Investment and Resilience Facility for Azerbaijan

About this project

This Action seeks to support Azerbaijan in the development of a green, sustainable and inclusive economy, and it will promote resilient, gender-equal and community-driven society in the country. It aims to advance the implementation of the Economic and Investment Plan, including its flagship projects and beyond, to enhance sustainable investments capacity, particularly in green and digital, and contribute to overall socio-economic recovery of the country. It also contributes to enhancing local-level capacity to prepare and respond to climate-related risks and challenges and supporting local businesses to apply innovative solutions for a green transition. The activities under this Action underline the importance to promote adaptation and mitigation measures that can be implemented by local actors and authorities in some of the areas particularly exposed to environmental change in order to improve their livelihood, economic opportunities and reduce a rural gap. In this regard, the Action seeks to address various factors, such as lingering presence of landmines and other explosive ordinance, environmental degradation or lack of an effective framework to respond to climate change at the local level, which altogether slower socio-economic growth, deepen regional disparities and contribute to an increasing internal mobility of population from rural to urban areas. Finally, the action aims at reducing gender inequalities by enhancing institutional capacity in gender-responsible gov…

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 5Gender Equality
• 8Decent Work and Economic Growth
• 11Sustainable Cities and Communities
• 13Climate Action
• 15Life on Land

Published by

European Commission - Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations · Other public sector

Countries

Azerbaijan

Sectors

Women's rights organisations and movements, and government institutionsBusiness development servicesBiosphere protectionRural development

Focus

Gender equality · Also contributesEnvironment · Main focusGood governance · Also contributesClimate adaptation · Main focusDisaster risk reduction · Also contributes

Published by European Commission - Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 30 Jan 2025 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XI-IATI-EC_NEAR-2022-ACT-61287.

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