Lead country
Colombia
Participating countries
Colombia
Project status
Under implementation
Implementing period
From May 3, 2019 to May 3, 2024
SDGs addressed by this project
SDG targets
- 12.2 Sustainably manage, efficiently use natural resources
- 12.a Build developing country capacity on sustainable consumption, production
- 12.4 Achieve environmentally sound chemical, waste management
Project ID: 5931
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Technical team
- Chemicals and Waste Programme
Technical area(s)
- Heavy metals
- Waste management
Sub-area(s)
- Mercury
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- Source_from_health_sector
- Hazardous_chemical_waste
Landscape(s)
- Human altered areas
Sub-landscape(s)
- Mining sites
- Contaminated sites
Transformed sector(s)
- Materials and manufacturing
- Metals and Mining
- ASGM
UNDP role(s)
- Capacity development / Technical assistance
- Institutional mechanism and system building
Strategy
- Law regulation
- Technology innovation
- Capacity building
Sub-strategy
- Institutional framework
- Laws/ Policy/ Plan formulation
- Transition to safer alternatives
- Best available techniques & best environmental practices (BAT & BEP)
- Awareness raising
- Community capacity building
- Technical capacity building
Social inclusion
- Artisanal miners
Gender equality
- Awareness raising (on gender)
Gender result effectiveness scale
N/A
Pathway(s)
- Sci-tech pathway
- People pathway
- Systems pathway
Risk reduction target(s)
- Hazard control/mitigation
- Reduce exposure
SDG target(s)
- 12.2 Sustainably manage, efficiently use natural resources
- 12.a Build developing country capacity on sustainable consumption, production
- 12.4 Achieve environmentally sound chemical, waste management
Conventions and protocols
- Minamata Convention on Mercury
Private sector(s)
- Small and medium-sized enterprises
- Individuals/Entrepreneurs
Hot topic
- Structural/system transformation
- Multi-stakeholder collaboration
USD $6,150,000
Grant amount
USD $23,444,511
Leveraged amount (co-financing)
1
Source(s) of fund
Source(s) of fund
- Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($6,150,000)
Implementing partner(s)
- Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME)
Joint agencies
- UN Environment
Related resources
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