Detail of GEF Project #375

GEF Project ID	375
UNDP PMIS ID	391
Funding Source	GEF Trust Fund
Project Name	Building Capacity in Sub-Saharan Africa to Respond to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
Country	Regional
Region	Regional
Focal Area	Climate Change
Operational Program	EA
Approval Date	1992-12-01
GEF Agency Approval Date	1995-01-27
Project Status	IA Approved
GEF Agency	UNDP
Executing Agency	United Nations Office for Projects Services
Description	Project launches a systematic inventory of Africa's greenhouse gas sources and sinks, develops Africa's indigenous capacity to carry out studies and projects, identifies carbon offset projects in energy and forestry sectors, and seeks to procure private sector resources for some of these initiatives. Small set of pre-proposals developed through project will be selected for final documentation in each country where project operates: Kenya, Zimbabwe, Ghana and Mali.
Implementation Status	The project activities are completed. Final workshop held in Accra, Ghana in July 1998 where the results of all the activities were presented and reviewed satisfactorily. Final evaluation mission in October 1998 concluded that project had successfully achieved all objectives. Results were presented at the COP4 meeting in Buenos Aires in November 1998 and were very well received by all participants.
GEF Project Grant	2,000,000 USD
GEF Grant	2,000,000 USD
Project Cost	2,000,000 USD
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