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The following table will help CIDA Partners and Proponents submitting project proposals to identify the correct coding for their project. Please consult our Sector Coding Guide for CIDA Partners for instructions on how to code sectors.
The list of CRS purpose codes (valid as of July 2010)
| DAC 5 Code | CRS Code | Description | Clarifications / Additional notes on coverage | Sector of Focus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 110 | Education | |||
| 111 | Education, level unspecified | The codes in this category are to be used only when level of education is unspecified or unknown (e.g. training of primary school teachers should be coded under 11220). | ||
| 11110 | Education policy and administrative management | Education 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 Education | |
| 11120 | Education facilities and training | Educational buildings, equipment, materials; subsidiary services to education (boarding facilities, staff housing); language training; colloquia, seminars, lectures, etc. | Basic Education | |
| 11130 | Teacher training | Teacher education (where the level of education is unspecified); in-service and pre-service training; materials development. | Basic Education | |
| 11182 | Educational research | Research and studies on education effectiveness, relevance and quality; systematic evaluation and monitoring. | Basic Education | |
| 112 | Basic education | |||
| 11220 | Primary education | Formal and non-formal primary education for children; all elementary and first cycle systematic instruction; provision of learning materials. | Basic Education | |
| 11230 | Basic life skills for youth and adults | Formal and non-formal education for basic life skills for young people and adults (adults education); literacy and numeracy training. | Basic Education | |
| 11240 | Early childhood education | Formal and non-formal pre-school education. | Basic Education | |
| 113 | Secondary education | |||
| 11320 | Secondary education | Second cycle systematic instruction at both junior and senior levels. | Other | |
| 11330 | Vocational training | Elementary vocational training and secondary level technical education; on-the job training; apprenticeships; including informal vocational training. | Private Sector Development | |
| 114 | Post-secondary education | |||
| 11420 | Higher education | Degree and diploma programmes at universities, colleges and polytechnics; scholarships. | Other | |
| 11430 | Advanced technical and managerial training | Professional-level vocational training programmes and in-service training. | Private Sector Development |
Note: Sector specific education activities are to be included in the respective sectors, either in a specific education code such as Agricultural education or in a general code such as Communications policy/administrative management.
| DAC 5 Code | CRS Code | Description | Clarifications / Additional notes on coverage | Sector of Focus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 120 | Health | |||
| 121 | Health, general | |||
| 12110 | Health policy and administrative management | Health sector policy, planning and programmes; aid to health ministries, public health administration; institution capacity building and advice; medical insurance programmes; unspecified health activities. | Improving Health | |
| 12181 | Medical education / training | Medical education and training for tertiary level services. | Improving Health | |
| 12182 | Medical research | General medical research (excluding basic health research). | Improving Health | |
| 12191 | Medical services | Laboratories, specialised clinics and hospitals (including equipment and supplies); ambulances; dental services; mental health care; medical rehabilitation; control of non-infectious diseases; drug and substance abuse control [excluding narcotics traffic control (16063)]. | Improving Health | |
| 122 | Basic health | |||
| 12220 | Basic health care | Basic and primary health care programmes; paramedical and nursing care programmes; supply of drugs, medicines and vaccines related to basic health care. | Improving Health | |
| 12230 | Basic health infrastructure | District-level hospitals, clinics and dispensaries and related medical equipment; excluding specialised hospitals and clinics (12191). | Improving Health | |
| 12240 | Basic nutrition | Direct feeding programmes (maternal feeding, breastfeeding and weaning foods, child feeding, school feeding); determination of micro-nutrient deficiencies; provision of vitamin A, iodine, iron etc.; monitoring of nutritional status; nutrition and food hygiene education; household food security. | Improving Health | |
| 12250 | Infectious disease control | Immunisation; prevention and control of infectious and parasite diseases, except malaria (12262), tuberculosis (12263), HIV/AIDS and other STDs (13040). It includes diarrheal diseases, vector-borne diseases (e.g. river blindness and guinea worm), viral diseases, mycosis, helminthiasis, zoonosis, diseases by other bacteria and viruses, pediculosis, etc. | Improving Health | |
| 12261 | Health education | Information, 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. | Improving Health | |
| 12262 | Malaria control | Prevention and control of malaria | Improving Health | |
| 12263 | Tuberculosis control | Immunisation, prevention and control of tuberculosis | Improving Health | |
| 12281 | Health personnel development | Training of health staff for basic health care services. | Improving Health |
| DAC 5 Code | CRS Code | Description | Clarifications / Additional notes on coverage | Sector of Focus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 130 | Population Policies/Programmes and Reproductive Health | |||
| 13010 | Population policy and administrative management | Population / development policies; census work, vital registration; migration data; demographic research / analysis; reproductive health research; unspecified population activities. | Improving Health | |
| 13020 | Reproductive health care | Promotion of reproductive health; prenatal and postnatal care including delivery; prevention and treatment of infertility; prevention and management of consequences of abortion; safe motherhood activities. | Improving Health | |
| 13030 | Family planning | Family planning services including counselling; information, education and communication (IEC) activities; delivery of contraceptives; capacity building and training. | Improving Health | |
| 13040 | STD control including HIV/AIDS | All activities related to sexually transmitted diseases and HIV/AIDS control e.g. information, education and communication; testing; prevention; treatment, care. | Improving Health | |
