| Title and Summary | Links to JPOI | HMG Lead | Update on
Progress
since WSSD |
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Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP)
A partnership committed to overcoming the widespread lack of human and institutional capacity necessary to create a receptive market for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Services (REES) with a commercially attractive balance of risk and reward for private capital. |
POI: Para 8 ".work together at all levels to improve access to reliable and affordable energy services . sufficient to facilitate the achievement of the MDGs..."
Para 19 (e) "With a sense of urgency, substantially increase the global share of renewable energy sources..."
Para 19 (q) "Take action ... to phase out subsidies..."
Para 78 (b) "Encourage foreign direct investment in developing countries . through export credits that could be instrumental to sustainable development"
[see also Para 8 (a)-(g) and para 19 (a)-(w)]
PD: Para 18 "We ... are resolved ... to speedily increase access to ... energy..." |
Defra/FCO |
REEEP officially re-launched in October 2003. Since then membership has expanded greatly - Germany, Italy, Spain, USA, Senegal, Yemen and the Philippines are amongst the partner countries. An International Secretariat has been established in Vienna to co-ordinate activities with an International Director appointed in May 2004. Regional Secretariats have been established to aid delivery of REEEP projects and principles. Governing Board has been established and has already met once; it will be meeting bi-annually in future.
REEEP was recognised as a prime delivery mechanism at the recent World Renewable Energy Conference in Bonn (June 2004) and the REEEP Programme of Work was submitted as part of a key outcome of the Conference, an International Action Programme setting out what countries would do to further renewable energy. |
Partners for Water and Sanitation
PAWS works alongside existing water and sanitation programmes in partner countries (South Africa, Nigeria and Uganda) and matches the skills and expertise of UK partners to areas of identified need. |
POI: Para 7 "we agree to halve, by the year 2015, the proportion of people who are unable to reach or to afford safe drinking water ... and the proportion of people who do not have access to basic sanitation, which would include actions at all levels to"
(f) develop innovative financing and partnership mechanisms"
[see also Paras 24, 25 and 25 (g)]
PD: Para 18 "We ... are resolved ... to speedily increase access to ... clean water, sanitation." |
Defra/WSR7 |
Progress is continuing to be made with partner countries to establish & implement programmes of action. Funding is in place until 2006, and UK support is likely to continue beyond this point. More information can be found at the PAWS website www.partnersforwater.org.
- South Africa: The partnership is making progress with support at both national & municipal level & seminar programmes are continuing to be planned to meet with identified priorities.
- An Inward Visit on Regulation will be held on 13-17 September, providing an overview & discussion opportunity for delegates on all aspects of water regulation; this will include speakers from all sectors of the partnership.
- The next bi-national meeting will be held in the UK in October 2004, to review progress on municipal programmes & visits, to discuss & agree planned partnership assistance at both local & national level.
- Nigeria: The partnership is currently considering a proposal for re-engagement with Nigeria at State level later in 2004.
- Uganda: An exchange visit was held in the UK in November 2003. It covered all aspects of regulation & involved speakers from all sectors of the partnership.
- The partnership is planning to send a representative to the Annual Sector Review Meeting, in September 2004.
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Centres of Excellence for Technological Innovation for Sustainability in Africa (CETISA)
Led by Royal Institute of International Affairs (RIIA). This partnership aims to establish a network of centres for technological innovation in Africa. |
POI: Para 100 (b) "Develop and strengthen networking of related institutional support structures, such as technology and productivity centres, research, training and development institutions."
Para 101 ".Strengthen and, where appropriate, create centres for sustainable development in developing countries"
[see also Paras 14, 99, 100, 100 (d), 102, 103, 118]
PD: Para 27 "We agree that in pursuit of their legitimate activities the private sector ... [has] a duty to contribute to the evolution of equitable and sustainable communities and societies"
Para 29 "We agree that there is a need for private sector corporations to enforce corporate accountability" |
DTI/OST |
CETISA has now been renamed the NEPAD Water Sciences and Technologies Centres of Excellence Initiative, and has been formally adopted by the NEPAD S&T Ministerial Steering Committee. It is now a NEPAD project being carried out in partnership with Chatham House and the International Water Management Institute. A workshop will be held in Botswana at the end of 2004, probably in December and it is planned that this will kick-off an ongoing process of international collaboration for the planning and funding of new centres or networks of excellence. We hope that this will provide a blueprint for the development of Centres of Excellence addressing other issues in the NEPAD S&T plan of action.
