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- Establishment of a Regional Satellite Receiving Station in the Gulf Area
Establishment of a Regional Satellite Receiving Station in the Gulf Area
Financing Type | Grants |
Category | Research and similar intellectual activities |
Focus Area | Multisectoral |
Approved | 29.02.2000 |
Signed | 07.03.2000 |
Loan Administrator | OPEC Fund for International Development |
Executing Agency | ROMPE |
Co-financiers | OPEC Fund, AFESD |
Organization | ROPME |
OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 0.10 |
Total Project Cost (USDm) | 2.70 |
The grant was to support ROPME’s project on the establishment of a regional satellite receiving station in the Gulf region. The station aimed to provide and channel remote sensing data to national authorities in the region to enable monitoring, to track ship traffic and detect oil pollution incidents.