| 13081 | Personnel development for population and reproductive health | Education and training of health staff for population and reproductive health care services. | Improving Health |
| DAC 5 Code | CRS Code | Description | Clarifications / Additional notes on coverage | Sector of Focus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 140 | Water and Sanitation | |||
| 14010 | Water sector policy and administrative management | Water 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). | Environment | |
| 14015 | 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. | Environment | |
| 14021 | Water supply - large systems | Potable water treatment plants; intake works; storage; water supply pumping stations; large scale transmission / conveyance and distribution systems. | Improving Health | |
| 14022 | Sanitation - large systems | Large scale sewerage including trunk sewers and sewage pumping stations; domestic and industrial waste water treatment plants. | Improving Health | |
| 14031 | Basic drinking water supply | Rural 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. | Improving Health | |
| 14032 | Basic sanitation | Latrines, 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.) | Improving Health | |
| 14040 | River basins' development | Infrastructure focused integrated river basin projects and related institutional activities; river flow control; dams and reservoirs [excluding dams primarily for irrigation (31140) and hydropower (23065) and activities related to river transport (21040)]. | Environment | |
| 14050 | Waste management / disposal | Municipal and industrial solid waste management, including hazardous and toxic waste; collection, disposal and treatment; landfill areas; composting and reuse. | Environment | |
| 14081 | Education and training in water supply and sanitation | Education and training for sector professionals and service providers. | Improving Health |
Note:
1. To assist in distinguishing between "basic" and "large systems" for "water supply" and "sanitation", consider the number of people to be served and the per capita cost of provision of services.
2. Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) is defined as "a process which promotes the coordinated development and management of water, land and related resources in order to maximise the resultant economic and social welfare in an equitable manner without compromising the sustainability of vital eco-systems". Recognising that sectoral approaches to water management tend to impose unsustainably high economic, social and ecological costs, IWRM emphasises decision making across sectors and scales.
1. To assist in distinguishing between "basic" and "large systems" for "water supply" and "sanitation", consider the number of people to be served and the per capita cost of provision of services.
- Large systems provide water and sanitation to a community through a network to which individual households are connected. Basic systems are generally shared between several households.
- Water supply and sanitation in urban areas usually necessitates a network installation. To classify such projects consider the per capita cost of services. The per capita cost of water supply and sanitation through large systems is several times higher than that of basic services.
2. Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) is defined as "a process which promotes the coordinated development and management of water, land and related resources in order to maximise the resultant economic and social welfare in an equitable manner without compromising the sustainability of vital eco-systems". Recognising that sectoral approaches to water management tend to impose unsustainably high economic, social and ecological costs, IWRM emphasises decision making across sectors and scales.
| DAC 5 Code | CRS Code | Description | Clarifications / Additional notes on coverage | Sector of Focus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 150 | Government and Civil Society | |||
| 151 | Government and civil society, general | |||
| 15110 | Public sector policy and administrative management | Institution-building assistance to strengthen core public sector management systems and capacities. This includes macro-economic and other policy management, co-ordination, planning and reform; human resource management; organizational 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.) | Democratic Governance | |
| 15111 | Public finance management | Fiscal policy and planning; support to ministries of finance; strengthening financial and managerial accountability; public expenditure management; improving financial management systems; tax policy and administration; budget drafting; inter-governmental fiscal relations, public audit, public debt. (Use code 33120 for customs.) | Democratic Governance | |
| 15112 | Decentralisation and support to subnational government | Decentralization processes (including political, administrative and fiscal dimensions); intergovernmental relations and federalism; strengthening departments of regional and local government, regional and local authorities and their national associations. (Use specific sector codes for decentralization of sector management and services.) | Democratic Governance | |
| 15113 | Anti-corruption organisations and institutions | Specialized organizations, institutions and frameworks for the prevention of and combat against corruption, bribery, money-laundering and other aspects of organized crime, with or without law enforcement powers, e.g. anti-corruption commissions and monitoring bodies, special investigation services, institutions and initiatives of integrity and ethics oversight, specialized NGOs, other civil society and citizens' organizations directly concerned with corruption. | Democratic Governance | |
| 15130 | Legal and judicial development | Support 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.) |
Democratic Governance | |
| 15150 | Democratic participation and civil society | Support to the exercise of democracy and diverse forms of participation of citizens beyond elections (15151); direct democracy instruments such as referenda and citizens' initiatives; support to organizations to represent and advocate for their members, to monitor, engage and hold governments to account, and to help citizens learn to act in the public sphere; curricula and teaching for civic education at various levels. (This purpose code is restricted to activities targeting governance issues. When assistance to civil society is for non-governance purposes use other appropriate purpose codes. ) | Democratic Governance | |
