UNIDO Nigeria Minamata Convention Initial Assessment in the Federal Republic of Nigeria MIA 1,000,000 182,000 UNIDO Vietnam Minamata Convention Initial Assessment in Vietnam MIA 500,000 47,000 UNIDO Minamata Convention Initial Assessment (MIA) in the Republic of MIA 200,000 50,200 UNEP Regional (Ethiopia, Gambia, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia) Development of Minamata Convention on Mercury Initial Assessment in Africa MIA 913,242 1,129,943 UNEP Regional (Cambodia, Philippines, Pakistan) Development of Minamata Initial Assessment in Three Asian Countries MIA 730,594 1,702,084 UNEP Regional (Bolivia, Chile, Dominican Republic, Paraguay) Development of Minamata Initial Assessment in LAC MIA 730,594 935,000
Medium-Sized Projects Agency Country GEF Grant ($) Co-financing ($) UNIDO Argentina Preparatory Project to Facilitate the Implementation of the Legally Binding Instrument on Mercury (Minamata Convention) in Argentina to Protect Health and the Environment 350,000 530,000 UNEP China Pilot project on the development of a mercury inventory in China 1,000,000 3,146,265 UNIDO China Reduction of Mercury Emissions and Promotion of Sound Chemical Management in Zinc Smelting Operations 990,000 4,000,000 UNDP Honduras Environmental Sound Management of Mercury and Mercury Containing Products and their Wastes in Artisanal Small-scale Gold Mining and Healthcare 1,300,000 3,960,000 UNEP Kyrgyz Republic Reducing global and environmental risks from primary mercury mining in Khaidarkan the Kyrgyz Republic 944,000 3,007,000 UNDP Kyrgyz Republic Protect Human Health and the Environment from Unintentional Releases of POPs and Mercury from the Unsound Disposal of Healthcare Waste in Kyrgyzstan 120,000 360,000 UNIDO Mongolia Reduce Exposure of Mercury to Human Health and the Environment by Promoting Sound Chemical Management in Mongolia 600,000 1,569,000 UNIDO Philippines Improve the Health and Environment of Artisanal Gold Mining Communities in the Philippines by Reducing Mercury Emissions 550,000 1,081,070 UNEP Russian Federation Pilot Project on the Development of Mercury Inventory in the Russian Federation (RF) 1,000,000 3,418,969 UNDP Uruguay Environmental Sound Life-Cycle Management of Mercury Containing Products and their Wastes 700,000 2,959,700 Agency Country Title GEF Grant ($) Co-financing ($)
Annex 8: List of Mercury Projects Supported by SGP in GEF-5 Country Grantee Name Project Title Duration GEF Grant ($) Co-financing ($) Belarus Lubcha village council Implementation of energy-efficient street lighting technologies in Lubcha settlement, Novogrudsk district 12/2014- 2/2016 49,437 34,357 Sustainable Development Institute Building capacities of society organizations to synergize and support the implementation of the global environmental conventions through the promotion of best practices and knowledge fairs 9/2013- 5/2015 43,300 36,000 Ukraine NGO "Ecosystem" Demonstration and implementation of mechanism for mercury-vapour lamps neutralization in Lugansk region 7/2013- 4/2014 49,625 57,202 Belarus Gizhenka village Council, Slavgorod district Introduction of energy saving technologies street lighting to improve the quality of life of Gizhenka rural community Slavgorod district 9/2013- 8/2014 31,445 7,276 Nepal Centre for Public Health and Environmental Development Awareness Raising and for elimination of POPs and its sources from Nepal 11/2012- 5/2015 49,918 73,048 China Grassroots Community (Shanghai Zhabei District Re Ai Jia Yuan Youth Community Volunteers Association) Community-based Mercury-contained Waste Investigation and Recycling 10/2012- 11/2013 6,125 7,387 Ukraine Western Ukrainian regional training centre Demonstrating a model for mercury-vapour lamps collection and utilization in small towns of Ukraine 04/2012- 03/2013 41,000 46,080 Ukraine Agency of Social Development Implementation of mechanism for mercury-vapour lamps neutralization 04/2012- 02/2013 49,998 49,399 Malaysia The electrical and electronics association of Malaysia Knowledge enhancement of the community through capacity building for the protection of the environment and community health for mercury containing products in the lighting industry in Malaysia 11/2012- 01/2014 20,000 4,600
