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Detail of GEF Project #2173
| GEF Project ID | 2173 |
| Funding Source | GEF Trust Fund |
| Project Name | Sustainable Land Use Planning for Integrated Land and Water Management for Disaster Preparedness and Vulnerability Reduction in the Lower Limpopo Basin |
| Country | Regional |
| Region | Regional |
| Focal Area | Land Degradation |
| Operational Program | 15 |
| PDF-A Approval Date | 2001-12-14 |
| Approval Date | 2004-06-15 |
| GEF Agency Approval Date | 2004-08-31 |
| Project Completion Date | 2007-09-30 |
| Project Status | Project Closure |
| GEF Agency | UNEP |
| Executing Agency | United Nations Human Settlements Program (Un-Habitat) |
| Description | The goal of the project is to promote participatory land use planning for sustainable land management in the Lower Limpopo River Basin in order to reduce the impact of floods on land, ecosystems and human settlements. In order to meet its goal, the project has two objectives: 1. to lessen land degradation and minimize the risk of losing life and damage to biodiversity in future flood events through a regional action plan; and 2. to reduce the vulnerability of communities living in flood prone areas and preserve biodiversity through participatory land use planning for sustainable land management. |
| Implementation Status | Almost all project activities have been carried out and even some additional ones, not included in the original project document, linked to the late inclusion of Botswana into the initiative, the implementation of physical demonstrative activities as a result of the participatory planning exercises conducted at the community level, and the preparation of a project website. It is worth enhancing that the integration of Botswana was instrumental to get a strong participation of all riparian countries into the initiative, in particular an official involvement of the Limpopo Basin Permanent Technical Committee (LBPTC), which conducted to a successful drafting of the LBSP. Furthermore, the implementation of priority interventions allowed a community involvement from the planning up to the execution of activities. Pending national and sub-regional reports were all received, including a small mapping atlas, which then underwent further editing for final future publication. |
| PDF A Amount | 25,000 USD |
| GEF Project Grant | 970,000 USD |
| GEF Grant | 995,000 USD |
| Cofinancing Total | 1,827,500 USD |
| Project Cost | 2,822,500 USD |
| GEF Agency Fees | 146,000 USD |
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