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Ep. 6 of "Redress Now" featuring two new IRM interns
In the sixth episode of "Redress Now," we talk with the IRM's two newest interns - Roxanne Aminou and Janneke Kielman. Roxanne (left), a national of France, ... development. Ep. 6 of "Redress Now" featuring two new IRM interns ...
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The IRM’s Efforts to Make Its Gender Actions Speak Louder Than Its Gender Strategies
In our last blog about the Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM)’s gender journey , we introduced a fictional ... financial institution (IFI). Bo could not easily and freely file a complaint with the IFI’s grievance ... from other marginalised gender groups can easily access the IRM, we discussed the importance of preparing strategies to ...
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IRM presents at the 14th annual International Conference on Community-based Adaptation to Climate Change (CBA14)
... the world struggles to come to grips with a global health pandemic, we’re reminded every day of our vulnerability on ... and the African States. The Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM) of the GCF has welcomed the opportunity presented by ... while it certainly has its challenges, has given the IRM access to greater networks of people who may be ...
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IRM and SECU meet with South East Asian civil society organisations in Bangkok, Thailand
... the important role of CSOs in accountability, the Social and Environmental Compliance Unit (SECU) of the United ... Programme (UNDP) and the Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM) of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) regularly conduct ... As Independent Accountability Mechanisms (IAMs), SECU and IRM will be organising an accountability and redress ...
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IRM Community-Company Mediation Training: Building the capacity of GCF Direct Access Entities to handle complaints in complex contexts
... stake, had not complied with the bank’s performance standards. More specifically, they alleged violations of ... Last year, as part of its capacity building mandate, the IRM created an animated video to bring the case to life and ... Africa, and Asia and the Pacific. A few mediators from the IRM’s roster of mediators also joined the training. ...
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IRM Advisory Report on the Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment in GCF projects or programmes
... Report on the prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment in GCF projects and programmes (P&PrSEAH) draws useful lessons for the GCF ... risks as part of its environmental and social safeguards. IRM Advisory Report on the Prevention of Sexual ...
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Publications & documents
Featured publications IRM: Opening doors to Accountability and Redress 18 Jun 2019 Filing a complaint with the IRM is easy. See the IRM's complaints brochure, available in ...
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Advisory reports
Overview The IRM is mandated to report to the Board on lessons learned and ... the IRM may recommend the reconsideration of policies, procedures, guidelines and systems of the GCF. When an advisory report ...
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Engaging with Latin American civil society: a two-way dialogue
... of natural systems in biodiversity-rich spots of Central and South America are projected to be negatively impacted by ... in the region, the Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM) focused its most recent outreach activities to engage ... were able to raise awareness about the IRM’s mandate and procedures but also to build trust and discuss any barriers ...
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Accountability at the core of the 2022 IAMnet Annual Meetings
... for the IAMnet Annual Meetings. This year, the Social and Environmental Compliance Unit ( SECU ) of UNDP hosted ... discussions and breakout groups. On the first day, the IRM spoke on a panel that looked at how IAMs can measure the ... IAMs emphasised the need to create strong and effective procedures to protect communities from retaliation and ...
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C0003 Morocco
On 16 February 2020, the IRM received a complaint which was submitted through its ... complainant(s) had made a request for confidentiality, and the IRM provided confidentiality in accordance with its Procedures and Guidelines (PGs). The complaint related to ...
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Work plan and budget for 2017
This document presents the 2017 Work Plan and Budget of the Independent Redress Mechanism Unit (IRMU) of the GCF. The Unit is one of the three ... the IRMU Develop a revised TOR and detailed guidelines and procedures Collaborate in the development of the GCF’s ...
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Inclusion and accessibility within Accountability Mechanisms: ensuring persons with disabilities are not left behind
... to causes such as increasing ageing populations, conflicts, and climate-related disasters. Among persons with ... long-term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments which in interaction with various barriers may ... this framework in its general policies, guidelines, and procedures, including its accountability and grievance ...
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COVID-19: Ongoing lessons from the virtual Independent Redress Mechanism
... the six team members of the Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM) of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) relocated from Songdo, ... in Spain, South Africa, Austria, Ulsan in South Korea and the USA. This was a result of the GCF asking its ... conducted public consultations on our draft retaliation procedure through webinars. We are working on developing ...
