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Opening presentation

Sustainable Funding Challenge

for CASSOA

by Emmanuel Habimana,

Director General- Burundi Civil Aviation Authority

Habimana outlined that since the creation of CASSOA in flexibility, should avoid overdependence on develop-
2007, there have been several achievements including ment partners as its limited to specific areas and may
harmonized regulations, coordinated successful ICAO not be aligned to priorities of CASSOA.
audits, successful gap analysis for member states,
Development of strategic development plans, approval He therefore indicated that funds could be raised from
and promulgations of harmonized regulations and charging non-partner states for the use of CASSOA’s
technical guidance materials. experts and air passenger levy to be charged on
embarking passenger to supplement partner states
He indicated that the main challenges of the agency are contribution even though it may result in some partner
insufficient technical resources, lack of sufficient & states demanding more power due to the unequal
qualified staff, lack of an effective training system and a contribution.
sustainable funding mechanism. The current funding
mechanism is based on resources mobilized by the EAC He concluded by outlining that CASSOA’s success will
secretariat, grants and loans from international bodies, depend on the development and implementation of a
revenue from agency and equal contribution from the sustainable funding mechanism and an attraction and
CAA’s. retention strategy to support future and current activi-
He indicated that the current mechanism places all ties. He noted that of all the strategies, the air passenger
partner states in an equal position but with a challenge levy seems to be most sustainable and that for it to be
that other partner states cannot pay due to fluctuations practical partner states should determine for each state
in economic drivers, delay in some state’s submission- a 5-year strategic plan for determination of the applica-
and with increase in activities of the agency the contri- ble rate.
butions may not be sufficient. He indicated that a
sustainable funding mechanism should provide for

CASSOA successful achievements

coordinated successful gap Development of
Harmonized successful ICAO technical guidance
analysis for
strategic
regulations audits member states development plans materials
2007 2018

Regulations Audits Analysis Plans Technical

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