Zambia - Scaling-up Investment and Technology Transfer to Facilitate Capacity Strengthening and Technical Assistance for the Implementation of Stockholm and Minamata Conventions in African LDCs (AFDB-P-Z1-K00-154)

Regions
  • Africa
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Countries
  • Zambia
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • African Development Bank (AFDB)
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Project Status
Approved
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Bank Risk Rating
A
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Voting Date
Dec 2, 2024
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Borrower
Regional (Government of Zambia - Ministry of Agriculture)
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Sectors
  • Agriculture and Forestry
  • Climate and Environment
  • Technical Cooperation
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Investment Type(s)
Grant
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Investment Amount (USD)
$ 1.86 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 21.30 million
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Bank Documents
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Original disclosure @ AFDB website

Updated in EWS Jun 9, 2025

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Project Description
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According to the Bank’s website, this project aims to apply the principles of the circular economy in order to provide an integrated set of support activities to remove obstacles to the elimination, reduction and control of sources of pollution to POPs and mercury in the 11 participating African LDCs. With regard to the measures required under the Stockholm and Minamata Conventions, several priority issues, such as strengthening capacities for the implementation of the conventions, appear to be common themes for African LDCs, as well as for the 11 countries concerned by the project.

The project area is the territory of the 11 participating LDCs. The entire population will benefit from the reduction in POP and mercury emissions and discharges, as these substances spread nationally and internationally, and have adverse effects when discharged into the air or water.

The AFLDC-2 project mainly falls under the sector of natural and environmental resource management and agriculture, with an emphasis on chemical and waste management. In all target countries, the production of many pesticides containing regulated POPs has ceased, although marketing and use continue, particularly with regard to certain chemicals that have only recently been listed. In some African LDCs, stocks of POPs-containing pesticides have been built up in anticipation of the periodic outbreak of dangerous pests. Some of these stocks have deteriorated and become obsolete, posing dangers where safety controls are inadequate.

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Environmental Category: [1] High Risk

Investment Description
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Finance Type: Standard grant
Commitments (UA): 1,403,125
Conversion Rate USD (2024-12-02): 1,32974

 The total cost of the project is estimated at 21,300,000 USD.


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Innocent ONAH
Natural Resources Officer, ECNR
African Development Bank
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