The NDA reviews and endorses the Concept Notes and/or Funding Proposals to the following agencies for comments and review:

• Climate Change Commission (CCC): To ensure that the proponent’s program/project has an established climate change rationale that will be used to determine priority actions that need to be addressed and provided climate change adaptation measures;
• National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA): To ensure that the proponent’s program/project is aligned with the Philippine Development Plan 2023-2028, including Chapter 15: Accelerate Climate Action and Strengthen Disaster Resilience).

  Note: For projects with an equivalent of Php2.5 Billion in Total Project Cost, these projects shall require ICC approval based on the ICC Memorandum dated June 27, 2017 . For this purpose, the proponent agency shall submit the ICC-required documentation based on the current ICC guidelines ; and

• National Government Agencies (NGAs) are identified as EEs or implementing partners for program/project implementation.

Should the agencies above endorse the concept note or funding proposal to the NDA, this becomes the basis for the issuance of NOL.

The NOL signifies that the proposed project aligns with the country’s national climate strategies and priorities, and that there are no objections to the project being submitted for funding to the GCF.

1. AE develops a project proposal that aligns with the Philippine Country Program while considering the investment framework and requirements of the GCF.
2. AE submits the project proposal to the NDA for comments and feedback.
3. NDA provides comments and feedback based on the set No-Objection Letter issuance procedure.
4. AE submits the funding proposal to the GCF while the NDA submits the No-Objection Letter directly to the GCF Secretariat copy furnished to the proponent.