Development cooperation

Past EU assistance

Since 1975, Samoa has received around €115 million in EU aid.

This includes €65 million in 2000-14 under the European Development Fund.

Current EU assistance

The initial allocation under the EDF in 2014-20 is €20 million, plus €4.5 million for renewable energy (microhydro).

Key sectors

Water

This is the focus of EU aid – especially through budget support .

The Water Sector Support programme has helped Samoa develop a significant amount of capacity in the sector and establish a permanent institutional framework to govern and manage it.

Phase II of the Sector Reform Contract for the Water and Sanitation Sector has a budget of over €20 million, disbursed through budget support, and aims to:

• increase the protected watershed area
• reduce non-revenue water
• increase the collection efficiency of the Samoa Water Authority
• improve water quality
• increase the percentage of urban households with septic tanks.

The current Water & Sanitation Sector Budget Support programme focuses on:

• the financial sustainability of the Samoa Water Authority
• the delivery of quality water.

Civil society

Past EU assistance – €3 million under the EDF Civil Society Support Programme in 2010-14, in collaboration with Australia.

Current EU assistance – €2million under the EDF in 2014-20.

Human rights

Samoa will also receive €193,334 from the Media for Democracy and Human Rights programme, part of the European Instrument for Human Rights and Democracy.

Climate change

• €3 million in 2011 under the Global Climate Change Alliance to support climate change adaptation.
• Additional €3 million in 2015.

Funding in 2014-20 under the EDF