| 15151 | Elections | Electoral management bodies and processes, election observation, voters' education. (Use code 15230 when in the context of an international peacekeeping operation.) | Democratic Governance | |
| 15152 | Legislatures and political parties | Assistance to strengthen key functions of legislatures / parliaments including subnational assemblies and councils (representation; oversight; legislation), such as improving the capacity of legislative bodies, improving legislatures' committees and administrative procedures,; research and information management systems; providing training programmes for legislators and support personnel. Assistance to political parties and strengthening of party systems. | Democratic Governance | |
| 15153 | Media and free flow of information | Activities 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.) | Democratic Governance | |
| 15160 | Human rights | Measures to support specialized official human rights institutions and mechanisms at universal, regional, national and local levels in their statutory roles to promote and protect civil and political, economic, social and cultural rights as defined in international conventions and covenants; translation of international human rights commitments into national legislation; reporting and follow-up; human rights dialogue. Human rights defenders and human rights NGOs; human rights advocacy, activism, mobilization; awareness raising and public human rights education. Human rights programming targeting specific groups, e.g. children, persons with disabilities, migrants, ethnic, religious, linguistic and sexual minorities, indigenous people and those suffering from caste discrimination, victims of trafficking, victims of torture. (Use code 15230 when in the context of an international peacekeeping operation.) |
Democratic Governance |
| DAC 5 Code | CRS Code | Description | Clarifications / Additional notes on coverage | Sector of Focus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 152 | Conflict prevention and resolution, peace and security | Note: Further notes on ODA eligibility (and exclusions) of conflict, peace and security related activities are given in paragraphs 41-46 of the DAC Statistical Reporting Directives. | ||
| 15210 | Security system management and reform | Technical co-operation provided to parliament, government ministries, law enforcement agencies and the judiciary to assist review and reform of the security system to improve democratic governance and civilian control; technical co-operation provided to government to improve civilian oversight and democratic control of budgeting, management, accountability and auditing of security expenditure, including military budgets, as part of a public expenditure management programme; assistance to civil society to enhance its competence and capacity to scrutinise the security system so that it is managed in accordance with democratic norms and principles of accountability, transparency and good governance. [Other than in the context of a peacekeeping operation (15230)] |
Peace and Security | |
| 15220 | Civilian peace-building, conflict prevention and resolution | Support 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.) |
Peace and Security | |
| 15230 | Participation in international peace operations | Bilateral participation in peacekeeping operations mandated or authorised by the United Nations (UN) through Security Council resolutions, and conducted by international organisations, e.g. UN, NATO, the European Union (European Security and Defence Policy security-related operations), or regional groupings of developing countries. Direct contributions to the UN Department for Peacekeeping Operations (UNDPKO) budget are excluded from bilateral ODA (they are reportable in part as multilateral ODA, see Annex 2 of DAC Directives). The activities that can be reported as bilateral ODA under this code are limited to: human rights and election monitoring; reintegration of demobilised soldiers; rehabilitation of basic national infrastructure; monitoring or retraining of civil administrators and police forces; security sector reform and other rule of law-related activities; training in customs and border control procedures; advice or training in fiscal or macroeconomic stabilisation policy; repatriation and demobilisation of armed factions, and disposal of their weapons; explosive mine removal. The enforcement aspects of international peacekeeping operations are not reportable as ODA. ODA-eligible bilateral participation in peacekeeping operations can take the form of financing or provision of equipment or military or civilian personnel (e.g. police officers). The reportable cost is calculated as the excess over what the personnel and equipment would have cost to maintain had they not been assigned to take part in a peace operation. International peacekeeping operations may include humanitarian-type activities (contributions in the form of equipment or personnel), as described in paragraphs 1.17 and 1.18 of DAC Directives. NB: When using this code, indicate the name of the operation in the short description of the activity reported. |
Peace and Security | |
| 15240 | Reintegration and SALW control | Reintegration of demobilised military personnel into the economy; conversion of production facilities from military to civilian outputs; technical co-operation to control, prevent and/or reduce the proliferation of small arms and light weapons (SALW) - see para. 45 of the DAC Statistical Reporting Directives for definition of SALW activities covered. [Other than in the context of an international peacekeeping operation (15230) or child soldiers (15261)]. | Peace and Security | |
| 15250 | Removal of land mines and explosive remnants of war | All activities related to land mines and explosive remnants of war which have benefits to developing countries as their main objective, including removal of land mines and explosive remnants of war, and stockpile destruction for developmental purposes [other than in connection with UN peace-building (15230)]; risk education and awareness raising; rehabilitation, reintegration and assistance to victims, and research and development on demining and clearance. Only activities for civilian purposes are ODA-eligible. | Peace and Security | |
| 15261 | Child soldiers (Prevention and demobilisation) | Technical co-operation provided to government - and assistance to civil society organisations - to support and apply legislation designed to prevent the recruitment of child soldiers, and to demobilise, disarm, reintegrate, repatriate and resettle (DDR) child soldiers. | Peace and Security |
