Establishment of PCB Waste Management and Disposal System
Project Summary
The main objective of this 5 year project is to fully develop Brazil’s capability to manage and dispose of PCB oils, PCB containing equipment and other PCB waste in a sustainable manner in order to achieve timely compliance with the Stockholm Convention requirements for PCB management, and to minimize risk of PCB exposure to the population and the environment.
Project Details
| GEF Project ID | 3282 |
| Project Type | Full-size Project |
| Status | Project Approved |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | |
| Focal Areas | |
| Funding Source | GEF Trust Fund |
| Implementing Agencies | United Nations Development Programme |
| Executing Agencies | Ministry of Environment (MMA) |
| GEF Period: | GEF - 4 |
| Approval Fiscal Year: | 2008 |
Project Documents
Financials
| Project Preparation Grant Amount | 162,000 USD |
| GEF Project Grant | 4,700,000 USD |
| Co-financing Total | 11,390,000 USD |
| GEF Agency Fees | 486,200 USD |
| Total Cost | 16,252,000.00 USD |
Project Timeline
Received by GEF
30 Oct 2006
Preparation Grant Approved
12 Jun 2008
Concept Approved
01 Apr 2008
Project Approved for Implementation
01 Jul 2009
Project closed
