The project will promote holistic approaches to integrated watershed and ecosystem management based on participatory and community-based strategies in the transboundary drylands. In particular, it will promote sustainable use of globally significant biodiversity and the sustainable use of land and water at the watershed level. It will also strengthen and improve the management of existing protected areas. Moreover, the project will develop flexible land and water management strategies adapted to the variable natural conditions. It will ensure transfer of best practices and lessons learnt between the different watersheds, and also ascertain that socially and culturally acceptable approaches that are economically viable, to land and water management and improved watershed management will be disseminated throughout the transboundary area.

Project Details

GEF Project ID
1022
Country
Regional
Implementing Agencies
United Nations Environment Programme
Approval FY
2005
Status
Completed
Region
Regional
Executing Agencies
United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
GEF Period
GEF - 3
Project Type
Full-size Project
Funding Source
GEF Trust Fund

Financials

USD
Co-financing Total
9,927,410
GEF Project Grant
5,000,000
GEF Agency Fees
382,000

Timeline

Received by GEF
07 Oct 1999
Concept Approved
01 May 2004
Project Approved for Implementation
15 Aug 2005
Project Closed
23 Sep 2018