| DAC 5 Code | CRS Code | Description | Clarifications / Additional notes on coverage | Sector of Focus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 160 | Other Social Infrastructure and Services | |||
| 16010 | Social / welfare services | Social legislation and administration; institution capacity building and advice; social security and other social schemes; special programmes for the elderly, orphans, the disabled, street children; social dimensions of structural adjustment; unspecified social infrastructure and services, including consumer protection. | Other | |
| 16020 | Employment policy and administrative management | Employment policy and planning; labour law; labour unions; institution capacity building and advice; support programmes for unemployed; employment creation and income generation programmes; occupational safety and health; combating child labour. | Private Sector Development | |
| 16030 | Housing policy and administrative management | Housing sector policy, planning and programmes; excluding low-cost housing and slum clearance (16040). | Other | |
| 16040 | Low-cost housing | Including slum clearance. | Other | |
| 16050 | Multisector aid for basic social services | Basic social services are defined to include basic education, basic health, basic nutrition, population / reproductive health and basic drinking water supply and basic sanitation. | Improving Health | |
| 16061 | Culture and recreation | Including libraries and museums. | Other | |
| 16062 | Statistical capacity building | Both in national statistical offices and any other government ministries. | Democratic Governance | |
| 16063 | Narcotics control | In-country and customs controls including training of the police; educational programmes and awareness campaigns to restrict narcotics traffic and in-country distribution. | Peace and Security | |
| 16064 | Social mitigation of HIV/AIDS | Special programmes to address the consequences of HIV/AIDS, e.g. social, legal and economic assistance to people living with HIV/AIDS including food security and employment; support to vulnerable groups and children orphaned by HIV/AIDS; human rights of HIV/AIDS affected people. | Improving Health |
| DAC 5 Code | CRS Code | Description | Clarifications / Additional notes on coverage | Sector of Focus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 210 | Transport and Storage | Note: Manufacturing of transport equipment should be included under code 32172. | ||
| 21010 | Transport policy and administrative management | Transport 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. | Private Sector Development | |
| 21020 | Road transport | Road infrastructure, road vehicles; passenger road transport, motor passenger cars. | Private Sector Development | |
| 21030 | Rail transport | Rail infrastructure, rail equipment, locomotives, other rolling stock; including light rail (tram) and underground systems. | Private Sector Development | |
| 21040 | Water transport | Harbours and docks, harbour guidance systems, ships and boats; river and other inland water transport, inland barges and vessels. | Private Sector Development | |
| 21050 | Air transport | Airports, airport guidance systems, aeroplanes, aeroplane maintenance equipment. | Private Sector Development | |
| 21061 | Storage | Whether or not related to transportation. | Private Sector Development | |
| 21081 | Education and training in transport and storage | Private Sector Development |
| DAC 5 Code | CRS Code | Description | Clarifications / Additional notes on coverage | Sector of Focus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 220 | Communications | |||
| 22010 | Communications policy and administrative management | Communications sector policy, planning and programmes; institution capacity building and advice; including postal services development; unspecified communications activities. | Private Sector Development | |
| 22020 | Telecommunications | Telephone networks, telecommunication satellites, and earth stations. | Private Sector Development | |
| 22030 | Radio / television / print media | Radio and TV links, equipment; newspapers; printing and publishing. | Private Sector Development | |
| 22040 | Information and communication technology (ICT) | Computer hardware and software; internet access; IT training. When sector cannot be specified. | Private Sector Development |
| DAC 5 Code | CRS Code | Description | Clarifications / Additional notes on coverage | Sector of Focus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 230 | Energy Generation and Supply | |||
| 23010 | Energy policy and administrative management | Energy sector policy, planning and programmes; aid to energy ministries; institution capacity building and advice; unspecified energy activities including energy conservation. | Other | |
| 23020 | Power generation / non-renewable sources | Thermal power plants including when heat source cannot be determined; combined gas-coal power plants. | Other | |
| 23030 | Power generation / renewable sources | Including policy, planning, development programmes, surveys and incentives. Fuelwood / charcoal production should be included under forestry (31261). | Environment | |
| 23040 | Electrical transmission / distribution | Distribution from power source to end-user; transmission lines. | Other | |
| 23050 | Gas distribution | Delivery for use by ultimate consumer. | Other | |
| 23061 | Oil-fired power plants | Including diesel power plants. | Other | |
| 23062 | Gas-fired power plants | Other | ||
| 23063 | Coal-fired power plants | Other | ||
| 23064 | Nuclear power plants | Including nuclear safety. | Environment | |
| 23065 | Hydro-electric power plants | Including power-generating river barges. | Other | |
| 23066 | Geothermal energy | Environment | ||
| 23067 | Solar energy | Including photovoltaic cells, solar thermal applications and solar heating. | Environment | |
| 23068 | Wind power | Wind energy for water lifting and electric power generation. | Environment | |
| 23069 | Ocean power | Including ocean thermal energy conversion, tidal and wave power. | Environment | |
| 23070 | Biomass | Densification technologies and use of biomass for direct power generation including biogas, gas obtained from sugar cane and other plant residues, anaerobic digesters. | Environment | |
| 23081 | Energy education / training | Applies to all energy sub-sectors; all levels of training. | Other | |
| 23082 | Energy research | Including general inventories, surveys. | Other |
Note: Extraction of raw materials for power generation should be included in the mining sector. Energy manufacturing should be included in the industry sector.
