Canada / Canadian International Development
Agency (CIDA)
Policy approach in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Canada/CIDA
has embarked upon its last cycle of programming in the Legal and Judicial
Reform, and Health sectors, and will phase out its funding by 2010. The main
challenge will be to ensure that remaining programming is well targeted in
order to safeguard the large investments that Canada has made in BiH to date,
achieve and consolidate strong results, and leave behind a legacy upon which
Canada can maintain its bilateral relationship with BiH beyond 2010, as the
country draws closer to the European Union (EU).
Allocation and activities in 2007
Canada/CIDA
operates as a grant organization in BiH. In 2007, Canada/CIDA allocated approximately € 4.4 million to a
variety of activities, including transfers to multilateral agencies. The data
indicates that compared to 2006, there has not been a significant change in
either the total allocation or the composition of sectors to which Canada/CIDA
contributes. It is expected that in 2008, Canada/CIDA’s total allocation will
rise to € 5.8 million, due to an increase in funding to BiH’s legal and
judicial reform.
Canada/CIDA’s involvement in different sectors (multi-year comparison)
Canada/CIDA’s sector composition in 2007
In
2007, approximately half of Canada/CIDA’s funds (€ 2.2 million) were spent in
the Good Governance and Institution
Building sector,
particularly on Legal and Judicial Reform and Civil Society development.
Canada/CIDA contributed a further € 1.3 million to the Health sector and € 0.5
million to Conflict Prevention and Resolution, Peace and Security activities,
like Mine Action. Canada/CIDA has also allocated a proportion of its funds to
Infrastructure, as well as cross-cutting activities in such areas as Gender and
Youth.
Contact information
Canadian International
Development Agency
Address: Grbavička 4/II, 71000 Sarajevo,
BiH
Phone: +387 33.222.033
Fax: +387 33.222.038
Email: bruce.steen@international.gc.ca
Web address: www.acdi-cida.gc.ca
