Near East and North Africa

The objective of PASSEM is to build the capacity of the chain of actors involved in market surveillance and consumer protection, via four focuses: 1) improvement of the legal and institutional framework, 2) capacity building of market surveillance authorities and control laboratories, 3) support to non-state actors engaged in consumer protection and quality promotion issues, 4) adherence and mobilisation of stakeholders for the achievement of the results and project visibility. The TA activities target 3 categories of actor and must enable the achievement of three key results: 1) The strategic vision of the Ministry of Trade integrates European good practices in the field of market surveillance, and leads to a revision of the legal and organisational framework, 2) The capacities of the market surveillance authorities and control laboratories are strengthened in terms of management, training, investigation techniques, selection of equipment and pooling of information resources; 3) Non-state actors (socio-professional organisations and consumer protection associations) play their role in the market surveillance system.

The West Bank territories are facing increasing challenges regarding water and energy supply in terms of quantity and cost. AFD is therefore financing the Nexus project to meet water needs through the use of a solar/wind hybrid system (symbiotic system) connected to the grid.
A feasibility study was carried out for this project, and technical specifications and tender documents were drawn up. Before issuing the tender dossier and selecting a contractor, AFD required due diligence on these documents. The Consultant's mission was to review all elements of the study and technical specifications to ensure that they are coherent, reliable and relevant.

Performance of an opportunity study for the development of 100,000 t/year of sulphuric acid produced by Industries chimiques du Fluor (ICF). This study includes a description of potentially accessible products, an analysis of potential markets for the various target products, a description of existing and accessible technology, an estimate of capital expenditure (CAPEX) and operating expenses (OPEX), and a technical and economic analysis of the various opportunities with the development of related business plans.

Objective: support the Algerian government in its national policy to support young people and their job prospects and integration, as well as to assist civil society’s efforts to improve measures to take account of young people in society.
Services delivered: institutional capacity building (training, study trips, work placements, advisory-support), creation and activation of pilot structures (local cross-sector 'one-stop-shops') for the socio-economic integration of young people from 16-35 years old; creation and activation of pilot structures (regional pools of associative resources and experts) to support and build the capacity of civil society in respect of young people.