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Detail of GEF Project #2753
| GEF Project ID | 2753 |
| Funding Source | GEF Trust Fund |
| Project Name | Participatory Coastal Zone Restoration and Sustainable Management in the Eastern Province of Post-Tsunami Sri Lanka |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Region | Asia and the Pacific |
| Focal Area | Multi Focal Area |
| Operational Program | 15; SPA |
| Pipeline Entry Date | 2005-05-19 |
| PDF-B Approval Date | 2005-05-19 |
| Approval Date | 2006-08-01 |
| CEO Endorsement Date | 2007-12-27 |
| Project Status | Under Implementation |
| GEF Agency | IFAD |
| Executing Agency | Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, IUCN-Sri Lanka |
| Description | This grant is fully blended in the IFAD loan entitled, “Post Tsunami Coastal Restoration and Coastal Communities Resource Management Programme.” The long-term goal of the project is to rehabilitate tsunami-affected ecosystems in Sri Lanka to provide full ecosystem services including adaptation against extreme climatic events. The project development objective is to mainstream restoration and management conservation of globally important ecosystems affected by the tsunami into the reconstruction process to support sustainable livelihoods and reduce vulnerability to climate change along the East Coast of Sri Lanka.The project design is founded on overcoming three key barriers to the restoration of coastal ecosystems – that technical knowledge for low-cost restoration methods is not present on the island; that environmental issues have been given low priority during the tsunami relief and reconstruction programme; and that those processes leading |
| Implementation Status | Project grant included in GEF AUG06 Work Programme and CEO Approved. Project submitted for CEO Endorsement in June 2007. Following GEF Secretariat recommendations (Review Sheet), the project document is now being revised and updated to align it to the new GEF 4 focal area strategies and priorities, focusing in particular on the integration of the adaptation to climate change activities with all measures implemented under the land degradation component. The new project brief will also reflect the updated templates and project cycle. Resubmission is planned for October 2007. |
| PDF B Amount | 350,000 USD |
| GEF Project Grant | 6,919,920 USD |
| GEF Grant | 7,269,920 USD |
| Cofinancing Total | 7,569,450 USD |
| Project Cost | 14,839,400 USD |
| GEF Agency Fees | 654,292 USD |
| GEF Project (CEO Endo.) | 6,919,920 USD |
| Cofinancing Total (CEO Endo.) | 7,569,450 USD |
| Project Cost (CEO Endo.) | 14,839,400 USD |
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