Agricultural developmentIntegrated projects; farm development.
Trade facilitationSimplification and harmonisation of international import and export procedures (e.g. customs valuation, licensing procedures, transport formalities, payments, insurance); support to customs departments and other border agencies, including in particular implementation of the provisions of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement; tariff reforms.
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) developmentDirect support to improve the productive capacity and business management of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in the industrial sector, including accounting, auditing, advisory services, technological transfer and skill upgrading. For business policy and institutional support use code 25010. For business development services through business intermediary organisations (e.g. business associations; chambers of commerce; producer associations; incubators; providers of know-how and other business development services) use CRS code 250xx. For farm and agricultural development use code 31120.
Agricultural researchPlant breeding, physiology, genetic resources, ecology, taxonomy, disease control, agricultural bio-technology; including livestock research (animal health, breeding and genetics, nutrition, physiology).
Agricultural education/trainingNo description provided
Water transportHarbours and docks, harbour guidance systems, ships and boats; river and other inland water transport, inland barges and vessels.
Waste management/disposalMunicipal and industrial solid waste management, including hazardous and toxic waste; collection, disposal and treatment; landfill areas; composting and reuse.
Textiles, leather and substitutesIncluding knitting factories.
Urban development and managementIntegrated urban development projects; local development and urban management; urban infrastructure and services; municipal finances; urban environmental management; urban development and planning; urban renewal and urban housing; land information systems.
Food crop productionIncluding grains (wheat, rice, barley, maize, rye, oats, millet, sorghum); horticulture; vegetables; fruit and berries; other annual and perennial crops. [Use code 32161 for agro-industries.]
Sectors not specifiedContributions to general development of the recipient should be included under programme assistance (51010).
Water sector policy and administrative managementWater sector policy and governance, including legislation, regulation, planning and management as well as transboundary management of water; institutional capacity development; activities supporting the Integrated Water Resource Management approach (IWRM: see box below).
Public sector policy and administrative managementInstitution-building assistance to strengthen core public sector management systems and capacities. This includes general public policy management, co-ordination, planning and reform; human resource management; organisational development; civil service reform; e-government; development planning, monitoring and evaluation; support to ministries involved in aid co-ordination; other ministries and government departments when sector cannot be specified. (Use specific sector codes for development of systems and capacities in sector ministries. For macro-economic policy use code 15142. For public procurement use code 15125.)
Trade education/trainingHuman resources development in trade not included under any of the above codes. Includes university programmes in trade.
Water supply - large systemsPotable water treatment plants; intake works; storage; water supply pumping stations; large scale transmission / conveyance and distribution systems.
Responsible business conductSupport to policy reform, implementation and enforcement of responsible business conduct (RBC) principles and standards as well as facilitation of responsible business practices by companies. Includes establishing and enforcing a legal and regulatory framework to protect stakeholder rights and the environment, rewarding best performers; exemplifying RBC in government economic activities, such as state-owned enterprises' operations or public procurement; support to the implementation of the OECD Guidelines for MNEs, including disclosure, human rights, employment and industrial relations, environment, combating bribery, consumer interests, science and technology, competition and taxation.
Agricultural policy and administrative managementAgricultural sector policy, planning and programmes; aid to agricultural ministries; institution capacity building and advice; unspecified agriculture.
Energy researchIncluding general inventories, surveys.
Business policy and administrationPublic sector policies and institution support to the business environment and investment climate, including business regulations, property rights, non-discrimination, investment promotion, competition policy, enterprises law, private-public partnerships.
Water supply and sanitation - large systemsProgrammes where components according to 14021 and 14022 cannot be identified. When components are known, they should individually be reported under their respective purpose codes: water supply [14021], sanitation [14022], and hygiene [12261].
Fishery developmentExploitation and utilisation of fisheries; fish stock protection; aquaculture; integrated fishery projects.
Tourism policy and administrative managementNo description provided
Road transportRoad infrastructure, road vehicles; passenger road transport, motor passenger cars.
LivestockAnimal husbandry; animal feed aid.
