Tonga Climate Change Fund Act No. 5 of 2021. Country/Territory Tonga Document type Legislation Date 2021 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to establish a National Climate Change Fund for Tonga, to receive monies from national and international sources and to finance national climate change projects which deal with climate change and climate change mitigation and adaptation. Subject Environment gen. Keyword Special fund Basic legislation Climate change Hazards Dispute settlement Institution Precautionary principle Protection of environment Risk assessment/management Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Oceania, Polynesia, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific Abstract This Act lays down provisions on the establishment of the National Climate Change Fund; declaration of the most important national priorities for climate change mitigation and adaptation by the Minister; establishment, functions, responsibilities and powers of the Tonga Climate Change Fund Management Committee; establishment and functions of the Climate Change Fund Investment Committee; establishment and functions of National Climate Change Co-ordinating Committee and Climate Change Fund Technical Committee; financing of the Fund; establishment and functions of Climate Change Fund Complaints Committee; offences and penalties; accounts and records of the Fund; dispute resolution; and the termination of the Fund. The purposes of the Fund are to: (I) collect resources and direct them toward approved climate change activities, programmes and projects that promote national climate change priorities, facilitate disaster risk reduction and build national resilience; (II) manage funds from public, private, multilateral and bilateral sources to maximize the Kingdom’s ability to advance national climate change priorities and ensure long-term sustainability of the Fund; and (IV) assist the Kingdom to achieve the goals of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification and other climate related Conventions. Full text English Website ago.gov.to