The list of donors organizations, international agencies and groups presented in CIS countries and Mongolia

Donor FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization http://www.fao.org UNDP - United Nations Development Program http://www.undp.org http://www.undp.org/unsystem/index.html UNEP - United Nations Environment Program http://www.unep.org UNESCAP - UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific http://www.unescap.org/about/legislative.asp http://www.unescap.org/stat/role-rc.htm ADB - Asian Development Bank http://www.adb.org/EastCentralAsia/default.asp http://www.adb.org/CAREC/default.asp WB - World Bank http://lnweb18.worldbank.org/eca/eca.nsf http://www.worldbank.org/html/extdr/thematic.htm Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation CAREC Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Development sector of Europe and Central Asia (ECSSD) Global Environment Program with WB Programme Target Countries Central Caucasus Mongolia Target Areas Asia, to raise living standards and and increase availability of agricultural products; a UN specialized agency CIS countries and to provide technical assistance to Mongolia stimulate economic and social development CIS countries and to promote international Mongolia cooperation on all environmental matters The new subsidiary structure of the Commission consists of three thematic committees: Poverty reduction, Managing globalization, and Addressing emerging social issues Azerbaijan, Environment, Poverty Central Asia and Reduction, Microfinance, Trade Mongolia facilitation, Transport, Energy/Water, to promote regional economic cooperation CIS and Mongolia Support of rural, environmental, and social development, biodiversity to provide economic development loans; a UN specialized agency CIS and Mongolia 13 OPs including new Land Degradation, 1

GEF - Global Environment Facility http://www.gefweb.org/

http://www.gefweb.org/What_is_the_GEF/what_is_the_gef.html SDC - Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation http://web.mit.edu/urbanupgrading/upgrading/resources/organization s/sdc.html http://www.sdc.admin.ch/index.php?userhash=3322293&nav=397,399 ,399,399&l=e http://www.sdc.admin.ch/regiondoc.php?userhash=3322293&l=e&na v=4,87,87,87 CGIAR Consultative Group on Agriculture Research http://www.cgiar.org/research/res_areas.html http://www.cgiar.org/research/res_global.html An integral part of all projects and support measures is organizational and institutional development on all levels of the state and civil society. Collaborative research program for sustainable agricultural development Russia, Ukraine, Rural development, Kyrgyzstan, communication, health, census, Tajikistan, statistics Armenia and Mongolia

IFAD - International Fund for Agricultural Development http://www.ifad.org EBRD - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development http://www.ebrd.org/about/index.htm http://www.ebrd.org/enviro/index.htm http://www.ebrd.org/apply/index.htm DFID - Department for International Development http://www.dfid.gov.uk/ http://trinity.wcmc.org.uk/dfidprojects/dfid.htm

Central Asia and research focuses on crop Caucasus productivity, forestry and agroforestry, water management, aquaculture, and livestock, sustainable agriculture, climate change, desertification Caucasus, Central to promote agricultural Asia (exc. development; a UN specialized Turkmenistan), agency Moldova and Mongolia CIS and Mongolia to facilitate the transition of centrally planned economies from Central Europe to Central Asia Poverty reduction, Trade Sustainable development Sustainable agriculture and development Policies, Training, Technology 2

Europe and Central Asia Central Asia, Department. Giorgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Mongolia, Russia ICARDA International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Central Asia and Central Asia and Dry Area Caucasus Regional Caucasus http://www.icarda.org Program JICA - Japan International Cooperation Agency Central Asia and

http://www.jica.go.jp/english/index.html GTZ - German Technical Cooperation http://www.gtz.de/themen/english/ http://www.gtz.de/laender/listeland.asp?spr=2&Thema=12 http://www.gtz.de/themen/environment-infrastructure/english/ http://www.gtz.de/themen/rural-development/english/

Caucasus

transfer, Trade and Infrastructure

IFC - International Finance Cooperation http://ifcln1.ifc.org/ifcext/europe.nsf/ http://ifcln1.ifc.org/ifcext/europe.nsf/Content/Home http://ifcln1.ifc.org/ifcext/europe.nsf/Content/ProjectInformation http://ifcln1.ifc.org/ifcext/pep.nsf IMF International Monetary Fund http://www.imf.org/external/np/exr/facts/tech.htm

Technical assistance programmes

CIS (excluding protection and conservation of Belarus) and natural resources, including Mongolia control of desertification and forest fires, organized self-help in rural areas, including establishment of rural cooperatives and support of private veterinary services CIS countries and Agribusinesses, private enterprise Mongolia development to support private enterprise in international economic development; a UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate CIS countries and to improve the quality of policyMongolia making, and gives advice on how to design and implement effective macroeconomic and structural policies CIS countries and Poverty reduction, SME, Mongolia sustainable development

