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Akamatutu’anga To Tatou Ora’anga Meitaki (ATOM): Building a healthy and resilient Cook Islands Community – one block at
a time

S TAT U S DAT E A P P ROV E D E S T. CO M P L E T I O N E S S C AT EG O RY

Under implementation 06 Mar 2024 at B.38 > 06 Mar 2029 Category C

The Cook Islands face a triple health challenge due to climate change: communicable diseases, non-communicable diseases
(NCDs), and other health impacts of climate change, which can result in high rates of sickness and death. Water and food
security, safety, vector-borne diseases, and heat-related illnesses are exacerbated by climate-related natural hazards such as
intense cyclones and rising sea levels. Climate-related disasters also disrupt healthcare services, disproportionately affecting
vulnerable groups in the population.

"Akamatutu’anga To Tatou Ora’anga Meitaki (ATOM): Building a healthy and resilient Cook Islands Community – one block at a
time" aims at enhancing the capacity of the health system and the resilience of health services in the Cook Islands, which serve
the total population of the country. The project will further support approximately 30 communities and 22 health facilities
and/or emergency centres in 12 inhabited islands of the 15 islands, including the 11 outer Pa Enua islands and the main island
of Rarotonga.

ATOM was developed through a partnership between the Cook Islands and GCF where the country originated and developed
the project with GCF support. Through GCF’s Readiness Programme and Project Preparation Facility (PPF), the Cook Islands
undertook preparatory activities such as health assessments and pre-feasibility studies to inform project design and
implementation, ensuring the project will be impactful, effective, efficient and meet the needs of its population.

GCF in Cook Islands: Climate-resilient health systems

Total project value

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13.4m
Beneficiaries
Direct
15,040

15.9k Indirect
871

Theme

Adaptation

Result areas

PROJECT TIMELINE

Pipeline
13 Feb 2018 - 2214 days

Approved
06 Mar 2024 - 24 days

Under implementation
29 Mar 2024 - 26 days so far

Disbursement - USD 2,660,332

29 Mar 2024

To be completed
06 Mar 2029 - 1,778 days to go

ONE REGION

Asia-Pacific

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ONE COUNTRY

Cook Islands >

ONE PRIORITY GROUP

Small Island Developing States

USD 13.4m
Financing Private sector Public sector

Size Micro Small Medium Large

GCF financing 93.4%

GCF
12.5m Grant

.. .. .. ..
Co-financing 6.6%

GCF financing 21% disbursed

IN ST R UM EN T Grant
AMO U NT USD 12,512,509

TOTAL GC F F I NA N CIN G USD 12,512,509

Co-financing

CO -F I N A NC ER Co-Financing
IN ST R UM EN T In-kind
AMO U NT USD 349,464

CO -F I N A NC ER Co-Financing
IN ST R UM EN T In-kind
AMO U NT USD 49,000

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CO -F I N A NC ER Co-Financing
IN ST R UM EN T In-kind
AMO U NT USD 347,092

CO -F I N A NC ER Co-Financing
IN ST R UM EN T In-kind
AMO U NT USD 142,589

TOTAL CO -F I N AN CI N G USD 888,145

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Ministry of Finance and Economic Management, Cook Islands >

Mr. Mani Mate PRIMARY

Director of Development Coordination Division

M A N I . M AT E @ C O O K I S L A N D S .G O V.C K

Ms. Tessa Vaetoru S ECO N DA RY

Accredited Entity Manager

T E S S A .VA E T O R U @ C O O K I S L A N D S .G O V.C K

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