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Detail of GEF Project #4569
| GEF Project ID | 4569 |
| Funding Source | GEF Trust Fund |
| Project Name | Improve the Health and Environment of Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) Communities by Reducing Mercury Emissions and Promoting Sound Chemical Management |
| Country | Regional |
| Region | Africa |
| Focal Area | POPs |
| Approval Date | 2011-08-16 |
| GEF Agency Approval Date | 2011-12-14 |
| Project Status | IA Approved |
| GEF Agency | UNIDO |
| Executing Agency | |
| Description | Reduce the impacts of mercury on human health and the environment of artisanal gold mining communities in Burkina Faso, Mali and Senegal by promoting sound chemical management and strengthening local and national capacity to effectively reduce mercury use, emissions and exposure. This will also contribute to reducing global use and emissions from the ASGM sector, currently the world’s largest demand for mercury |
| GEF Project Grant | 990,000 USD |
| GEF Grant | 990,000 USD |
| Cofinancing Total | 2,450,000 USD |
| Project Cost | 3,440,000 USD |
| GEF Agency Fees | 99,000 USD |
| GEF Project Grant (CEO Appr.) | 990,000 USD |
| Cofinancing Total (CEO Appr.) | 2,450,000 USD |
| Project Cost (CEO Appr.) | 3,440,000 USD |
| GEF Agency Fees (CEO Appr.) | 99,000 USD |
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