Based on an agreement between the Swiss Confederation and the Cameroon Government - represented by the Ministry of Economy, Planning and Regional Development MINEPAT - a 5.25 million € fund (“Fonds de Contrevaleur Suisses FCV) is available to subsidise three projects in the fields of renewable energies and private sector promotion with about 1.52 million € each:1) “electrification through a hydro-PV hybrid system”,2) “water through solar energy”, 3) ”Fresh Irish Potato production, storage, conditioning and marketing”. Skat is mandated a) to monitor and assist the 3 projects during implementation to ensure sustainability and b) to evaluate private sector initiatives to be supported with the remaining 466,000 €.

State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO,Economic Cooperation and Development

SECO has committed to the 3rd phase of GEDAP a USD 21 million grant covering the period 2015-2019 (extended to 2025). The Project aims at improving the operations and financial situation of the utilities (ECG, NEDCo) through a) institutional strengthening measures, b) increasing access to electricity via capital investments in distribution infrastructure, and c) supporting the RE sector and promoting EE measures.

State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO,Economic Cooperation and Development

Intec GOPA-International Energy Consultants GmbH

At the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), water topics are explicitly addressed through the ‘Section Water’ (SW) and its thematic network ‘RésEAU’. The RésEAU encompasses knowledge management, capacity strengthening, in-house counselling, linking thematic knowledge with strategic and operational planning and implementation. The current backstopping of the RésEAU integrates the facilitation of AGUASAN, a Swiss Community of Practice on Water and Sanitation, and is closely interlinked with the separate institutional Backstopping Mandate to the Section Water.

The Backstopping Mandate ‘RésEAU cum AGUASAN’ is led by Skat Consulting and provides support in a wide range of specialized conceptual, methodological, thematic, and technical services based on robust state-of-the-art expertise from its team members and the subcontractors Helvetas and Zoï Environmental Network. RésEAU is managed on a global level, as well as on a regional level (Sub-RésEAUs) for Central Asia, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean, to tailor knowledge management to the regions’ needs.

Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Division Thematic Cooperation, Section Water,Daniel Maselli, Senior Policy Advisor & Focal Point SDC Water Network

Helvetas & Zoï Environment Network

The ongoing conflict in Gaza has led to severe humanitarian consequences, including large-scale displacement and extensive damage to infrastructure and shortage of construction materials. In response, SKAT partnered with HEKS/EPER to provide technical assistance focused on the emergency reuse and repurposing of locally available materials. The project aimed to improve the safety, resilience, and functionality of makeshift shelters within the constraints of the local context. The project developed a practical manual that complements existing practices with actionable guidance for integrating reclaimed materials into emergency shelter construction.

HEKS/EPER (Program funding by Swiss Solidarity and Swiss Development Cooperation)

MA’AM

The EnEff project addresses energy poverty in rural Moldova by improving energy efficiency and promoting renewable energy solutions. It empowers local public authorities (LPAs) to enhance the energy performance of public buildings, improve household living conditions, and reduce dependency on fossil fuels. Through technical expertise, capacity building, and tailored interventions, Skat contributes to climate change mitigation and resilience. This project is an extension (Additional Credit) of the "Ma Implic" Local Governance Project, Phase 1 (2019–2023).

Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)

Fundatia Centrul Moldo-Elvetian pentru Cooperare Skat

AGUASAN is an interdisciplinary Swiss community of practice (CoP) bringing together a wide range of specialists to promote wider and deeper understanding of key issues in water and sanitation in international cooperation. Since 1984, the CoP provides an exemplary, vibrant and most pertinent multi-stakeholder platform and think-tank serving the water sector and constitutes an essential link in the thematic networking and knowledge management strategy of SDC.

Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)

HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation

HEKS/EPER provides urgent humanitarian assistance to people living close to the front-line of conflict in Kharkiv, Donetsk, Kherson, and Mykolaiv Oblasts. SKAT supported HEKS/EPER with funding proposal development addressing light and medium repairs of conflict-damaged housing.

Swiss Church Aid (HEKS/EPER)

Concrete Reuse for Reconstruction supports reclamation precast concrete panels from damaged housing in Ukraine in order to reuse the panels in new housing and infrastructure reconstruction. Techniques for reclamation and reuse of concrete panels are well-developed in Switzerland and other European countries. The project adapts these technologies to Ukrainian conditions, developing locally-relevant deconstruction and reuse processes including the required skills and official procedures.

Tech4Dev, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)

Structural Xploration Lab (SXL), EPFL, Ukraine Waste Recycling Association (UAWRA)

Hilti Foundation supports affordable housing through a range of projects in Southeast Asia and Latin America aimed at improving the quality and sustainability of housing construction through new technologies and skills development. SKAT supported Hilti Foundation in a review of its Affordable Housing and Technology program to identify opportunities for targeted support for sustainable construction globally.

Hilti Foundation

Preparation of Master Plans for Zero Waste Management in five Gyalsung training academies

Gyalsung Infra, Bhutan