| DAC 5 Code | CRS Code | Description | Clarifications / Additional notes on coverage | Sector of Focus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 240 | Banking and Financial Services | |||
| 24010 | Financial policy and administrative management | Finance sector policy, planning and programmes; institution capacity building and advice; financial markets and systems. | Private Sector Development | |
| 24020 | Monetary institutions | Central banks. | Private Sector Development | |
| 24030 | Formal sector financial intermediaries | All formal sector financial intermediaries; credit lines; insurance, leasing, venture capital, etc. (except when focused on only one sector). | Private Sector Development | |
| 24040 | Informal / semi-formal financial intermediaries | Micro credit, savings and credit co-operatives etc. | Private Sector Development | |
| 24081 | Education / training in banking and financial services | Private Sector Development |
| DAC 5 Code | CRS Code | Description | Clarifications / Additional notes on coverage | Sector of Focus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 250 | Business and Other Services | |||
| 25010 | Business support services and institutions | Support to trade and business associations, chambers of commerce; legal and regulatory reform aimed at improving business and investment climate; private sector institution capacity building and advice; trade information; public-private sector networking including trade fairs; e commerce. Where sector cannot be specified: general support to private sector enterprises (in particular, use code 32130 for enterprises in the industrial sector). | Private Sector Development | |
| 25020 | Privatisation | When sector cannot be specified. Including general state enterprise restructuring or demonopolisation programmes; planning, programming, advice. | Private Sector Development |
| DAC 5 Code | CRS Code | Description | Clarifications / Additional notes on coverage | Sector of Focus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 311 | Agriculture | |||
| 31110 | Agricultural policy and administrative management | Agricultural sector policy, planning and programmes; aid to agricultural ministries; institution capacity building and advice; unspecified agriculture. | Private Sector Development | |
| 31120 | Agricultural development | Integrated projects; farm development. | Private Sector Development | |
| 31130 | Agricultural land resources | Including soil degradation control; soil improvement; drainage of waterlogged areas; soil desalination; agricultural land surveys; land reclamation; erosion control, desertification control. | Private Sector Development | |
| 31140 | Agricultural water resources | Irrigation, reservoirs, hydraulic structures, ground water exploitation for agricultural use. | Private Sector Development | |
| 31150 | Agricultural inputs | Supply of seeds, fertilizers, agricultural machinery / equipment. | Private Sector Development | |
| 31161 | Food crop production | Including 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.] | Private Sector Development | |
| 31162 | Industrial crops / export crops | Including sugar; coffee, cocoa, tea; oil seeds, nuts, kernels; fibre crops; tobacco; rubber. [Use code 32161 for agro-industries.] | Private Sector Development | |
| 31163 | Livestock | Animal husbandry; animal feed aid. | Private Sector Development | |
| 31164 | Agrarian reform | Including agricultural sector adjustment. | Private Sector Development | |
| 31165 | Agricultural alternative development | Projects to reduce illicit drug cultivation through other agricultural marketing and production opportunities (see code 43050 for non-agricultural alternative development). | Private Sector Development | |
| 31166 | Agricultural extension | Non-formal training in agriculture. | Private Sector Development | |
| 31181 | Agricultural education / training | Private Sector Development | ||
| 31182 | Agricultural research | Plant breeding, physiology, genetic resources, ecology, taxonomy, disease control, agricultural bio-technology; including livestock research (animal health, breeding and genetics, nutrition, physiology). | Private Sector Development | |
| 31191 | Agricultural services | Marketing policies & organisation; storage and transportation, creation of strategic reserves. | Private Sector Development | |
| 31192 | Plant and post-harvest protection and pest control | Including integrated plant protection, biological plant protection activities, supply and management of agrochemicals, supply of pesticides, plant protection policy and legislation. | Private Sector Development | |
| 31193 | Agricultural financial services | Financial intermediaries for the agricultural sector including credit schemes; crop insurance. | Private Sector Development | |
| 31194 | Agricultural co-operatives | Including farmers' organisations. | Private Sector Development | |
