Projets

WTO Policy Advise and Capacity Transfer

01.01.2012 - 31.12.2017

Tajikistan has been a member of WTO since March 2013. It is important that Tajikistan benefits from the new trade relations established with other WTO Members. Through component I of the Trade Cooperation Program (TCP) SECO supported Tajikistan's WTO accession process and the implementation of WTO rules.

Strengthening Decentralized Trade Support Services for Small/Medium Enterprises

01.01.2012 - 31.05.2018

The program will sttrengthen decentralized trade support services for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) through strengthening the service capacities of trade promotion organisations and trade support institutions. the program will work at provinicial level (North, Center, South) and be executed nationally by Vietrade.

Searches in WIPO database for developing countries

01.01.2012 - 31.12.2017

IPI Searches allows developing countries who themselves do not have access to international patent databases to request that Switzerland check whether a product for which the developing country has received a patent request has been patented elsewhere in the world.

Emission Reduction in Cities - Solid Waste Management IND

01.01.2012 - 30.06.2022

Cities are important producers of greenhouse gases and at the same time highly affected by the impact of climate change, e. g. by more frequent flooding events which lead amongst others to loss of property and a spread of diseases. Solid waste management is part of Indonesia's strategy to address climate change. The programme foresees to support investments in solid waste treatment in different Indonesian cities, which have climate impacts. Besides the investments, consulting services are foreseen to support city efforts to manage their solid waste in a sustainable way. As a complementary component, the Swiss research institute Eawag will carry out applied research to identify market opportunities for recycling of organic waste and will develop these technologies in a showcase pilot situation.

Bregalnica River Basin Management, North Macedonia

01.01.2012 - 31.03.2019

The project will: 1) provide technical assistance and know-how transfer for the establishment and organization of the River Basin Management Body and the River Basin Management Advisory Council 2) support the elaboration of a river basin management plan and 3) support small infrastructure projects in the amount of CHF 2,4 Mio.

Support of Mandates in the field of Tropical Forests, V

01.01.2012 - 30.04.2015

Through the mandate the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO is supported to implement its strategy on tropical forests. On one side Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation is following up independently on projects related to tropical forests and on the other hand the partner is advising SECO on all issues related to tropical forests including international policy dialogue.

Advisory Centre on WTO Law III

01.01.2012 - 31.12.2016

The Advisory Centre on WTO Law (ACWL) was established in 2001 with the goal of enabling developing countries, and in particular least developed countries (LDCs), to better understand their rights and obligations in the World Trade Organisation (WTO), and to provide them with equal opportunities to defend their interests in the WTO dispute settlement proceedings. ACWL provides three types of services to this end: legal advice on WTO law, support in dispute settlement proceedings and legal training.

Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production Program in Ukraine

01.10.2011 - 31.12.2020

The project "Promoting the adaptation and adoption of RECP (Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production) through the establishment and operation of a Cleaner Production Centre in Ukraine" aims at enhancing the resource productivity, competitiveness and environmental performance of industry in Ukraine.

Child Protection in Tourism, Phase II

01.09.2011 - 31.12.2017

This project will contribute to improving quality and competitiveness in travel and tourism, an economic sector providing significant economic and employment benefits in developing countries. By strengthening a voluntary sustainability standard, the proposed project will support institutional expansion and infrastructure development for TheCode.org, in order to prevent and combat sexual exploitation of children in tourism and to improve the tourism sector's sustainability and competitiveness. The specific objectives of this proposal include the establishment of the Tourism Child-Protection Code of Conduct as a voluntary sustainability standard and quality control mechanism in tourism, and to strengthen its global organizational structure- to improve the quality of the Code implementation, by strengthening the national, regional and international implementation- to support the implementation of the Code in Switzerland through the local code representative (LCP), ECPAT Switzerland.

Textile Ethical Fashion, Ghana

25.07.2011 - 31.12.2015

The International Trade Center project aims at increasing employment in local working communities by establishing a sustainable export market between the international fashion system and a network of disadvantaged African working communities (with particular reference to women entrepreneurs), designers and small manufacturers, based in Ghana and to some extent in two neighboring countries: Burkina Faso and Mali.

Energy efficiency standards for consumer goods in China, Phase I

01.07.2011 - 31.12.2014

Between 2011 and 2013, SECO supported the organizational build up of Top10 China. Since its launch Top10 China has aimed to inform and influence Chinese manufacturers, retailers and government by becoming an international benchmark for product energy performance. The time between 2014 and 2016 is envisaged as institutional Consolidation Phase.

Energy Efficiency Vinnitsa, Ukraine

22.06.2011 - 30.06.2023

The project aims at improving the municipal infrastructure and its energy efficiency. To do so, the district heating network will be rehabilitated, capacity will be built and the awareness about energy efficiency and renewable energy will be raised. The project supports Vinnitsa on its way to becoming an energy-efficient city.

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