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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 ...
Case > Complaint Bangladesh
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 ...
Case > Complaint India
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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GCF Board selects new Head and ad interim of the Independent Redress Mechanism
... as the new Head of the Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM). The Board also announced Paco Gimenez-Salinas, Compliance and Dispute Resolution Specialist, as Head ad interim. Under ... decision B.35/18, Derkum has been appointed as Head of the IRM. The decision was taken by the GCF Board during its ...
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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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Ep. 4 of "Redress Now": Final interview with Lalanath de Silva
... years at the GCF, Lalanath de Silva's tenure as Head of the IRM comes to an end on 31 August. In this episode, we talk with Lalanath about his time leading the IRM. Redress Now is a podcast by the Independent Redress ... where we look into the world of accountability, redress, and grievance within climate finance and international ...
Article > Podcast
Ep. 8 of "Redress Now" featuring the "Road to Redress" board game
In the eighth episode of "Redress Now," we look at the IRM's new board game "Road to Redress". The board game was created to help possible complainants and other stakeholders better understand the IRM's complaint handling process. For more information on ...
Article > Podcast
Hiring: Compliance Consultant
The IRM receives complaints from project-affected people, and once a complaint is declared eligible, it enters a problem-solving or a compliance review process. The IRM is seeking a qualified high-level compliance specialist ...
Article > News & articles
Ep. 3 of "Redress Now" on Self-Assessments for IAMs
... presented the rationale behind the Self-Assessment Tool and the IRM/GCF shared the assessment method it used and the utility of the OHCHR self-assessment tool. The IRM's self-assessment report The IRM's self-assessment ...
Article > Podcast
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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Sonja Derkum starts tenure as Head of the Independent Redress Mechanism of the GCF
Incheon, 24 August 2023 - The Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM) welcomes the arrival of Sonja Derkum as its new Head of ... global recruitment process. "I am thrilled to join the IRM team and contribute to its mission of addressing complaints from ...
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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 ...
Document > Publication
Ep. 5 of "Redress Now": the GRAM partnership
Over the last decade, a new generation of grievance redress and accountability mechanisms (GRAMs) have sprouted up to ... donor requirements. To help these new mechanisms, the IRM formed the GRAM partnership in 2019 to offer leadership, ... Compliance and Dispute Resolution Specialist at the IRM. Redress Now is a podcast by the Independent Redress ...
Article > Podcast
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 ...
Article > News & articles
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 ...
Article > Blog
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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"Road to Redress" featured in World Bank Accountability Mechanism newsletter
The IRM's board game "Road to Redress" was recently featured in ... Matters." The newsletter provides updates on cases, events and activities of the AM and the two units it houses – the Inspection Panel and the ...
Article > IRM in the news
OHCHR self-assessment scoresheet template for IAMs
... to assess its performance against quantifiable data and identify areas of improvement. The excel document is a ...
Document > Operational document
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 ...
Article > News & articles
Meet the team
Staff Sonja Derkum, Head of the IRM Sonja Derkum is the Head of the GCF's Independent ... She was with the EIB in Luxembourg in different control and accountability functions since 2003. In 2011, she spent ... Resolution Specialist of the Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM). Paco Gimenez-Salinas, a Spanish and French national, ...
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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 ...
Article > News & articles
Empowering Climate Action: Highlights from our virtual training for Grievance Redress Mechanisms
The IRM recently concluded its 4-week virtual capacity building ... entities (DAEs) in Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific. The workshop, held from 20 September to 17 October, allowed participants to follow the IRM's online training module on GRMs and join live sessions ...
Article > News & articles
C0009 Egypt
In September 2022 and November 2022, the IRM received two complaints related ... that they are not seeking confidentiality, but per the IRM's risk assessment, the risk of retaliation remains high. ...
Case > Complaint Egypt
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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