Macedonia Regional centre for sustainable development, Kratovo Kriva Palanka Energy efficient municipality – a successful municipality 02/2012- 01/2013 18,277 17,853 Mozambique ASSOCIACAO Promocao de praticas sustentaveis de exploracao artesanal de ouro no distrito de manica 06/2012- 05/2013 21,540 6,852 Tajikistan CSO 'Dastgiri Center' Reduction of Mercury impact to Health and Environment sound medical-waste management 06/2012- 07/2013 22,822 54,300 Nepal Health Care Foundation Nepal Management in Small Scale Health Care Facilities in Nepal: Demonstrating Safe and Sustainable Waste Management Techniques and Reducing POPS and Climate Impact in a Rural Community 06/2012- 05/2014 49,880 100,000 Malaysia The electrical and electronics association of Malaysia Knowledge enhancement of the community through capacity building for the protection of the environment and community health for mercury containing products in the lighting industry in Malaysia 11/2012- 01/2014 20,000 4,600 Macedonia Utro Decreasing of climatic changes – condition for healthy life 12/2011- 12/2012 25,472 25,867 China China Ecological Civilization Research and Promotion Association Demonstration Project of Farmers Preventing Chemical Risk in Ecological Conservation Area of Beijing 12/2011- 12/2013 47,244 94,488 China Ningxia Centre for Environment and Poverty Demonstration Project on Used Energy-saving Lamp Recycling and Reduction of Mercury Pollution in Yinchuan, Ningxia 12/2011- 11/2013 50,000 25,197 Sri Lanka Centre for Environment Justice Enhancing public awareness on POPs and other Chemicals and raising civil society participation in managing chemicals by Centre for Environment Justice 12/2011- 09/2013 50,000 10,017 China Green River Environmental Protection Association of Sichuan Project on Reduction of POPs at the Source of Yangtze River and Development of Alternative Livelihood to Achieve Sustainable Grassland Management 12/2011- 12/2013 50,000 72,835 Total 676,083 722,758
UNEP Mongolia Development of National Action Plan for Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining NAP 500,000 0 UNIDO Mongolia Advanced Minamata Initial Assessment in Mongolia MIA 200,000 18,600 UNEP Montenegro Minamata Initial Assessment for Montenegro MIA 200,000 20,000 UNDP Morocco Strengthen the National Decision Making Mechanism to Ratify the Minamata Convention and Strengthen National Capacities for the Implementation of its Futures Provisions MIA 200,000 0 UNIDO Mozambique National Action Plan on Mercury in the Mozambican Artisanal and Gold Mining sector NAP 500,000 84,000 UNEP Minamata Initial Assessment in Nepal MIA 200,000 108,600 UNIDO Nigeria National Action Plan on Mercury in the Nigerian Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining sector NAP 500,000 373,000 UNDP Panama Minamata Initial Assessment for Panama MIA 200,000 0 UNEP Papua New Guinea Development of Minamata Initial Assessment in New Guinea MIA 300,000 0 UNEP Paraguay Development of National Action for Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining in Paraguay NAP 500,000 0 UNEP Peru National Action Plan on Mercury in the Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining Sector in Peru NAP 500,000 217,000 UNIDO Regional (Angola, Malawi, Zimbabwe) Development of Minamata Convention on Mercury Initial Assessment in Africa MIA 547,945 505,000 UNIDO Regional (Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Swaziland) Development of Minamata Initial Assessment MIA 800,000 61,000 UNIDO Regional (Burkina Faso, Benin, Niger, Togo) Minamata Convention Initial Assessment in Francophone Africa II MIA 800,000 134,400 UNDP Regional (Burundi, Central African Republic, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Gabon) Development of Minamata Convention Mercury Initial Assessment in Africa MIA 1,000,000 60,000
