Project

Integrated Management of PCBs in Costa Rica

Lead country

Costa Rica

Participating countries

Costa Rica

Project status

Closure

Implementing period

From October 21, 2013 to December 31, 2020

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

  1. 6.3 Reduce water pollution, minimizing hazardous chemical releases
  2. 12.4 Achieve environmentally sound chemical, waste management
  3. 12.5 Reduce waste generation through reduction, recycling, reuse

Project ID: 4092

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Technical team

  • Chemicals and Waste Programme

Technical area(s)

  • Waste management

Sub-area(s)

  • Hazardous_chemical_waste

Landscape(s)

  • Human altered areas

Sub-landscape(s)

  • Industrial site

Transformed sector(s)

  • Energy

UNDP role(s)

  • Capacity development / Technical assistance
  • Institutional mechanism and system building
  • Normative support

Strategy

  • Law regulation
  • Enabling
  • Monitor inventory

Sub-strategy

  • Standards/ Labeling/ Guideline
  • Surveillance & Compliance
  • Pollution control
  • Technical capacity building
  • Awareness raising
  • Best available techniques & best environmental practices (BAT & BEP)
  • Waste/pollutants monitoring
  • Waste management
  • Impact assessment

Social inclusion

  • Private sector

Gender equality

  • Awareness raising (on gender)

Gender result effectiveness scale

N/A

Pathway(s)

  • People pathway
  • Systems pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Reduce exposure

SDG target(s)

  • 6.3 Reduce water pollution, minimizing hazardous chemical releases
  • 12.4 Achieve environmentally sound chemical, waste management
  • 12.5 Reduce waste generation through reduction, recycling, reuse

Conventions and protocols

  • Stockholm Convention (POPs)

Private sector(s)

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises
  • Large corporations

Hot topic

  • Health

Project objectives

Minimize risks of exposure from PCBs to people and the environment in Costa Rica.

USD $2,000,000

Grant amount

USD $8,819,274

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

1

Source(s) of fund

Sources of fund

 

  • Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($2,000,000)

Implementing partner(s)

  • Government of Costa Rica

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