The project will be implemented over a five-year period. The Government of Brazil has requested UNDP’s assistance for the design and implementation of this Project based on UNDP’s comparative advantages, which includes vast experience in supporting the Government in project implementation in Brazil, but also considering its role as the GEF Implementing Agency (IA).
As the GEF Implementing Agency, UNDP is ultimately accountable and responsible for the delivery of results, subject also to their certification by MMA, as Implementing Partner. UNDP shall provide project cycle management services defined by the GEF Council including the following:
Providing financial and audit services to the project;
Overseeing financial expenditures against project budgets;
Ensuring that activities including procurement and financial services are carried out in strict compliance with UNDP/GEF procedures;
Ensuring that the reporting to GEF is undertaken in line with GEF requirements and procedures;
Facilitating project learning, exchange and outreach within GEF;
Contracting the project mid-term and final evaluations and triggering additional reviews and/or evaluations as necessary and in consultation with the project counterparts.
