PDF funded a joint petroleum industry/government planning seminar, and associated follow-up work to prepare a project designing national and sub-regional contingency plans for oil spill containment and treatment to respond to spills of differing size, location and degree of threat; provision of basic training and equipment to execute plans at the national and sub-regional levels; design of mechanisms to ensure financial and operational sustainability.

Project Details

GEF Project ID
533
Country
Regional
Implementing Agencies
The World Bank
Approval FY
1998
Status
Completed
Region
Regional
Executing Agencies
Indian Ocean Commission
GEF Period
GEF - 2
Project Type
Full-size Project
Focal Areas
Funding Source
GEF Trust Fund

Financials

USD
Co-financing Total
1,485,000
GEF Project Grant
3,152,000

Timeline

Concept Approved
01 Jul 1998
Project Approved for Implementation
23 Nov 1998
Project Closed
06 Jan 2006