The project has three principal objectives. First, enhance the capacity of each of the participating countries to implement the Convention by facilitating the establishment of a national institution and process for the development of a strategy to implement the Convention. Second, enhance the capacity of four regional partner institutions to play the major role in carrying out the first objective. Third, create an informal training network to allow the sharing of training resources developed by other programmes and institutions.

Project Details

GEF Project ID
299
Country
Global
Implementing Agencies
United Nations Development Programme
Approval FY
1996
Status
Completed
Region
Global
Executing Agencies
United Nations Institute for Training and Research UNITAR
GEF Period
GEF - 1
Project Type
Enabling Activity
Focal Areas
Funding Source
GEF Trust Fund

Financials

USD
Co-financing Total
2,013,000
GEF Project Grant
2,700,000

Timeline

Concept Approved
01 May 1995
Project Approved for Implementation
25 Mar 1996
Project Closed
30 Dec 2004