Countries and Regions

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Country Assistance Plans - Cook Islands : III. Sector Strategies

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B. Outer Islands Development

23. In the area of outer islands development, a loan of US$3 million is planned for 2003 (along the lines of the outer islands development program loan in Tuvalu). The project will aim to address increasing poverty in resource-poor and isolated outer island communities. It is hoped that this program will build upon the experience of the ongoing joint Government/NZODA pilot outer islands development fund which finances small-scale subprojects in disadvantaged communities. A US$300,000 PPTA is planned in 2001 to help prepare the proposed outer islands development program. A related effort is a US$300,000 ADTA in 2002 to help build local government capacities to organize and manage essential services in outer islands.

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