Click on the links below to head directly to the national programme page for more information:

• Cook Islands Agriculture
• Budget Support - European Union Programme
• Climate Change
• Global Environment Facility (GEF)
• Health Programmes
• New Zealand & Australia Harmonised Programme
• People's Republic of China Grant Fund
• Renewable Energy
• ADB Technical Assistance Fund and Concessional Loan Support
• Water and Sanitation Programme
• Cook Islands Infrastructure

•  October - December 2013 Report ( 2MB) 

• July - September 2013 Report (2MB)

•  April - June 2013 Report (2MB) 

• January - March 2013 Report (2MB)

•  October - December 2012 Report (2MB)

Feb 2016
Field Report - Feb 2016: Chinese Agricultural Small Machinery and Materials

May 2014

 The Cook Islands Government is taking a bold step towards transforming its dependency on fossil fuel. Plans to transform the energy sector from one dependent on imported petroleum to one that relies 100 per cent on renewable energy by 2020 are set out in the Cook Islands Renewable Energy Chart.

The Cook Islands Ministry of Agriculture is responsible for agricultural development, legislation and sustainability in the Cook Islands. Whose vision is for an environment to be relatively free of serious plant and animal pestilence to enable a healthy sustainable method of food production in plants and livestock where possible.

As the UN system's development programme and a GEF Implementing Agency since 1991, UNDP supports countries in addressing development, climate, and ecosystem sustainability in an integrated manner.  As a GEF Implementing Agency, UNDP-GEF offers countries highly specialized technical services for eligibly assessment, programme/project formulation, due diligence, mobilization of required co-financing, project implementation oversight, results management and evaluation, performance-based payments and knowledge management. 

The portals contained on this page is an effort to provide users with a central location to access climate related information from agencies acting on Climate Change.

The Global Environment Facility is a partnership for international cooperation where 183 countries work together with international institutions, civil society organizations and the private sector, to address global environmental issues.  

Project Stage 1: Scoping and Collation of Existing Data

Project Stage 2: Topographic and Bathymetric Survey Data Collection

Project Stage 3: Costal Engineering Vulnerability Assessment Report

Climate Risk Assessment for Avatiu Port and Connected Infrastructure

The National Sustainable Development Commission has delegated national capital planning and monitoring in the Cook Islands to the multi-stakeholder Infrastructure Committee which includes key public agencies and private sector representatives. The Secretariat is hosted by the Cook Islands Investment Corporation. This committee brings together the knowledge of implementors, central government planners and industry best practice in order to improve outcomes outlined in the national plans. This committee report to the National Sustainable Development Plan.

Infrastructure Master Plan (IMP) volumes:

 Volume 1 - Master Plan Overview: Is an executive summary of the entire TA, and draws together key sections of the other volumes, and information from the inception and mid- term reports.  It attempts to address, in a single volume, the requirements of the Project TOR

It's generally recognised that development and trade are woven together. The Centre for Global Developement states that ''trade provides important opportunities for developing countries to attract investment, create jobs, and reduce poverty.''

Between 21 October and 01 November, a Peer Review team of Pacific development officials will be in the Cook Islands to undertake a review of how the Cook Islands government, development partners and other stakeholders plan, budget, deliver and monitor development programmes and services to the people of the Cook Islands.  The peer review team will meet with a wide range of political and traditional leaders, parliamentarians, senior government officials, private sector, civil society representatives, the general public and development partners including with the communities in Mangaia and Aitutaki.

Climate change and disasters affect the Cook Islands' economic, social, environmental and cultural progress. In this regard, our national and local development strategies give emphasis to our heritage and resilience as a large ocean state promoting low carbon economic development alongside social and environmental benefits. Our partnerships and means of coordination and communication recognise the capacity of our people and systems, to plan and implement strategies for climate change in the Cook Islands.

Promoting Energy Efficiency in the Pacific (PEEP 2)

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Based on a consultation process conducted in 2008 on behalf of the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) Pacific Alliance for Sustainability, five Pacific Developing Member Countries (PDMCs) — the Cook Islands, Papua New Guinea (PNG), Samoa, Tonga, and Vanuatu assigned high priority to reducing the use of fossil fuels and expressed interest in participating in a regional project to promote energy efficiency.
In response, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a Regional Technical Assistance (RETA) for Promoting Energy Efficiency in the Pacific (PEEP) in September 2008, which focused on reduction in consumption of electricity through a variety of demand-side efficiency measures, as power generation is a prime use for the petroleum imported into the region. The RETA will be implemented in 2 Phases.