CSD 14

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• CSD 14
• Partnerships in Practice Interactive Discussion
• 5th May 2006
• The EU Energy Initiative for Poverty Eradication
  and Sustainable Development
• René Karottki
• European Commission
• Directorate General for Development

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EU Energy Initiative

• Was launched at World Summit for Sustainable
  Development (WSSD) 2002 in as a joint initiative
  between EU Member States and the Commission
• Aims to contribute to the achievement of the
  Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) through the
  provision of adequate, affordable and sustainable
  energy services to the poor
• Intends to create better synergy, to attract
  political attention, and to attract new resources
  to energy and poverty actions
• Is implemented in dialogue with and through
  ownership by participating developing countries

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Dialogue with Developing Countries

• Dialogue, so far mainly with Africa, Pacific an
  Caribbean (ACP) has strengthened co-ownership
• Nairobi meeting 2003 with 40 Africa countries,
  adopting the Nairobi recommendations requesting
  EUEI to focus on rural electrification, household
  energy, and the related policy development and
  capacity building
• Regional policy dialogue events Ouagadougou,
  Maputo and Brazzaville 2004-05, where
  cross-sectoral country teams translated the
  Nairobi recommendations to the national level,
  and started a national follow-up process
• Country level dialogue facilitated by Member
  States and PDF, also outside ACP
• Dialogue with AU/NEPAD and FEMA

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Specific instruments and actions

• EC funded ACP-EC Energy Facility, 220 M Euro from
  9th EDF, will be operational from June 2006,
  mainly through call for proposals. Open to all
  ACP countries. Funds to be committed before end
  2007. Focus on delivery of energy services to
  rural areas and on governance.
• MS funded EUEI PDF supports policy and strategy
  development, now in app. 11 African countries
• EC funded COOPENER supports at present projects
  in 35 African and 4 Latin American countries,
  focus on building capacity in energy efficiency
  and renewable energy. 3rd call also includes poor
  countries in Asia.
• MS funded regional EUEI partnership projects,
  such as Central America (5 countries and the
  Pacific (14 countries)
• EC funded EUEI projects with regional
  organizations in in Caribbean, Pacific, West
  Africa and Southern Africa

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Looking forward

• Two key EU documents adopted December 2005
• The European Consensus on Development, approved
  jointly by Member States, the European Parliament
  and the Commission. A common vision of values,
  objectives, principles and means for
  development. Identifies water and energy among 9
  areas for Community action. Focuses on access to
  energy services. Will influence the programming
  of the 10th European Development Fund
• The EU strategy for Africa that takes a global
  look at future Africa-Europe cooperation.
  Includes a partnership for infrastructure that
  will focus on regional cooperation,
  interconnections and trade to improve access to
  water, sanitation, energy and ICTs

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Financial background increasing ODA

• The priorities on energy and infrastructure are
  backed by EU collective targets on ODA
• Increase ODA up to 0.56 of EU GNI by 2010
• Half of the additional 20 BN Euro will be going
  to Africa
• ODA will reach 0.7 of GNI by 2015 for the 15 old
  Member States, and 0.33 for new Member States

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Key issues

• Maintain focus on delivery of better energy
  services
• Ownership and participation in implementation by
  developing country stakeholders is equally
  important
• Local authorities and communities are key
  stakeholders for projects delivering energy
  services
• Public private partnerships are crucial for
  delivery of energy services to poor areas
• Governance, management and stimulating frameworks
  are necessary
• Attention to the benefits of regional cooperation