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Challenges and opportunities for Independent Accountability Mechanisms amidst the pandemic
... Accountability Mechanisms Network’s (IAMnet) 17th annual meeting was no exception. This meeting presented an ... dispute resolution and compliance. The 17th IAMnet annual meeting took place virtually on 23 and 24 September ... on administrative issues concerning the network, such as annual outcomes of IAMs working groups. The third session ...
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Advice is Most Effective When It Is Taken on Board!
... receiving that advice. By that measure, the 2020 Advisory report of the IRM on the “ Prevention of Sexual ... in GCF projects or programmes ” (the “Advisory report”) has been very successful. Two complaints filed ... contracted AIDS. The Inspection Panel’s findings and report resulted in the Bank taking action to revise the way ...
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Retaliation Brochure
What is retaliation and how can you report it if you are affected? The GCF provides protection ...
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C0002 Peru
... compliant with the guidance. The IRM received a progress report from the GCF Secretariat on 15 December ...
Case > Complaint Peru
Sexual Harassment: Lessons from Two World Bank Projects
... Mechanism (IRM) recently submitted its first Advisory Report , together with the Green Climate Fund (GCF) ... GCF Board. Drawing lessons from two World Bank cases, the Report contained four recommendations on how the GCF can ... of the World Bank’s Inspection Panel in a January 2016 report . The Inspection Panel is an independent body ...
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Retaliation: The Bogeyman of Grievance Redress
... on the issue both inside and outside the IRM. Recent UN reports show that retaliation against human rights ... financial institutions, as complainants are increasingly reporting threats or acts of retaliation when they attempt ... the Covid-19 pandemic. Civil society organisations are reporting that in many countries around the world, ...
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File a reconsideration request
File a reconsideration request
File a reconsideration request with our online form
A developing country can file a request where one of its specific projects or programmes proposed to GCF for funding is denied by the...
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From Proposals to Complaints, Participatory Monitoring is Essential
... Authority for each project is “encouraged to organize an annual participatory review for local stakeholders.” ... and not requirements, and the GCF relies on a model of self-reporting to understand impacts of a project following ...
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File a complaint
... feels is important or useful, including documents, media reports, photographs, videos and recordings, which might ...
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Retaliation: A threat to accountability and redress
... human rights activists happening globally. According to a report published by human rights organisation Front Line ... harmed, or threatened with harm, for filing a complaint, reporting of wrongdoing or assisting in an investigation of ...
Article > Opinion 
C0006 Nicaragua
... the complaint can be found in the eligibility determination report ). The complainant(s) requested confidentiality, and ...
Case > Complaint Nicaragua
At the crossroads: Independent accountability mechanisms’ reforms
... organisation. While all the IAMs reviewed have direct-line reporting to their respective Boards, in line with ... headed by a new executive secretary appointed by and reporting to the Board. This has raised concerns by some ... of the PAPM/AIIB, even if the unit itself has a direct reporting line to the Board. 2. Accessibility One of the ...
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Communications, a Key to Effective Redress
... the Independent Evaluation Unit published an evaluation report on the GCF’s Environmental and Social Safeguards ... and the Environmental and Social Management System. This report finds that “there is limited awareness of available ...
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Lessons learnt through the external review of the IFC’s environmental and social accountability
... contributes to harm Recommendations for CAO: revise the reporting structure so that CAO reports to the Board (currently the CAO reports to the President of the World Bank Group) shorten ...
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C0003 Morocco
On 16 February2020, the IRM received a complaint which was submitted through its online Case Management System (CMS). The complainant(s) had made a request for confidentiality, and the IRM provided confidentiality in...
Case > Complaint Morocco
About the IRM
Mission
The IRM’s mission is to address complaints from affected people and provide recourse in a way that is fair, effective and transparent, and enhance the performance of GCF’s climate funding. The IRM also accepts...
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R0001 Argentina
In 2018, the IRM processed a reconsideration request filed by Argentina in relation to FP057 – Climate Action for Rural Development: Community-based Adaptation and Mitigation. FP057 was denied funding by the Board at...
Case > Reconsideration request Argentina
C0007 Pakistan
In August 2021, the IRM received a complaint relating to FP018. The complainant(s) raised a concern that fees due to the complainant(s) had not been paid despite the completion of work under a consultancy contract with...
Case > Complaint Pakistan
C0005 South Africa
The IRM received this complaint in August 2020 but has suspended the complaint at the request of the complainant. Through discussions with the complainant it emerged that the primary goal of the complainant at this...
Case > Complaint South Africa
COVID-19: Ongoing lessons from the virtual Independent Redress Mechanism
... all was a challenge. The daily calls started off as being reports on the previous day’s work. However, GCF rules require staff to compile a weekly written report of remote work for their managers. Reporting daily and weekly became too onerous and so we have ...
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IRM concludes first self-initiated preliminary inquiry
... do so. Having considered many factors, as set out in its report, the IRM decided that it was more appropriate for it ...
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The IRM at COP26: Discussing accountability and dispute resolution in climate projects
... Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) meet to report progress on climate action and set new policy targets ...
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Enhancing our knowledge on the design and administration of effective grievance mechanisms with the GRAM Community of Practice
... and Remedy Project, shared the findings of a 2020 OHCHR report dedicated to identifying challenges, opportunities ...
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Boosting Accessibility in the Pacific Islands
... these participants, in the first-ever IRM virtual workshop, reported high satisfaction with the event. As for their ... region should combine online and in-person events; 10.1% reported full satisfaction with outreach being implemented ...
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The Information Appeals Panel in action
... disclose both the information appeal, as well as the IAP report on its website , and that is already a step forward ...
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Carlos gets a prestigious certificate and joins a community of practice!
... Once the three regional workshops are complete, we will be reporting back! So stay tuned in…. Carlos gets a ...
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Jam v. IFC - What does it mean for accountability?
... and social safeguard requirements. In a comprehensive report, the CAO concluded that the IFC, “did not meet the ... In January 2015, the CAO released a monitoring report confirming that the IFC had still not taken ...
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Setting a high bar: The procedures of the Independent Redress Mechanism of the GCF
... space where they can share information, while still reporting on progress and outcomes to external parties and ...
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Remedy: – setting a wrong, right
... in achieving accountability and access to remedy. The final report was officially released at a launch event on 8 July ...
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Functions & Processes
Roles & functions
The 2017 TOR of the IRM provides it with five functions to provide redress and advance accountability at the Green Climate Fund.
Processing requests
The IRM addresses requests from developing...
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