The Readiness and preparatory support will help to establish and mandate the National Designated Authority (NDA) to engage with GCF, build the knowledge and capacities of the Ministry of Environment team to efficiently manage GCF operational process, to efficiently communicate with Fund's board and secretariat, to access the Fund’s resources and carry out the necessary due diligence. Having the strengthened NDA will help Moldova to successfully utilise direct access to GCF climate finance.