OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS GEF/SCCF GRANT NUMBER TF0A0887 Global Environment Facility Special Climate Change Fund Grant Agreement (Pacific Resilience Project) (Under the Pacific Resilience Program) Between INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT acting as an Implementing Agency of the Global Environment Facility Special Climate Change Fund and PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM SECRETARIAT Dated j ; ,2015 GEF/SCCA GRANT NUMBER TF0A0887 GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY SPECIAL CLIMATE CHANGE FUND GRANT AGREEMENT AGREEMENT dated, 0Ct- QCJ ee 2015, entered into between: INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT ("World Bank"), acting as an implementing agency of the Global Environment Facility Special Climate Change Fund ("GEFSCCF") and PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM SECRETARIAT ("Recipient"). WHEREAS (A) The Recipient, the Participating Countries and the Secretariat of the Pacific Community have undertaken to carry out a regional program designed to strengthen climate and disaster resilience in the Participating Countries with financing provided by the International Development Association ("Association") and other donors; and (B) the Recipient has also requested the World Bank, acting as implementing agency for the GEFSCCF to provide a grant as specified in Section 3.01 of this Agreement. The Recipient and the World Bank hereby agree as follows: Article I Standard Conditions; Definitions 1.01. The Standard Conditions for Grants Made by the World Bank Out of Various Funds, dated February 15, 2012 ("Standard Conditions"), with the modifications set forth in Section I of the Appendix to this Agreement, constitute an integral part of this Agreement. 1.02. Unless the context requires otherwise, the capitalized terms used in this Agreement have the meanings ascribed to them in the Standard Conditions or the Financing Agreement or in this Agreement. Article II The Project 2.01. The Recipient declares its commitment to the objectives of the project described in Schedule 1 to the Financing Agreement ("Project") and the Program. To this end, the Recipient shall carry out the Project in accordance with the provisions of Article II of the Standard Conditions. -2- 2.02. Without limitation upon the provisions of Section 2.01 of this Agreement, and except as the Recipient and the World Bank shall otherwise agree, the Recipient shall ensure that the Project is carried out in accordance with the provisions of Schedule 2 to this Agreement. Article III The Grant 3.01. The World Bank agrees to extend to the Recipient, on the terms and conditions set forth or referred to in this Agreement, a grant in an amount equal to nine hundred thousand Dollars ($900,000) ("Grant") to assist in financing the Project. 3.02. The Recipient may withdraw the proceeds of the Grant in accordance with Section II of Schedule 2 to this Agreement. 3.03. The Grant is funded out of the GEFSCCF trust fund for which the World Bank receives periodic contributions from the donors to the trust fund. In accordance with Section 3.02 of the Standard Conditions, the World Bank's payment obligations in connection with this Agreement are limited to the amount of funds made available to it by the donors under the abovementioned trust fund, and the Recipient's right to withdraw the Grant proceeds is subject to the availability of such funds. Article IV Additional Remedies 4.01. The Additional Event of Suspension referred to in Section 4.02 (k) of the Standard Conditions consists of the following, namely that, the PIFS Treaty has been amended, suspended, abrogated, repealed or waived so as to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Recipient to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement. Article V Effectiveness; Termination 5.01. This Agreement shall not become effective until evidence satisfactory to the World Bank has been furnished to the World Bank that the following condition has been satisfied, namely that the Financing Agreement has been executed and delivered and all conditions precedent to its effectiveness or to the right of the Recipient to make withdrawals under it (other than the effectiveness of this Agreement) have been fulfilled. 5.02. Except as the Recipient and the World Bank shall otherwise agree, this Agreement shall enter into effect on the date upon which the World Bank dispatches to the -3- Recipient notice of its acceptance of the evidence required pursuant to Section 5.01 ("Effective Date"). If, before the Effective Date, any event has occurred which would have entitled the World Bank to suspend the right of the Recipient to make withdrawals from the Grant Account if this Agreement had been effective, the World Bank may postpone the dispatch of the notice referred to in this Section until such event (or events) has (or have) ceased to exist. 