Requests for institutional strengthening should be considered as special projects subject to approval by the Executive Committee on the basis of a written request submitted by the interested Party. However, in order to avoid any possible delays in providing support to requesting countries, the Implementing Agencies may review and implement such requests within their work programmes, except where the funding requested exceeds US $500,000, and report to the Executive Committee through the Fund Secretariat as and when such requests are approved for implementation.
(UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/7/30, para. 74.3).
(Supporting document: UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/7/20).
Requests for institutional strengthening should be included in the country programme of the Party requesting such assistance. However, the requests for institutional support may be submitted separately as a free-standing project ahead of the country programme where circumstances demand.
(UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/7/30, para. 74.4).
(Supporting document: UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/7/20).
The Twentieth Meeting of the Executive Committee decided:
(a) to request Implementing Agencies, when preparing institutional-strengthening projects for low-volume-ODS-consuming countries, to give due consideration to the need for formulating a refrigerant management plan, including a recovery and recycling project in the refrigeration sector;
(b) that, while the Implementing Agencies could proceed immediately with the disbursement of the first one-year tranche of the funds approved for institutional strengthening in low-volume-ODS-consuming countries, subsequent disbursements would be contingent on the submission of a report to the Executive Committee on the status of development of a refrigerant management plan, including a recovery and recycling project, for the country concerned.
(UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/20/72, Decision 20/4, para. 14).