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Detail of GEF Project #1992
| GEF Project ID | 1992 |
| UNDP PMIS ID | 2609 |
| Funding Source | GEF Trust Fund |
| Project Name | Initial assistance to enable Nicaragua to fulfil its obligations under the Stockholm Convention on POPs |
| Country | Nicaragua |
| Region | Latin America and Caribbean |
| Focal Area | POPs |
| Operational Program | 14 |
| Approval Date | 2003-08-13 |
| GEF Agency Approval Date | 2003-12-12 |
| Project Status | IA Approved |
| GEF Agency | UNDP |
| Executing Agency | Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MARENA) |
| Description | The objective is to build Nicaragua’s own sustained capacity to fulfil its obligations in the context of the Stockholm Convention, including the preparation of a National Implementation Plan for Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) that will more widely cover aspects important to the safety and management of chemicals, as called for in Chapter 19 of Agenda 21. The Implementation Plan describes how Nicaragua will fulfil its obligations under the Convention to eliminate POP sources and manage POPs contaminated sites in an environmentally sound manner. |
| GEF Project Grant | 453,850 USD |
| GEF Grant | 453,850 USD |
| Cofinancing Total | 35,000 USD |
| Project Cost | 488,850 USD |
| GEF Agency Fees | 54,000 USD |
| Cofinancing Total (CEO Endo.) | 500,000 USD |
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