Sida is a government agency working on behalf of the Swedish parliament and government, with the mission to reduce poverty in the world. Through our work and in cooperation with others, we contribute to implementing Sweden’s Policy for Global Development (PGU).
We work in order to implement the Swedish development policy that will enable poor people to improve their lives. Another part of our mission is conducting reform cooperation with Eastern Europe, which is financed through a specific appropriation. The third part of our assignment is to distribute humanitarian aid to people in need of assistance.
We carry out enhanced development cooperation with a total of 33 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America. Our selection of cooperation countries are based on political decisions made by the Swedish government.
Sida’s mission is to allocate aid and other funding. Our operations are managed by the government’s guidelines, describing the goals for each year’s operations and the size of the development aid budget.
Our staff members and their expertise assist the government with the assessments and the information it needs, in order to decide and implement its development assistance policy. We participate in the advocacy work for Sweden’s prioritised issues within the international development cooperation field, and we are in constant dialogue with other countries and international organisations. Part of our assignment is also to report statistics and disseminate information about our operations.
Our work is financed by tax money and we administer approximately half of Sweden’s total development aid budget. The other part is channelled through the ministry for Foreign Affairs. All our work should be performed in a cost-effective way with a strong focus on results.
Sida has more than 700 employees, located in our three offices in Sweden as well as abroad in our cooperation countries.
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Displaying 36 - 40 of 273EBCCF: Promoting environmental governance
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The partner has made remarkable efforts in assisting the government to address climate change abatement, assess policy gaps and feed information to the government for appropriate action. Moreover, the partner has closely been working with different stakeholders to enhance their capacities. The partner also has good skill in identifying overlapping programmes to help save resources and create synergy among practitioners and stakeholders. The partner has adopted a multi-sectoral, multi-level and broad based partnership approach to complement with national, regional and global efforts and to offer support to policy makers and stakeholders on mainstreaming climate change. Vision: is to be a leading civil society organization in environmental rehabilitation and biodiversity conservation championing sustainability of ecosystems, adaptation to and mitigation of climate change by building resilience where vulnerability to poverty reduced; productivity increased and communities benefited from opportunities obtained.Mission: Promote conservation and sustainable use of environment and biodiversity, and contribute to developing low carbon green economy through increased resilience to climate change; underpin natural resource management through rehabilitation of degraded lands for conservation and increased production, productivity and innovated livelihood diversification to broaden opportunities for smallholder farmers, pastoralists and other stakeholders; contribute to forming synergy among practitioners and scale-out best practices through coordinated and networked action. The Partner has proven experiences in promoting technologies for climate change mitigation and adaption practices and in undertaking watershed management and livelihood diversification to build and sustain the environment and subsequently improve the wellbeing of the communities.Thus, the agreement partner has shared the proposed project to Sida with the aim of at least to address 150,000 people with a focus to enhance capacity for environmental management and climate action in Ethiopia in general and specifically in two pilot zones (West Arsi and East Shoa) of Oromia regional state, the most sensitive part of the country. These pilot zones were selected because of severe land degradation, environmental pollution and high climate change risks noted in Central Rift Valley Ecosystem. The proposed project outcomes will focus on increasing awareness, enforcing environmental laws and advocating on risks of climate change. The theory of change aiming to enhance stakeholders capacity on environmental management and climate action by raising awareness by at least influencing 150,000 people in Ethiopia. Moreover, the theory change sets its ground on fundamental principles that, if there is training for leaders, public and experts, then there will be increase in the level of awareness of environmental management and climate change. If there is increase in environmental law awareness , enforcement of environmental law, then there will be better management of the environment. If there is advocacy on environmental management and climate change, then the policy makers and the public as a whole will be influenced. Thus, the increase in awareness level, law enforcement and influence of leaders and the public, will enhance capacity for environmental management and climate change.The proposed project will complement Farm Africa`s CRV landscape project with more focus on capacity building through creating platforms, training and advocacy. Moreover, the project will promote participatory approach by involving national, regional and woreda level partners in environmental governance through active engagement of local government, communities, broadcasting organizations, CBOs and other NGOs. The proposed budget for the implementation of the project is SEK 1,350,000 running from May 2020 to November 2021.
CILAP Land Administration, Swedish mapping, cadastral and land registration - CILAP Phasing out
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The Sweden financed CILAP, Capacity Building in Land Administration, project has as its main activities to strengthen the land administration organizations, development of legislation, develop the geodetic infrastructure, building an address register, sales price register (as the first systematic steps towards land and property valuation) and support to ICT, and support to digital archive. After 6 years of implementation the project is ending is December 2019. CILAP was independently evaluated in 2018 by NIRAS. The evaluation concludes that overall the CILAP project has succeeded in building capacity and transfer knowledge with the overall objective to increase the effectiveness and reliability of land administration processes in Bosnia and Herzegovina in line with Swedish strategies and policies, needs and priorities of the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The evaluation recommended a phase out plan to be elaborated by the project team. In June 2019, the project partners submitted a phase out plan which will last from January 2020-December 2022. The budget amount to a maximum of 12 000 000 SEK. In addition, the partners will contribute at least 10 000 000 of in-kind costs during this period. The Embassy concluded that the plan is relevant and feasible and should be approved.
