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Detail of GEF Project #400
| GEF Project ID | 400 |
| UNDP PMIS ID | 258 |
| Funding Source | GEF Trust Fund |
| Project Name | Conservation and Sustainable Use of Dryland Agro-Biodiversity of the Fertile Crescent |
| Country | Regional |
| Region | Asia and the Pacific |
| Focal Area | Biodiversity |
| Operational Program | 1 |
| PDF-B Approval Date | 1997-11-01 |
| Approval Date | 1997-11-01 |
| CEO Endorsement Date | 1998-10-08 |
| GEF Agency Approval Date | 1999-03-23 |
| Project Completion Date | 2005-06-30 |
| Project Status | Project Completion |
| GEF Agency | UNDP |
| Executing Agency | The International Center for Agri. Research in the Dry Areas |
| Description | The overall, long term global objective of the project is to ensure the continuous availability of agro-biodiversity in the Fertile Crescent that is essential, not only to the sustainable development of agriculture in that region, but also for global food security and production. |
| Implementation Status | Jordan: The project was operationally closed in June 2005. The project has finalized its outputs and transferred its responsibilities to the staff and management of the National Center for Agricultural Research and Technology Transfer (NCARTT). |
| PDF B Amount | 52,000 USD |
| GEF Project Grant | 8,180,000 USD |
| GEF Grant | 8,232,000 USD |
| Cofinancing Total | 10,293,000 USD |
| Project Cost | 18,525,000 USD |
| GEF Project (CEO Endo.) | 8,124,000 USD |
| Cofinancing Total (CEO Endo.) | 29,598,000 USD |
| Project Cost (CEO Endo.) | 37,774,000 USD |
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