ID: GEF-10810 Ongoing

Eliminating mercury skin lightening products

Timeline

77% Complete

Start Date:

3 July 2022

End Date:

30 April 2026

Objective

Reduce the risk of exposure to mercury-added skin lightening products

Co-financing:

$ 14,953,401

Project Grant:

$ 2,000,000

Total Value:

$ 16,953,401

Portfolio:

Chemicals & Waste

Country:

Gabon, Jamaica, Sri Lanka

Partners:

World Health Organization (WHO); Biodiversity Research Institute (BRI)

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.