Ecosystem-Based Adaptation Targeting Vulnerable Communities of the Upper Guinea Region
Project Summary
To reduce the vulnerability of local communities in the Upper Niger River Basin to the additional risks posed by climate change and build their general resilience through an ecosystem-based approach that focuses on watersheds, land-use practices and adaptive capacity.
Project Details
| GEF Project ID | 5382 |
| Project Type | Full-size Project |
| Status | Project Approved |
| Country | Guinea |
| Region | |
| Focal Areas | |
| Funding Source | Least Developed Countries Fund |
| Implementing Agencies | United Nations Development Programme |
| Executing Agencies | Ministry of Environment, Water and Forests |
| GEF Period: | GEF - 5 |
| Approval Fiscal Year: | 2014 |
Financials
| Project Preparation Grant Amount | 200,000 USD |
| GEF Project Grant | 8,000,000 USD |
| Co-financing Total | 114,180,000 USD |
| GEF Agency Fees | 760,000 USD |
| Total Cost | 122,380,000.00 USD |
Project Timeline
Received by GEF
05 Apr 2013
Preparation Grant Approved
29 May 2013
Concept Approved
02 Jul 2013
Project Approved for Implementation
02 Mar 2016
Project closed