Chinese Government Donates $200,000 to the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) in 2019

$200K USD

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
Country	Oceania, regional
Start Date	Jan 01, 2019
End Date	May 15, 2028
Duration	3,422 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`88888`

Grant Description

On September 17 2019, Chinese Ambassador to Samoa Chao Xiaoliang met with Kosi Latu, Director General of the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), and handed over the $200,000 donation from the Chinese government to SPREP.

While the amount is unknown, China has been documented stating that they will donate a total of 1 million USD to pacific island countries within a year of the donation.

The primary purpose of the financial assistance presented to SPREP is to support the Secretariat in its efforts to address key priority concerns of Pacific island countries in relation to Climate Change.

📚 Sources & References

Ambassador Chao Xiaoliang to Samoa Transferred the Donation of the Chinese Government to the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme
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