The Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM) of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) has developed a draft gender strategy note, which outlines the IRM’s commitments to a more gender-responsive approach in all its processes and operations. It documents the background for producing the strategy note and specific strategies to make the IRM more accessible to all genders in terms of its five functions.

As part of the IRM’s ongoing efforts to consult with stakeholders on its processes and procedures, the IRM would like to invite the public to contribute to the IRM’s journey to becoming more gender-responsive and inclusive. Any individual or organization may submit comments.

Comments must be submitted in Microsoft Word format, and should be sent via email as one document with the subject line “Draft Gender Strategy Note – Public Comments.” Comments should clearly indicate:

• Full name of the individual or organization
• Contact details including telephone and e-mail address

The draft gender strategy note is available here.

Comments must indicate whether they are provided on behalf of an individual or a group of individuals or an organization or a group of organizations. In the case where the comments are provided on behalf of a group of individuals or organizations, the list of individuals or organizations must be included in the comments.

Comments provided may be publicly disclosed, made available on the GCF’s website, and/or incorporated in whole or in part in documents presented at consultations and to the Board. If any portion of the comments is to be kept confidential: (a) the confidential text should be clearly indicated, and (b) redaction prior to disclosure should be expressly requested in the comments.

The deadline for public comments is 5 January 2021 at 23:59 Korean Standard Time.

For more contextual information, see our blog post on the IRM’s Gender Journey.