Agricultural developmentIntegrated projects; farm development.
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.
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.
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.
Trade education/trainingHuman resources development in trade not included under any of the above codes. Includes university programmes in trade.
LivestockAnimal husbandry; animal feed aid.
Agricultural policy and administrative managementAgricultural sector policy, planning and programmes; aid to agricultural ministries; institution capacity building and advice; unspecified agriculture.
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.]
Agricultural researchPlant breeding, physiology, genetic resources, ecology, taxonomy, disease control, agricultural bio-technology; including livestock research (animal health, breeding and genetics, nutrition, physiology).
Waste management/disposalMunicipal and industrial solid waste management, including hazardous and toxic waste; collection, disposal and treatment; landfill areas; composting and reuse.
Information and communication technology (ICT)Computer hardware and software; internet access; IT training. When sector cannot be specified.
Formal sector financial intermediariesAll formal sector financial intermediaries; credit lines; insurance, leasing, venture capital, etc. (except when focused on only one sector).
Multisector aidNo description provided
Informal/semi-formal financial intermediariesMicro credit, savings and credit co-operatives etc.
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).
Agricultural education/trainingNo description provided
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.
Civilian peace-building, conflict prevention and resolutionSupport for civilian activities related to peace building, conflict prevention and resolution, including capacity building, monitoring, dialogue and information exchange. Bilateral participation in international civilian peace missions such as those conducted by the UN Department of Political Affairs (UNDPA) or the European Union (European Security and Defence Policy), and contributions to civilian peace funds or commissions (e.g. Peacebuilding Commission, Peacebuilding thematic window of the MDG achievement fund etc.). The contributions can take the form of financing or provision of equipment or civilian or military personnel (e.g. for training civilians).(Use code 15230 for bilateral participation in international peacekeeping operations).
Water transportHarbours and docks, harbour guidance systems, ships and boats; river and other inland water transport, inland barges and vessels.
Multisector education/trainingIncluding scholarships.
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.
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.
Agricultural inputsSupply of seeds, fertilizers, agricultural machinery/equipment.
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.
Fishery developmentExploitation and utilisation of fisheries; fish stock protection; aquaculture; integrated fishery projects.
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)].
Urban developmentIntegrated urban development projects; local development; urban infrastructure and services; municipal finances; urban environment systems; urban renewal and urban housing.
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.
Energy researchIncluding general inventories, surveys.
Agricultural water resourcesIrrigation, reservoirs, hydraulic structures, ground water exploitation for agricultural use.
Industrial crops/export cropsIncluding sugar; coffee, cocoa, tea; oil seeds, nuts, kernels; fibre crops; tobacco; rubber. [Use code 32161 for agro-industries.]
Livestock/veterinary servicesAnimal health and management, genetic resources, feed resources.
Textiles, leather and substitutesIncluding knitting factories.
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.
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.
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.
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].
Road transportRoad infrastructure, road vehicles; passenger road transport, motor passenger cars.
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.
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.
Vocational trainingElementary vocational training and secondary level technical education; on-the job training; apprenticeships; including informal vocational 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.
Transport policy, planning and administrationAdministration of affairs and services concerning transport systems.
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.
Sectors not specifiedContributions to general development of the recipient should be included under programme assistance (51010).
Medical researchGeneral medical research (excluding basic health research and research for prevention and control of NCDs (12382)).
Water supply - large systemsPotable water treatment plants; intake works; storage; water supply pumping stations; large scale transmission / conveyance and distribution systems.
Environmental researchIncluding establishment of databases, inventories/accounts of physical and natural resources; environmental profiles and impact studies if not sector specific.
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.
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.
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.
Wind energyWind energy for water lifting and electric power generation.
Agricultural financial servicesFinancial intermediaries for the agricultural sector including credit schemes; crop insurance.
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.
Higher educationDegree and diploma programmes at universities, colleges and polytechnics; scholarships.
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.)
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
Air transportAirports, airport guidance systems, aeroplanes, aeroplane maintenance equipment.
Energy education/trainingAll levels of training not included elsewhere.
Agricultural servicesMarketing policies & organisation; storage and transportation, creation of strategic reserves.
Urban land policy and managementUrban development and planning; urban management, land information systems.
Food safety and qualityFood safety and quality policies, programmes and activities, including food inspection and certification; strengthening food safety/quality capacities and development of standards along the value chain; monitoring/surveillance and laboratory capacities; and delivery of information, communication, education.
Basic health infrastructureDistrict-level hospitals, clinics and dispensaries and related medical equipment; excluding specialised hospitals and clinics (12191).
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.
Local government administrationDecentralisation processes (including political, administrative and fiscal dimensions); intergovernmental relations and federalism; strengthening local authorities.
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.
Energy sector policy, planning and administrationNo description provided
Hydro-electric power plantsIncluding energy generating river barges.
Solar energy for centralised gridsIncluding photo-voltaic cells, concentrated solar power systems connected to the main grid and net-metered decentralised solutions.
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.
Agricultural land resourcesIncluding soil degradation control; soil improvement; drainage of water logged areas; soil desalination; agricultural land surveys; land reclamation; erosion control, desertification control.
Agricultural co-operativesIncluding farmers' organisations.
Fishery researchPilot fish culture; marine/freshwater biological research.
Industrial policy and administrative managementIndustrial sector policy, planning and programmes; institution capacity building and advice; unspecified industrial activities; manufacturing of goods not specified below.
