Strengthening the Implementation of National Biosafety Frameworks in Southern Africa (SINBF)

The project seeks to strengthen institutional, infrastructural, human & regulatory biosafety capacities of the Governments of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Madagascar and Namibia in the implementation of NBFs in support of the CPB and (its) Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability & Redress. <br>
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The project will achieve this by (i) building on existing national biosafety baselines to strengthen regulatory, institutional, infrastructural and human capacities of the participating countries in the implementation of National Biosafety Frameworks (NBFs); (ii) Promoting cooperative measures in the implementation of NBFs across the three countries (iii) Stimulating regional dialogues on biosafety and effective cooperation on technical tools and relevant support for the safe use and transboundary movement of Living Modified Organisms (LMOs).<br>

Financial mechanism
GEF
Date of approval
Status
Project approved
Countries
Managing organisations
Regional Agricultural and Environmental Innovations Africa (RAEIN-Africa), Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (CONGO DR)
Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (MADAGASCAR)
and the Biosafety Council of the National Commissio
Implementing organisations
UNEP
Project ID
10584
GEF project type
Full size
GEF project phase
GEF - 7
GEF Cofinancing
$9.000.000
GEF project grant
$2.858.390
Executing Agencies
Regional Agricultural and Environmental Innovations Africa (RAEIN-Africa), Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (CONGO DR); Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (MADAGASCAR); and the Biosafety Council of the National Commission on Research, Science and Technology of Namibia (NCRST), NAMIBIA)