Objectives
The CILAP, supported by the Sida, has been established as a long-term project with an overall goal to contribute to increasing of the effectiveness and reliability of land administration sector in BiH. The project progress and implementation results were reviewed during implementation period by the external evaluation. A final review of project results was done in November 2018 and the project is considered as successful. The Project is at the final implementation stage and the Federal Administration forGeodetic and Real Property Affairs (FGA) and Republic Authority for Geodetic and RealProperty Affairs (RGA) with the support of the project team developed the documentProposal for the CILAP Phasing out 2020 2021, optionally 2022 dated April 2019. The phasing out of CILAP project activities will be conducted in the period 2020 2021, in order to ensure sustainability of achieved results by creating a firm foundation for smooth takeover of products by both Geodetic Authorities (GA) in BH. The project objectives during the phasing out phase remains the same, but the main intention will be to make project accomplishments strongly anchored and viable within the FGA and RGA. The project contributes to the expected long- term impact:- By efficient land administration contribute to economic and social development, sustainable market and usage of real estates, and BH accession to EU.The capacity development focus of the project is expected to lead to sustainable changes in practices among the project partners RGA and FGA. The project main goal remains:- Make the Land Administration system more efficient, secure and reliable.Mutual conclusion is that the project has succeeded to fulfil the main goal, and an effort during the phasing out will be focused on the assurance of results sustainability. The detail analysis of achievements and risks within the all project components has enabled the project partners to define needs and priorities. It showed that the GA have managed to build sufficient capacity to successfully implement future activities regarding the establishment of digital archive, its integration in the business processes and usage in daily operations but need further support within the other project areas. The part of activities, previously supported within the independent ICT component, will be incorporated in the suggested component devoted to the organizational strengthening and institutional capacity building. Thus, the phasing out will continue with the similar structure as the ongoing project with the focus on the activities that will create needed outputs for assurance of project results sustainability. CILAP phasing out 2020 2021 will contain four (4) components: 1. Support to the continuous organizational strengthening, institutionalization and intensified collaboration with stakeholders to make the programme sustainable beyond 2021 2. Support to the continuous establishment, interoperability and sustainability of Address Register, 3. Support to the Sales Price Register maintenance and strengthening of institutional cooperation with Tax authorities,4. Support to the improvement of geodetic infrastructure in line with EU norms and standards. Note: District Brcko is included in all activities under the component 4 and supported by the project funds. The phasing out document has been reinforced with a primarily focus on results sustainability where the linkages between the inputs, activities, outputs, outcomes and indicators for each component have been further clarified and revised in order to better capture a sustainability dimension of CILAP work, including work related to gender equality, integrity and environment. The expected outcomes:• GA are founded on results-based management, clear procedures to implement, follow up and maintain achieved results to enable the sustainability of developed capacity, products, services with improved cooperation and shared responsibility with land administration stakeholders • GA in BH are recognized and supported by respective governments as leaders in reform of land administration sector and important part of e-governance. GA contribute to the human rights, democracy and poverty reduction through mainstreaming of gender, integrity and environmental protection issues• Procedures for the establishment and maintenance of AR are clearly defined, documented and available to municipalities. Increased coverage of correct and updated AR. AR data is interoperable, publicly available and used in business processes of stakeholders• Sales Price Register data is used for implementation of pilot projects in order to develop a basis for policy making, strategic and methodology planning related to mass valuation and property tax reform in cooperation with direct stakeholders (GA, Tax Authorities and Ministries of Finance)• More accurate, reliable and fast survey (including heights) in real time for cadastral, engineering and environmental purposes based on interoperability with EU and international reference systems. End.
Evaluation of the Land Management and Urban Developments contribution in Belarus - Evaluation of the Land Mana
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Calls from Framework Agreements for an Evaluation of the Land Management and Urban Developments contribution in Belarus
CILAP Land Administration, Swedish mapping, cadastral and land registration - CILAP Phasing out
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The Sweden financed CILAP, Capacity Building in Land Administration, project has as its main activities to strengthen the land administration organizations, development of legislation, develop the geodetic infrastructure, building an address register, sales price register (as the first systematic steps towards land and property valuation) and support to ICT, and support to digital archive. After 6 years of implementation the project is ending is December 2019. CILAP was independently evaluated in 2018 by NIRAS. The evaluation concludes that overall the CILAP project has succeeded in building capacity and transfer knowledge with the overall objective to increase the effectiveness and reliability of land administration processes in Bosnia and Herzegovina in line with Swedish strategies and policies, needs and priorities of the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The evaluation recommended a phase out plan to be elaborated by the project team. In June 2019, the project partners submitted a phase out plan which will last from January 2020-December 2022. The budget amount to a maximum of 12 000 000 SEK. In addition, the partners will contribute at least 10 000 000 of in-kind costs during this period. The Embassy concluded that the plan is relevant and feasible and should be approved.
