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Secretariat Accreditation
Adaptation Fund Board (AFB)
PPRC
Trustee
EFC
Instruction from the Board to the trustee Financial ow
MIE
Proposal submission and contract
NIE
Proposal elaboration and oversight Ex. Entity
Ex. Entity
Ex. Entity
Ex. Entity
Direct Access Modality
Source: Adapted from AFB/Operation Policies and Guidelines.
Figure 5.2 Institutional structure of the Adaptation Fund
Current guidelines and standards
The operational guidelines and standards delineate important aspects of funding procedures and are important for safeguarding the quality of operations. In particular, those concerning the assessment of funding proposals, the governance processes and institutional capacities at the national level and the monitoring of projects and programmes deserve specific attention. Transparency and assessment of funding proposals
Although the governance of the Adaptation Fund is guided by the principle of transparency, there are relatively few specific provisions to promote transparency in decision-making in terms of funding proposals and the related processes of proposal elaboration, fund management and reporting. Usually, transparency is enhanced by two important approaches: stakeholder participation and the disclosure of information. The Adaptation Fund Board has two related, but weak, requirements in this regard. The template for project and programme proposal requires a description of the consultative process, including a list of stakeholders that have been consulted during the project preparation phase.16 This is not, however, an explicit criterion for project assessment according to the strategic priorities and guidelines of the Adaptation Fund,17 and is therefore unlikely to be included in the technical review of the proposal by the secretariat, which is then forwarded to the PPRC for further assessment. There is also no assessment of the quality of the stakeholder participation. These weaknesses reduce the onus on implementing entities to ensure transparency and participation in
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