Chatham House is currently fundraising for the initial workshop in partnership with the NEPAD secretariat. We also hope that the Initiative will be able to feed into the Commission for Africa and the UK G8 Presidency. |
Sustainable Tourism Initiative (STI)
The STI aims to create a step-change in the implementation of sustainable tourism practices by the UK outbound tourism industry and to build foundations for continual improvement and engagement. |
POI: Para 41 "Promote sustainable tourism development ...in order to increase the benefits from tourism resources for the population in host communities while maintaining the cultural and environmental integrity of the host communities.
(a) Enhance international cooperation, foreign direct investment and partnerships with both private and public sectors.
(b) Develop programmes ...that encourage people to participate in eco-tourism." |
FCO/EPD |
In January 2003 an STI Action Plan was agreed and an independent Travel Foundation established to implement this plan.
Bill Rammell MP launched the Travel Foundation to the public on 31 October 2003 at the annual Association of British Travel Agents Convention. The Travel Foundation supports projects in popular UK outbound tourist destinations including Cyprus, the Gambia, Tobago and Mexico. Initial funding provided by the FCO to implement the action plan will cease in December 2004. The Travel Foundation will be funded in future by the travel industry.
FCO sponsored a highly successful Sustainable Tourism Workshop on 26-27 March 2004 in Miami which aimed to improve regional co-operation among Overseas Territories in the Caribbean region and other non-OT Caribbean countries to develop practical action plans for sustainable tourism. |
Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI)
A partnership of governments, companies, NGOs and international institutions committed to promoting transparency of payments in the extractives sector. |
POI: Para 17 "Enhance corporate environmental and social responsibility and accountability. This would include actions at all levels to:
(a) Encourage industry to improve social and environmental performance through voluntary initiatives ... and public reporting."
Para 44 ".Enhancing the contribution of mining, minerals and metals to sustainable development includes action at all levels to:
(a). promote transparency and accountability for sustainable mining and minerals development"
[see also para 80 (b)]
PD: Para 19 "We reaffirm our pledge to place particular focus on ... the fight against the ... conditions that pose severe threats to the sustainable development of our people [including] ... corruption." |
DFID |
EITI has moved from the policy development phase to, following the successful Lancaster House conference in June 2003, implementation in a number of developing countries. The World Bank, and other donors and international financial institutions are supporting implementation, and a multi-donor trust fund has been established in the Bank with an initial commitment of £1m from the UK.
Azerbaijan, Ghana, the Kyrgyz Republic, and Nigeria are in the first wave of countries implementing EITI, and it is expected that at least a further 6 countries will begin implementation before the end of 2004. A follow-up EITI summit will be held in London in March 2005, with senior representation from the UK government, other donors, developing countries, extractives companies, investors, and NGOs. |
London Principles
Launch at WSSD of a set of 7 principles backed up by a casebook of current best practice and blue sky approaches to ensuring that mainstream City institutions apply their capital and services in ways that support rather than defeat sustainable development. |
POI: Para 17 (c) "Encourage financial institutions to incorporate sustainable development considerations into their decision-making processes."
Para 78 "Facilitate greater flows of foreign direct investment so as to support the sustainable development activities ... of developing countries."
[see also paras 9 (a), 19(a), 45 ter, 99]
PD: Para 18 ".we will work together to assist one another to have access to financial resources."
[see also paras 27 and 29] |
HMT |
The London Principles partnership was one of the initiatives taken to the Johannesburg WSSD and presented by the Prime Minister. It examines the role of mainstream UK financial services participating in financial market mechanisms that support Sustainable Development. A workshop was held in May 2003, hosted by HM Treasury and the Corporation of London, to specifically consider the City's role in emissions trading and associated financial services. This brought together around 100 senior UK based financiers and policy makers and provided them with the opportunity to hear from their peers about the commercial risks and opportunities for new financial and insurance products and markets being presented by growing sustainable economic development trends.
