Clean and Healthy Ocean Integrated Program (CHO-IP)

To address marine hypoxic zones by curbing coastal pollution from agriculture, industrial and municipal sources through policy and regulatory measures and infrastructure investments combined with nature-based solutions. In doing so, the program will foster the enabling environment to advance countries' efforts toward sustainable blue economy goals.

Financial mechanism

GEF

Status

Concept approved

URL

https://www.thegef.org/projects-operations/projects/11349

Countries

Viet Nam,

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of),

Saint Kitts and Nevis,

Jordan,

Grenada

Project ID

11349

GEF project type

PFD

GEF project phase

GEF - 8

Executing Agencies

Department of Water Resources Management (VietNam)Ministry of Water and Irrigation (MWI) (Jordan); Global Water Partnership (GWP) (Global Coordination Project); The Nature Conservancy (St. Kitts and Nevis); Ministry of Environment (Peru); Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (SADER) (Mexico); FAO (Global Coordination Project); EBRD (Global Coordination Project); Audubon Americas (Panama); NAFIN Sustainable Fund (Mexico); The Nature Conservancy (Grenada); Maldives National University (MNU) (on behalf of Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Technology) (Maldives); Pollution Control Department, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Thailand); Cartagena Convention Secretariat ( Trinidad and Tobago); CAF (Global Coordination Project); Aqaba Development Corporation (ADC) (Jordan); ADB (Global Coordination Project); Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (MEDD) (Madagascar); Ministry of Environment (Sri Lanka); Solid Waste Management Company of Trinidad & Tobago (SWMCOL) (Trinidad and Tobago); UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) (Global Coordination Project); Ministry of Environment (Moldova); Audubon Panama (Panama); Ministry of Popular Power for Ecosocialism (MINEC) (Venezuela)