5.03. This Agreement and all obligations of the parties under it shall terminate if it has not entered into effect by the date ninety (90) days after the date of this Agreement, unless the World Bank, after consideration of the reasons for the delay, establishes a later date for the purpose of this Section. The World Bank shall promptly notify the Recipient of such later date. Article VI Recipient's Representative; Addresses 6.01. The Recipient's Representative referred to in Section 7.02 of the Standard Conditions is the Secretary General. 6.02. The Recipient's Address referred to in Section 7.01 of the Standard Conditions is: Private Mail Bag, Suva Fiji Facsimile: +6793220249 6.03. The World Bank's Address referred to in Section 7.01 of the Standard Conditions is: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 1818 H Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20433 United States of America Cable: Telex: Facsimile: INTBAFRAD 248423 (MCI) or 1-202-477-6391 Washington, D.C. 64145 (MCI) -4- AGREED at 4 V., / C ,as of the day and year first above written. INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT acting as an Implementing Agency of the Global Environment Facility Special Climate Change Fund By Authorized Representative Name: FRAAil P. *69C.- 40W Title: 40uAltY Z>UXGCno( 4eAI PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM SECRETARIAT By Authorized Representative Name: -f4! -rfLqq Tite ~t.~AA cf/~ ~-POT -5- SCHEDULE1 Project Description The objective of the Project is to strengthen early warning, resilient investments and financial protection of the Participating Countries. The Project is part of the first phase of the Program, and consists of the parts described in Schedule 1 to the Financing Agreement. -6- SCHEDULE 2 Project Execution Section I. Institutional and Other Arrangements. Project Monitoring. Reporting and Evaluation and Procurement A. General Section I (Implementation Arrangements), Section II (Project Monitoring, Reporting and Evaluation) and Section III (Procurement) of Schedule 2 to the Financing Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference and shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to this Agreement, and the Recipient undertakes to comply with the provisions thereof to the same extent as if such provisions had been set out in full in this Agreement, provided that for the purposes of this Agreement: (1) the references to the "Financing" in said Sections shall be construed as references to the Grant provided for under this Agreement; (2) the references to the "Association" in said Sections shall be construed as references to the World Bank; (3) the reference to Section 4.08 of the General Conditions in Section II.A of Schedule 2 to the Financing Agreement shall be construed as reference to Section 2.06 of the Standard Conditions; and (4) the references to Section 4.09 and 4.09 (b) of the General Conditions in Section II.B of Schedule 2 to the Financing Agreement shall be construed as references to Section 2.07 and 2.07 (b) of the Standard Conditions. Section H. Withdrawal of Grant Proceeds A. General 1 . The Recipient may withdraw the proceeds of the Grant in accordance with the provisions of: (a) Article III of the Standard Conditions; (b) this Section; and (c) such additional instructions as the World Bank may specify by notice to the Recipient (including the "World Bank Disbursement Guidelines for Projects" dated May 2006, as revised from time to time by the World Bank and as made applicable to this Agreement pursuant to such instructions), to finance Eligible Expenditures as set forth in the table in paragraph 2 below. 2. The following table specifies the categories of Eligible Expenditures that may be financed out of the proceeds of the Grant ("Category"), the allocations of the amounts of the Grant to each Category, and the percentage of expenditures to be financed for Eligible Expenditures in each Category. -7- Amount of the Percentage of Expenditures to be Grant Allocated Financed Category (expressed in USD) (inclusive of Taxes) (1) Goods, non- 900,000 100% consulting services, consultants' services, Training and Incremental Operating Costs for the Project TOTAL AMOUNT 900,000 B. Withdrawal Conditions; Withdrawal Period 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of Part A of this Section no withdrawal shall be made: for payments made prior to the date of this Agreement. 2. The Closing Date referred to in Section 3.06 (c) of the Standard Conditions is November 30, 2020. -8- APPENDIX Section I: Definitions 1. "Financing Agreement" means the agreement to be signed between the Association and the Recipient for purposes of financing the Project. Section II. Modifications to the Standard Conditions The Standard Conditions are modified as follows: 1. The reference to "Member Country" in the Standard Conditions refers separately to each Participating Country.