ID: GEF-11540 Ongoing

Monitoring of POPs and mercury under the Stockholm and Minamata Conventions in the Latin American Region

Timeline

0% - To be confirmed

Objective

To strengthen regional capacity for the sustainable monitoring of chemicals (POPs and Mercury), to support the effectiveness evaluation of the Stockholm Convention and the implementation of the mechanism of the Minamata Convention.

Co-financing:

$ 12,295,935

Project Grant:

$ 4,000,000

Total Value:

$ 16,295,935

Portfolio:

Chemicals & Waste

Country:

Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay

Partners:

Basel and Stockholm conventions Regional Centre in Uruguay

Implementing Agencies:

UNEP

Project Contact:

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Project Documents:

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The Global Environment Facility (GEF) includes several multilateral funds working together to address the planet's most pressing challenges in an integrated way. Over the past three decades, the GEF has provided more than $26 billion in financing, primarily as grants, and mobilized another $148 billion for country-driven priority projects.