BILATERAL RELATIONS FUND

The Fund for Bilateral Relations is a flexible source of support for initiatives of common interest for both donor and Romanian entities, which will help to strengthen cooperation and improve mutual knowledge and understanding between institutions, private or public organizations in Romania, on the one hand, and Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein, on the other. The fund aims to strengthen contact, cooperation and knowledge at all levels – administrative, political and cultural between Romania and donors.

The fund managed at the level of the Program Operator (Ministry of Environment, Waters and Forests) with the role of supporting bilateral initiatives in the context of the RO – Environment Program, “Environment, Adaptation to Climate Change and Ecosystems”, is in the amount of 150,000 euro. The value of this call is 50.000 euro

General objective of the Program: improving the ecological status of ecosystems and reducing the advanced effects of pollution and other human activities; mitigating climate change and reducing vulnerability to climate change.

The program is structured as follows:

• Ecosystems and biodiversity area

General objectives:

1. Improving the ecological status of supported habitats;
2. Improving the capacity to manage and address the risks posed by hazardous substances;
3. Increasing local capacity to reduce emissions and adapt to climate change;

• Climate change mitigation and adaptation area

General obiectives: Improving geographical information tools for existing decision-makers.

The Programme will seek to stimulate and develop long-term cooperation between Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway (hereafter referred to as “the Donor States”) and Romania, and to encourage bilateral project partnerships in the following focus areas of the Programme:

1. Ecosystems and biodiversity.

• restoration of wetlands and peatlands

It will target the most severely degraded wetlands/peatlands. The restoration will ensure the long-term maintenance of these fragile ecosystems and at the same time will help reduce or prevent the release of carbon dioxide and methane into the atmosphere, thus reducing the effects of climate change. Funds will be awarded through an open call financing 4 projects through a financing that will be opened later (NE Zone 1 – 12 zones, NE Zone 2 – 12 zones, Center Zone – 11 zones, NV Zone – 10 zones). The peatlands have been grouped by regions, so that the projects can be implemented in a more efficient way. The rehabilitated area is estimated at 11,22 km2.

• improving the capacity to manage and address the risks generated by hazardous substances. – closure of at least 2 temporary municipal landfills

2. Climate change mitigation and adaptation.

• Eight municipalities will be supported via a small grants scheme to develop climate change mitigation and adaptation plans.
• Subsequently, an open call for the most relevant plans and local measures will be launched, to assess and select the most appropriate measures for implementation. Up to 4 plans will be supported.

Between 31 July  and 31 August The Guidelines for aplicants for Bilateral Relations Fund was in public consultation

STAGE: OPEN CALL (launch date 16.09.2020);

TERM: until the allocated funds are exhausted (chronological order)

ALLOCATED BUDGET: EUR 50,000

PROJECT GRANT RATE: 100%  eligible costs

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Between 15-30 October 2020, the Ministry of Environment, Waters and Forests, as Program Operator for the EEA Grants 2014-2021, the Program “Environment, Adaptation to Climate Change and Ecosystems” (RO-Environment) financed by the Financial Mechanism of Space European Economic Area 2014-2021, informed all project promoters who applied in the programming period 2009-2014 (Programs RO02, RO04 and RO07) about the opportunities of the new programming period 2014-2021.

To identify potential applicants / partners in order to access the funds available under the Program “Environment, Adaptation to Climate Change and Ecosystems” (RO – Environment) funded by the Financial Mechanism of the European Economic Area 2014-2021, please access the section “bilateral relations “where we provide you with two databases with applicants and their partners from the 2009-2014 programming period and potential partners selected from the eeagrants database for the fields of activity of the RO-Environment Program”.

Nu exista informatii

• Baza de date parteneri SD (DOC)

• Baza de date parteneri SD 1 (XLS)

• Bilateral guideline
• Template Partenership Agreement for Donor Partnership projects
• Acordul de implementare Program Ro Mediu 2014 – 2021
• Acordul privind finantarea Fondului pentru relatii bilaterale 2014-2021, ro_RO=Acordul privind finantarea Fondului pentru relatii bilaterale 2014-2021}
• EN Acord de Program Mediu 2014-2021
• PA RO-ENVIRONMENT modified 2020