| 31195 | Livestock / veterinary services | Animal health and management, genetic resources, feed resources. | Private Sector Development |
| DAC 5 Code | CRS Code | Description | Clarifications / Additional notes on coverage | Sector of Focus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 312 | Forestry | |||
| 31210 | Forestry policy and administrative management | Forestry sector policy, planning and programmes; institution capacity building and advice; forest surveys; unspecified forestry and agro-forestry activities. | Private Sector Development | |
| 31220 | Forestry development | Afforestation for industrial and rural consumption; exploitation and utilisation; erosion control, desertification control; integrated forestry projects. | Private Sector Development | |
| 31261 | Fuelwood / charcoal | Forestry development whose primary purpose is production of fuelwood and charcoal. | Private Sector Development | |
| 31281 | Forestry education / training | Private Sector Development | ||
| 31282 | Forestry research | Including artificial regeneration, genetic improvement, production methods, fertilizer, harvesting. | Private Sector Development | |
| 31291 | Forestry services | Private Sector Development |
| DAC 5 Code | CRS Code | Description | Clarifications / Additional notes on coverage | Sector of Focus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 313 | Fishing | |||
| 31310 | Fishing policy and administrative management | Fishing sector policy, planning and programmes; institution capacity building and advice; ocean and coastal fishing; marine and freshwater fish surveys and prospecting; fishing boats / equipment; unspecified fishing activities. | Private Sector Development | |
| 31320 | Fishery development | Exploitation and utilisation of fisheries; fish stock protection; aquaculture; integrated fishery projects. | Private Sector Development | |
| 31381 | Fishery education / training | Private Sector Development | ||
| 31382 | Fishery research | Pilot fish culture; marine / freshwater biological research. | Private Sector Development | |
| 31391 | Fishery services | Fishing harbours; fish markets; fishery transport and cold storage. | Private Sector Development |
| DAC 5 Code | CRS Code | Description | Clarifications / Additional notes on coverage | Sector of Focus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 321 | Industry | |||
| 32110 | Industrial policy and administrative management | Industrial sector policy, planning and programmes; institution capacity building and advice; unspecified industrial activities; manufacturing of goods not specified below. | Private Sector Development | |
| 32120 | Industrial development | Private Sector Development | ||
| 32130 | Small and medium-sized entreprises (SME) development | Direct support to the development of small and medium-sized enterprises in the industrial sector, including accounting, auditing and advisory services. | Private Sector Development | |
| 32140 | Cottage industries and handicraft | Private Sector Development | ||
| 32161 | Agro-industries | Staple food processing, dairy products, slaughterhouses and equipment, meat and fish processing and preserving, oils / fats, sugar refineries, beverages / tobacco, and animal feeds production. | Private Sector Development | |
| 32162 | Forest industries | Wood production, pulp / paper production. | Private Sector Development | |
| 32163 | Textiles, leather and substitutes | Including knitting factories. | Private Sector Development | |
| 32164 | Chemicals | Industrial and non-industrial production facilities; includes pesticides production. | Private Sector Development | |
| 32165 | Fertilizer plants | Private Sector Development | ||
| 32166 | Cement / lime / plaster | Private Sector Development | ||
| 32167 | Energy manufacturing | Including gas liquefaction; petroleum refineries. | Private Sector Development | |
| 32168 | Pharmaceutical production | Medical equipment / supplies; drugs, medicines, vaccines; hygienic products. | Private Sector Development | |
| 32169 | Basic metal industries | Iron and steel, structural metal production. | Private Sector Development | |
| 32170 | Non-ferrous metal industries | Private Sector Development | ||
| 32171 | Engineering | Manufacturing of electrical and non-electrical machinery, engines / turbines. | Private Sector Development | |
| 32172 | Transport equipment industry | Shipbuilding, fishing boats building; railroad equipment; motor vehicles and motor passenger cars; aircraft; navigation / guidance systems. | Private Sector Development | |
| 32182 | Technological research and development | Including industrial standards; quality management; metrology; testing; accreditation; certification. | Private Sector Development |
Note: Only includes aid to production or manufacturing. Provision of finished products should be included under relevant sector.
