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Detail of GEF Project #666
| GEF Project ID | 666 |
| IBRD PO ID | 70219 |
| Funding Source | GEF Trust Fund |
| Project Name | Coastal Zone Management along the Gulf of Aden |
| Country | Yemen |
| Region | Asia and the Pacific |
| Focal Area | Biodiversity |
| Operational Program | 2 |
| PDF-A Approval Date | 1998-01-23 |
| Approval Date | 1999-06-09 |
| GEF Agency Approval Date | 1999-08-31 |
| Project Status | IA Approved |
| Executing Agency | Environmental Protection Council |
| Description | The project is designed to contribute to the conservation of globally significant coastal and marine biodiversity in threatened pilot sizeable sections of the coastal zone along the Gulf of Aden by promoting an effective and replicable integrated coastal zone management process including the establishment of coastal and marine protected areas based on a strong participation of all the coastal users. In doing so, the project will complement on going initiatives such as the regional SAP project and the Socotra Archipelago conservation project and is expected to develop an operational enabling framework for coastal and marine biodiversity conservation through CZM in Yemen which will pave the way for the development of a broader program of this kind in the country. |
| Implementation Status | The management plan are in the final stages of preparation and they will be reviewed by the project team and by the Bank in May 2005. The closing date has been extended for six months until June 30, 3005 in order to insure the outstanding issues are addressed and that the activity is satisfactorily completed. |
| PDF A Amount | 25,000 USD |
| GEF Project Grant | 725,000 USD |
| GEF Grant | 750,000 USD |
| Cofinancing Total | 540,000 USD |
| Project Cost | 1,290,000 USD |
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