Cooperation Strategy Serbia 2010 - 2013 - Deza - admin.ch

SWISS COOPERATION
The expected outcome, in terms of measurably
more reliable and efficient energy generation,
distribution and/or use, is contingent on the government’s
willingness to implement tariffs that
reflect production and distribution costs, and
the Electric Power Industry of Serbia’s ability to
collect revenues from its consumers and reduce
non-technical losses.
Another focus in this sub-domain will be an
increase in energy efficiency in the transport sector.
SECO will continue to consider assisting the
provision of second-hand trams to public transport
companies should such vehicles become
available in Switzerland.
3.7 Regional programmes,
Swiss NGO programmes and
migration
In addition to the bilateral portfolios described
above, SDC supports the following regional programmes:
(1) the Swiss Cultural Programme (SCP);
(2) the Scientific Cooperation Programme between
Eastern Europe and Switzerland (SCOPES); (3) the
Regional Research Promotion Programme in Social
Sciences (RRPP); (4) the Regional Police Programme
(RPP); (5) the Roma Education Fund (REF) and (6)
in micro finance the European Fund for Southeast
Europe (EFSE).
Some SECO projects are explicitly designed as
regional programmes and implemented by
international agencies such as IFC concurrently
in Serbia and other western Balkan countries.
Partners of SDC’s co-funding scheme for Swiss
NGO programmes in Serbia are HEKS, the
Pestalozzi Children’s Foundation and Swiss
Labour Assistance.
Given the importance of migration from the
Western Balkans, Switzerland maintains migration
partnership relations with several countries
in the region, and SDC implements operational
programmes funded by the FOM. The Serbia
migration programme concentrates on (i) institutional
support at central government level to
draw up migration management policies and
build up related capacities, and (ii) the social
and economic integration of vulnerable groups
in southern and south-western Serbia in order to
reduce irregular migration from these areas.
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Sub-domain: renewable energy
As part of a multi-donor approach, SECO will
explore options for an innovative renewable
energy demonstration project. This will make use
of Serbia’s untapped renewable resources. Since
hydropower has been known in Serbia for a long
time, the focus will be on other renewable sources
such as wind, biomass or solar energy.
The expected outcome is the sustainable generation
of energy from a renewable source, demonstrating
one way that energy sources in Serbia
might be diversified.
3.8 Transversal themes
The Cooperation Strategy observes the two
transversal themes of gender equality and good
governance.
A key element in gender is to address structural
inequalities and the imbalance of power as both
an aim and an essential part of development.
Equal access to resources and services is to be
promoted across all programmes to reduce existing
discrepancies between the social inclusion of
women and men.
Good governance aims to create an environment
in which constitutionality and human rights, an
appropriate division of power and macroeconomic
stability are strengthened. Core good governance
principles that must be implemented in the
programmes are accountability, transparency, the
right to information, non-discrimination and participation.
These are likewise suitable “vehicles” to
induce specific Swiss values into the portfolio.