UNEP Regional (Albania, Bosnia- Herzegovina, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Montenegro, Tunisia) Mediterranean Sea Programme (MedProgramme): Enhancing Environmental Security 5,250,000 20,500,000 UNEP, Conservation International, Global (Burkina Faso, Colombia, Guyana, Global Opportunities for Long-term Development of ASGM Sector - GEF GOLD 45,262,294 135,174,956 UNDP, UNIDO Indonesia, Kenya, Mongolia, Peru, Philippines) Bank Regional Kenya, Senegal, Tanzania, Zambia) EHPMP - Environmental Health and Pollution Management Program in Africa 13,486,239 98,600,000
Annex 11: List of Mercury Projects Supported by SGP in GEF-6 Country Grantee Name Project Duration GEF Grant ($) Co-financing ($) Ghana HATOF Foundation Capacities of civil society to contribute to the implementation of multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) 11/2016- 3/2018 21,800 24,600 Ukraine NGO Vavilon Implementation of mechanism for collection and recycling of used mercury lamps in retail chains 5/2016- 11/2016 45,255 30,840 Ukraine NGO “Centre for parents “Dhzerela radosti” Organization of collection and recycling points for mercury containing lighting products 5/2016- 11/2016 45,530 31,540 Ukraine NGO "Green Sail" Organization of collection points for energy efficient lighting products containing mercury and development of the mechanism for its utilization 6/2016- 11/2016 45,585 21,075 Ghana Green Waterhut Promoting mercury management among artisanal miners and processing of plastic waste into fuel in Wakawaka, Jama, and Banda Nkwanta, within the Black Volta Basin 11/2016- 7/2018 23,500 24,000 St Vincent and Grenadines Constructive Solutions Inc. Developing Good Environmental Practices for Managing and Disposal of Hazardous Materials found in E-Waste across St. Vincent & the Grenadines 7/2015- 6/2016 40,239 73,039 Ghana Green Waterhut Development of baseline data and strategic document for the economic, ecological and social transformation of the Black Volta Basin 9/2015- 12/2015 25,000 27,000 Malaysia Perstuan Keserdaran Dan Pendidikan 3R Kuala Lumpur Awareness campaign on sustainable waste management as opposed to incinerator 10/2014- 5/2015 2,000 Malaysia Pertubuhan Gerakan belia bersatu Malaysia caw. Pulau Pangkor Chemical pollutants from solid waste landfill area and its minimization by engaging the local community in 3R (reduce, reuse and recycle) program 10/2014- 2/2015 2,000 Guyana Global Youth Movement - Guyana Community Environment, Health and Recycling Project 2/2014- 6/2015 50,000 65,908
Nepal Women Environment Preservation Committee E-waste Management, Mass Media Campaign and Electrification from Biogas 4/2014- 5/2015 45,000 23,430 Malaysia The electrical and electronics association of Malaysia Knowledge Enhancement of the Community through Capacity Building for the Protection of the Environment and Community Health for Mercury Containing Products in the Lighting Industry in Malaysia 5/2014- 7/2015 30,000 12,500 Suriname The Back Lot Mercury Public Awareness Programme 8/2014- 8/2015 50,000 49,496 China Shanghai Zhonggu Charity Youth Development Centre Recycling and Environmentally Sound Disposal of Used Computers 10/2014- 10/2016 50,000 151,448 Belarus International Public Organization “Ecoproject “Partnership” Towards increased capacities of environmental NGOs in Belarus to participate in waste management policy formulation and enforcement 3/2014- 4/2016 48,950 4,895 524,859 539,771