Industrial developmentNo description provided
Mineral prospection and explorationGeology, geophysics, geochemistry; excluding hydrogeology (14010) and environmental geology (41010), mineral extraction and processing, infrastructure, technology, economics, safety and environment management.
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.
Sanitation - large systemsLarge scale sewerage including trunk sewers and sewage pumping stations; domestic and industrial waste water treatment plants.
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].
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.)
Culture and recreationIncluding libraries and museums.
Transport regulationSupervision and regulation of users, operations, construction and maintenance of transport systems (registration, licensing, inspection of equipment, operator skills and training; safety standards, franchises, tariffs, levels of service, etc.).
Education and training in transport and storageNo description provided
Solar energy for isolated grids and standalone systemsSolar power generation for isolated mini-grids, solar home systems (including integrated wiring and related appliances), solar lanterns distribution and commercialisation. This code refers to the power generation component only.
Energy generation, non-renewable sources, unspecifiedThermal power plants including when energy source cannot be determined; combined gas-coal power plants.
Agrarian reformIncluding agricultural sector adjustment.
Agricultural extensionNon-formal training in agriculture.
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.
Environmental education/trainingNo description provided
Rural developmentIntegrated rural development projects; implementation of regional development and measures (including natural reserve management); land settlement and resettlement activities [excluding resettlement of refugees and internally displaced persons (72010)]; functional integration of rural and urban areas.
Promotion of development awareness (non-sector allocable)Spending in donor country for heightened awareness/interest in development co-operation (brochures, lectures, special research projects, etc.).
Teacher trainingTeacher education (where the level of education is unspecified); in-service and pre-service training; materials development.
Educational researchResearch and studies on education effectiveness, relevance and quality; systematic evaluation and monitoring.
Advanced technical and managerial trainingProfessional-level vocational training programmes and in-service training.
Medical servicesLaboratories, specialised clinics and hospitals (including equipment and supplies); ambulances; dental services; medical rehabilitation. Excludes noncommunicable diseases (123xx).
Basic sanitationLatrines, on-site disposal and alternative sanitation systems, including the promotion of household and community investments in the construction of these facilities. (Use code 12261 for activities promoting improved personal hygiene practices.)
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).
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.
Local government financeFinancial transfers to local government; support to institutions managing such transfers. (Use specific sector codes for sector-related transfers.)
Justice, law and order policy, planning and administrationJudicial law and order sectors; policy development within ministries of justice or equivalents.
Judicial affairsCivil and criminal law courts and the judicial system, including enforcement of fines and legal settlements imposed by the courts and operation of parole and probation systems.
Media and free flow of informationActivities that support free and uncensored flow of information on public issues; activities that increase the editorial and technical skills and the integrity of the print and broadcast media, e.g. training of journalists. (Use codes 22010-22040 for provision of equipment and capital assistance to media.)
StorageWhether or not related to transportation. Whenever possible, report storage projects under the sector of the resource being stored.
Postal servicesDevelopment and operation of postal services.
Information servicesProvision of information services.
Radio/television/print mediaRadio and TV links, equipment; newspapers; printing and publishing.
Geothermal energyUse of geothermal energy for generating electric power or directly as heat for agriculture, etc.
Coal-fired electric power plantsThermal electric power plants that use coal as the energy source.
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.
Electric power transmission and distribution (isolated mini-grids)Includes village grids and other electricity distribution technologies to end users that are not connected to the main national grid. Also includes related electricity storage. This code refers to the network infrastructure only regardless of the power generation technologies.
Electric mobility infrastructuresIncludes electricity or hydrogen recharging stations for private and public transport systems and related infrastructure (except for rail transport 21030).
Financial policy and administrative managementFinance sector policy, planning and programmes; institution capacity building and advice; financial markets and systems.
Monetary institutionsCentral banks.
Education/training in banking and financial servicesNo description provided
PrivatisationWhen sector cannot be specified. Including general state enterprise restructuring or demonopolisation programmes; planning, programming, advice.
Agricultural alternative developmentProjects to reduce illicit drug cultivation through other agricultural marketing and production opportunities (see code 43050 for non-agricultural alternative development).
Forestry developmentAfforestation for industrial and rural consumption; exploitation and utilisation; erosion control, desertification control; integrated forestry projects.
Forestry researchIncluding artificial regeneration, genetic improvement, production methods, fertilizer, harvesting.
Forest industriesWood production, pulp/paper production.
EngineeringManufacturing of electrical and non-electrical machinery, engines/turbines.
Clean cooking appliances manufacturingIncludes manufacturing and distribution of efficient biomass cooking stoves, gasifiers, liquid biofuels stoves, solar stoves, gas and biogas stoves, electric stoves.
Technological research and developmentIncluding industrial standards; quality management; metrology; testing; accreditation; certification.
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.
Multilateral trade negotiationsSupport developing countries' effective participation in multilateral trade negotiations, including training of negotiators, assessing impacts of negotiations; accession to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and other multilateral trade-related organisations.
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.
Tourism policy and administrative managementNo description provided
Site preservationApplies to unique cultural landscape; including sites/objects of historical, archeological, aesthetic, scientific or educational value.
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.
Household food security programmesShort or longer term household food security programmes and activities that improve the access of households to nutritionally adequate diets (excluding any cash transfers within broader social welfare programmes that do not have a specific food security, food acquisition or nutrition focus which should be reported under code 16010).