Development of Mercury Risk Management Approaches in Latin America
Project Summary
To strengthen the capacity of participating LAC countries (Argentina, Cuba, Ecuador, Peru, Nicaragua and Uruguay) to identify mercury sources and the priority actions to be undertaken.
Project Details
| GEF Project ID | 5494 |
| Project Type | Medium-size Project |
| Status | Project Approved |
| Country | Regional |
| Region | |
| Focal Areas | |
| Funding Source | GEF Trust Fund |
| Implementing Agencies | United Nations Environment Programme |
| Executing Agencies | Basel Convention Coordinating Centre-Stockholm Convention Regional Centre for Latin America and the Caribbean Region (BCCC-SCRC) (herein, the Uruguay Centre) |
| GEF Period: | GEF - 5 |
| Approval Fiscal Year: | 2014 |
Financials
| Project Preparation Grant Amount | 0 USD |
| GEF Project Grant | 916,000 USD |
| Co-financing Total | 2,894,434 USD |
| GEF Agency Fees | 87,020 USD |
| Total Cost | 3,810,434.00 USD |
Project Timeline
Received by GEF
18 Jul 2013
Concept Approved
18 Nov 2013
Project Approved for Implementation
17 Nov 2013
Project closed