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Chinese Donation of Environmental Monitoring Equipment to Cuba

Funder	China Ministry of Ecology and Environment
Recipient Organization	Cuba
Country	Cuba
Start Date	Jul 22, 2014
End Date	Jun 15, 2031
Duration	6,172 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`54744`

Grant Description

On July 22nd, 2014, China agreed to donate environmental monitoring equipment to Cuba, as one of a lengthy series of accords signed during Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to the island nation.

The agreement was signed by Elba Rosa Pérez Montoya of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment of Cuba and Zhang Tuo of the Ministry of Environmental Protection of China.

Its stipulations were fulfilled on October 29th, 2015, when three fixed air quality monitoring stations were installed in Havana: one at the headquarters of the San Miguel del Padrón Municipal Administration Council; one at the Instituto Superior de Tecnologías y Ciencias Aplicadas; and one at the Cuban Meteorological Institute (INSMET), under the responsibility of one of its institutions, the Center for Atmospheric Contamination and Chemistry Studies (CECQA).

Fernando Mario González Bermúdez, First Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment (CITMA); and Wu Xiaquing, China's Vice Minister of Environmental Protection, signed the delivery certificate.

📋 Staff Comments

This may be linked to a 2005 MOU according to Source ID #186161.

📚 Sources & References

Cuba asiste a panel sobre cooperación ambiental Latinoamérica-China
Intensifican cooperación Cuba y China
Cuba y China firman acuerdos de cooperación
Dona China a Cuba equipos para monitorear calidad del aire
环境保护部与古巴科技与环境部签署大气质量监测设备捐赠协议 Loan applications and disbursements are still being received and processed as the projects continue to evolve. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation are in place to ensure project continuity.

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