Current Projects
View more details about our current projects in the Cook Islands. Our projects focus on areas of biodiversity, waste, land degration, inland waters and conservation to bring long-term benefits to our island communities.
| CURRENT PROJECTS | DONOR | AMOUNT | STAGE | TIMEFRAME | PARTNER | LOCAL PARTNERS | PROJECT COORDINATOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCFC Phase-Out Management Plan Stage I | Multilateral Fund | USD $50,400 | Implementation | Ongoing | UNEP | Customs & private sector | Mii Herman |
| HCFC Phase-Out Management Plan Stage II | Multilateral Fund | USD $40,000 | Implementation | Ongoing | UNEP | Customs & private sector | Mii Herman |
| Institutional Strengthening Project VII (ISP) | Multilateral Fund | USD $80,000 | Implementation | Ongoing | UNEP | Customs & private sector | Mii Herman |
| Minamata Initial Assessment (MIA) | GEF (CW) | USD $39,500 | Implementation | 2016-2022 | SPREP, BRI | ICI, MoH | Hayley Weeks |
| Pac Waste Plus (PW+) | EU | USD $300,000 | Planning/Implementing | 2021-Ongoing | SPREP | ICI | |
| Managing IAS for CC Adaptation in the Pacific (MISCCAP) | MFAT | TBC | Planning | TBC | DoC, SPREP | NES, MOA, IC, TIS | Elizabeth Munro, Hayley Weeks |
| GEF 7 national | GEF (BD) | USD $3.5 mil | Planning/PPG | 5 years | UNDP | NES, MOA, ICI, CIT | |
| GEF Islands to Islands (I2I) | GEF (IW) | USD4,995,023 | Planning | 2020 - Ongoing | SPREP, UNEP | Marine sectors and economies | |
| GEF ISLANDS | GEF (CW) | USD $700,000 | Planning | 2019-Ongoing | SPREP | ICI, MOT, private sector | Hayley Weeks |
| GEF Enabling Activity - CBD | GEF (BD) | USD $300,000 | Planning | TBC | UNEP | NHT and others | Louisa, Elizabeth |
| GEF Enabling Activity - UNCCD | GEF (LD) | USD $100,000 | Planning | TBC | UNEP | Multiple | Louisa, Elizabeth |
| NIP - Review and Update of the National Implementation Plan for the Stockholm Convevntion on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in the Cook Islands | GEF (CW) | 126,000 | 2017-Ongoing | UNEP | Vavia Tangataia | ||
| BIOPAMA | EU | EU380,000 | Planning/concept | 2022-2023 | EU, IUCN , EC | NES | Elizabeth Munro, Hayley Weeks |
