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Asia and Central Asia are crucial European Union partners – economically, politically and culturally. The region accounts for more than half of the world’s population, a quarter of global economic wealth and contains key energy resources. Poverty remains a significant challenge as the region is still home to two-thirds of the world’s poorest people. These pages reflect the main work we are undertaking in each country, and also at a regional level, on sustainable development.

Other challenges such as climate change, environmental degradation, avian flu and illegal trade exist in many countries and have now developed into regional issues.


 


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Story from the field

  • Empowering School Mothers' Groups in the under-served areas of Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh
    The project aims to support the Government of Bangladesh to realise its commitment to basic education, in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, a post-conflict area which did not receive development assistance until 1997.

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  • Planting seeds for a brighter tomorrow in Afghanistan
    Lack of access to quality planting material, poor post harvest handling facilities and outdated cultivation methods have resulted in poor yields. The EU funded project aims at addressing some of these issues.

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  • Indonesia Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Support Project (FLEGT)
    The project supports implementation of the EC FLEGT Action Plan in Indonesia. Overall objective is to promote the role of forests in the sustainable and equitable development of Indonesia. Focus areas are forest law enforcement, governance and trade

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  • Women and Youth as Pillars for Sustainable Peace - WYPSP
    On 21 November 2006, a Comprehensive Peace Agreement was signed between the Government of Nepal and the Communist Party of Nepal (or Maoists), ending a violent conflict that lasted over a decade, killing an estimated 13 000 and relocating thousands.

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  • Rural Entrepreneurship for young people of East India
    This is a skills development project based on specific local needs in fields of sustainable agriculture, non-timber forest produce, water conservation technologies, renewable energy and health.

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Last update: 19/10/2012 | Top