Project ID: 34506

China donates meteorological equipment to Afghanistan

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]

Recipient

Afghanistan

Sector

Transport and storage (Code: 210)

Flow type

Grant

Concessional

Yes

Category

Intent

Development (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

ODA-like (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Official Development Assistance

Other Official Flows

Vague (Official Finance)

Flows categorized based on OECD-DAC guidelines

Project lifecycle

Status

Completion (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment year

2003

Description

In 2003, China donated meteorological equipment to Afghanistan to improve its weather forecasting ability for better airport functioning. The donation included thermometers, psychrometers and hydrographs. The details for this donation were agreed on and committed to by Afghanistan's Civil Aviation Minister and the Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan on 22 February 2003. This project marked the first time any country has given meteorological support for Afghanistan's aviation industry.

Number of official sources

0

Number of unofficial sources

2

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Receiving agencies [Type]

Government of Afghanistan [Government Agency]