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Detail of GEF Project #4998
| GEF Project ID | 4998 |
| UNDP PMIS ID | 5084 |
| Funding Source | GEF Trust Fund |
| Project Name | Environmental Sound Life-Cycle Management of Mercury Containing Products and their Wastes |
| Country | Uruguay |
| Region | Latin America and Caribbean |
| Focal Area | POPs |
| PIF Approval Date | 2012-06-14 |
| PPG Approval Date | 2012-07-16 |
| Approval Date | 2012-06-14 |
| Project Status | PIF Approved |
| GEF Agency | UNDP |
| Executing Agency | National Environment Directorate (DINAMA) |
| Description | Protect human health and the environment from Mercury releases originating from the intentional use of mercury in products and the unsound management and disposal of such products, by i) Strengthening the regulatory and policy framework for the sound LCM of mercury containing products and their wastes; ii) Phasing-out and phasing-down mercury containing devices and products by introducing mercury-free alternatives or products with a lower Mercury content, iii) Improving national capacity (technical, financial, private sector) to make LCM of Mercury containing products technically and economically feasible. |
| PPG Amount | 35,000 USD |
| GEF Project Grant | 700,000 USD |
| GEF Grant | 735,000 USD |
| Cofinancing Total | 2,595,700 USD |
| Project Cost | 3,330,700 USD |
| GEF Agency Fees | 70,000 USD |
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