China Trust Fund provides $300,000 grant for the Implementation of Minamata Convention on Mercury in African Region Project

$300K USD

Funder	China Ministry of Ecology and Environment
Recipient Organization	UNEP China Trust Fund
Country	Africa, regional
Start Date	Dec 14, 2012
End Date	Apr 06, 2026
Duration	4,861 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`86860`

Grant Description

On 14 December 2012, China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection (China MEP) and the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) signed a framework agreement on strategic cooperation.

This agreement involved China MEP committing $2 million annually to the China Trust Fund which focuses on environmental protection in African, ASEAN, and Central Asian countries.

According to a 2017 Final Report from UNEP, $300,000 USD from the China Trust Fund was allocated towards the Implementation of Minamata Convention on Mercury in African Region Project (T2-P6) (p. 4). This project took place in unspecified African countries (p. 57). As of January 2017, the project was ongoing (p. 4).

📚 Sources & References

China Trust Fund
Final Report: Evaluation of the management arrangements and processes of the China Trust Fund 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.