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Work plan and budget for 2021
This document presents the 2021 work plan and budget of the Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM) of the GCF. The IRM is one of the three accountability mechanisms of the GCF ...
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Fire! Fire! But Who’s There to Put it Out?
... department. You call them because you know they will come and extinguish the fire and save lives. You call them ... previous Board meetings, one Board member referred to the IRM as “the fire department of the GCF.” The analogy ... should be quickly dispatched to put out the fire, the IRM’s major function is to quickly respond to the ...
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Climate-related conflict: Arts-based mediation and recourse to redress
Climate-related conflict: Arts-based mediation and recourse to redress ...
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C0002 Peru
In early 2019, the IRM concluded a preliminary inquiry into FP001, Peru. A preliminary inquiry is an early phase of an IRM self-initiated investigation. A self-initiated ... on Free Prior Informed Consent (FPIC) requirements, and on risk categorization for projects involving Indigenous ...
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Case register
Overview The IRM is committed to transparency and accountability, and recognises the importance of public ... or requesters. Information regarding each of the IRM's cases can be accessed below, by clicking on the case ...
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2019 Annual report
The IRM is excited to release our 2019 Annual Report. This ... gives an overview of last year's activities, facts, figures and other details about our work. 2019 Annual report ...
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Multimedia
Multimedia The IRM produces a range of multimedia resources for its stakeholders, including videos describing its role and work, as well as interviews with participants of its ...
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Redress counts: Summer 2019 issue
... In this edition: Advancing accountability at the GCF; IRM hosts Inspection Panel Chair, Imrana Jalal; IRM concludes first self-initiated preliminary ... outreach: Santiago, Chile; GRAMS: (Grievance Redress and Accountability Mechanisms) Partnership; IRM in Shanghai ...
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Jam v. IFC - What does it mean for accountability?
... India. Despite studies showing significant social and environmental impacts, the IFC continued to provide ... January 2015, the CAO released a monitoring report confirming that the IFC had still not taken meaningful steps to ... whether in the U.S. or India, places a heavy resource and procedural burden on complainants. Court proceedings are ...
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2018 Annual report
... gives an overview of 2018 activities, facts, figures and other details about our work. 2018 Annual report ...
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2017 Annual report
... gives an overview of 2017 activities, facts, figures and other details about our work. 2017 Annual report ...
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C0001 Bangladesh
... International Bangladesh on behalf of the mayor and 427 residents of the Satkhira municipality. The ... had suffered loss and damage because of this delay. The IRM examined the complaint and obtained preliminary ... due consideration declared the complaint ineligible. The IRM concluded that the alleged damage or loss, if any, was ...
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Taking your complaint seriously
... For situations like this, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and other financial institutions have established Grievance ... the project, you can file a complaint with a GRAM. The IRM of the GCF is such a GRAM. Good management of your ... and on the final outcomes. For this purpose, the GCF IRM has two tools. First, we have put in place a modern ...
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C0004 India
In May 2020, the IRM received a complaint relating to FP084. The complaint ... of mangroves for the development of a housing scheme in Andhra Pradesh. The complainant(s) alleged that the GCF ... which claims to be conserving mangroves. In July 2020, the IRM declared the complaint ineligible because the felling of ...
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C0006 Nicaragua
In June 2021, the IRM received a complaint relating to FP146. The ... the project, alleged that the project would harm indigenous and Afro-descendant communities as 1) prior to the approval ... ). The complainant(s) requested confidentiality, and the IRM granted confidentiality in accordance with its TOR and ...
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Historic Recognition of the Human Right to a Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment
... Rights Council has recognized the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment as a fundamental human right. ... affected to national parks under threat by illegal poachers and loggers. However, a right which cannot be protected or ... of environmental rights or supporting environmental procedures and standards are increasingly allowing those ...
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Video of the GRM Workshop for DAEs of the GCF
... elements to successfully operating them? Answers to these and many more questions were discussed at a three-day-workshop held by the IRM between 7 and 9 October in Songdo, South Korea. In total ... this event. The workshop was held and organized by the IRM and facilitated by David Fairman, an external consultant ...
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IAMnet
... Accountability Mechanisms (IAMs) that seeks to identify and foster means for collaboration, cooperation, and knowledge sharing amongst the IAMs. Learn more about ...
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Retaliation Brochure
What is retaliation and how can you report it if you are affected? The GCF provides protection through the IRM and the Independent Integrity Unit (IIU). Both units have ...
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GRAM partnership
GRAM partnership In 2019, the IRM formed the Grievance Redress and Accountability Mechanism (GRAM) partnership to offer ... Programme (UNDP) and the Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM) of the Green Climate Fund (GCF). The GRAM partnership ...
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From Ulaanbaatar to Almaty- Virtual Outreach in times of the Pandemic
The pandemic has posed great challenges for individuals and ... presented by Covid-19. After the success of the IRM’s first virtual outreach event in the Pacific region , the IRM team has been committed to further exploring the virtual ...
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Boosting Accessibility in the Pacific Islands
... to call the utility company to find out what is going on and when power will be restored? But to do so, you would ... they knew about the GCF’s Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM). The IRM would not be able to do its job unless people who have ...
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The Information Appeals Panel in action
... Green Climate Fund Building transparency, accountability and keeping good faith for a new institution is undoubtedly a daunting and challenging task. Various mechanisms exist and are ... GCF remains faithful and accountable to its policies and procedures speaks to the very essence of why independent ...
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OHCHR self-assessment scoresheet template for IAMs
... to assess its performance against quantifiable data and identify areas of improvement. The excel document is a ...
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Not all who have a grievance will complain
... The project staff, therefore, go to the project site and inform the villagers there that the project may require ... the unique functions of the Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM) of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) is the ability to ... Guidance on FPIC see, http://greenclimate.fund/documents/guidelines-indigenous-peoples-policy (visited 6th November ...
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Carlos gets a prestigious certificate and joins a community of practice!
Carlos was struggling to handle a complaint he had received as the complaint handling ... had enrolled for a training course conducted by the GCF’s IRM on grievance redress mechanisms, and within two weeks he ... carried the logo of the Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM) of the GCF, Consensus Building Institute, and the ...
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Five New Leaders in Top Accountability Mechanisms of GCF’s Accredited Entities
... the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) appointed Andrea Repetto Vargas as the new Director of its ... and Investigation Mechanism (ICIM, or MICI). The IRM has a staff member who worked with MICI before, and so the IRM hopes that this creates an even greater opportunity to ...
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Other resources
... sustainable outcomes. Almost every project or programme, and particularly those that are resource intensive, will ... they are also required under GCF policies, and that the IRM has a mandate to help increase the capacity of direct ... access entities in this regard. As a starting point, the IRM has collected a variety of resources and toolkits to ...
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In memoriam – Leonardo Paat Jr., Environment and Social Safeguards, Gender and Indigenous Peoples Manager
Our dear and beloved colleague Leonardo Paat Jr., Environment and ... on 5th August. We at the Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM) offer his wife Carol, his daughter Loise, his sister ... of ESS. Leo was one of the very first GCF colleagues IRM staff met when they joined the GCF. He was the one who ...
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A learning platform for Grievance Redress and Accountability Mechanisms
Does your organization have a Grievance Redress and Accountability Mechanism (GRAM) in place? How is your ... conference hosted by the Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM) of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) that is scheduled for ... GRAM is not an easy task. Surveys conducted by the IRM concluded that many entities accredited by the GCF have ...
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