THE BLOG OF THE FIIAPP. Spanish cooperation
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On 27th November in Rome, a high-level conference will be held between African and European government ministers within the framework of the "Rabat Process", a dialogue on migration and international development that has the support of the FIIAPP for its implementation. Lorena Andrés, the coordinator for this project in the FIIAPP, talks to us about the past, present and future of this dialogue.
In 2006, a total of 57 European and African countries started the “Rabat Process”to address the challenges of migration and also the development opportunities it generates. Why did th...
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The FIIAPP is currently managing seven projects financed by the European Commission to address Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) threats ranging from polluting discharges from ships to the spread of diseases through hospital waste. One of these projects is "Management of hazardous chemical and biological waste in the African Atlantic Façade region and Tunisia". The project manager, Andrew Proudlove, tells what this consists of and how during the first phase, they found themselves in the midst of the Ebola crisis in the study countries.
What is the purpose of the CBRN 35 project?
The purpose of the project is to improve (or initiate) best practices in the management of hazardous chemical and biological wastes in the countries of the African Atlantic façade regi...
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La FIIAPP gestiona un proyecto de cooperación de la UE “Manejo de desechos químicos y biológicos peligrosos en la región de la fachada atlántica africana y Túnez” cuyo objetivo es concienciar sobre el peligro de este tipo de residuos en la población.The FIIAPP is managing an EU cooperation project entitled “Management of hazardous chemical and biological waste in the African Atlantic Façade region and Tunisia”, the objective of which is to raise awareness about the danger these types of wastes represent for the population.
This European project isworking in countries like Senegal. Senegal has a bay, Hann Bay, which is an example of how environmental pollution can endanger public health. A water treatment plant needs to be installed to clean up all the pollution and filter the ...
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EUROsociAL estuvo presente en la 12ª Semana Europea de las Regiones y las Ciudades organizada por el Comité de las Regiones y la Dirección General de Política Regional de la Comisión Europea. En los conocidos como Open Days, EUROsociAL, a través de la FIIAPP, organizó un seminario sobre política regional latinoamericana en el que participó Jolita Butkeviciene, Directora para América Latina y el Caribe de la Dirección General de Desarrollo y Cooperación – EuropeAid, quien nos habló del presente y futuro de la cooperación euro-latinoamericana en clave regional*.EUROsociAL was present at the 12th edition of the European Week of Regions and Cities organized by the Committee on Regions and the Directorate-General of Regional Policy of the European Commission. In what is known as Open Days, EUROsociAL, through the FIIAPP, organized a seminar on regional Latin American policy which included the participation of Jolita Butkeviciene, Director for the European Commission's Directorate-General of Development and Cooperation for Latin America and the Caribbean – EuropeAid, who spoke to us about the present and future of Euro-Latin American cooperation in regional terms.*
The agenda for change that European cooperation is promoting is focused on good governance, inclusive and sustainable growth, and human development. Is territorial cohesion a priority in this agenda?
In fact these are the main aspects of our new approach to cooperation fo...
