Session III: The International Development Context and the IAEA Technical Cooperation Programme

1. Session III: The International Development Context and the IAEA Technical Cooperation Programme Geraldine Arias, Strategy and Partnerships Officer & Susanne Nebel, Programme Planning Officer TCPC, Department of Technical Cooperation

2. Session Objectives • To describe how technical cooperation projects contribute to the attainment of scientific and technological advancement as a component of wider national, regional and interregional development priorities such as the MDGs. • To provide examples of how the IAEA takes part in strategic partnerships, including the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) process. • To explore concrete examples of Strategic Partnerships with UN Organizations.

3. The Millennium Development Goals • The MDGs form a global agenda towards development, setting 8 Goals to be achieved by all nations by 2015. • They are a key focus for IAEA Member States, and are highlighted in the GC resolution • MDGs are an important element of CPFs and UNDAFs

4. UN Major Conferences and Summits IAEA Technical Cooperation: Addressing the MDGs with nuclear science and technology • The TC programme provides assistance to MS in the development of national capacities in nuclear science and technology • Science and technology play a critical role in achieving national development priorities, thus contributing to reaching the MDG targets. • The IAEA provides new knowledge, best practices and research coordination.

5. TC projects contribute to the MDGs

6. Human Health: Helping States Enhance Prevention, Treatment and Control of Diseases • Cancer: Enhancing treatment • Cardiovascular and other Chronic Diseases: Enhancing diagnostics • Malnutrition: Finding the facts with isotopes • Quality Assurance in Radiation Medicine: Protecting patients and workers

7. Food and Agriculture: Helping States Increase Productivity and Quality • Crop Production: Producing more with less • Insect Pest Control: Protecting food, agriculture, livestock, humans and the environment • Livestock Production: Achieving better health and productivity • Food Safety and Quality: Focus on the food chain and standards

8. Water and Environment: Helping States to Sustain Water and Other Natural Resources • Freshwater: Stronger facts for water resources management • Oceans: Protecting the marine environment • Land: Protecting the terrestrial environment

9. Partnerships: Essential for the IAEA • 59% of TC projects are in areas where the IAEA does not possess the lead UN mandate

10. Rationale for Partnerships with UN and Beyond • Maximize IAEA impact by building on complementary activities with like-minded organizations. • Identify synergies between IAEA’s “scientific” contributions and the work of partners who have the lead. • Optimize the effectiveness of the nuclear technology delivered and its contribution to the MDGs. • Reach out  enhance knowledge of IAEA’s contributions and generate political support for nuclear technologies for development • Greater financial & other resources when necessary

11. IAEA Partnerships Levels • HQ/ international • Regional • National Target • IAEA Member States • UN Organizations • International and Regional Organizations • Models • Contribution Agreements • Practical Arrangements • MoUs • Joint Planning • Networks & Fora Focus • Strategic • Financial • Technical

12. Partnerships with UN Organizations: UNDAF Process • Strategic framework for operational activities of the UN system at country level • Builds on comparative advantages of each organization • Priorities respond to the country’s national development priorities • It is not a detailed programme, project, or workplan • Includes a target for Resource Mobilization • Developed in each country by the UN Country Team in collaboration with the Government.

13. Overview of the UNDAF Process 1. Common analysis undertaken 2. Areas for UN support defined based on NDP 3. Outcomes and Outputs developed 4. Agency-specific programmes developed Throughout this process: - Constant government and stakeholder involvement -Role of RC: strategic-level coordination

14. Kazakhstan UNDAF 2010–2015 • The UNDAF is addressing three inter-related priority areas to assist Kazakhstan in achieving its national competitiveness agenda: (1) Economic and Social Well-Being for All (2) Environmental Sustainability (3) Effective Governance • The IAEA, through its TC programme, is contributing to the first two areas by providing support in: • the health sector (nuclear medicine), • environmental monitoring of radiological hazards • agriculture (sustainable crop intensification through mutation breeding).

16. Engagement with UN at country level

17. Implications and Opportunities for IAEA Engagement with UN at Country Level • UNDAF Process serves as an entry point, but is not an end in itself. • Moving towards concrete strategic and technical partnerships with UN organizations based on thematic priorities

18. Green Economy - Thematic Global Priority • The greatest challenge of our time: mitigating and adapting to climate change, whilst reducing poverty. • UN - Partnerships • The Green Economy Initiative – UNEP (policy analysis, advisory services and partnerships) • Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production – UNIDO • National Cleaner Production Centers - More than 45 Centers worldwide since 1994 (UNIDO, UNEP)

19. The Contribution of Nuclear Technology to Cleaner Industrial Production Nuclear Analytical Methods: Neutron activation, Radiotracers Detection of pollution in air, water, and soil including POPs, PCBs. Radiation Processing: Ionizing radiation is a treatment process that is removing or breaking down harmful compounds, and disinfects and remediates - a true technical solution.

20. Radiation Processing for Cleaner Industrial Production Processes • Cleaning flue gases and producing fertilizer as a by-product • Treatment of wastewater • Breaking down or removing POPs • Disinfecting sewage sludge and enhancing composting • Remediating contaminated soil (dioxin)

21. Nuclear Analytical Methods for Cleaner Industrial Production • Checking structural integrity e.g. non-destructive testing, wear and corrosion monitoring • In-service inspecting e.g. in mineral processing and wastewater treatment plants • Enhancing oil field production and coal mining • Heavy industrial manufacturing e.g. testing welds, castings and assembled machineries

22. Radiation Processing for Optimizing Industrial Products • Sterilization e.g. pharmaceuticals, disposable medical devices and implants • Producing films and packaging, cable insulators and medical hydrogels • Curing e.g. surface coatings and adhesives • Producing grafted membranes and absorbents e.g. for fuel cells and removal of toxic substances • Manufacturing lubricants • Enhancing recycling and reuse of plastics

23. TC Thematic Pilot: “Cleaner Industrial Production” • National Cleaner Production Centers (NCPC) Promotion of nuclear industrial technology and capacity building in NCPCs of Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia and Philippines (INT2010/26); South Africa, Egypt, Kenya (RAF2010/27) in cooperation with industries, PPP model exploration. • Waste Water Treatment in Cambodia complementary to UNIDO’s TEST Programme Needs assessment and national workshop (national project on water resources management). Demonstration plant (cooperation with Korea)

24. Benefits of Thematic Approach “Cleaner Industrial Production” • Improved socio-economic impact of TC projects by reaching end users and beneficiaries outside the laboratory through National Cleaner Production Center’s SME Programme, and TEST Programme • Improved public understanding of how nuclear technology and the TC Programme contributing to a clean environment and green growth • Enhanced knowledge of the peaceful uses of nuclear technology, thus improving public perception.

25. Lessons of Thematic Approach • Partnerships • through Partnerships with UN Agencies, (FAO farmers field schools) we can have an impact on real lives • Key development priorities • (such as Green Economy and Cleaner Industrial Production) serve as entry point for partnership building • Speak the language of your partners

26. Technical cooperation: delivering results for peace and development