The aftermath generated a high amount of interest. Presentations have since been given in Tokyo, Paris, Zurich, Budapest, Belgrade, Geneva and Monaco. The Principles have also been used as an international benchmark in both Australia and Africa. A progress report is expected to be produced shortly that will review progress made by the signatories to the London Principles two years on. A number of different options are currently being explored to take the work forward. These include exploring the role of the regulator in stimulating financial innovation; and Building capacity in the City of London on Sustainable Finance. |
CSR Academy
A virtual body supporting the development of the skills and understanding for CSR practice through a competency framework and access to information on CSR training and development provision; targeted at large companies; small and medium sized businesses and business schools. |
POI: Para 17 "Enhance corporate environmental and social responsibility and accountability. This would include actions at all levels to:
(a) Encourage industry to improve social and environmental performance.
(b) Encourage dialogue between enterprises and the communities in which they operate and other stakeholders;
(c) Encourage financial institutions to incorporate sustainable development considerations into their decision-making processes."
[see also paras 45 ter, 78, 99]
PD: Para 27 "We agree that in pursuit of their legitimate activities the private sector ... [has] a duty to contribute to the evolution of equitable and sustainable communities and societies.
Para 29 "We agree that there is a need for private sector corporations to enforce corporate accountability." |
DTI |
A virtual body supporting the development of the skills and understanding for CSR practice through a competency framework and access to information on CSR training and development provision; targeted at large companies; small and medium sized businesses and business schools.
The Academy was launched by Stephen Timms, CSR Minister in July 2004. The website (www.csracademy.gov.uk) provides information on the Academy programme of activities which is being delivered through a consortium including business representative organisations and professional training and development bodies. |
Darwin Phase II
Innovative small grants scheme, launched at Rio, which puts UK expertise together with local partners to improve conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in countries poor in resources. Annual funding increasing from £3m 2002/3 to £7m 2005/6. |
POI: Para 42 "Biodiversity . plays a critical role in overall sustainable development and poverty eradication, is essential to our planet, human well-being and to the livelihood and cultural integrity of people. . the achievement by 2010 of a significant reduction in the current rate of loss of biological diversity will require the provision of new and additional financial and technical resources to developing countries."
[see also paras 42 (f), (g), (h)]
PD: Para 18 "We . are resolved . to speedily increase . the protection of bio-diversity." |
Defra/Epint |
Funding for the UK's Darwin Initiative has increased to £5m in 2004/5 and will be £7m per annum from 2005/06. The Darwin Initiative is a small grants scheme which assists countries rich in biodiversity but poor in financial resources to implement the Convention on Biodiversity by accessing UK biodiversity expertise. Over 330 Darwin projects have been funded in total. In addition 27 pre-projects, 5 post-projects and 6 Scholarship grants have been awarded since 2003/4 under Phase 2 of the Initiative. |
UK Forest Partnership for Action
A multistakeholder partnership to take forward action in the following five priority areas: forest certification, illegal logging, forest restoration and protection, promotion, and timber procurement. |
POI: Para 43 "Sustainable forest management of both natural and planted forests and for timber and non-timber products is essential to achieving sustainable development.Achievment of sustainable forest management, nationally and globally, including through partnerships among interested Governments and stakeholders, including the private sector . and non-governmental organisations, is an essential goal of sustainable development."
[see also paras 43 (c), (d), (e), (f)]
PD: Para 18 "We . are resolved . to speedily increase . the protection of bio-diversity." |
Forestry Commission |
The UK Forest Partnership for Action (government, industry and environmental groups) has continued to meet three times a year and to work on a number of priority issues, including forest certification, forest restoration and protection, illegal logging, and timber procurement. The Forestry Commission is keen to continue to provide support for the Partnership, and to look at ways of supporting initiatives that will help to deliver government priorities.
A Stocktake of progress was drawn up and published in 2004 to highlight success stories, assess core activities, identify gaps, new focus areas and priorities and to demonstrate the added value of the Partnership (www.ukforest
partnership.org.uk).
A "Responsible Timber Purchasing" seminar was held in December 2003. "Naturally Wood", the sustainability strategy for the forest industries sector, was launched in February 2004. The group discussed and worked on the issue of timber and sustainable construction through 2004.
