CPACC: Implementors

The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (GS/OAS) is the Grant Recipient/Executing Agency for the project. The GS/OAS is executing the project under the supervision of the World Bank as GEF Implementing Agency, and under the guidance of a Project Advisory Committee (PAC). The GS/OAS is responsible for disbursements to the regional project office, technical supervision, and overall project quality assurance.

The Project Advisory Committee (PAC) provides policy guidance, review implementation progress and work programs, and evaluates project results. The PAC is comprised of one representative from CARICOM, who chairs the PAC; the region's representative from the GEF Council; two representatives of the NICUs; and one representative each from UWICED, the UNEP's Caribbean Environment Programme, the UNDP, and the regional/local NGO community. The Regional Project Implementation Unit (RPIU) acts as technical secretariat to the PAC on behalf of the GS/OAS. A CARICOM representative will serve as the Chairman of this committee, and a UWICED representative will serve as the Deputy Chairman. The PAC meets at least annually, at the invitation of the GS/OAS.

The Regional Project Implementation Unit (RPIU) was established to ensure effective coordination and management of project activities at the regional level, as assigned by the GS/OAS. The RPIU was established through the Centre for Environment and Development of the University of the West Indies (UWICED), a regional institution with a mandate suitably related to the project. The RPIU is based on the Barbados campus of the University of the West Indies.

As a prerequisite to participation in the project, each country was required to designate a national institution to serve as a National Implementation Coordinating Unit (NICU). The NICUs, working in close collaboration with the RPIU and the GS/OAS, facilitate project implementation at the national level. The institutional location of the RPIU and the NICUs in existing regional and national institutions constitutes the main vehicle for strengthening those institutions and creating effective information networks. During project execution, the functions of the RPIU and the NICUs will be progressively integrated into the regular programs of their respective host institutions.

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