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The GCF will Never Tolerate Retaliation
In June 2012, community members living around the Alaknanda River in Uttarakhand, India, filed a complaint with the ... 30 2021.   The Head of the Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM), Dr Lalanath de Silva, chaired the discussion on ... mechanisms have established and continue to improve their procedures to prevent and respond to retaliation risks to ...
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Work plan and budget for 2018
This document presents the 2018 work plan and budget of the Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM) of the GCF. The IRM is one of the three accountability ... has three components as follows: Operate the IRM; Develop procedures; and Process complaints and requests for ...
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At the crossroads: Independent accountability mechanisms’ reforms
... violated its own policies for assessing potential social and environmental impacts. The IFC responded with a remedial ... to be  predictable ; they should provide a clear and known procedure, within predetermined time frames, with clarity on ... and 2019 respectively, the Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM) of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) announced its new ...
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Four steps to create true global climate solutions by leveraging indigenous knowledge
... They do not reflect the opinions or views of the IRM. Partners are encouraged to submit blogs to the IRM for ... ### The world is acknowledging the impact of climate change and especially its effect on vulnerable communities. For ... or access to technology Predictable in terms of its procedure, response times, monitoring, and appeals processes ...
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C0005 South Africa
The IRM received this complaint in August 2020 but has suspended ... stage was to obtain more information about the GCF project, and upon receiving information about the GCF’s Information Disclosure Policy and the procedures for requesting information from the GCF ...
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R0001 Argentina
In 2018, the IRM processed a reconsideration request filed by Argentina ... Action for Rural Development: Community-based Adaptation and Mitigation. FP057 was denied funding by the Board at its ... process and closed the case. In accordance with the interim procedures on requests for reconsideration, the IRM informed ...
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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. ... decision was based on a non-compliance with GCF policy or procedure, and may recommend reconsideration to the Board on ...
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Retaliation: A threat to accountability and redress
... March 2016, Goldman Prize Winner, Honduran environmentalist and indigenous rights activist,  Berta Cáceres  was ... around the world, that the  Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM) of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) has drafted Supporting Operating Procedures (SOPs) on retaliation and is making the draft ...
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Creating a safe space to complain
Ahmed and his family were forcibly removed from their home to make ... the effectiveness of grievance mechanisms like the IRM and is the reason that grievance mechanisms are paying ... of retaliation. The IRM developed supporting operating procedures (SOPs) to minimise the risks of retaliation in ...
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Retaliation: The Bogeyman of Grievance Redress
... retaliation has been a significant focus of work within the IRM recently. Since our  last article  in February, when ... the  call for comments  on our Supporting Operating Procedures (SOPs) on retaliation, there has been significant movement on the issue both inside and outside the IRM. Recent UN reports  show that ...
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File a complaint
... can authorise their government or representative to file and pursue the complaint on their behalf. A complaint with the IRM can be filed by: Sending it by mail or email ; Sending a ... is also helpful to include: Details of GCF's policies and procedures and/or environmental and social safeguards that ...
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File a reconsideration request
... funding was based on non-compliance with GCF's policies or procedures. A reconsideration request of funding should be ... or programme that was denied funding by the GCF Board, and include the circumstances of noncompliance and how these ... resulted in denial of funding. The request should also confirm that the Accredited Entity which submitted the proposal ...
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Strengthening GRMs through targeted one-to-one support
... work directly with developing countries to propose projects and programmes to the GCF for funding, and to implement them ... complaints varies from one organisation to another. The IRM’s research had shown that some grievance redress ... early stage of developing their mandates, policy, procedures, and staffing. The IRM, as one of its five key ...
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Lessons and Highlights from 2020
Thabiti lives along Lake Naivasha in Kenya and is a subsistence fisher. He’s concerned about a wind ... whether to file it with the Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM) of the GCF or the complaints mechanism that the Kenyan ... potential harm. The IRM looks at GCF policies and procedures, whereas SECU looks at UNDP policies and ...
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C0008 Paraguay
In June 2022, the IRM received a complaint relating to FP121. The complainant ... raised a concern that as the government recognized and legally established representative of the indigenous ... wanted registered and processed by the IRM according to its procedures. The IRM thus commenced the eligibility ...
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A push for corporate sustainability in the EU
... a corporate sustainability due diligence directive. The landmark directive, if approved by the European Parliament ... of these steps entails the establishment of a “complaints procedure” which should allow persons and organisations to ... view the 2021 webinars on the GRAM Partnership page of the IRM website. Similar events focusing on individual ...
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