The group continued to support the global partnership on forest landscape restoration, including planning for a global workshop in early 2005. Plans for a possible event on domestic forest restoration and protection are underway. The group continued to support regional Forest Law Enforcement and Governance policy processes and preparation of EU communication and legal instrument on illegal logging. |
ECGD Renewables Initiative
£50m cover made available for renewables exports from April 2003, combined with an outreach programme to stimulate demand. |
POI: Para 78 (b) "Encourage foreign direct investment in developing countries and countries with economies in transition through export credits that could be instrumental to sustainable development." |
ECGD and DTI |
Whilst the initiative has generated some interest, there has not yet been any take up of ECGD cover. The UK renewable energy export industry is in its infancy and most opportunities at present exist in OECD rich markets where ECGD cover is not generally required. Whilst the initiative has been widely publicised, renewables exports to emerging markets will take time to develop. These factors make explain the lack of any business under this initiative so far.
To accelerate this process, ECGD has initiated discussions at European Union (EU) level to consider if more favourable credit terms should be agreed for renewable energy projects. These discussions will hopefully continue with the input of colleagues in the OECD. HMG is also examining other ways to encourage take-up of the initiative. |
EU Water Initiative
Led by EC. Focuses initially on Africa and the NIS. Aims to: reinforce political will/ commitment to action; make water governance effective/ build institutional capacity; improve coordination/ cooperation; and increase efficiency of existing EU aid flows. |
POI: Para 7 "we agree to halve, by the year 2015, the proportion of people who are unable to reach or to afford safe drinking water . and the proportion of people who do not have access to basic sanitation, which would include actions at all levels to:
(f) develop innovative financing and partnership mechanisms"
[see also Paras 24, 25 and 25 (g)]
PD: Para 18 "We . are resolved . to speedily increase access to . clean water, sanitation." |
Defra/WSR2 and DFID |
Continued support of the EU Water Initiative (EUWI), including development of management and financing structures. DFID have provided a seconded national expert to DG Development for support on EUWI and, on behalf of the UK also lead on the Finance Working Group - the first phase has reported and informed Camdessus led Panel on Financing for Water Infrastructure. The second phase has now been initiated. HMG are also providing support to the Advisory Group for the new EU Water Facility.
The 11th Multistakeholder Forum was held in Brussels in June 2004 when the organisation structure for the implementation phase was agreed. The activities of the Initiative will now be focused at Working Group level with overall strategic direction being provided by a Steering Group of Member States, Civil Society representatives and Water Operator representatives.
The first Multistakeholder Forum under this new structure was held during Stockholm Water Week in August 2004. The Forum included good representation from the EUWI partner countries and included Water Ministers from Kenya and Uganda, AMCOW TAC members and other representatives from a number of ACP States, senior Government representatives from EECCA countries and NGO representatives from Africa, EECCA and Latin American countries.
There is an encouraging sense of the initiative moving forward which was shared by the stakeholders from civil society and the private sector taking part in the meeting. There is a strengthened and more focused commission team supporting the initiative as well as greater involvement and support from Member States. |
Global Village Energy Partnership (GVEP)
10-year programme to reduce poverty and promote sustainable development through increasing access to modern energy services. UNDP are the lead partner. |
POI: Para 8 ".work together at all levels to improve access to reliable and affordable energy services . sufficient to facilitate the achievement of the MDGs."
Para 19 (e) "With a sense of urgency, substantially increase the global share of renewable energy sources."
Para 19 (q) "Take action . to phase out subsidies."
Para 78 (b) "Encourage foreign direct investment in developing countries . through export credits that could be instrumental to sustainable development"
[see also Para 8 (a)-(g) and para 19 (a)-(w)]
PD: Para 18 "We . are resolved . to speedily increase access to . energy." |
DFID and FCO |
The Global Village Energy Partnership (GVEP) received a further £200,000 during the past year, bringing the total funding support to £500,000 since 2002, together with the secondment of a full time Senior Energy Adviser.
With over 300 partner organisations worldwide, GVEP is working with countries, mainly in Africa and Latin America, to help them design their grant and lending supported programmes towards all energy requirements, not just electricity, in support of their development objectives. Important aspects include finance facilitation and capacity development.
