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56 REVERSE LINKAGE installation of windbreaks in arid and semi-arid zones, management of human resources, fight against desertifi- cation, environmental protection and climate risks, solid waste management and irrigation, funded by various partners and donors such as IsDB. • Joint programmes run between ATCT and JICA to iden- tify the needs of those countries particularly in the field of water management. • A three-year project funded by JICA during which fishery andmarine engineering experts assisted capacity building of the Fisheries Training School of Nouadhibou, Mauritania. • A five-year programme implemented by ATCT, with the support of the National School of Sciences and Sea Technology and JICA to set up an African-Japanese Institute for Ocean Science and Technology (AJIOST). This programme aimed at consolidating a network of research labs in sea science in various African countries. • Five training sessions organized for the benefit of 196 Iraqi executives in wastewater management within the framework of Triangular Cooperation, with JICA. • 11 courses in water quality control, water management and water meter reading, held in Tunisia for 56 Qatari engineers and technicians. Vocational training • A project for Mauritania, funded by the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development, the Fund for Social Development (FADES/FSD) and the World Bank, involving the dispatch of 32 Tunisian experts to set up vocational training centres in various fields to enable Mauritanian youth to take part in professional life, and provide assistance in building the training capacity of Mauritanian trainers in Tunisia. • Short- and medium-term technical assistance missions carried out by Tunisians experts in Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast and Senegal to support the vocational training and employment sector in those countries. Export promotion • A pilot project in Niger to create a marketing institu- tion to promote agricultural exports, implemented by ATCT, Tunisia Export Center (CEPEX), the Canadian International Development Agency (ACDI) and the Training andManagement Company (SOFEG) for Canada. • Training courses for a number of Arab and African countries on small- and medium-sized business funding, trade, export promotion and privatization techniques, supported financially by IsDB. • Training of executives from the Gabonese National Investment Promotion Agency (ANPI Gabon) in the field of development of local and foreign investments in coop- eration with Tunisian private and public institutions and the support of the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA). Telecommunication • Technical assistance project funded by FADES and implemented by Tunisian experts to set up public tele- phone networks in Nouakchott, Mauritania and to train Mauritanian executives in this field. • Capacity development of Djibouti executives in Tunisian telecommunication institutions. • Partnership project between the Universal Postal Union and the Tunisian Post Office to set up an online training platform for the benefit of African and Arab countries. Finance • Contribution of Tunisian experts to the establishment of the Court of Auditors in Mauritania and the training of 30 Mauritanian judges in Tunisia, with the support of the German international Cooperation Agency (GIZ). • A five year project in public finance implemented for the benefit of 130 African executives and co-funded by ATCT, the Ministry of Finance, JICA and the African Development Bank. Promotion of women • A training programme on Women, Population and Development Promotion, devised for executives from Benin, organized in cooperation with the Center for Research, Studies, Documentation and Information on Women. Study visits were also carried out by approxi- mately 100 officials and executives fromAfrican countries. Fight against poverty • Establishment of the Solidarity Fund of Mali (EMS) and the Solidarity Bank of Mali (BMS) by Tunisian experts, with the support of Luxembourg. • Training courses in Tunisia on regional development and decentralization, for African countries and in coopera- tion with IsDB. Quality management • A three-year integrated project was carried out to imple- ment an ISO 9001 Quality Management System at the Ministry of Civil Services of the Sultanate of Oman. The project included a training session for 24 Omani execu- tives, three study trips for 14 Omani senior executives and the dispatching of 22 Tunisian experts through nine support missions to the Ministry.