Secretary for Planning and Monitoring Hakaua Harry says this was a regional initiative project of which the government of Japan allocated US$66 million (K206m) for the Pacific Island countries during the PALMS 6 meeting in 2009 in Japan.
Out of the US$66 million, US$4 million was allocated to PNG (K12m).
The fund is managed by Pacific Environment Community (PEC) Fund through the Pacific Island Forum Secretariat in Fiji.
Hakaua says the purpose of the fund is to mitigate the effects of climate change, which is in fact a global issue.