USAID US Agency for International Development http://qesdb.cdie.org/gbk/overview.html TACIS - Technical Assistance to CIS countries http://europa.eu.int/comm/external_relations/tacis/intro/ On country level, on regional level and small projects

SIDA Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency http://www.sida.se/Sida/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=166

the development cooperation programme

CIS countries and Launched by the EC in 1991, the Mongolia Tacis Programme provides grantfinanced technical assistance to 13 countries, and mainly aims at enhancing the transition process in these countries: SME, agriculture, environment and etc. Russia, Ukraine Economic growth, Social equity, and Belarus sustainable use and protection of 3

http://www.sida.se/Sida/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=1780&a=15311

International Development Cooperation

DEFRA - Britains Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/index.asp Helvetas Swiss Association for International Cooperation http://www.helvetas.ch/english/epj_main.html LIFE Contacts http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/life/contact/index.htm http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/life/funding/index.htm JBIC - Japan Bank for International Cooperation http://www.jbic.go.jp/english/oec/policy/index.php http://www.jbic.go.jp/english/oec/policy/pdf/e_jisshi_priorityregion. pdf http://www.jbic.go.jp/english/environ/support/overseas/index.php AusAID - Australian Government http://www.ausaid.gov.au/country/country.cfm?CountryId=37 http://www.ausaid.gov.au/ Aga Khan Foundation http://www.akdn.org/agency/akf.html SECO - State Secretariat for Economic Affairs http://www.secocooperation.ch/index.html?lang=en&PHPSESSID=aee32f0b947e7bee 201fbdced356d7a2 human resource development programs

Moldova, Southern Caucasus and Central Asia Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia Kyrgyzstan

natural resources, small and medium-size industries Ecology and sustainable development Agricultural sector

Eastern Europe A multitude of organisations and and Russia authorities in the Member States, the candidate are involved in the implementation of the LIFE financial instrument. Central Asia, economic infrastructure, Mongolia knowledge assistant in partnership, environmental improvement and anti-pollution mesures Mongolia clean water and basic services to the urban poor Rural development, food security, education, health, , NGOs-enhancement, environment Poverty reduction by the promotion of sustainable growth and the improvement of standards of living 4

Mainly in Tajikistan, and regionally in Central Asia Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russia, Kyrgyzstan,

http://www.secocooperation.ch/entwicklungsarbeit/00455/index.html? lang=en&PHPSESSID=aee32f0b947e7bee201fbdced356d7a2 http://www.secocooperation.ch/laender/index.html?lang=en&PHPSESSID=aee32f0b9 47e7bee201fbdced356d7a2 The KfW Group (Kreditanstalt fr Wiederaufbau) http://www.kfw.de/EN/Die%20Bank/Inhalt.jsp http://www.kfw-mittelstandsbank.de/mportal/English/English.jsp RoKS - Research on Knowledge Systems http://web.idrc.ca/en/ev45704-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html www.rockfound.org

Tajiistan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine

SMEs

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone (BSEC) Central European Initiative (CEI)

Russia Caucasus, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine Armenia, Azerbaijan,

initiative of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) in partnership with the Rockefeller Foundation is launching a competition to support research on the social equity and public policy challenges of transformative technologies faced by developing countries to promote trade and investment in the Pacific basin to enhance regional stability through economic cooperation to form an economic and political cooperation group for the region between the Adriatic and the Baltic Seas to promote increased unity and quality of life in Europe 5

Council of Europe (CE)

Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS)

Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO)

Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)

Georgia, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine Russia to promote cooperation among the Baltic Sea states in the areas of aid to new democratic institutions, economic development, humanitarian aid, energy and the environment, cultural programs and education, and transportation and communication Central Asia to promote regional cooperation in trade, transportation, communications, tourism, cultural affairs, and economic development CIS countries to discuss cooperation on mutual political and security issues Georgia, to promote free trade and private Mongolia, Russia, enterprise and to represent Ukraine business interests at national and international levels CIS countries to provide economic loans for (excl. low-income countries; UN Turkmenisatn and specialized agency and IBRD Belorus) and affiliate Mongolia CIS and Mongolia to deal with world labor issues; a UN specialized agency Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, to promote Islamic economic aid and social development 6

International Development Association (IDA)

International Labor Organization (ILO) Islamic Development Bank (IDB)

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)

Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan CIS countries

United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)

to foster the implementation of human rights, fundamental freedoms, democracy, and the rule of law; to act as an instrument of early warning, conflict prevention, and crisis management; and to serve as a framework for conventional arms control and confidence building measures CIS countries and to promote cooperation in Mongolia education, science, and culture CIS countries and UN specialized agency that Mongolia promotes industrial development especially among the members Russia is a Board to help the UN become more memeber effective through training and research

Sources: http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/fields/2033.html Field Listing - Environment - international agreements http://www.usc.edu/schools/sppd/research/cippad/links.html and web-sites of donors organisation