GVEP works closely with other major energy Initiatives and Partnerships launched at WSSD, including the EU Energy Initiative and REEEP, and participates in the Global Forum for Sustainable Energy, which is developing an information matrix of these Initiatives/Partnerships. It is also a key part of the USA Clean Energy Initiative.
The secretariat of GVEP is transferring to a UK NGO based near Rugby, on 1 September 2004. |
EU Energy Initiative, Energy for Poverty Eradication and Sustainable Development
EU to establish "Energy Access Partnerships" with developing countries. Key deliverables will be strengthening the energy component of NSSDs/PRSPs; improved donor coordination; leveraging in private sector finance. |
POI: Para 8 ".work together at all levels to improve access to reliable and affordable energy services . sufficient to facilitate the achievement of the MDGs."
Para 19 (e) "With a sense of urgency, substantially increase the global share of renewable energy sources."
Para 19 (q) "Take action . to phase out subsidies."
Para 78 (b) "Encourage foreign direct investment in developing countries . through export credits that could be instrumental to sustainable development"
[see also Para 8 (a)-(g) and para 19 (a)-(w)]
PD: Para 18 "We . are resolved . to speedily increase access to . energy." |
DFID and FCO |
The EU Energy Initiative has attracted the interest and support of several member countries and the UK is working closely with them and the EU DG Development, to strengthen its implementation capacity. Austria, France, Germany, Netherlands and Sweden are our main partners, with whom we meet regularly. A success in the last year was a major regional ministerial conference in Nairobi in November 2003, with representatives from 30 countries, including several ministers. This agreed that through the EUEI, dialogue would take place with countries to help them address their energy access problems, in support of their poverty reduction and development objectives. Progress has been made towards setting up an EUEI Dialogue Facility, directly funded by Member States, including the UK. Ways of using European Development Funds in support of capital investment are being considered. |
Partnership for Principle 10 (PP10)
This extension of the NGO coalition "The Access Initiative" aims to promote environmental democracy: access to information; access to justice; and public participation in environmental decision-making. |
POI: Para 119ter "Ensure access, at the national level, to environmental information and judicial and administrative proceedings in environmental matters, as well as public participation in decision-making, so as to further principle 10 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, taking into full account principles 5, 7 and 11 of the Declaration."
[see also para 119bis (c)]
PD: Para 26 "We recognize sustainable development requires a long-term perspective and broad-based participation in policy formulation, decision-making and implementation at all levels." |
FCO/EPD |
FCO continues to work with other government departments and other stakeholders to implement our commitments to the partnership which are additional to previous work programmes.
The second meeting of PP10 was held in Washington DC 23-24 June 2004. The partnership aims that within 5 years PP10 will include at least 30 national and sub-national governments, 7 international and regional organisations, and 30 civil society coalitions representing membership in PP10 member countries.
At the meeting, Bill Rammell MP announced UK commitments to improve access to information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters. The UK also announced a contribution of £100,000 for PP10 project implementation in 2004/05. The FCO, via its GOF Emerging Markets fund, is also funding The Access Initiative national assessments in Latin America. |
Congo Basin Forestry Partnership
US/South Africa (+ France) led initiative to focus on monitoring and evaluation of forest ecosystems (including illegal logging), protected areas, training, agroforestry etc. There is scope for part of this initiative to build on the UK/Indonesia MoU. |
POI: Para 43 "Sustainable forest management of both natural and planted forests and for timber and non-timber products is essential to achieving sustainable development. Achievement of sustainable forest management, nationally and globally, including through partnerships among interested Governments and stakeholders, including the private sector . and non-governmental organisations, is an essential goal of sustainable development.
(c) Take immediate action on domestic forest law enforcement and illegal international trade in forest products.
(d) Take immediate action . to promote and facilitate the means to achieve sustainable timber harvesting."
[see also paras 43 (e), (f)]
PD: Para 18 "We . are resolved . to speedily increase . the protection of bio-diversity." |
DFID |
CBFP held its first meeting in Paris in January 2003, where the UK was represented. A second meeting is tentatively scheduled for 2004 in Brazzaville.
