Since the nomination of the Senior Secretary of the Economic Relations Division (ERD) as the NDA in Bangladesh in November 2014, selected senior officials in ERD are providing coordination and secretarial support to the NDA to fulfil the roles and responsibilities stipulated by the GCF. Strengthening of the NDA Secretariat will be essential to implement policy level decisions, set-up processes and mechanisms as well as coordinate effectively with key stakeholders. The need of institutional strengthening has been outlined in the Institutional and Capacity Assessment of NDA Secretariat conducted by the GIZ CF Ready Programme, which is already providing focused support to the NDA Secretariat.