Project ID: 41288

Chinese Government provides $200,000 cash grant for Bam earthquake relief in Kerman Province

Commitment amount

$ 434046.66992282984

Adjusted commitment amount

$ 434046.67

Constant 2021 USD

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]

Recipient

Iran

Sector

Emergency response (Code: 720)

Flow type

Grant

Infrastructure

No

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

2005-01-01

Actual start

2005-02-24

Actual complete

2005-02-24

Geography

Description

On February 24, 2005, the Chinese Government decided to donate $200,000 in cash to Iran. The funding was intended to support the provision of disaster relief after an earthquake hit Kerman in southern Iran.

Additional details

The 2003 Bam earthquake struck the Kerman province of southeastern Iran at 01:56 UTC (5:26 AM Iran Standard Time) on December 26. The shock had a moment magnitude of 6.6 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). The earthquake was particularly destructive in Bam, with the death toll amounting to at least 26,271 people and injuring up to 30,000.

Number of official sources

0

Number of total sources

3

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Government of Iran [Government Agency]