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Detail of GEF Project #767
| GEF Project ID | 767 |
| UNDP PMIS ID | 1845 |
| IBRD PO ID | 70252 |
| Funding Source | GEF Trust Fund |
| Project Name | Reversal of Land and Water Degradation Trends in the Lake Chad Basin Ecosystem |
| Country | Regional |
| Region | Africa |
| Focal Area | International Waters |
| Operational Program | 9 |
| PDF-B Approval Date | 1995-08-14 |
| PDF-C Approval Date | 2000-02-02 |
| Approval Date | 2000-02-01 |
| CEO Endorsement Date | 2003-01-15 |
| GEF Agency Approval Date | 2003-01-21 |
| Project Completion Date | 2008-12-20 |
| Project Status | Project Closure |
| Executing Agency | UNDESA |
| Description | The extensive Lake Chad Basin is experiencing progressive degradation as processes of desertification and environmental change are accelerated by human demands for the natural resources of the Basin - principally land and water. The riparian countries are unable to overcome the barriers preventing the joint management of the water and environemntal resources of the basin and to address the aggregate impacts of conflicting demands. The stated long term objective of this project is to achieve global environmental benefits through improved management of the basin. Existing barriers will be overcome by enhancing collaboration and capacity building, by improving the knowledge of the natural systems, by testing solutions and new participatory approaches through on the ground demonstrations, and by identifying, and agreeing on, the main transboundary problems and related remediation/preventive actions (TDA/SAP). The project foresees a second stage, or follow up project, dedicated to the implementation of agreed measures (SAP). This program will concentrate on the transboundary elements of the long term Lake Chad Basin Strategic Plan already developed and agreed upon by the riparian countries, member states of the Lake Chad Basin Commission. |
| Implementation Status | A supervision mission was conducted from January 12-20, 2004. During the mission LCBC has established its GEF project team, to work closely with the Project Management Unit on all technical, managerial, institutional, regional coordination and policy aspects of the project. LCBC/PMU will complete the work plan and budget 2004, and the procurement plan 2004, organize the first meeting of the Project Steering Committee and prepare the Project launch workshop. ToR for the Institutional Audit of LCBC will be prepared. Lessons learnt from the institutional audit of the Niger Basin Authority will be incorporated. The planned activities for the Waza-Logone pilot project will be re-aligned with the ground realities, within the overall budget for this project component. |
| PDF B Amount | 347,000 USD |
| PDF C Amount | 346,500 USD |
| GEF Project Grant | 9,600,000 USD |
| GEF Grant | 10,293,500 USD |
| Cofinancing Total | 3,130,000 USD |
| Project Cost | 13,423,500 USD |
| GEF Agency Fees | 1,457,460 USD |
| GEF Project (CEO Endo.) | 9,600,000 USD |
| Cofinancing Total (CEO Endo.) | 9,328,900 USD |
| Project Cost (CEO Endo.) | 19,622,400 USD |
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