ID: GEF-11049 Ongoing

Circular and POPs-free Plastics in Africa

Timeline

0% - To be confirmed

Objective

Reduce the import, production and use of POPs in plastic-containing products in the automobile, construction and electronics sectors, and the generation of uPOPs

Co-financing:

$ 79,882,669

Project Grant:

$ 11,000,000

Total Value:

$ 90,882,669

Portfolio:

Chemicals & Waste

Country:

Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe

Partners:

Technology Transfer for the African Region, Nigeria (BCCC Nigeria); Ministry of Environment, Kenya; National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency, Nigeria; Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, South Africa; National Environmental Management Agency, Uganda; Environmental Management Agency, Zimbabwe

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.