Funding Strategy for the Implementation of  the Global Plan of Action for Animal Genetic Resources - Revised edition

Funding Strategy for the Implementation of the Global Plan of Action for Animal Genetic Resources - Revised edition

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Adopted by the Twelfth Regular Session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture October 2009 (CGRFA-12/09/Report-Appendix C) and amended by the Fourteenth Regular Session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture April 2013 (CGRFA-14/13/Report – Appendices G.1 and G.2). The objective of the Funding Strategy is to enhance the availability, transparency, efficiency and effectiveness of the provision of substantial and additional financial resources, and to strengthen international cooperation to support and complement the efforts of developing countries and countries with economies in transition in the implementation of the Global Plan of Action for Animal Genetic Resources (Global Plan of Action). The Funding Strategy aims: • to seek and further mobilize necessary financial resources from all possible sources, including bilateral, regional and multilateral channels; voluntary contributions from countries; foundations, the private sector, non- governmental organizations and other sources; and to continue supporting the programme through the regular programme resources of FAO, to provide timely support for developing countries and countries with economies in transition, to complement their own efforts to implement the Global Plan of Action; and • to strengthen international cooperation to enhance the provision of capacity building, including training and technology transfer for improved management of animal genetic resources, based on country identified needs, with FAO providing technical assistance and facilitating collaboration and partnerships among countries and relevant international organizations and institutions.