Egypt: Sustainable POPs Management Project

Abstract*

The Sustainable Persistent Organic Pollutants Management Project objective is to improve the management and disposal of targeted stockpiles of obsolete pesticides, including Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCBs), in an environmentally sound manner. The project consists of two components. The first component concerns the destruction of high risk stocks of obsolete pesticide where activities under this component are... Show More

Development Objective

The project development objective is to improve the management and disposal of targeted stockpiles of obsolete pesticides, including Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCBs), in an environmentally sound manner.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P116230
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Harinath Appalarajugari , Craig Meisner
Borrower 2
Arab Republic of Egypt

Country
Egypt, Arab Republic of
Disclosure Date
May 7, 2010
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
June 13, 2014
Effective Date
September 8, 2014

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 23.60 million
Implementing Agency
Egypt Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA)
Region
Middle East and North Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2014

Commitment Amount
US$ 8.10 million
Environmental Category
A
Last Update Date
December 6, 2023
Closing Date
December 31, 2021

Consultant Services required
Yes
Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED

Associated Projects
P172373

Notes
1. Total project cost includes funding from World Bank and non-bank sources in US$ millions. Active and Closed projects show current commitments. Proposed (pipeline) and dropped projects show the forecast amount. The commitment amount for projects in the pipeline is indicative and may be modified during the project preparation.
2. Borrower refers to the Borrower of a Loan or Recipient of a Grant.
3. ”Fiscal Year” is the fiscal year in which the project was approved (or dropped if the status is dropped). The World Bank's fiscal year is from July 1 - June 30. For example, a fiscal year of 1996 corresponds to July 1, 1995 - June 30, 1996.

Sectors

Themes

FY17 - Environment and Natural Resource Management

FY17 - Environmental Health and Pollution Management90%
- FY17 - Air quality management30%
- FY17 - Soil Pollution30%
- FY17 - Water Pollution30%
FY17 - Environmental policies and institutions10%

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - Jobs100%

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