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Detail of GEF Project #2596
| GEF Project ID | 2596 |
| IBRD PO ID | 92509 |
| Funding Source | GEF Trust Fund |
| Project Name | Ghana Urban Transport |
| Country | Ghana |
| Region | Africa |
| Focal Area | Climate Change |
| Operational Program | 11 |
| Pipeline Entry Date | 2005-01-11 |
| PDF-B Approval Date | 2005-01-11 |
| Approval Date | 2006-06-09 |
| CEO Endorsement Date | 2007-05-15 |
| GEF Agency Approval Date | 2007-06-21 |
| Project Status | Under Implementation |
| Executing Agency | Ministry of Road Transport, Government of Ghana |
| Description | The project objective is to enhance mobility and affordability of bus transport services in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA) in a socially and environmentally sustainable manner. The project would focus on: (a) strengthening policy, institutional, and regulatory framework for managing, coordinating, planning and monitoring urban transport services in GAMA; (b) facilitating person movement on major corridors through a combination of traffic management and implementation of bus rapid transport (BRT) system; and (c) monitoring and evaluation of local and global environmental benefits. |
| PDF B Amount | 350,000 USD |
| GEF Project Grant | 7,000,000 USD |
| GEF Grant | 7,350,000 USD |
| Cofinancing Total | 29,000,000 USD |
| Project Cost | 36,350,000 USD |
| GEF Agency Fees | 661,500 USD |
| GEF Project (CEO Endo.) | 7,000,000 USD |
| Cofinancing Total (CEO Endo.) | 83,000,000 USD |
| Project Cost (CEO Endo.) | 90,350,000 USD |
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