Development of Mercury Risk Management Approaches in Latin America

To strengthen the capacity of participating LAC countries (Argentina, Cuba, Ecuador, Peru, Nicaragua and Uruguay) to identify mercury sources and the priority actions to be undertaken.
Financial mechanism
GEF
Date of approval
Status
Project approved
URL
https://www.thegef.org/projects-operations/projects/5494
Countries
Argentina,
Ecuador,
Nicaragua,
Peru,
Uruguay
Managing organisations
Basel Convention Coordinating Centre-Stockholm Convention Regional Centre for Latin America and the Caribbean Region (BCCC-SCRC) (herein
the Uruguay Centre
Implementing organisations
UNEP
Project ID
5494
GEF project type
Medium size
GEF project phase
GEF - 5
GEF Cofinancing
$2.894.434
GEF project grant
$916.000