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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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Secretariats and Conventions
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Where we work Africa Asia and the Pacific Europe Latin America and the Caribbean New York Office North America West Asia
Africa
Asia and the Pacific
Europe
Latin America and the Caribbean
New York Office
North America
West Asia
What we do Climate action Nature and land action Chemicals and pollution action Climate action Nature and land action Chemicals and pollution action Air quality Biosafety Cities Digital Transformations Disasters and conflicts Energy Environment under review Environmental law and governance Extractives Finance and Economic Transformations Food Systems Forests Fresh Water Gender Ocean, seas and coasts Peatlands Sustainable Development Goals Transport Youth, education and environment
Climate action
Nature and land action
Chemicals and pollution action
Climate action
Nature and land action
Chemicals and pollution action
Air quality
Biosafety
Cities
Digital Transformations
Disasters and conflicts
Energy
Environment under review
Environmental law and governance
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Finance and Economic Transformations
Food Systems
Forests
Fresh Water
Gender
Ocean, seas and coasts
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Special Programme
The Special Programme provides funding for institutional strengthening for the sound management of chemicals and waste.
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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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
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