National
Designated
Authority
WHAT IS ITS MANDATE AND RESPONSIBILITY
Overview
 What
 Who
 Its
is the National Designated Authority (NDA)?
the National Designated Authority (NDA) is?
Role and Functions
 Summary
National Designated
Authority and Focal Points
Selecting a National Designated Authority (NDA) is the
first step to engage with the Fund.
• The Cook Islands NDA is the Director of Climate Change
Cook Islands (CCCI) Division located within the Office of
the Prime Minister.
Director of CCCI,
Ana Tiraa
The Roles and Functions of the
National Designated Authority (NDA)?
1. Provide broad strategic oversight of the Fund’s activities
within the country.
Roles and Functions Cont.
2. Convene relevant public, private and civil society stakeholders
to identify priority sectors to be financed by the Fund.
3. Communicate nominations / no objection of entities (subnational, national or regional, public and private) seeking
accreditation to the Fund under the ‘direct access’ track.
Roles and Functions Cont.
4. Implement the no-objection procedure on funding proposals
submitted to the Fund, to ensure consistency of funding
proposals with national climate change plans and priorities.
5. Provide leadership on the deployment of readiness and
preparatory support funding in the country.
Summary
Climate Change Cook Islands is the appointed National Designated
Authority (NDA) and the office aims to:
1. Raise awareness of the GCF;
2. Provide advice on how to effectively engage the Fund;
3. Identify and support climate change adaptation and mitigation
plans, projects, and programmes that can be funded by the GCF;
and
4. Identify potential entities that can be accredited to the GCF
Thank You