Projects

Summary: Joint Declaration of Intent Flanders - South Africa Signed: 21/08/2017 pdf file1183_Declaration of Intent.pdf (67 KB)

Project: pre-production and presentation of the play 'The Island of Future Dreams/Eiland van Drome Wat Nog Kom'. Beneficiary: Vrystaat Budget: 37.000 euros Period: 2019 The Island of Future Dreams' is a joint project of the Vrystaat Arts Festival (Vryfees, South Africa), Bram De Goeij (Netherlands) and Stef De Paepe van De Maan (Flanders). This collaboration is the result of encounters during their participation in the Assistej-festival in Cape Town (May 2017). The Island of Future Dreams' is a play made for, and based on conversations with, South African young adults.

Project: South-Africa - Flanders Climate Change Adaptation Research and Training partnership: building the adaptation knowledge and capacity base Beneficiary: African Climate and Development Initiative (ACDI)  Amount: 2 198 505 euro Duration: 2020 Strengthening the capacity of South African society in the field of climate adaptation by training young people, especially from disadvantaged groups, at university level. The project provides 19 research grants for Masters students, PhD students and postdoctoral researchers.

Beneficiary: SEED, hosted by Adelphi Research gGmbH Amount: 1.170.000 euro Period: 2017 – 2019 Adelphi has been appointed as a SEED Hosting Partner in 2013. SEED is a public benefit organisation that contributes to Cape Town’s resilience through awakening the potential of our unemployed township youth; connecting them to their strengths, the positive resilience action they can take in their lives and also to green jobs. With this project, SEED focuses on various components to enable the breakthrough of eco-inclusive companies. This initiative builds upon an earlier project of SEED, also s

Project: Assessing social capabilities for new technologies, innovation and job creation Beneficiary: International Labour Organisation Amount: 77.745 euros Duration: 7 months (2019-2020)   The overall objective of this project is to improve effectiveness of the design and implementation of national innovation, productive transformation and job-creation strategies. This will be achieved by promoting knowledge and providing evidence on the role of a society’s innovation capabilities in strategies to transform economies for more and better jobs.

Project: "Economics and Governance of Water Security in Africa" - recommendations for water management in Cape Town Beneficiary: OECD Amount: € 80.000 Duration: 2019  The project is part of the OECD program "Governance and economics of water security in Africa". A policy dialogue with stakeholders from public, private and non-profit sectors in Cape Town is be started . This policy dialogue, supervised by OECD and the framework outlined in "Principles on Water Governance ", should lead to recommendations to make water management more future-proof. 

Summary: The aim of the agreement is to promote and expedite the economic, cultural the ACP States, with a view contributinh to peace and security and to promoting a stable and democratic political environment. Signed: 23/06/2000 Sanctioned and promulgated: 06/12/2002 International ratification: 17/01/2003 Entry into force: 01/04/2003 pdf file442_Ondertekende akte in het Engels.pdf (985 KB) pdf file442_Decreet.pdf (135 KB)

Project: Visitor programme of South African and Zimbabwean curators in Flanders and the Netherlands Beneficiary Kunstenpunt Budget: 5.900 euro Duration: 2019 Kunstensteunpunt and the Mondriaan Fund are taking part in an orientation trip to South Africa from 2 to 16 September 2018. The trip will be organised by the Mondriaan Fund for professional curators in the contemporary visual arts.

Project: Flanders ukudansa eMzansi in South-Africa (Oudtshoorn, Cape Town and Johannesburg)  Beneficiary: les ballets C de la B Budget: 189.000 euros Period: 2019 With this project, three well-established Flemish dance companies want to present a series of prominent productions in South Africa (Oudtshoorn, Cape Town and Johannesburg) in 2019. It concerns the production 'Rule of Three' by Jan Martens, the boxing project '(B)' by Koen Augustijnen and 'Requiem pour L.'.

