ADC in brief
Austrian Development Cooperation and Cooperation with Eastern Europe
(ADC)
Summary
Austrian Development Cooperation and Cooperation with Eastern Europe (ADC) promotes sustainable development by reducing poverty, safeguarding peace and preserving the environment. Bilateral development cooperation concentrates on seven key regions in Africa, Asia, Central America, South Eastern Europe and in the South Caucasus.
The main priorities of cooperation in the South are water and sanitation, energy, rural development, education, private sector development and good governance.
In South Eastern and Eastern Europe ADC supports the countries in their social, economic and democratic development and helps them prepare for their accession to the European Union. The main priorities of cooperation with Eastern Europe lie in the fields of business and employment, education, the environment and the rule of law.
Multilateral development cooperation also plays an essential role in the Austrian development policy concept as a whole. Austria supports multilateral organizations through direct contributions and concrete programmes, as well as through the implementation of joint projects.
The basis for cooperation with the partner countries is the Three-Year Programme established within the framework of Austria’s development policy. This is drawn up by the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs (MFA) and defines the strategic orientation of Austria’s cooperation. The Austrian Development Agency (ADA) is the operative arm of the ADC and manages the corresponding budget. ADC programmes are implemented by ADA in close cooperation with development organizations and enterprises.
