Project Cycle Management Manual
In April 1991, the Act on Subsides for Environmental Activities in Eastern European
Countries was adopted by the Danish Parliament. The Danish Environmental Support Fund for
Eastern Europe (DESF) was subsequently established.
In 1993, the DESF was incorporated into the new Environment and Disaster Relief
Facility (EDRF), a new Danish facility for the support of environment and disaster areas
in Eastern Europe and developing countries. This initiative was based on the changes in
Europe after the collapse of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and to follow-up the intentions from
the UN Conference in Rio on Environment and Development in 1992. The intention is to
annually increase funds to support environmental and disaster issues until the total
Danish support constitutes 0,5 % of Gross National Income in year 2005. Funds are
distributed fifty-fifty to environmental and disaster issues respectively.
In October 1993, the "Strategy for Environmental Activities in Eastern
Europe" was drawn up and has been the basis for environmental assistance to Eastern
Europe. The DESF was administered by the Danish Environmental Protection Agency (DEPA).
From 1999, the name of the EDRF was changed to the Environment, Peace and Stability
Facility. The environmental part of the facility is supporting projects in Eastern Europe,
specific developing countries and the arctic regions. At the same time the name DESF has
been changed to Danish Cooperation for Environment in Eastern Europe (DANCEE), still
administered by DEPA.
The funds for developing countries administered by DEPA is administered by the Danish
Cooperation for Environment and Development (DANCED). Funds for the arctic region are
administered by the Danish Cooperation for Environment in the Arctic (DANCEA), a DEPA
division.
Denmark's environmental assistance under the Environment, Peace and Stability Facility
comprises not only the DANCEE Programme but also - in 1994-96 - environment-related
sectoral assistance and the Green Investment Facility under the Investment Fund for
Central and Eastern Europe (the IØ Fund). From 1998, the environment-related sectoral
assistance is designated sector-integrated environmental assistance and is an element of
the Government's Baltic Sea Initiative in the environment sector. From 1998, the
environmental assistance are supplemented with the Environmental Soft Loan Programme for
Eastern Europe (MKØ), administered by the Danish State Export Credit Agency (EKF).
Denmark's assistance in the environment sector is co-ordinated by the Danish
Environmental Protection Agency (DEPA), in that DEPA discusses the sectoral programmes
with the ministries and agencies implementing them and guides the environmental approach.
DEPA is also the consultation party on the environmental aspects of projects under the IØ
Fund's Green Investment Facility. Lastly, DEPA has a seat on the board of Nordic
Environment Finance Corporation (NEFCO). Many Danish players with different expertise thus
work together and supplement each other's environmental activities.
Grants to environmental assistance in Eastern Europe from 1996 to 1999.