There was a meeting of Conference of the Ministers of forestry of Central Africa (COMIFAC) in Yaounde in May 2004. Discussion about establishment of a large trust fund to be managed by COMIFAC to fund the Convergence Plan did not reach a conclusion.
Forest Directors from Central Africa and national correspondents of CEFDHAC (Conférence sur les Ecosystèmes de Forêts Denses et Humides d'Afrique Centrale) met in Brazzaville in January to discuss the sustainable management of forest ecosystems in Central Africa.
Much work is in progress in the region by a range of actors under the umbrella of CBFP. Ambassador David Kaeuper of the United States acts as Facilitator of CBFP until the end of 2004. A successor will be required from 2005 onwards.
To date meetings on the Asia Forest Partnership have been held in: Tokyo, November 2002, Yogyakarta, July 2003, and Kisarazu, November 2003. The UK was represented at the last two meetings and will be represented at the next meeting in Yogyakarta in September 2004. Progress has picked up a little. Action plans decided at the last meeting that involve UK are:
- Create a framework for cooperation among customs agencies (ongoing);
- Developing minimum standards of legality, timber tracking and chain of custody (CoC) systems, verification systems (ongoing, workshop in September, making use of DFID's work with The Nature Conservation in Indonesia);
- Harmonization of existing regional policy initiatives to combat illegal logging (DFID will submit a paper to the Yogykarta meeting);
- Reviewing the existing (bilateral) agreements and announcements on illegal logging (this has been accepted for financing under the Indonesia-UK MoU).
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Asia Forest Partnership
Japanese-led partnership to promote sustainable forest management in Asia, focussing on: good governance and forest law enforcement; capacity building; illegal logging; forest fires; rehabilitation and restoration of degraded lands. Will build on UK/Indonesia MOU. |
See above. |
DFID |
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Oceans: White Water to Blue Water
US inspired partnership, focussing on the Caribbean: aims to increase coastal state and regional capacity for cross-sectoral approaches to the management of watersheds and marine ecosystems.. |
POI: Para 32 on implementation of GPA, including thru partnerships/capacity building:
Para 31 on marine biodiversity, including (c ) on marine protected areas & watershed management
Para 29 (d, e, f, g) on ecosystem approach, integration, regional co-op, and assisting developing countries (fisheries, coastal management)
Para 30 on sustainable fisheries
Para 34 marine science capacity building
PD: Para 18 "We ... are resolved ... to speedily increase ... the protection of bio-diversity." |
Defra/MW |
WW2BW began with a successful partnership, training and stakeholder conference in Miami in March 2004. This provided the stimulus for a considerable number of partnership initiatives, the exchange of best and innovative practices in the key areas of water and coastal management, tourism, marine transportation and agriculture. Nearly all wider Caribbean countries participated through cross sectoral country teams along with a range of international and regional bodies and NGOs. |
Great Apes Survival Project (GRASP)
UNEP-led partnership. Key objectives are: to lift the threat of imminent or medium-term extinction faced by the 4 great apes; strengthening capacity for conservation in range states; building sustainable livelihoods for communities who traditionally depend on ape habitats. |
POI: Para 42 "Biodiversity . plays a critical role in overall sustainable development and poverty eradication, is essential to our planet, human well-being and to the livelihood and cultural integrity of people. . the achievement by 2010 of a significant reduction in the current rate of loss of biological diversity will require the provision of new and additional financial and technical resources to developing countries."
[see also paras 42 (f), (g), (h)]
PD: Para 18 "We . are resolved . to speedily increase . the protection of bio-diversity." |
Defra
/GWD/FCO/EPD |
The UK Government continues to be a major supporter of GRASP: HMG have contributed some £490,000 (£375,000 from FCO and £118,000 from Defra). This has been used to help fund conservation projects in several African countries, organise workshops in Range States, produce education packs and facilitate the development of national Great Ape Survival Plans.
Publication of the Great Apes Atlas is expected in late 2004. A meeting of GRASP partners took place in Paris in November 2003 with 17 of the 23 Range States attended. The meeting established an Interim Executive Committee to support the Secretariat and to prepare for an inter-governmental conference in 2005. Several countries have confirmed their political support for GRASP and have contributed funds; however the overall international response has been disappointing and more support is needed in order for this project to achieve its longer term aims and objectives. |
