Demonstration of a Regional Approach to Environmentally Sound Management of PCB Liquid Wastes and Transformers and Capacitors Containing PCBs

To reduce environmental and human health risks from PCBs releases through the introduction of cost-effective environmentally sound management (ESM) to PCB oils, equipment and wastes held by electrical utilities in participating countries of the region

Financial mechanism
GEF
Date of approval
Status
Completed
URL
https://www.thegef.org/projects-operations/projects/2770
Countries
Togo,
Chad,
Senegal,
Niger,
Mauritania,
Mali,
Morocco,
Guinea-Bissau,
Guinea,
Djibouti,
Côte d'Ivoire,
Benin,
Burkina Faso
Managing organisations
The Basel Convention Regional Centre in Dakar and UNOPS
Implementing organisations
UNEP
Project ID
2770
GEF project type
Full size
GEF project phase
GEF - 4
GEF Cofinancing
$9.638.942
GEF project grant
$4.889.399
Executing Agencies
The Basel Convention Regional Centre in Dakar and UNOPS