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Detail of GEF Project #1189
| GEF Project ID | 1189 |
| IBRD PO ID | 58367 |
| Funding Source | GEF Trust Fund |
| Project Name | Integrated Marine and Coastal Resource Management |
| Country | Senegal |
| Region | Africa |
| Focal Area | Biodiversity |
| Operational Program | 2 |
| Pipeline Entry Date | 2000-04-13 |
| PDF-B Approval Date | 2000-08-24 |
| Approval Date | 2004-03-22 |
| CEO Endorsement Date | 2004-10-08 |
| GEF Agency Approval Date | 2004-11-11 |
| Project Completion Date | 2011-12-01 |
| Project Status | Under Implementation |
| Executing Agency | Ministry of Environment and Sanitation |
| Description | The proposed project will strengthen the conservation and management of globally significant marine and coastal biodiversity in Senegal. Consequently, it will answer priorities identified in the National Biodiversity Strategy and the National Environment Action Plan. The project’s specific objectives will be to: 1. Strengthen the management of existing coastal and marine protected areas; 2. Develop and implement participatory systems for managing biodiversity in a sustainable manner. 3. Improve capacity to protect and conserve coastal and marine biodiversity by: i) establishing a coherent institutional framework involving all stakeholders, ii) developing and nurturing required scientific, technical and managerial skills, and iii) improving the regulatory framework for coastal zone management. At Work Program Inclusion, the project proposes to use protected areas as development poles, designing and testing approaches that integrate biodiversity conservation and sustainable use concerns with poverty alleviation and socio-economic development. GEF funding will support efforts by the Department of National Parks to sustainable manage the network of protected areas along the coast using an ecosystem approach. To meets it conservation and sustainable use objectives, the project includes the following components: (a) development of sustainable fisheries; (b) conservation of critical habitats and species; (c) program management, including M&E and communication schemes. |
| Implementation Status | The Bank Board has approved this project on November 11, 2004. Letter of Grant Agreement is under preparation. |
| PDF B Amount | 343,496 USD |
| GEF Project Grant | 5,000,000 USD |
| GEF Grant | 5,343,500 USD |
| Cofinancing Total | 12,000,000 USD |
| Project Cost | 17,343,500 USD |
| GEF Agency Fees | 806,000 USD |
| GEF Project (CEO Endo.) | 5,000,000 USD |
| Cofinancing Total (CEO Endo.) | 11,490,000 USD |
| Project Cost (CEO Endo.) | 16,833,500 USD |
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