To assist Madagascar to put in place a functional and transparent national biosafety framework, in accordance with national development priorities, and to fulfill its obligations as a Party to the Cartagena Protocol, and other related international instruments.<br>
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Specific objectives are to: <br>
1: Assist Madagascar to integrate and incorporate biosafety issues in national programmes and/or strategies on sustainable development. <br>
2: Assist Madagascar to establish and consolidate a fully functional and responsive regulatory regime, in line with the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) and national needs and priorities.<br>
3: Assist Madagascar to establish and consolidate an operational and transparent national system related to administration of requests, including risk assessment and decision-making in the management of biosafety. <br>
4: Assist Madagascar to establish and consolidate a coordinated and collaborative monitoring and enforcement system.<br>
5: Assist Madagascar to establish and consolidate a functional national system for public awareness, education, participation, and access to information
BS Support for Implementation of the National Biosafety Framework of Madagascar
Financial mechanism
GEF
Date of approval
Status
Project approved
Countries
Managing organisations
Ministry of Env
Forest and Tourism
Implementing organisations
UNEP
Project ID
3335
GEF project type
Medium size
GEF project phase
GEF - 4
GEF Cofinancing
$290.000
GEF project grant
$613.850
Executing Agencies
Ministry of Env, Forest and Tourism