Objectives
The CILAP, supported by the Sida, has been established as a long-term project with an overall goal to contribute to increasing of the effectiveness and reliability of land administration sector in BiH. The project progress and implementation results were reviewed during implementation period by the external evaluation. A final review of project results was done in November 2018 and the project is considered as successful. The Project is at the final implementation stage and the Federal Administration forGeodetic and Real Property Affairs (FGA) and Republic Authority for Geodetic and RealProperty Affairs (RGA) with the support of the project team developed the documentProposal for the CILAP Phasing out 2020 2021, optionally 2022 dated April 2019. The phasing out of CILAP project activities will be conducted in the period 2020 2021, in order to ensure sustainability of achieved results by creating a firm foundation for smooth takeover of products by both Geodetic Authorities (GA) in BH. The project objectives during the phasing out phase remains the same, but the main intention will be to make project accomplishments strongly anchored and viable within the FGA and RGA. The project contributes to the expected long- term impact:- By efficient land administration contribute to economic and social development, sustainable market and usage of real estates, and BH accession to EU.The capacity development focus of the project is expected to lead to sustainable changes in practices among the project partners RGA and FGA. The project main goal remains:- Make the Land Administration system more efficient, secure and reliable.Mutual conclusion is that the project has succeeded to fulfil the main goal, and an effort during the phasing out will be focused on the assurance of results sustainability. The detail analysis of achievements and risks within the all project components has enabled the project partners to define needs and priorities. It showed that the GA have managed to build sufficient capacity to successfully implement future activities regarding the establishment of digital archive, its integration in the business processes and usage in daily operations but need further support within the other project areas. The part of activities, previously supported within the independent ICT component, will be incorporated in the suggested component devoted to the organizational strengthening and institutional capacity building. Thus, the phasing out will continue with the similar structure as the ongoing project with the focus on the activities that will create needed outputs for assurance of project results sustainability. CILAP phasing out 2020 2021 will contain four (4) components: 1. Support to the continuous organizational strengthening, institutionalization and intensified collaboration with stakeholders to make the programme sustainable beyond 2021 2. Support to the continuous establishment, interoperability and sustainability of Address Register, 3. Support to the Sales Price Register maintenance and strengthening of institutional cooperation with Tax authorities,4. Support to the improvement of geodetic infrastructure in line with EU norms and standards. Note: District Brcko is included in all activities under the component 4 and supported by the project funds. The phasing out document has been reinforced with a primarily focus on results sustainability where the linkages between the inputs, activities, outputs, outcomes and indicators for each component have been further clarified and revised in order to better capture a sustainability dimension of CILAP work, including work related to gender equality, integrity and environment. The expected outcomes:• GA are founded on results-based management, clear procedures to implement, follow up and maintain achieved results to enable the sustainability of developed capacity, products, services with improved cooperation and shared responsibility with land administration stakeholders • GA in BH are recognized and supported by respective governments as leaders in reform of land administration sector and important part of e-governance. GA contribute to the human rights, democracy and poverty reduction through mainstreaming of gender, integrity and environmental protection issues• Procedures for the establishment and maintenance of AR are clearly defined, documented and available to municipalities. Increased coverage of correct and updated AR. AR data is interoperable, publicly available and used in business processes of stakeholders• Sales Price Register data is used for implementation of pilot projects in order to develop a basis for policy making, strategic and methodology planning related to mass valuation and property tax reform in cooperation with direct stakeholders (GA, Tax Authorities and Ministries of Finance)• More accurate, reliable and fast survey (including heights) in real time for cadastral, engineering and environmental purposes based on interoperability with EU and international reference systems. End.
Lantmäteriet Fact Finding Mission to Liberia
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The contribution is a support to Lantmäteriet to undertake a fact finding mission in Liberia with Liberia Land Authority and key stakeholders in the land sector with the aim to develop a project proposal for long-term technical cooperation and capacity building between the Liberia Land Authority and Lantmäteriet. The main development challenge to be addressed by this contribution is severe weak capacity and weakness in wide range of systems and services relating to the land sector resulting among other things to high risks of conflict related to land. Unresolved situations of capacity weaknesses in the land sector has potential to undermine Liberia's peace and stability, economic development and the poverty reduction efforts. Liberia Land Authority is a new insitution of the Liberia established with the mandate to implement effective land management. The Embassy sees a twinning cooperation between the Liberia Land Authority and Lantmäteriet as an important step to formalise long-term institutional cooperation wherein Liberia can benefit from the technical expertise and experiences of Lantmäteriet as it takes steps to resolve the myriad challenges in the land sector.