International Development Grant
Africa Stockpiles Program
Project Number: CA-3-A031829001
Status: Closed
Country/Region:
Maximum Contribution: $3,000,000.00
Start Date: March 23, 2005
End Date: July 31, 2009
Duration: 4.4 years
Project Description
The Africa Stockpiles Program (ASP) aims to undertake the costly and technically complex challenge of cleaning up obsolete pesticides across Africa and put in place measures to help prevent their recurrence. The Program is a multiparty partnership whose objectives are: a) to clean up stockpiled pesticides and pesticide-contaminated waste in Africa in an environmentally sound manner; b) to catalyze development of prevention measures; and c) to provide capacity building and institutional strengthening on important chemicals-related issues. The World Bank (WB) is the implementing agency as selected by the Global Environment Facility (GEF). CIDA's contribution is provided in form of a grant to the WB for the implementation of the ASP specifically in Nigeria.
Progress & Results Achieved
Results achieved as of the end of the project include: (1) A nation-wide validated inventory database of publicly held stocks was produced (65 tons of obsolete pesticides and a large amount of associated waste); (2) A Country Environmental and Social Assessment was drafted including a risk analysis of all sites and basic emergency containment measures at priority sites; (3) A communication and awareness-raising program was implemented; (4) A Pesticide Control Bill was drafted.
Key Information
Executing Agency:
IBRD Trust Funds - World Bank
Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Program:
WGM Africa
Last Modified:
September 19, 2025
Development Classifications
DAC Sector:
Aid Type: Contributions to specific-purpose programmes and funds managed by implementing partners
Collaboration: Bilateral
Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Selection Mechanism:
Pre-APP