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On 26 July 2022, the Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM) organised a virtual outreach webinar with the Centre of Environmental Justice ( CEJ ) in Sri Lanka and the Legal Initiative for Forest and Environment ( LIFE ) in India to discuss the IRM’s mission and values with over sixty civil society ...

Since 2021, the IRM has conducted an annual Stakeholder Survey to evaluate its performance and identify areas for improvement. The results ... Survey report. For the 2025 Stakeholder Survey, the IRM will distribute the survey to various stakeholders who ...

The Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM) is expanding its team and seeking dedicated professionals to help ... people. 1) Capacity Building Specialist The IRM and Independent Integrity Unit ( IIU ) are hiring a ...

The Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM) addresses complaints by people who believe they are ... or programmes funded by the Green Climate Fund (GCF). The IRM regularly conducts workshops with Civil Society ... Organisations (CSOs) to increase awareness of our work and the availability of the mechanism to file an official ...

In May 2023, the IRM sent out a survey to various stakeholders who have interacted with the IRM (including complainants, requesters, civil society representatives, accredited entities, and GCF colleagues). The survey aimed to evaluate the ...

In May 2024, the Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM) conducted its annual survey to evaluate its performance and identify areas for improvement. The survey reached a ... GCF colleagues. These stakeholders had interacted with the IRM in various ways, such as through webinars, ...

... on the Migration Data Portal, a data portal developed and managed by IOM’s Global Migration Data Analysis Centre ... and programmes in the region, on September 14, 2022, the IRM hosted a virtual outreach event on climate redress in ... Unit ( IEU ) of the GCF. At PICAN’s request, the IRM offered sign language interpretation to attendees. A ...

The Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM) of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) has concluded its first ... Funded Project 001 (FP001): Building the Resilience of Wetlands in the Province of Datem del Marañón, Peru. This was ... and lack of free, prior, informed consent (FPIC). The IRM undertook documentation review, interviews with key ...

... Redress Mechanism has been active in its recent outreach and inreach efforts, participating in and hosting six events ... in November. With the goal of increasing awareness of the IRM and its processes, our events have focused on targeting ... institution’s Gender and Indigenous People’s policies. IRM Head, Sonja Derkum, served as a panelist alongside Helen ...

The IRM has concluded its monitoring of  FP001: Building the Resilience of Wetlands in the Province of Datem del Marañón, Peru . The ... outlined in the monitoring agreement. In early 2019, the IRM opened C0002 Peru , which was a preliminary ...

The Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM) remains steadfast in its commitment to promoting transparency, accountability, and community engagement in climate finance. On 14 August 2024, the IRM hosted a virtual outreach event, specifically focused on ...

To strengthen the Independent Redress Mechanism’s (IRM) presence at the community level and raise awareness about its mission and values, the IRM invites Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to submit ...

... de Silva, the Head of the Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM). He’ll explain the importance of a grievance redress mechanism and the role of the IRM. Redress Now is a new podcast by the Independent Redress ...

The Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM) of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) is mandated to build the capacity of grievance redress ... respond to, mitigate, and remedy prohibited practices. The IRM and IIU will be hosting workshops in Hanoi, ...

... (CCCCC) in Belize, Hailo at the CRDB Bank in Tanzania and Tantra is based at PT SMI in Indonesia. What do they ... on GRMs conducted by the Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM) of the GCF. Keith, Hailo, and Tantra were three out of ... did this online course include? Why was it conducted by the IRM, and how does the IRM ensure continuous learning beyond ...

At COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, the IRM participated in two side events that highlighted the ... at the Climate Funds Pavilion to discuss the challenges and opportunities in ensuring accountability in climate ... three independent units—Karen Ernst (IIU), Sonja Derkum (IRM), and Andreas Reumann (IEU)—began the event by ...

... interim (a.i.) Head of the Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM). Under B.BM-2022/06 , Ibrahim Pam will serve as the a.i. Head of the IRM from 31 August 2022 to 31 March 2023. The decision was ... a new Head .” Ibrahim Pam previously worked as an Analyst and Investigator in the Office of the Prosecutor at the ...

In the ninth episode of "Redress Now," we look at the IRM's virtual capacity building training for grievance ... entities. First, we sit down with Paco Gimenez Salinas, IRM compliance and dispute resolution specialist, to understand why the IRM ...

In April and May 2025, the Independent Redress Mechanism conducted ... questions. The survey remains a key tool for evaluating the IRM’s effectiveness in fulfilling its mandate, ... Survey ratings, positive feedback & added value of the IRM Respondents expressed overall satisfaction with the IRM. ...

... a short video created by the Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM) to explain the IRM’s complaints handling process. Asha’s livelihood depends on subsistence ...

... second consecutive year, the Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM) collaborated with the Independent Integrity Unit ( IIU ) to organise a joint in-person capacity-building and outreach workshop. This year's workshop, convened in ... equitable, predictable and transparent.” The three-day IRM workshop was facilitated by IRM consultant Mia ...

... months of preparation, the Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM) case C0009 Egypt reached a partial settlement through a ... Agreement , addressing community development concerns and outlining a path forward for collaboration. The ... 2023 in Aswan, Egypt. In September and November 2022, the IRM received two complaints related to concerns over GCF ...

... in climate finance projects. On 11 March 2025, the IRM collaborated with Fundación Gran Chaco to host a webinar for civil society organisations (CSOs) and local communities in Argentina. The session focused on ... participants about the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the IRM's role in addressing grievances related to GCF-funded ...

When the time comes and our bodies are buried under the ground, that’s when ... off the COP26 event that the Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM) co-hosted with the One Ocean Hub and the Strathclyde ... land and under the ocean. Paco Gimenez-Salinas, from the IRM, and Pablo Lumerman, an IRM rostered mediator ...

To strengthen its grassroots presence and promote its mission and values, the Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM) recently launched an advocacy grant for Civil Society ... Organisations (CSOs), inviting them to collaborate with the IRM on communication and outreach efforts aimed at engaging ...

The Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM) and Independent Integrity Unit ( IIU ) recently organised a ... During the first day of the workshop, Paco Gimenez-Salinas, IRM Head a.i., Sue Kyung Hwang, IRM Executive Assistant and ...

... with an accountability mechanism might seem confusing and arduous. What is the process like? How long will it ... understand the complaint handling process, Sue Kyung Hwang, IRM Executive Assistant and Lalanath de Silva, former IRM Head, started to conceptualize a board game. After ...

... process facilitated by the Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM) of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), the parties involved in case C0010 Uganda have reached an agreement on their complaint regarding ... subcounty, district, and national levels. Next, the IRM will prepare a problem-solving conclusion report and ...