Project ID: 57914

Chinese embassy donates two drones to support wildlife conservation in Malawi (Linked to Project ID#57997)

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Chinese Embassy [Government Agency]

Recipient

Malawi

Sector

General environmental protection (Code: 410)

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

2018-01-01

Actual start

2018-04-20

Actual complete

2018-04-20

Geography

Description

On April 20, 2018, Ambassador Wang donated two small drones to the Malawi Department of Animal and Plant Protection to support wildlife conservation, combat poaching, and to commemorate World Wildlife Day. Malawi Mining Minister Masi and Ambassador Wang attended the event and delivered speeches. More than 500 people attended, including Kuchedwa, Director General of the Department of Animal and Plant Protection, government officials, representatives of schools and nearby people. The UAV donated by China is technologically advanced and fully functional, and it is intended to further enhance the anti-poaching and wildlife research capabilities of Malawians.

Additional details

A similar donation was made in 2017 (see project #57997)

Number of official sources

2

Number of total sources

3

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Malawi Department of Animal and Plant Protection [Government Agency]