China donates 500,000 USD to Bahamas' National Emergency Management Agency (Linked to #69995 & #69998)
Commitment amount
$ 561782.3061310697
Adjusted commitment amount
$ 561782.31
Constant 2021 USD
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]
Recipient
Bahamas
Sector
Emergency response (Code: 720)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Geography
Description
On October 9, 2019, the People's Republic of China donated 500,000 USD to the Government of the Bahamas' National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in order to respond to the impact of Hurricane Dorian on the country. A handover ceremony was held at NEMA headquarters on Nassau. Hurricane Dorian was a category 5 hurricane that hit The Bahamas at the beginning of September, 2019. This financial donation is linked to two earlier donations; a 20,000 USD donation of emergency supplies relief from China (Project ID #69995) and a 100,000 USD financial donation from Red Cross of China (Project ID #69998).
Additional details
The Commonwealth of the Bahamas was not an ODA-Eligible country in 2019.
Number of official sources
3
Number of total sources
5
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
National Emergency Management Agency of the Bahamas [Government Agency]