Women's rights organisations and movements, and government institutionsSupport for feminist, women-led and women's rights organisations and movements, and institutions (governmental and non-govermental) at all levels to enhance their effectiveness, influence and substainability (activities and core-funding). These organisations exist to bring about transformative change for gender equality and/or the rights of women and girls in developing countries. Their activities include agenda-setting, advocacy, policy dialogue, capacity development, awareness raising and prevention, service provision, conflict-prevention and peacebuilding, research, organising, and alliance and network building
Disaster Risk ReductionDisaster risk reduction activities if not sector specific. Comprises risk assessments, structural prevention measures (e.g. flood prevention infrastructure), preparedness measures (e.g. early warning systems) normative prevention measures (e.g. building codes, land-use planning), and risk transfer systems (e.g. insurance schemes, risk funds). Also includes building local and national capacities and supporting the establishment of efficient and sustainable national structures able to promote disaster risk reduction.
Transport policy and administrative managementTransport sector policy, planning and programmes; aid to transport ministries; institution capacity building and advice; unspecified transport; activities that combine road, rail, water and/or air transport. Includes prevention of road accidents. Whenever possible, report transport of goods under the sector of the good being transported.
Energy generation, renewable sources - multiple technologiesRenewable energy generation programmes that cannot be attributed to one single technology (codes 23220 through 23280 below). Fuelwood/charcoal production should be included under forestry 31261.
Agricultural land resourcesIncluding soil degradation control; soil improvement; drainage of water logged areas; soil desalination; agricultural land surveys; land reclamation; erosion control, desertification control.
Oil and gas (upstream)Petroleum, natural gas, condensates, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), liquefied natural gas (LNG); including drilling and production, oil and gas pipelines.
Basic health careBasic and primary health care programmes; paramedical and nursing care programmes; supply of drugs, medicines and vaccines related to basic health care; activities aimed at achieving universal health coverage.
Agricultural water resourcesIrrigation, reservoirs, hydraulic structures, ground water exploitation for agricultural use.
Information and communication technology (ICT)Computer hardware and software; internet access; IT training. When sector cannot be specified.
Plant and post-harvest protection and pest controlIncluding integrated plant protection, biological plant protection activities, supply and management of agrochemicals, supply of pesticides, plant protection policy and legislation.
Trade policy and administrative managementTrade policy and planning; support to ministries and departments responsible for trade policy; trade-related legislation and regulatory reforms; policy analysis and implementation of multilateral trade agreements e.g. technical barriers to trade and sanitary and phytosanitary measures (TBT/SPS) except at regional level (see 33130); mainstreaming trade in national development strategies (e.g. poverty reduction strategy papers); wholesale/retail trade; unspecified trade and trade promotion activities.
Rural land policy and managementRegional development planning; promotion of decentralised and multi-sectoral competence for planning, co-ordination and management; land management; land use planning; geographical information systems.
Water resources conservation (including data collection)Collection and usage of quantitative and qualitative data on water resources; creation and sharing of water knowledge; conservation and rehabilitation of inland surface waters (rivers, lakes etc.), ground water and coastal waters; prevention of water contamination.
Rail transportRail infrastructure, rail equipment, locomotives, other rolling stock; including light rail (tram) and underground systems.
Agrarian reformIncluding agricultural sector adjustment.
Multisector education/trainingIncluding scholarships.
Education facilities and trainingEducational buildings, equipment, materials; subsidiary services to education (boarding facilities, staff housing); language training; colloquia, seminars, lectures, etc.
Public finance management (PFM)Fiscal policy and planning; support to ministries of finance; strengthening financial and managerial accountability; public expenditure management; improving financial management systems; budget drafting; inter-governmental fiscal relations, public audit, public debt. (Use code 15114 for domestic revenue mobilisation and code 33120 for customs).
Energy education/trainingAll levels of training not included elsewhere.
Business development servicesPublic and private provision of business development services, e.g. incubators, business strategies, commercial linkages programmes and matchmaking services. Includes support to private organisations representing businesses, e.g. business associations; chambers of commerce; producer associations; providers of know-how and other business development services. For financial services use CRS codes 24030 or 24040. For SME development and for support to companies in the industrial sector use codes 32130 through 32172. For support to companies in the agricultural sector use code 31120.
