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IFAD Operations in Near East North Africa
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Near East, North Africaand Europe (NEN) Division
IFAD operations in NEN
Active portfolio in 20 countries and1 territory
IFAD in NEN
20 countries and 1 territory: 11 NENA, 6 in Eastern Europe and 4 in Central Asia
47 loan-financed projects
35 regional and country grants
USD 1.84 billion currently invested in IFAD projects, of which:
o IFAD investment USD 969.8 million (as of 30 June 2014)(including USD 35.4 million in grants)
o US$ 1,014 million co-financing – US$ 435 million international and US$ 579 million domestic co-financing
o 66% financing in NENA and 34% in CEN
IFAD’s investment portfolio in NEN
Our Co-financing Partners for the active portfolio
International Co-financiers Amount US$ (‘000)
IsDB 105 609OFID 92 447Spanish Fund 36 884France/AFD 33 733EU 31 150WB 28 600GEF 26 761AFESD 18 159DANIDA 9 525Sudan Trust Fund 7 000UNDP 4 110USAID 2 001SDS 1 852WFP 1 372FAO 503Others 28 534Total 428 240
International 41%
Government 32%
Beneficiaries other domestic co-fi-
nanciers27%
Co-financing ratio of IFAD’s Regional portfolio
IFAD grant programme in NEN
• 35 grants with a total value of US$35.4 million
• 70% of Grant allocation is in NENA, while 30% in CEN are distributed equally across Central Asia and Eastern Europe
• More efficient and effective management of grant resources with strong linkages to the investment portfolio
• Large Regional Grants provide training and capacity building to staff of IFAD-supported projects and programmes
Alignment with the Divisional MTP 2013-2015 & Strategic work plan 2014
NEN's grant programme is guided by the Divisional MTP 2012-2015 and the Strategic Work Plan 2014.
The grant programme emphasizes:
• innovation in agricultural technologies for NRM;
• knowledge generation and dissemination within and across the sub-regions, particularly based on IFAD’s rural finance and equity investment experiences in CEN;
• development of new methodologies and approaches for gender mainstreaming, and creation of job opportunities for rural youth;
• new products and services for MICs, with emphasis on south-south and triangular cooperation; and
• fostering of new partnerships for development.
Grant Programmein NEN
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Current Grant status
REGIONAL COUNTRY DSF-LC-SUPP
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Grant recipients in NEN
The current ICARDA Grants in NEN
ICARDA has been the largest recipient of grants in NEN (project and value), having received 60 grants from IFAD up to date
Ongoing ICARDA Grants:
• 3 large regional grants for a total amount of USD 3.9 million
• One GEF grant totalling USD 0.5 million
• One new grant under the AR4D window for USD 1.5 million is currently under approval process
• In 2014, 3 ICARDA grants were closed for a total amount of USD 1.9 million
Ongoing ICARDA Grants
• Improved water management for sustainable mountain agriculture
Countries: Jordan, Lebanon and Morocco
• Improving food security and climate change adaptability of livestock producers of the rainfed barley-based system
Countries: Iraq and Jordan
• Knowledge management in CACILM II
Countries: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
New PhaseArabian Peninsula grant
• Enhancing integrated agricultural production systems in the Arabian Peninsula
• In close collaboration with the NARS of the AP countries • In December 2013, an independent evaluation report
recommended a follow-up to the technology transfer phase
• South-South cooperation among the countries of the AP, including Yemen
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