Technical Cooperation Report for 2012 Report by the Director General 1 International Atomic Energy Agency Vienna International Centre, PO Box 100 1400 Vienna, Austria Tel.: (+43-1) 2600-0 Fax: (+43-1) 2600-7 Email: Offi [email protected] www.iaea.org/technicalcooperation @ GC(57)/INF/4 13-23171 Technical Cooperation Report for 2012 Report by the Director General GC(57)/INF/4 Printed by the International Atomic Energy Agency July 2013 ii PREFACE The Board of Governors has requested the transmission to the General Conference of the attached Technical Cooperation Report for 2012, the draft of which was considered by the Board at its June 2013 session. The Director General is also hereby reporting in fulfilment of the request contained in resolution GC(56)/RES/11 on “Strengthening of the Agency’s technical cooperation activities”. iii iv Contents Summary.......................................................................................................................................................... vii The Agency’s Technical Cooperation in Figures............................................................................................. ix Strengthening the Agency’s Technical Cooperation Activities........................................................................ 5 Technical cooperation in 2012: An overview....................................................................................... 5 Global developments in 2012: The context of the TC programme......................................... 5 Responding by region: How the TC programme is tailored to Member State needs.............. 5 Developing human resources and building capacities............................................................. 7 Using e-learning to support training........................................................................... 7 Fellowships, scientific visits and specialized training................................................ 8 Supporting the sharing of experiences through networking among countries........... 9 Supporting gender equality: women in the TC programme....................................... 10 Food for the Future: Meeting the Challenges with Nuclear Applications............................... 11 Building a more efficient, more effective technical cooperation programme...................................... 15 Country Programme Frameworks and Revised Supplementary Agreements......................... 15 Maximizing programme impact: improving interaction with the United Nations system and building partnerships........................................................................................................ 15 Looking back and moving forward: finalizing the 2014–2015 TC programme...................... 16 TC Programme Resources and Delivery.......................................................................................................... 19 Financial overview................................................................................................................................ 19 Resources for the technical cooperation programme............................................................... 19 Extrabudgetary and in-kind contributions............................................................................... 20 Delivering the technical cooperation programme.................................................................................. 22 Financial implementation........................................................................................................ 22 Unallocated balance................................................................................................................. 22 Human resources..................................................................................................................... 23 Programme Reserve projects................................................................................................... 23 Programme Activities and Achievements in 2012: Regional Overview.......................................................... 27 Africa.................................................................................................................................................... 27 Asia and the Pacific.............................................................................................................................. 31 Europe................................................................................................................................................... 37 Latin America....................................................................................................................................... 39 Interregional projects............................................................................................................................ 42 List of frequently used abbreviations.............................................................................................................. 44 Annex 1. Achievements in 2012: Project Examples by Thematic Sector......................................................... 47 Human health........................................................................................................................................ 47 Agricultural productivity and food security.......................................................................................... 56 Monitoring and managing water resources and the environment......................................................... 64 v Industrial applications............................................................................................................................ 69 Energy planning and nuclear power....................................................................................................... 72 Radiation protection, nuclear safety and nuclear security..................................................................... 76 Annex 2. TC programme Fields of Activity, grouped for reporting purposes.................................................... 84 Figures Figure 1: Actuals by technical field for 2012..................................................................................................... x Figure 2: Support to the technical cooperation programme according to the Department of the primary Technical Officer for each project....................................................................................................... x Figure 3: Female project counterparts by region, 2008–2012............................................................................ 10 Figure 4: Female participation in training, 2008–2012...................................................................................... 11 Figure 5: Trends in TC programme resources, 2003–2012................................................................................ 19 Figure 6: Rate of attainment trends, 2003–2012................................................................................................. 20 Figure 7: Trends in extrabudgetary contributions by donor type, 2003–2012 .................................................. 21 Figure 8: Actuals in the Africa region in 2012 by technical field....................................................................... 27 Figure 9: Actuals in the Asia and the Pacific region in 2012 by technical field................................................. 31 Figure 10: Actuals in the Europe region in 2012 by technical field................................................................... 37 Figure 11: Actuals in the Latin America region in 2012 by technical field........................................................ 39 Figure 12: Interregional actuals in 2012 by technical field................................................................................ 42 Tables Table 1: TC programme resources in 2012........................................................................................................ 20 Table 2: Payment of national participation costs and assessed programme cost arrears................................... 20 Table 3: Extrabudgetary contributions to TC programme by donors, 2012 (in Euros)...................................... 21 Table 4: Government cost sharing, 2012 (in Euros)........................................................................................... 21 Table 5: Delivery of outputs under the TCF: financial indicators for 2011 and 2012....................................... 22 Table 6: Comparison of the unallocated balance of the TCF (in Euros)............................................................ 22 Table 7: Delivery of outputs: non-financial indicators for 2011 and 2012........................................................ 23 Table 8: Programme Reserve projects in 2012.................................................................................................. 23 Table 9: Active interregional projects................................................................................................................. 43 vi Summary This year’s Technical Cooperation (TC) Report is In Europe, TC activities in food and agriculture set out in three parts: A, Strengthening the Agency’s focused on the transfer of technologies that allow early Technical Cooperation Activities; B, TC Programme and rapid diagnosis of transboundary animal diseases, Resources and Delivery, and C, Programme Activities improve crop adaptability and quality, and facilitate the and Achievements in 2012: Regional Overview. eradication of fruit