Industrial crops/export cropsIncluding sugar; coffee, cocoa, tea; oil seeds, nuts, kernels; fibre crops; tobacco; rubber. [Use code 32161 for agro-industries.]
Environmental policy and administrative managementEnvironmental policy, laws, regulations and economic instruments; administrational institutions and practices; environmental and land use planning and decision-making procedures; seminars, meetings; miscellaneous conservation and protection measures not specified below.
Urban land policy and managementUrban development and planning; urban management, land information systems.
Medical researchGeneral medical research (excluding basic health research and research for prevention and control of NCDs (12382)).
Basic drinking water supply and basic sanitationProgrammes where components according to 14031 and 14032 cannot be identified. When components are known, they should individually be reported under their respective purpose codes: water supply [14031], sanitation [14032], and hygiene [12261].
River basins developmentInfrastructure-focused integrated river basin projects and related institutional activities; river flow control; dams and reservoirs [excluding dams primarily for irrigation (31140) and hydropower (23220) and activities related to river transport (21040)].
Culture and recreationIncluding libraries and museums.
Air transportAirports, airport guidance systems, aeroplanes, aeroplane maintenance equipment.
Agricultural co-operativesIncluding farmers' organisations.
Agro-industriesStaple food processing, dairy products, slaughter houses and equipment, meat and fish processing and preserving, oils/fats, sugar refineries, beverages/tobacco, animal feeds production.
Multisector aidNo description provided
Basic drinking water supplyRural water supply schemes using handpumps, spring catchments, gravity-fed systems, rainwater collection and fog harvesting, storage tanks, small distribution systems typically with shared connections/points of use. Urban schemes using handpumps and local neighbourhood networks including those with shared connections.
Energy policy and administrative managementEnergy sector policy, planning; aid to energy ministries and other governmental or nongovernmental institutions for activities related to the SDG7; institution capacity building and advice; tariffs, market building, unspecified energy activities; energy activities for which a more specific code cannot be assigned.
Hybrid energy electric power plantsElectric power plants that make use of both non-renewable and renewable energy sources.
Agricultural servicesMarketing policies & organisation; storage and transportation, creation of strategic reserves.
Agricultural financial servicesFinancial intermediaries for the agricultural sector including credit schemes; crop insurance.
Rural developmentIntegrated rural development projects; e.g. regional development planning; promotion of decentralised and multi-sectoral competence for planning, co-ordination and management; implementation of regional development and measures (including natural reserve management); land management; land use planning; land settlement and resettlement activities [excluding resettlement of refugees and internally displaced persons (72010)]; functional integration of rural and urban areas; geographical information systems.
Higher educationDegree and diploma programmes at universities, colleges and polytechnics; scholarships.
Advanced technical and managerial trainingProfessional-level vocational training programmes and in-service training.
Health policy and administrative managementHealth sector policy, planning and programmes; aid to health ministries, public health administration; institution capacity building and advice; medical insurance programmes; including health system strengthening and health governance; unspecified health activities.
Basic health infrastructureDistrict-level hospitals, clinics and dispensaries and related medical equipment; excluding specialised hospitals and clinics (12191).
Education and training in water supply and sanitationEducation and training for sector professionals and service providers.
Employment creationEmployment policy and planning; institution capacity building and advice; employment creation and income generation programmes; including activities specifically designed for the needs of vulnerable groups.
Livestock/veterinary servicesAnimal health and management, genetic resources, feed resources.
Fishery researchPilot fish culture; marine/freshwater biological research.
Mineral/mining policy and administrative managementMineral and mining sector policy, planning and programmes; mining legislation, mining cadastre, mineral resources inventory, information systems, institution capacity building and advice; unspecified mineral resources exploitation.
Construction policy and administrative managementConstruction sector policy and planning; excluding construction activities within specific sectors (e.g., hospital or school construction).
Regional trade agreements (RTAs)Support to regional trade arrangements [e.g. Southern African Development Community (SADC), Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), African Caribbean Pacific/European Union (ACP/EU)], including work on technical barriers to trade and sanitary and phytosanitary measures (TBT/SPS) at regional level; elaboration of rules of origin and introduction of special and differential treatment in RTAs.
