AFD’s activity in EU’s Eastern Partnership Countries in a nutshell.pdf

Presented at the 11th roundtable on financing water in Brussels, Belgium on 30-31 May, 2024.

Intervention by Tanguy Vincent, Task Team Leader Agriculture, Rural Development, Biodiversity, Agence Française de Développement (AFD)

1. Presentationto the 11th Roundtableon FinancingWater, 30th of May 2024
ACCESSINGFINANCEFORIMPROVINGSUSTAINABLE
WATERMANAGEMENT :AVAILABILITY,CHALLENGESAND
INNOVATIVESOLUTIONSFOREAPCOUNTRIES
30/05/2024

2. 2
AFD’S ACTIVITY IN EU’S EASTERN PARTNERSHIP COUNTRIES IN A NUTSHELL
•AFD’s Group’s priorities for action in the Eurasian
region
•Key figures
•Supportingsustainablewatermanagement in
EAP’scountries:theneedforanholisticand
integratedapproach

3. 3
THE SUSTAINABLE AND INCLUSIVE IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMME IN GEORGIA
•Theprogramme’scontextinasnapshot
•Objectivesandstructuring
•Component1:policyreformw/ADB
•Component 2:rehabilitationoftheirrigation
infrastructuresw/EIB
•Technicalassistance+capacitybuildingwithEUgrant
•Innovation,partnership-basedapproachandflexibilityfor
greaterimpacts
-Financial,institutionalandtechnicalinnovations
-Additionalityofastrongpartnership-basedapproach
-Flexibilityandneeds-drivenperspective

4. 4
SUPPORT TO THE WATER SECTOR IN ARMENIA
•Along-standingrelationshipintheirrigationsector:VEDI&
IADAAMProjects.
•Maingoal:modernizationofirrigationinfrastructures&
developmentofrelatedservices,improvewaterresource
management
•AnewprogramtosupporttheArmenianauthorities
ambitionstowardatransformationalshiftaroundthenexus
water/land/agriculture/climate
•Basedontwopillars:
•Extensiveregionalknowledgeinwaterandirrigation
sector&adaptationtospecificArmeniafeatures
•Innovative,integrated,partnershipbasedapproach

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