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R0001 Argentina
In 2018, the IRM processed a reconsideration request filed by Argentina ... Board meeting, and Argentina submitted its request to the IRM in January 2018. In March 2018, while the IRM was assessing the question of eligibility of the request and following several ...
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Case register
Overview The IRM is committed to transparency and accountability, and recognises the importance of public access to its case information, subject to any ... 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 report gives an overview of last year's activities, facts, figures and other details ...
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Multimedia
Multimedia The IRM produces a range of multimedia resources for its stakeholders, ... its role and work, as well as interviews with participants of its various capacity building initiatives. ...
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Creating a safe space to complain
... a new rapid transit system. There are powerful supporters of the project and Ahmed and his family are concerned that ... the effectiveness of grievance mechanisms like the IRM and is the reason that grievance mechanisms are paying ... from retaliation and threats of retaliation. The IRM developed supporting operating procedures (SOPs) to ...
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Redress counts: Summer 2019 issue
Redress counts is the newsletter of the Independent Redress Mechanism of the Green Climate ... In this edition: Advancing accountability at the GCF; IRM hosts Inspection Panel Chair, Imrana Jalal; IRM concludes first self-initiated preliminary ...
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Communications, a Key to Effective Redress
... Mechanisms (GRMs) around the world, whether they be those of big financial institutions, local banks, or governments, ... of available grievance redress mechanisms,” including the IRM and the GRMs of the GCF’s accredited entities. While ... awareness and understanding about the IRM and their preferred ways of communications, received over 100 responses ...
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Well done – you have no complaints!
What is the point of having a grievance redress mechanism (GRM) if no one ... receiving complaints? At the Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM) of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), we don’t treat the ... are unable to file a complaint. This is why the IRM has an outreach mandate. It is the job of the IRM to ...
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Advisory reports
Overview The IRM is mandated to report to the Board on lessons learned ... practices. Based on these lessons and insights, the IRM may recommend the reconsideration of policies, procedures, guidelines and systems of the GCF. ...
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C0001 Bangladesh
... filed by Transparency International Bangladesh on behalf of the mayor and 427 residents of the Satkhira municipality. ... 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
... You would probably feel sad or angry, or a combination of both. Sad because you would have lost the home that you ... 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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2018 Annual report
This report gives an overview of 2018 activities, facts, figures and other details about ...
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2017 Annual report
This report gives an overview of 2017 activities, facts, figures and other details about ...
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Ep. 4 of "Redress Now": Final interview with Lalanath de Silva
... six 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 ...
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C0008 Paraguay
In June 2022, the IRM received a complaint relating to FP121. The complainant ... recognized and legally established representative of the indigenous peoples of Paraguay, Instituto Paraguayo ... to its procedures. The IRM thus commenced the eligibility determination for this case on 1 July, and the complaint was ...
Case > Complaint Paraguay
Jam v. IFC - What does it mean for accountability?
... accountability mechanism at little cost in the hope of receiving redress. Which would you choose? In 2007, the ... January 2015, the CAO released a monitoring report confirming that the IFC had still not taken meaningful steps to ... This approach could benefit MDBs in two ways. First, in terms of finances, MDBs will shell out less in funding for ...
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Retaliation: The Bogeyman of Grievance Redress
The issue of retaliation has been a significant focus of work within the IRM recently. Since our last article in February, when ... movement on the issue both inside and outside the IRM. Recent UN reports show that retaliation against human ...
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Setting a high bar: The procedures of the Independent Redress Mechanism of the GCF
... innovations In February 2019 the supreme governing body of the Green Climate Fund adopted the Procedures and Guidelines of its Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM), ushering in a new era of innovation and accountability ... on international good practice, the recently adopted IRM procedures push the frontiers of accountability on ...
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Ep. 3 of "Redress Now" on Self-Assessments for IAMs
In this third episode of “Redress Now”, we look back at an online webinar from ... 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 ...
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Video of the GRM Workshop for DAEs of the GCF
... were discussed at a three-day-workshop held by the IRM between 7 and 9 October in Songdo, South Korea. In total 17 participants from GRMs of Direct Access Entities (DAEs) of the Green Climate Fund ... this event. The workshop was held and organized by the IRM and facilitated by David Fairman, an external consultant ...
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Advice is Most Effective When It Is Taken on Board!
The success of an advisor is best judged on how much of her advice is ... advice. By that measure, the 2020 Advisory report of the IRM on the “ Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and ... the victims in numerous ways. Based on these cases, the IRM decided to prepare an Advisory report to the Board and ...
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IAMnet
IAMnet IAMnet is a network of Independent Accountability Mechanisms (IAMs) that seeks ...
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Outreach in the time of Corona
... been the case for the Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM) of the Green Climate Fund (GCF). Almost overnight, our team ... cause, and the immediate risks of a project with its long-term benefits. CSOs were particularly interested to learn ...
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Retaliation Brochure
... you are affected? The GCF provides protection through the IRM and the Independent Integrity Unit (IIU). Both units ...
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Ep. 5 of "Redress Now": the GRAM partnership
Over the last decade, a new generation of grievance redress and accountability mechanisms (GRAMs) ... 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 ...
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Green Climate Fund Board adopts Landmark Guidelines on Grievance Procedures
... Climate Fund (GCF) Board adopted a unique and novel set of guidelines to improve the management of the Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM)’s cases. Thus, the GCF will provide a better response ... to climate justice. The Guidelines acknowledge that the IRM follows the principles of fairness, independence, equity ...
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Accountability at the core of the 2022 IAMnet Annual Meetings
... year, the Social and Environmental Compliance Unit ( SECU ) of UNDP hosted the event, which took place in New York and ... discussions and breakout groups. On the first day, the IRM spoke on a panel that looked at how IAMs can measure the ... impact and effectiveness of their work. Sue Kyung Hwang, IRM Executive Assistant and Paco Gimenez-Salinas, IRM ...
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C0003 Morocco
On 16 February 2020, the IRM received a complaint which was submitted through its ... Morocco. The complaint raised issues around the sufficiency of the consultation conducted and the lack of information ... with the outcomes of the process and his wish to terminate the complaint at this point, in full awareness ...
Case > Complaint Morocco
File a complaint
... File a complaint with our online form Any person or a group of persons, or a community that has been or may be affected ... pursue the complaint on their behalf. A complaint with the IRM can be filed by: Sending it by mail or email ; Sending a ... a translation should be provided in English. Otherwise, the IRM will attempt to have the complaint translated and ...
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