Ongoing projects (as of November 2008)

Environment

Project: Capacity Building of Yunnan provincial government and non-governmental stakeholders to effectively implement EIA/SEAs in Yunnan Province
Purpose: To improve the capacity of Yunnan provincial and local Environmental Protection Bureaus (EPB) to fulfil their roles in conducting EIA/SEAs in collaboration with other stakeholders in Yunnan.
Sida contribution: 8.2 MSEK
Project period: 2006 – 2009
Contract partners: Yunnan EPB and Ramboll Natura
Project: Capacity Building for Promoting Environmental Friendly Enterprises
Purpose: Increase the capacity of the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) to use different policy instruments for the promotion of environmental improvement in industry in general and improvement of the CEFE-program in particular.
Sida contribution: 4.5 MSEK
Project period: 2006 – 2009
Contract partners: Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) and the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
 

Project: Bilateral Course on  Operational Hydrology
Purpose: Training in the use of hydro meteorological processes in operational water management.
Sida contribution: 3.4 MSEK
Project period:  2005-2008
Contract partners: Ministry of Water Resources and SMHI

Project: Capacity Development of the Environmental Management in Bijie Prefecture, Guizhou Province
Purpose: Contribute to environmentally sustainable development in Guizhou Province through strengthening  the capacity of the environmental administration. A master plan for restoration of abandoned mining areas and sustainable development of zinc industries in Bijie is included in the project..
Sida contribution: 8 MSEK
Project period:  2005 - 2009
Contract partners: Guizhou Environmental  Protection Bureau and Ramboll Natura/Hifab AB

Project: Institutional collaboration between Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) and Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering (IVA)
Purpose: Institutional cooperation and exchange of scientists in the area of renewable energy and institutional cooperation
Sida contribution:  4 MSEK
Project period:  2008-2009
Contract partners: Chinese Academy of Engineering and Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering (IVA)

Project: Capacity building and institutional cooperation between Ministry of Environmental Protection and Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
Purpose: Institutional strengthening and capacity development in China for public environmental management through enhanced cooperation between environmental authorities in Sweden and China with focus on water management and chemicals management.
Sida contribution: 24 MSEK
Project period: 2007 – 2010
Contract partners: Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) and the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
 

Project: China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED)
Purpose: To support the CCICED by providing core funding. CCICED studies strategic environment and development issues in China and presents policy advice to the Chinese Government.
Sida contribution: 9 MSEK
Project perdiod: 2007-2009
Contract partners: CCICED-secretariat/Ministry of Environmental Protection and the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency

Project: Cooperation between Mayors on Sustainable Urbanization
Purpose: Contribute to improved living conditions in Chinese cities by enhancing Chinese Association of Mayor’s  role as a  service provider for local governments and an intermediary between local and central governments
Sida contribution: 3,4 MSEK
Project period:  2008 - 2009
Implementing partners: Chinese Association of Mayors and  Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR)

Social sectors

Project: Public Service Management Training Programme for CTCSPMO
Purpose: Training program for Chinese senior management officials with the purpose of improving capacity building in the public sector focusing on two areas: development of human resources and management and reformation of the public administration
Sida contribution: 8 886 00 SEK
Project period: 2006-2009
Implementing Partners: China Training Center for Senior Personnel Management Officials (CTCSPMO) and ÅF Process AB

Project: Active Labour Market Policies, Phase 3
Purpose: Improve labour markets functioning and increase employment rate
Sida contribution: 4,0  MSEK
Project period: Jan 2006-2009
Implementing partners:  The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and The National Labour Market Board (AMS)

Project: Advanced  Biosafety Capacity Building in Chinese National System for Infectious Disease and Control and Prevention
Purpose: To develop national capacity and competence in biosafety implementation
Sida contribution: 8 MSEK
Project period:  2006 - 2009
Implementing partners: Ministry of Health, China CDC, and the Swedish Institute for Infectious Diseases (SMI)
 

Project: Improved Maternal and Child Health Care Support in Ningxia
Purpose: The overall aim is to contribute to the reduction of maternal and peri/neonatal mortality by developing and improving national policies and guidelines addressing disparities of access to and quality of hospital delivery for western, rural , ethnic minority populations:
Sida contribution: 14 MSEK
Project period:  2006 - 2010
Implementing partners: UNICEF Beijing, Ningxia Public Health Bureau and Karolinska Institutet

Project: Bilateral Training Programme Women in Management , Phase 2
Purpose: To increase knowledge and awareness about gender equality in order to implement gender friendly policies within existing structures of the government bodies in China
Sida contribution:  2,2 MSEK
Project period: 2006 -2008
Implementing  partners: All China Women’s Federation and University of Luleå (Centek)

Project: Bilateral Course on Project Management
Purpose: To strengthen the capacity to plan, manage and evaluate projects for Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM)
Sida contribution: 15.6 MSEK
Project period: 2005 - 2009
Implementing partners: MOFCOM and Hifab International AB

Human Rights

Project: Human Rights and Democracy training
Purpose: To stimulate education and research on international human rights law in China and support to the Prosecutor’s office.
Sida contribution: 40 MSEK
Project period: 2008-2010 (continuation of a two previous phases from 2001)
Implementing partners: National Prosecutors College, a  number of Chinese universities and the Raoul Wallenberg Institute
 

OTHER PROGRAMMES

Project: Bilateral course Environmental Education
Purpose: To raise the capacity with regard to environmental education
Sida contribution: 22 MSEK
Project period: 2004 – 2009
Implementing partners: Shanghai Normal University  and Ramboll Natura AB

Project: Support to Environmental Technical Center (CENTEC) at the Embassy in Beijing
Purpose: To support a environmental technical center at the Embassy in Beijing (Sustainable city concept)
Sida contribution: 6,3 MSEK
Project period:  2007 - 2010
Implementing partner: Embassy of Sweden in Beijing

Updated: 2008-12-11