Environmental education/trainingNo description provided
Food assistanceSupply of edible human food under national or international programmes including transport costs, cash payments made for food supplies; project food assistance aid and food assistance aid for market sales when benefiting sector not specified. Excludes food security policy and administrative management (43071), household food security programmes (43072) and emergency food assistance aid (72040). Report as multilateral: i) food assistance aid by EU financed out of its budget and allocated pro rata to EU member countries; and ii) core contributions to the World Food Programme.
Education policy and administrative managementEducation sector policy, planning and programmes; aid to education ministries, administration and management systems; institution capacity building and advice; school management and governance; curriculum and materials development; unspecified education activities.
Educational researchResearch and studies on education effectiveness, relevance and quality; systematic evaluation and monitoring.
Vocational trainingElementary vocational training and secondary level technical education; on-the job training; apprenticeships; including informal vocational training.
Health educationInformation, education and training of the population for improving health knowledge and practices; public health and awareness campaigns; promotion of improved personal hygiene practices, including use of sanitation facilities and handwashing with soap.
Sanitation - large systemsLarge scale sewerage including trunk sewers and sewage pumping stations; domestic and industrial waste water treatment plants.
Public ProcurementSupport to public procurement, including to create and evaluate legal frameworks; advice in establishing strategic orientation of public procurement policies and reforms; advice in designing public procurement systems and processes; support to public procurement institutions (including electronic procurement) as well as structures or initiatives to assess public procurement systems; and development of professional capacity of public procurement bodies and staff.
Justice, law and order policy, planning and administrationJudicial law and order sectors; policy development within ministries of justice or equivalents.
Local government administrationDecentralisation processes (including political, administrative and fiscal dimensions); intergovernmental relations and federalism; strengthening local authorities.
Low-cost housingIncluding slum clearance.
Transport policy, planning and administrationAdministration of affairs and services concerning transport systems.
Education and training in transport and storageNo description provided
Marine energyIncluding ocean thermal energy conversion, tidal and wave power.
Geothermal energyUse of geothermal energy for generating electric power or directly as heat for agriculture, etc.
Agricultural inputsSupply of seeds, fertilizers, agricultural machinery/equipment.
Agricultural alternative developmentProjects to reduce illicit drug cultivation through other agricultural marketing and production opportunities (see code 43050 for non-agricultural alternative development).
Industrial developmentNo description provided
Technological research and developmentIncluding industrial standards; quality management; metrology; testing; accreditation; certification.
Trade-related adjustmentContributions to the government budget to assist the implementation of recipients' own trade reforms and adjustments to trade policy measures by other countries; assistance to manage shortfalls in the balance of payments due to changes in the world trading environment.
Biosphere protectionAir pollution control, ozone layer preservation; marine pollution control.
Food security policy and administrative managementFood security policy, programmes and activities; institution capacity strengthening; policies, programmes for the reduction of food loss/waste; food security information systems, data collection, statistics, analysis, tools, methods; coordination and governance mechanisms; other unspecified food security activities.
Immediate post-emergency reconstruction and rehabilitationSocial and economic rehabilitation in the aftermath of emergencies to facilitate recovery and resilience building and enable populations to restore their livelihoods in the wake of an emergency situation (e.g. trauma counselling and treatment, employment programmes). Includes infrastructure necessary for the delivery of humanitarian aid; restoring pre-existing essential infrastructure and facilities (e.g. water and sanitation, shelter, health care services, education); rehabilitation of basic agricultural inputs and livestock. Excludes longer-term reconstruction ('build back better') which is reportable against relevant sectors.
Teacher trainingTeacher education (where the level of education is unspecified); in-service and pre-service training; materials development.
Medical servicesLaboratories, specialised clinics and hospitals (including equipment and supplies); ambulances; dental services; medical rehabilitation. Excludes noncommunicable diseases (123xx).
Health personnel developmentTraining of health staff for basic health care services.
Reproductive health carePromotion of reproductive health; prenatal and postnatal care including delivery; prevention and treatment of infertility; prevention and management of consequences of abortion; safe motherhood activities.
