Project

Environmentally Sound Management and Destruction of PCBs in Mexico: Second Phase

Lead country

Mexico

Participating countries

Mexico

Project status

Under implementation

Implementing period

From December 1, 2018 to December 31, 2024

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

  1. 7.b Expand energy infrastructure, upgrade technology
  2. 12.4 Achieve environmentally sound chemical, waste management
  3. 12.6 Encourage companies to adopt sustainable practices, reporting

Project ID: 5479

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Technical team

  • Chemicals and Waste Programme

Technical area(s)

  • Persistent organic pollutants
  • Waste management

Sub-area(s)

  • Flame_retardants
  • Pesticide
  • E-waste

Landscape(s)

  • Human altered areas

Sub-landscape(s)

  • Industrial site

Transformed sector(s)

  • Energy
  • Materials and manufacturing

UNDP role(s)

  • Capacity development / Technical assistance
  • Normative support
  • Policy advice

Strategy

  • Monitor inventory
  • Technology innovation
  • Enabling

Sub-strategy

  • Laws enforcement/ Regulation
  • Impact assessment
  • Waste/pollutants monitoring
  • Waste management
  • Transition to safer alternatives
  • Awareness raising
  • Public campaign

Social inclusion

  • Private sector

Gender equality

  • Awareness raising (on gender)

Gender result effectiveness scale

N/A

Pathway(s)

  • Systems pathway
  • Sci-tech pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Hazard control/mitigation
  • Reduce exposure

SDG target(s)

  • 7.b Expand energy infrastructure, upgrade technology
  • 12.4 Achieve environmentally sound chemical, waste management
  • 12.6 Encourage companies to adopt sustainable practices, reporting

Conventions and protocols

  • Stockholm Convention (POPs)

Private sector(s)

N/A

Hot topic

  • Structural/system transformation

USD $4,900,000

Grant amount

USD $20,815,000

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

1

Source(s) of fund

Sources of fund

 

  • Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($4,900,000)

Implementing partner(s)

  • Government of Mexico

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