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UNEP Special Programme: Chemicals & Waste Management Funding (up to $500k)
UNEP Special Programme
Summary
UNEP's Special Programme provides institutional strengthening funding for sound management of chemicals and waste in developing countries, least developed countries, small island developing states, and transition economies. Projects typically receive up to $250,000 over 3 years, with possibility to request up to $500,000 subject to appraisal criteria.
Score breakdown
Commercial72/100
Climate85/100
Hidden65/100
Urgency45/100
Maturity78/100
Composite (shown above as the score chip) = max(commercial, climate) × 0.35 + hidden × 0.25 + urgency × 0.20 + maturity × 0.20
Evidence
“Funding is provided to developing countries, taking into account the needs of least developed countries and small island developing states... Approved projects usually have budgets of up to US$250,000 over 3 years, but it is possible... to request up to US$500,000.”
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Funding is provided to developing countries, taking into account the needs of least developed countries and small island developing states, and for countries with economies in transition. The Executive Board approves funding applications. Approved projects usually have budgets of up to US$250,000 over 3 years, but it is possible, subject to additional appraisal criteria, to request up to US$500,000. 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From its Hwange National Park teeming with… Affectionately called “the wild heart of Africa,” Zambia is situated at the crossroads of Central, Southern, and East… After working diligently over the last decade to better protect its residents from hazardous chemicals and waste, the… The Special Programme was established to facilitate and enable the implementation of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, the Minamata Convention and the Global Framework on Chemicals. Katherine Theotocatos Coordinator of the Special Programme Secretariat © 2026 UNEP Terms of Use Privacy Report Project Concern Report Scam Contact Us
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