Summary: The Agreement aims to facilitate the gainful occupation of certain family members of personnel of diplomatic missions from the sending State or of consular posts of the latter on the territory of the receiving State. Signed: 14/01/2016 Sanctioned and promulgated: 01/07/2016 Entry into force: 01/03/2019 pdf file1132_Ondertekende akte in het Engels.pdf (71 KB) pdf file1132_Decreet.pdf (71 KB)          

Project: the African Festival Beneficiary: Stichting Afrikaans en de Lage Landen Amount: 3.500 euro Duration: 2018 The African Festival is a festival in the Netherlands that focuses on various facets of African culture, such as music, literature, dance, film and theatre. During the festival, African and Dutch-speaking artists from different parts of the region will perform. However, the focus is on South African artist and their work. The festival aims to introduce Dutch speakers to related culture from South Africa.

Project: First Aid Initiative - FAI II for southern Africa: consolidation, activation and capitalisation Beneficiary: Red Cross Flanders Amount: 1.000.000 euro Duration: 2018  With this initiative, Red Cross Flanders wants to contribute to solving the regional challenges in developing countries in the field of first aid. In 2013, Red Cross Flanders and the Government of Flanders set up a large-scale study in ten countries in Southern Africa. The study revealed a number of shortcomings.

Project: 'Increasing resilience and reducing vulnerabilities of local communities to the effects of climate change: promoting Ecosystem Based Adaption (EbA)' in South Africa Beneficiary: UN Environment - South Africa Country Office  Budget: 1.000.000 euro  Duration: 2018-2020 With the project, UN Environment (UN environmental agency) wants to support the government of South Africa to implement the overarching implementation plan for Ecosystem Based Adapation (EbA). 'Ecosystem-based Adaptation' (EbA), uses biodiversity and ecosystem services as part of an overall adaptation strategy to hel

CSP 2017-2021 is the product of a joint consultation process between the Governments of South Africa and Flanders which resulted in a commitment to deal with climate change adaptation and to contribute to the creation of employment opportunities in the green economy.  CSP 2017-2021 is aligned with the Government of South Africa’s major policies pertaining to the green economy and climate change.

Project: Co-financing the UGent Chair “South Africa: Languages, Literatures, Culture and Society” Beneficiary: Ghent University Budget: 21.000 euro Duration: 2018 This Chair is the first Chair ever to be established at the UGent Faculty of Arts and Philosophy. The first chair holder, prof. Hein Willemse from the University of Pretoria, gave his inaugural speech in 2017, in the presence of the subsidiaries who made this Chair possible – including a representative of the Flemish Government, the vice-rector of Ghent University and representatives of the South Africa Foundation in Amsterdam.

Summary: Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) are trade and development agreements negotiated between the EU and African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) partners engaged in regional economic integration processes. Signed: 10/06/2016 Sanctioned and promulgated: 02/02/2018 Agreement in English: https://publications.europa.eu/nl/publication-detail/-/publication/30b46d96-7bd5-11e6-b076-01aa75ed71a1/language-en pdf file1175_Decreet.pdf (70 KB)      

Project: 'DEA Adaptive Capacity Facility' Beneficiary: Departement Environmental Affairs (DEA) Budget: 3.999.942 euro  Duration: 2018-2023 The project is coordinated by the South African ‘Departement Environmental Affairs’ (DEA). The department is responsible for the national response to climate change and the transition to green economy. The project focuses on strengthening the capacity for implementing climate adaptation, developing partnerships, setting up pilot projects and gathering and sharing knowledge.

Summary: Extension of the agreement on cooperation Flanders-South Africa Signed: 22/01/2002 pdf file535_Agreement in English.pdf (400 KB)    

Summary: The Parties wish to strengthen their economic cooperation by creating favourable conditions for investments by investors from one Contracting Party in the territory of the other Contracting Party.. Signed: 14/08/1998 Sanctioned and promulgated: 17/07/2000 International ratification: 14/11/200302 Entry into force: 14/03/2003 Annulation: 07/09/2012 Termination: 13/03/2013 pdf file141_Agreement in English.pdf (287 KB) pdf file141_Decreet.pdf (113 KB)

Summary: The Agreement offers an appropriate framework for dialogue between the parties in order to encourage the intensification of close relations and cooperation in all the areas covered by the Agreement, to support efforts to consolidate the economic and social bases of the transition process, to promote regional cooperation, in particular in the ACP countries, and integration into the world economy, in order to promote sustainable peace and stability in the region. Signed: 11/10/1999 Sanctioned and promulgated: 03/05/2002 International ratification: 03/06/2003 Entry into force: 01/05/