Other general public servicesMaintenance and storage of government records and archives, operation of government-owned or occupied buildings, central motor vehicle pools, government-operated printing offices, centralised computer and data processing services, etc.
Local government financeFinancial transfers to local government; support to institutions managing such transfers. (Use specific sector codes for sector-related transfers.)
Legal and judicial developmentSupport to institutions, systems and procedures of the justice sector, both formal and informal; support to ministries of justice, the interior and home affairs; judges and courts; legal drafting services; bar and lawyers associations; professional legal education; maintenance of law and order and public safety; border management; law enforcement agencies, police, prisons and their supervision; ombudsmen; alternative dispute resolution, arbitration and mediation; legal aid and counsel; traditional, indigenous and paralegal practices that fall outside the formal legal system. Measures that support the improvement of legal frameworks, constitutions, laws and regulations; legislative and constitutional drafting and review; legal reform; integration of formal and informal systems of law. Public legal education; dissemination of information on entitlements and remedies for injustice; awareness campaigns. (Use codes 152xx for activities that are primarily aimed at supporting security system reform or undertaken in connection with post-conflict and peace building activities. Use code 15190 for capacity building in border management related to migration.)
Social ProtectionSocial protection or social security strategies, legislation and administration; institution capacity building and advice; social security and other social schemes; support programmes, cash benefits, pensions and special programmes for older persons, orphans, persons with disabilities, children, mothers with newborns, those living in poverty, without jobs and other vulnerable groups; social dimensions of structural adjustment.
Social services (incl youth development and women+ children)Social protection schemes in the form of cash or in-kind benefits to households with dependent children, including parental leave benefits.
Recreation and sportNo description provided
Communications policy and administrative managementCommunications sector policy, planning and programmes; institution capacity building and advice; including postal services development; unspecified communications activities.
Wind energyWind energy for water lifting and electric power generation.
Biofuel-fired power plantsUse of solids and liquids produced from biomass for direct power generation. Also includes biogases from anaerobic fermentation (e.g. landfill gas, sewage sludge gas, fermentation of energy crops and manure) and thermal processes (also known as syngas); waste-fired power plants making use of biodegradable municipal waste (household waste and waste from companies and public services that resembles household waste, collected at installations specifically designed for their disposal with recovery of combustible liquids, gases or heat). See code 23360 for non-renewable waste-fired power plants.
Electric power transmission and distribution (centralised grids)Grid distribution from power source to end user; transmission lines. Also includes storage of energy to generate power (e.g. pumped hydro, batteries) and the extension of grid access, often to rural areas.
Retail gas distributionIncludes urban infrastructure for the delivery of urban gas and LPG cylinder production, distribution and refill. Excludes gas distribution for purposes of electricity generation (23340) and pipelines (32262).
Financial policy and administrative managementFinance sector policy, planning and programmes; institution capacity building and advice; financial markets and systems.
Education/training in banking and financial servicesNo description provided
Forestry policy and administrative managementForestry sector policy, planning and programmes; institution capacity building and advice; forest surveys; unspecified forestry and agro-forestry activities.
Fishery education/trainingNo description provided
Industrial policy and administrative managementIndustrial sector policy, planning and programmes; institution capacity building and advice; unspecified industrial activities; manufacturing of goods not specified below.
Forest industriesWood production, pulp/paper production.
Fertilizer plantsNo description provided
Energy manufacturing (fossil fuels)Including gas liquefaction; petroleum refineries, wholesale distribution of fossil fuels. (Use 23640 for retail distribution of gas and 23641 for retail distribution of liquid or solid fossil fuels.)
Environmental researchIncluding establishment of databases, inventories/accounts of physical and natural resources; environmental profiles and impact studies if not sector specific.
Urban developmentIntegrated urban development projects; local development; urban infrastructure and services; municipal finances; urban environment systems; urban renewal and urban housing.
Research/scientific institutionsWhen sector cannot be identified.
General budget support-related aidUnearmarked contributions to the government budget; support for the implementation of macroeconomic reforms (structural adjustment programmes, poverty reduction strategies); general programme assistance (when not allocable by sector).