The CPA program was conducted under the Pacific Regional Audit Initiative (PRAI). A key aspect of the PRAI is to build capacity in individual SAIs through participation in cooperative performance audits and cooperative financial audits. This aligns with the strategic objective of INTOSAI for greater cooperation among SAIs. 2.3 At the 2008 PASAI Congress, auditors-general decided that the first CPA program should be environmentally focused. This was a very good fit with the INTOSAI‘s Working Group on Environmental Auditing (WGEA) work plan that aims to facilitate concurrent, joint, or co-ordinated audits in each of the INTOSAI regions, including PASAI.