| DAC 5 Code | CRS Code | Description | Clarifications / Additional notes on coverage | Sector of Focus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 322 | Mineral Resources and Mining | |||
| 32210 | Mineral / mining policy and administrative management | Mineral 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. | Private Sector Development | |
| 32220 | Mineral prospection and exploration | Geology, geophysics, geochemistry; excluding hydrogeology (14010) and environmental geology (41010), mineral extraction and processing, infrastructure, technology, economics, safety and environment management. | Private Sector Development | |
| 32261 | Coal | Including lignite and peat. | Private Sector Development | |
| 32262 | Oil and gas | Petroleum, natural gas, condensates, LPG, LNG; including drilling and production. | Private Sector Development | |
| 32263 | Ferrous metals | Iron and ferro-alloy metals. | Private Sector Development | |
| 32264 | Nonferrous metals | Aluminium, copper, lead, nickel, tin, zinc. | Private Sector Development | |
| 32265 | Precious metals / materials | Gold, silver, platinum, diamonds, gemstones. | Private Sector Development | |
| 32266 | Industrial minerals | Baryte, limestone, feldspar, kaolin, sand, gypsum, gravel, ornamental stones. | Private Sector Development | |
| 32267 | Fertilizer minerals | Phosphates, potash. | Private Sector Development | |
| 32268 | Offshore minerals | Polymetallic nodules, phosphorites, marine placer deposits. | Private Sector Development |
| DAC 5 Code | CRS Code | Description | Clarifications / Additional notes on coverage | Sector of Focus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 323 | Construction | |||
| 32310 | Construction policy and administrative management | Construction sector policy and planning; excluding construction activities within specific sectors (e.g., hospital or school construction). | Other |
| DAC 5 Code | CRS Code | Description | Clarifications / Additional notes on coverage | Sector of Focus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 331 | Trade Policy and Regulations and Trade-Related Adjustment | |||
| 33110 | Trade policy and administrative management | Trade 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. | Private Sector Development | |
| 33120 | Trade facilitation | Simplification and harmonisation of international import and export procedures (e.g. customs valuation, licensing procedures, transport formalities, payments, insurance); support to customs departments; tariff reforms. | Private Sector Development | |
| 33130 | 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. | Private Sector Development | |
| 33140 | Multilateral trade negotiations | Support 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. | Private Sector Development | |
| 33150 | Trade-related adjustment | Contributions 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. | Private Sector Development | |
| 33181 | Trade education / training | Human resources development in trade not included under any of the above codes. Includes university programmes in trade. | Private Sector Development |
| DAC 5 Code | CRS Code | Description | Clarifications / Additional notes on coverage | Sector of Focus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 332 | Tourism | |||
| 33210 | Tourism policy and administrative management | Private Sector Development |
| DAC 5 Code | CRS Code | Description | Clarifications / Additional notes on coverage | Sector of Focus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 400 | Multisector / Cross-Cutting | |||
| 410 | General environmental protection | Non-sector specific. | ||
| 41010 | Environmental policy and administrative management | Environmental 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. | Environment | |
| 41020 | Biosphere protection | Air pollution control, ozone layer preservation; marine pollution control. | Environment | |
| 41030 | Bio-diversity | Including natural reserves and actions in the surrounding areas; other measures to protect endangered or vulnerable species and their habitats (e.g. wetlands preservation). | Environment | |
| 41040 | Site preservation | Applies to unique cultural landscape; including sites / objects of historical, archeological, aesthetic, scientific or educational value. | Environment | |
| 41050 | Flood prevention / control | Floods from rivers or the sea; including sea water intrusion control and sea level rise related activities. | Environment | |
| 41081 | Environmental education / training | Environment | ||
| 41082 | Environmental research | Including establishment of databases, inventories / accounts of physical and natural resources; environmental profiles and impact studies if not sector specific. | Environment | |
| 430 | Other multisector | |||
| 43010 | Multisector aid | Other | ||
| 43030 | Urban development and management | Integrated 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. | Other | |
| 43040 | Rural development | Integrated 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. | Private Sector Development | |
| 43050 | Non-agricultural alternative development | Projects to reduce illicit drug cultivation through, for example, non-agricultural income opportunities, social and physical infrastructure (see code 31165 for agricultural alternative development). | Private Sector Development | |
| 43081 | Multisector education / training | Including scholarships. | Other | |
| 43082 | Research / scientific institutions | When sector cannot be identified. | Other |
Note: Sector specific environmental protection activities should be included in the respective sectors, and the environment marker checked. Multi-sector/cross-cutting includes only environment activities not allocable by sector.
