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C0017 Pakistan
On 25 August 2025, the IRM received a complaint pertaining to adverse impacts to ... of activities under GCF Project SAP039 in Pakistan. The IRM registered the complaint on 4 September 2025. During the ... been met. C0017 Pakistan Pakistan Community Health, Safety and Security Integrated climate risk management for ...
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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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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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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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Accountability at the forefront of regional workshop with GCF Direct Access Entities and Civil Society
... third consecutive year, the Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM) and Independent Integrity Unit ( IIU ) held its joint ... The first portion of the workshop, organised by the IRM, was facilitated by Mia Corpus , IRM consultant, Peter ...
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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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Hiring: Senior Dispute Resolution Specialist
The Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM) is pleased to announce a new job opportunity based in Incheon, South Korea. The IRM is an accountability mechanism of the Green Climate ... disputes related to international development projects and/or environmental and social safeguards. The SDRS will be ...
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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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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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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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C0016 Colombia
On 12 September 2025, the IRM acknowledged receipt of a complaint pertaining to GCF ... Colombia. During the eligibility determination phase, the IRM sought to obtain additional information about the ... The IRM has concluded the complaint to be eligible and will proceed with engaging stakeholders to understand ...
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C0011 Uganda
On 15 November 2024, the IRM received and acknowledged receipt of a complaint concerning a fatal ... have not requested confidentiality but as a result of the IRM’s risk assessments, and in accordance with the PGs and ...
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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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C0012 Uganda
On 11 January 2025, the IRM registered a complaint concerning a fatal drowning incident in south-western Uganda with potential relevance to GCF-funded project FP034, ... under construction, and located adjacent to wetlands. The IRM team visited the site of the incident and spoke with ...
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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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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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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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C0013 Uganda
On 11 March 2025, the IRM acknowledged receipt of a complaint filed by wetland-dependent communities residing in Rukingiri district in ... and have been granted confidentiality, in accordance with IRM TOR and PGs. The complainants are represented by a civil ...
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C0010 Uganda
On 3 April 2024, IRM received a complaint alleging adverse impacts related to ... funded project FP034 "Building Resilient Communities, Wetland Ecosystems and Associated Catchments in Uganda." The IRM acknowledged receipt on 8 April, 2024 and subsequently ...
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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 ...
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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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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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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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