Overview

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

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$400,866

Commitment Year•2005Country of Activity•IranDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•IranSector•Emergency ResponseFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 1, 2005

Start (actual): Feb 24, 2005

End (actual): Feb 24, 2005

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This project provides a cash grant for Bam earthquake relief in Kerman Province. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/8321806.

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Iran

Loan description

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

Narrative

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Project narrative

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.

Staff comments

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.