International Technical Assistance to Regional Development in Ukraine   Overview of RD related programmes and projects under implementation Olexander TSEPKO December 2015

Purpose of the Overview : To serve as: Information Source on current inputs from donor community to the regional development in Ukraine Planning Tool for coming the TA projects in more coordinated manner.

The overview highlights: GEORGAPHIC LOCATION OF DONOR INPUTS NUMBER OF PROJECTS AND ALLOCATED FUNDS PER DONOR NUMBER OF PROJECTS AND ALLOCATED FUNDS PER SECTOR NUMBER OF PROJECTS AND ALLOCATED FUNDS PER REGION PROJECT FUNDS PER CAPITA

Methodology: Acronyms & Grouping of Sectors A&RD - Agriculture and Rural Development CS - Communal Services, incl. waste, water, heating C&T - Culture and Tourism ED&SMEs - Economic Development, incl. SMEs and Entrepreneurship Ed&Sc – Education and Science Gov.- incl. decentralization, PFM IR&T – Infrastructure, roads and transport LM&E – Labour markets and Employment MM&I – Mass Media and Access to Information

Methodology: Sectors covered Administrative Services A&RD Communal Services Culture & Tourism CSOs Economic Development & SMEs Education & Science Employment and Labour Markets Energy and EE Environment Governance Health Care Human Rights & Gender IDPs Infrastructure IMC Mass Media PPP RD Strategy Social Services Urban Development

Methodology: not considered defense and nuclear safety as well as projects focusing exclusively at improvements of public authorities at central level, legal harmonization and approximation

Methodology: miscellaneous Time frames: Only projects with life time beyond 30.11.2015 analysed Regional presence: Only projects with one or more recipient in the regions Reference source: Only project officially registered by MEDT of Ukraine Main Sources: Projects, donor organizations, beneficiaries and recipients web sites Currency conversion: OANDA rates from 21.11.2015 www.oanda.com 5

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The map: hyperlinks Support to Decentralisation in Ukraine (48); Rule of Law in Local Administration (49); Gender Budgeting in Ukraine (50) Press Ctrl and click

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Number of projects per donor The leading donors: EU -72, USA-22, Canada -11 projects

Funds allocated per donor Top 3 donors: USA-203.3 Canada-85.9, EU- 48.7 M EUR Germany leading as bilateral donor – 32.4 M EUR

Number of projects per sector Highest: E&EE- 22, culture and tourism-17, IDPs-15 Lowest: IMC-1 project, MM&I-2, Urban development -3, environment-3

Funds allocated per sector Highest: agriculture and rural development (59.3 M EUR), followed by Energy (56,5), Human Rights &Gender(45,9 M EUR). Lowest: TA to infrastructure projects (0,25 MEUR), followed by social services (0,4 M EUR) and by inter-municipal cooperation (0,7 M EUR).

Number of projects per Region Leaders: Lvivs’ka Oblast -8 Number of projects per Region Leaders: Lvivs’ka Oblast -8.96%, K and Kyivivs’ka Oblast-6,97%, and by Volyns’ka Oblast (6.77%). Outsiders: Kirovohrads’ka - 1.09%, Chernivetska-1.25%, Zhytomyrs’ka Oblast -1.93%

Allocation per Region Leaders: Dnipropetrovs’ka Oblast -46 Allocation per Region Leaders: Dnipropetrovs’ka Oblast -46.6 M EUR, Kyiv City and Kyivs’ka -30.1 M EUR and Lvivs’ka Oblast 28.8 M EUR Outsiders: Cherkas’ka Oblast -9.4 M EUR, Kirovohraska-9.8 M EUR, followed by Kharkivs’ka and AR Krym 10.7 M EUR each

Funds per Capita Highest ratio in: in Khersons’ka Oblast -17 Funds per Capita Highest ratio in: in Khersons’ka Oblast -17.9, Chernivets’ka -17.2 Poltavs’ka Oblast -16.3 Lowest in: Kharkivs’ka - 3.8, AR Krym - 5.3, Cherkas’ka – 7.3

Ratio Project Funds per Capita

Projects Analyzed: List Structure

OVERVIEW of POSSIBLE UPDATES in the FUTURE: Hosting at SURDP project web site as basis for follow up updates, e.g. twice a year; Archive of the overviews of previous years as opportunity for analyses; Additional chapter on coming projects (based on official forecasts of donors concerned) Any further suggestion???

Thank you for your attention. Questions? Olexander TSEPKO