| Implementing organisations |
| Most governmental cooperation projects (i.e. excluding support to Belgian NGOs or multilateral donors) are implemented by the Belgian Technical Co-operation Agency (BCT). |
| Financial weight at a glance |
| €136m used by DGDC for governmental co-operations in 2004 (€324m of DGDC funds allocated to multilateral aid system). |
| Type of funds provided |
| Mostly grants used through the channel of the Belgian Technical Co-operation agency (BCT). Technical assistance represents the major part of governmental co-operation (more than €83m in 2004) |
| Standard procedure in brief |
| 1) Co-operation agreement between government of the (recipient) country and the federal government of Belgium
2) A Mixed Commission defines every three years an Indicative Co-operation Programme
3) A Partner Committee (composed by local administration authorities + Belgian Co-operation Attaché + Belgian Technical Co-operation) identifies the project
4) Specific Agreement
5) BTC formulates and executes the project under monitoring of a Joint Local Consultative Body.
In Vietnam, a special Study Consultancy fund has been created to finance preparation of technical assistance. |
| Co-financing/required partnership |
| Local partnership required for technical assistance |
| Activities funded |
| Health care, basic infrastructure and social infrastructure, training. Environmental issues, social economy and gender equality are prioritised. More generally MDG inspire a large part of Belgian federal government cooperation projects. |
| Urban sectors concerned |
| Water and sanitation, solid wastes, transports (few) |
| Targeted countries in Asia |
| Only Vietnam is concerned by the Belgian co-operation in Asia. €9,4m in 2004. |
| Project examples in Asia |
| Urban Upgrading project (Tan Hoa / Lo Gom) in Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam); Sanitation improvement and environmental protection in Nha Trang (Vietnam) |
| Specific strategic documents: |
| "Law on Belgian International Cooperation" (voted on 25 May 1999 by the House of Representatives and published in the Belgian official statute book on 1st July 1999).
www.dgdc.be/en/dgdc/basic_documents/law_belgian_international_cooperation.pdf |
| Web site address |
| www.dgdc.be |
| Contacts GEF Secretariat |
| Belgium
Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Belgium - DGCD
Rue des Petits Carmes 15, B-1000 Brussels. Tel: 00 32 2 501 8111 Vietnam
Hanoi Towers - 49 Hai Ba Trung Hoan Kiem Dist. – Hanoi
Telephone: 00-844-934.61.77 | 00-844-934.61.78
Fax: 00-844-934.61.83
E-mail: badc@hn.vnn.vn
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