Addressing Barriers to the Adoption of Improved Charcoal Production Technologies and Sustainable Land Management Practices through an Integrated Approach
Project Summary
To secure multiple environmental benefits by addressing the twin challenges of unsustainable utilisation of biomass for charcoal and poor land management practices common in Uganda’s Woodlands.
Project Details
| GEF Project ID | 4644 |
| Project Type | Full-size Project |
| Status | Project Approved |
| Country | Uganda |
| Region | |
| Focal Areas | |
| Funding Source | GEF Trust Fund |
| Implementing Agencies | United Nations Development Programme |
| Executing Agencies | Implementing partner: Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (MEMD)Other partners: Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE), National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO), Uganda National Council of Science and Technology (UNCST) |
| GEF Period: | GEF - 5 |
| Approval Fiscal Year: | 2012 |
Financials
| Project Preparation Grant Amount | 100,000 USD |
| GEF Project Grant | 3,480,000 USD |
| Co-financing Total | 14,662,108 USD |
| GEF Agency Fees | 348,000 USD |
| Total Cost | 18,242,108.00 USD |
Project Timeline
Received by GEF
06 Sep 2011
Preparation Grant Approved
19 Oct 2011
Concept Approved
31 Oct 2011
Project Approved for Implementation
15 Dec 2013
Project closed