| DAC 5 Code | CRS Code | Description | Clarifications / Additional notes on coverage | Sector of Focus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 | Commodity Aid and General Programme Assistance | Note: Sector specific programme assistance is to be included in the respective sectors, using the sector programme flag if appropriate. | ||
| 520 | Developmental food aid / Food security assistance | |||
| 52010 | Food aid / Food security programmes | Supply of edible human food under national or international programmes including transport costs; cash payments made for food supplies; project food aid and food aid for market sales when benefiting sector not specified; excluding emergency food aid. | Improving Health | |
| 530 | Other commodity assistance | Non-food commodity assistance (when benefiting sector not specified). | ||
| 53030 | Import support (capital goods) | Capital goods and services; lines of credit. | Other | |
| 53040 | Import support (commodities) | Commodities, general goods and services, oil imports. | Other |
| DAC 5 Code | CRS Code | Description | Clarifications / Additional notes on coverage | Sector of Focus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 600 | Action Relating to Debt | |||
| 60010 | Action relating to debt | Actions falling outside the code headings below; training in debt management. | Other | |
| 60020 | Debt forgiveness | Other | ||
| 60030 | Relief of multilateral debt | Grants or credits to cover debt owed to multilateral financial institutions; including contributions to HIPC Trust Fund. | Other | |
| 60040 | Rescheduling and refinancing | Other | ||
| 60061 | Debt for development swap | Allocation of debt claims to use for development (e.g., debt for education, debt for environment). | Other | |
| 60062 | Other debt swap | Where the debt swap benefits an external agent i.e. is not specifically for development purposes. | Other | |
| 60063 | Debt buy-back | Purchase of debt for the purpose of cancellation. | Other |
| DAC 5 Code | CRS Code | Description | Clarifications / Additional notes on coverage | Sector of Focus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 700 | Humanitarian Aid | Within the overall definition of ODA, humanitarian aid is assistance designed to save lives, alleviate suffering and maintain and protect human dignity during and in the aftermath of emergencies. To be classified as humanitarian, aid should be consistent with the humanitarian principles of humanity, impartiality, neutrality and independence. | ||
| 720 | Emergency Response | An emergency is a situation which results from man made crises and/or natural disasters | ||
| 72010 | Material relief assistance and services | Shelter, water, sanitation and health services, supply of medicines and other non-food relief items; assistance to refugees and internally displaced people in developing countries other than for food (72040) or protection (72050). | Emergency Assistance | |
| 72040 | Emergency food aid | Food aid normally for general free distribution or special supplementary feeding programmes; short-term relief to targeted population groups affected by emergency situations. Excludes non-emergency food security assistance programmes / food aid (52010). | Emergency Assistance | |
| 72050 | Relief co-ordination; protection and support services | Measures to co-ordinate delivery of humanitarian aid, including logistics and communications systems; measures to promote and protect the safety, well-being, dignity and integrity of civilians and those no longer taking part in hostilities. (Activities designed to protect the security of persons or property through the use or display of force are not reportable as ODA.) | Emergency Assistance | |
| 730 | Reconstruction relief and rehabilitation | This relates to activities during and in the aftermath of an emergency situation. Longer-term activities to improve the level of infrastructure or social services should be reported under the relevant economic and social sector codes. See also guideline on distinguishing humanitarian from sector-allocable aid. | ||
| 73010 | Reconstruction relief and rehabilitation | Short-term reconstruction work after emergency or conflict limited to restoring pre-existing infrastructure (e.g. repair or construction of roads, bridges and ports, restoration of essential facilities, such as water and sanitation, shelter, health care services); social and economic rehabilitation in the aftermath of emergencies to facilitate transition and enable populations to return to their previous livelihood or develop a new livelihood in the wake of an emergency situation (e.g. trauma counselling and treatment, employment programmes). | Emergency Assistance | |
| 740 | Disaster prevention and preparedness | See codes 41050 and 15220 for prevention of floods and conflicts. | ||
| 74010 | Disaster prevention and preparedness | Disaster risk reduction activities (e.g. developing knowledge, natural risks cartography, legal norms for construction); early warning systems; emergency contingency stocks and contingency planning including preparations for forced displacement. | Emergency Assistance |
Distinguishing humanitarian from sector-allocable aid
Humanitarian aid will usually be funded from appropriations dedicated to emergencies and their immediate aftermath and/or the prevention thereof or preparedness therefor, and funding from such appropriations is the main criterion for reporting expenditure as humanitarian aid. If the humanitarian nature of expenditure cannot be determined by its funding appropriation, members may for statistical reporting purposes have reference to situation reports by the United Nations and/or the International Movement of the Red Cross/Red Crescent (ICRC/IFRC). These are normally issued throughout an emergency to identify continuing humanitarian needs. If no UN or ICRC/IFRC situation report has been issued for six months, this could indicate that the situation is no longer perceived as an emergency, though international support could nevertheless be needed to address continuing humanitarian needs.
Humanitarian aid will usually be funded from appropriations dedicated to emergencies and their immediate aftermath and/or the prevention thereof or preparedness therefor, and funding from such appropriations is the main criterion for reporting expenditure as humanitarian aid. If the humanitarian nature of expenditure cannot be determined by its funding appropriation, members may for statistical reporting purposes have reference to situation reports by the United Nations and/or the International Movement of the Red Cross/Red Crescent (ICRC/IFRC). These are normally issued throughout an emergency to identify continuing humanitarian needs. If no UN or ICRC/IFRC situation report has been issued for six months, this could indicate that the situation is no longer perceived as an emergency, though international support could nevertheless be needed to address continuing humanitarian needs.
| DAC 5 Code | CRS Code | Description | Clarifications / Additional notes on coverage | Sector of Focus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 910 | Administrative Costs of Donors | |||
| 91010 | Administrative costs | Other |
| DAC 5 Code | CRS Code | Description | Clarifications / Additional notes on coverage | Sector of Focus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 930 | Refugees in Donor Countries | |||
| 93010 | Refugees in donor countries | Emergency Assistance |
| DAC 5 Code | CRS Code | Description | Clarifications / Additional notes on coverage | Sector of Focus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 998 | Unallocated / Unspecified | |||
| 99810 | Sectors not specified | Other | ||
| 99820 | Promotion of development awareness | Spending in donor country for heightened awareness / interest in development co-operation (brochures, lectures, special research projects, etc.). | Other |
