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Detail of GEF Project #2819
| GEF Project ID | 2819 |
| Funding Source | GEF Trust Fund |
| Project Name | Implementation of the National Biosafety Framework of Cambodia |
| Country | Cambodia |
| Region | Asia and the Pacific |
| Focal Area | Biodiversity |
| Operational Program | 1; 2; 3; 4; 13 |
| Approval Date | 2006-03-03 |
| GEF Agency Approval Date | 2006-07-11 |
| Project Completion Date | 2010-06-01 |
| Project Status | Project Completion |
| GEF Agency | UNEP |
| Executing Agency | Ministry of Environment |
| Description | The goal of the project is to assist the Royal Government of Cambodia to put in place a workable and transparent national biosafety framework, in line with national development priorities, Agenda 21 and the CBD. Specific objectives are to assist the country to: - establish and consolidate a fully functional and responsive regulatory regime in line with Cartagena Protocol and national needs and priorities. - establish and consolidate a functional national system for handling requests, carry out risk assessment decision-making and administrative tasks. - establish and consolidate a functional national system for "follow-up" activities such as monitoring of risk exposure and environmental effects, and strengthening of enforcement mechanisms, institutions and procedures. - establish and consolidate a functional national biosafety system for public awareness, education, participation, and access to information. |
| Implementation Status | Project in appraisal. |
| GEF Project Grant | 641,280 USD |
| GEF Grant | 641,280 USD |
| Cofinancing Total | 459,125 USD |
| Project Cost | 1,100,400 USD |
| GEF Agency Fees | 57,715 USD |
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