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SADC INSIGHTS. CAPACITY ENHANCEMENT FOR EFFECTIVE DIALOGUE. EXPRESSED NEEDS AND ACTIONS. SADC understanding AEEP &EU partners understand their African counterparts Hold workshops or meeting for experience sharing with EU-AEEP- ACP-Energy Facility requirements and processes
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SADC INSIGHTS CAPACITY ENHANCEMENT FOR EFFECTIVE DIALOGUE
EXPRESSED NEEDS AND ACTIONS • SADC understanding AEEP &EU partners understand their African counterparts • Hold workshops or meeting for experience sharing with EU-AEEP- ACP-Energy Facility requirements and processes • Awareness raising and familiarisation with AEEP and the various protocols involved. • Knowledge on government and international agreements. • Awareness raising on AEEP across the African Stakeholders to enlighten them on the objectives, aims and expected outcomes of AEEP. • Political will and enabling environment for EU-Africa Investment. • Lobbying politicians and governments • Simplified application process for accessing EU financing. • Lobby the EU to simplify the application process and hold forums for sharing experience with those that have accessed EU financing.
Putting house in order • Enhanced cooperation built through SADC by better information sharing among member states • Enabling environment, which simplifies access to finance and technical assistance • Creating opportunities for EU-Africa Investment • Africa especially SADC must have a common regional position when it comes to development projects.
Faced constraints to access EU funding • Too Elaborate application process • Insistence on co-financing that may not be always available • Project preparation funding required.
SOME RECOMMENDATIONS • Special studies will be required on a thorough analysis of the AEEP, what African preparation is required and how African stakeholders can benefit from it. • How to prepare proposals for both EDF and EU Energy Facility funding. • EU Energy facility and EDF carry facilitation funds for preparation of project proposals e.g. similar to the Project Development Funds under GEF.