Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP)

European Instrument for Democracy

1. The Switch Asia Programme supports projects that upscale

1. Continental activities with Latin America, including the following

2. Democracy, good governance and human rights, focusing

5. Infrastructure development at the continental and