Environmental pollution reduction from vehicle emissions at Quetzaltenango
This project will help directly to the implementation of a governmental disposition to diminish air pollution, through the analysis and measurement of combustion gases, it is a recently issued law and will be a citizen?s duty to make car tests to circulate in the country. The activity was supported by a Swiss agency and the SGP will contribute to spread the about the goodness of this laws. NSC decided to contribute with 30% of the requested funds and ATAMEGUA accepted with the compromise to collect the rest with associates and other donors. Objectives for this project are: to establish a car?s gases testing workshop at Quetzaltenango, to promote understanding and use by the general public of the services to have cars under control on this issue, to coordinate with local authorities that will enforce the law to have effective control on this issue, to replicate the experience in two additional places by the end of the first implementation year.
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Project Snapshot
Grantee:
Asoc. Propietarios Talleres Industriales y Servicios metal
Country:
Guatemala
Area Of Work:
Climate Change Mitigation
Grant Amount:
US$ 4,951.00
Co-Financing Cash:
US$ 9,306.93
Co-Financing in-Kind:
Project Number:
PPS-10-97
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
Project Characteristics and Results
Notable Community Participation
Outstanding. This project allows the NGO to measure Quetzaltenango city air pollution due to vehicle fumes and raise awareness among local population about its influence on global warming, through local and regional media.
Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment
The project was designed to promote public awareness about global warming and the influence of vehicular fumes on this problem, a total of 56 radio programs and 4 cable TV transmissions were made during the implementation of the project.
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SGP Country office contact
Ms Gabriela Estrada
Email:
Address
5a. Avenida 5-55 zona 14, Edificio Europlaza, Torre IV, Nivel 10
Guatemala, 01014
Guatemala, 01014
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