Detail of GEF Project #369

GEF Project ID	369
UNDP PMIS ID	70
Funding Source	GEF Trust Fund
Project Name	Building Capacity in the Maghreb to Respond to the Challenges and Opportunities Created by National Response to the Framework Convention on Climate Change
Country	Regional
Region	Regional
Focal Area	Climate Change
Operational Program	EA
Approval Date	1993-05-01
GEF Agency Approval Date	1994-12-26
Project Status	IA Approved
GEF Agency	UNDP
Executing Agency	Government of Morocco (on behalf of the Governments of Algeria, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia)
Description	The project takes a regional approach to increase capacity for meeting UN Framework Convention on Climate Change objectives, focusing initially on the Maghreb countries. Identifies and strengthens capacities of selected regional and sub-regional organizations, develops indigenous capacity to independently identify cost-effective greenhouse gas strategies, seeks to leverage private sector investments, and builds on national programmes to develop data of GHG sources and sinks.
Implementation Status	Draft independent mid-term evaluation report prepared Apr. 2000.
GEF Project Grant	2,500,000 USD
GEF Grant	2,500,000 USD
Project Cost	2,500,000 USD
Project Documents	Project Proposal