Reducing UPOPs and Mercury Releases from Healthcare Waste Management, e-Waste Treatment, Scrap Processing and Biomass Burning
Project Summary
Introduce Best Environmental Practices (BEP) and Best Available Technologies (BAT) to reduce the release of unintentionally generated Persistent Organic Pollutants (UPOPs) and mercury from the treatment of healthcare waste (HCW), the processing of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), processing of iron and steel, and biomass burning in the sugarcane sector.
Project Details
| GEF Project ID | 6928 |
| Project Type | Full-size Project |
| Status | Project Approved |
| Country | Colombia |
| Region | |
| Focal Areas | |
| Funding Source | GEF Trust Fund |
| Implementing Agencies | United Nations Development Programme |
| Executing Agencies | Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (MADS) |
| GEF Period: | GEF - 6 |
| Approval Fiscal Year: | 2015 |
Financials
| Project Preparation Grant Amount | 150,000 USD |
| GEF Project Grant | 5,800,000 USD |
| Co-financing Total | 32,915,018 USD |
| GEF Agency Fees | 551,000 USD |
| Total Cost | 38,865,018.00 USD |
Project Timeline
Received by GEF
11 Aug 2014
Preparation Grant Approved
03 Sep 2014
Concept Approved
01 Oct 2014
Project Approved for Implementation
13 Jun 2016
Project closed