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.
Timeline
100% Complete
30 November 2016
30 June 2022
Objective
$ 50,000
$ 4,000,000
$ 4,050,000
Burundi, Central African Republic (CAR), Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Swaziland, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
The Africa Institute, UNEP Chemicals and Ministries of Environment of participating countries
UNEP
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.