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Detail of GEF Project #1488
| GEF Project ID | 1488 |
| Funding Source | GEF Trust Fund |
| Project Name | EA to facilitate early action on the implementation of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Republic of Guatemala |
| Country | Guatemala |
| Region | Latin America and Caribbean |
| Focal Area | POPs |
| Operational Program | 14 |
| Approval Date | 2002-04-19 |
| GEF Agency Approval Date | 2002-07-05 |
| Project Status | IA Approved |
| GEF Agency | UNIDO |
| Executing Agency | Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources |
| Description | The objective of this Enabling Activities proposal is to develop and formulate a National Implementation Plan (NIP) and thereby strengthen national capacity and enhance knowledge and understanding amongst decision makers, managers, the industry, and the public at large on POPs. By achieving this objective the Republic of Guatemala will be prepared and enabled to meet the obligations of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants. Specifically, the project will: i.Allow the Republic of Guatemala to meet its reporting obligations under the Stockholm Convention; ii.Prepare the ground for the implementation of the Stockholm Convention; iii.Strengthen national capacity to manage POPs and strengthen chemicals management capacity in general; and iv.Maximize government commitment and facilitate ratification of the Stockholm Convention. |
| Implementation Status | Project is on-going. |
| GEF Project Grant | 495,200 USD |
| GEF Grant | 495,200 USD |
| Project Cost | 495,200 USD |
| GEF Agency Fees | 54,000 USD |
| GEF Project (CEO Endo.) | 495,200 USD |
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