Having considered the comments and recommendations of the Ethics and Finance Committee, the Adaptation Fund Board  decided to request the Chair of the Board to communicate the following to the Head of the secretariat:

(a) The Board agrees to upgrade the Manager’s position as proposed in the above mentioned letter from the Head of the secretariat;

(b) The Board  is satisfied with the performance of the current Manager of the secretariat; and

(c) The Board takes note of the process required to upgrade this position, as laid out in the letter, and requests the Head of the secretariat in accordance with past practices to inform the Board Chair on the detailed steps to be initiated in the selection process for the Manager of the secretariat.