ID: GEF-9276 Completed

Regional Project on the Development of National Action Plans for the Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining in Africa

Timeline

100% Complete

Start Date:

30 November 2016

End Date:

30 June 2022

Objective

Development of National Action Plans to reduce the use of mercury and mercury compounds in, and the emissions and releases to the environment of mercury from, artisanal and small-scale gold mining and processing is facilitated by the use of scientific and technical knowledge and tools by national stakeholders in participating countries.

Co-financing:

$ 50,000

Project Grant:

$ 4,000,000

Total Value:

$ 4,050,000

Portfolio:

Chemicals & Waste

Country:

Burundi, Central African Republic (CAR), Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Swaziland, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Partners:

The Africa Institute, UNEP Chemicals and Ministries of Environment of participating countries

Implementing Agencies:

UNEP

Project Contact:

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Project Documents:

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The Global Environment Facility (GEF) is a multilateral fund dedicated to confronting biodiversity loss, climate change, pollution, and strains on land and ocean health. Over the past three decades, the GEF has provided more than $22 billion in financing and mobilized another $120 billion for more than 5,000 national and regional projects.