Memorandum of Agreement (hereinafter referred to as the ?Agreement?) made between the United Nations Office for Project Services (?UNOPS?) and Island Government Association of the Cook Islands (the ?Local CBO?) in connection with a project financed by the Global Environment Facility/Small Grants Programme (?GEF/SGP?), implemented by UNDP on behalf of the three GEF Implementing Agencies ? UNDP, UNEP and the World Bank ? and executed by UNOPS.

WHEREAS GEF/SGP has established and provided funding for a project, being Solid waste management program for the Southern Islands of Mauke, Atiu, and Mitiaro.

WHEREAS the National Steering Committee (the ?National Steering Committee?), to which GEF/SGP has delegated the authority to select and approve projects and allocate funding, has, at a meeting held on 16th DECEMBER 2016 approved the project, details of which are set out at Annex A, and the budget as set out in Annex B, and agreed to the allocation of funds to the LOCAL CBO. All conditions

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to the allocation of funds to LOCAL CBO, outlined in the minutes of the meeting attached hereto, have been satisfied or will be satisfied during the project implementation in accordance with instructions to be issued by the National Coordinator.

WHEREAS the Local CBO is ready and willing to accept such funds from GEF/SGP through the administration of UNOPS for the above mentioned activities on the terms and conditions set out herein;

WHEREAS UNOPS has appointed TEURU PASSFIELD as National Coordinator (the ?National Coordinator?) as its representative for all day-to-day matters concerning the administration of the Small Grants Programme in the COOK ISLANDS;

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