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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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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 ...
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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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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 ...
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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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Enhancing Access to Grievance Mechanisms: Key Takeaways from the 11th GRAM webinar
... mechanisms serve as essential avenues for individuals and communities to voice concerns, seek redress, and hold ... 11th webinar, hosted by the Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM). The webinar focused on the critical topic of ... , SECU Peter Carlson , Communications Officer of the IRM, then discussed how the IRM used an advocacy grant to ...
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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 ... Development (2014-2017), and as an Advisor to the GCF’s IRM (2016-2018). Halina’s research in the field of climate ...
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What do “Vegefoods” and the “GRAM Partnership” have in common ?
Three staff members of the GCF’s IRM in South Korea realized that they were all keen on ... One of them started a WhatsApp group called “Vegefoods” and posted a recipe of a vegetarian dish made with local ... partnership to conduct in 2021. Subsequently, the GCF’s IRM convened the GRAM partners to develop a 2021 work plan ...
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Tackling grievances: A virtual training on company-community mediation
... countries with funds for projects or programmes to mitigate and adapt to climate change through Accredited Entities ... file a complaint with the Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM) or the Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) of the AE. To ... international standards and best practices for GRMs, the IRM is mandated to offer a range of capacity building ...
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Capacity Building for the empowerment of Direct Access Entities' (DAE) Grievance Redress Mechanisms
... June 1, the Green Climate Fund held a workshop to empower and support the Fund’s Direct Access Entities (DAEs) – national and regional entities nominated for accreditation to the GCF ... their capacity across several programmatic areas. IRM held one plenary session and two clinic sessions during ...
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Independent Units unite for workshop on design thinking
On 30 May, colleagues from IEU, IRM, and IIU came together for an immersive 1-day retreat at the ... problem-solving methodology that prioritizes understanding user needs, encouraging creativity, and using ...
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... Cellphone: +82 10-4296-1337 (for calling, text messaging, and messaging apps within KST working hours of 9 am to 6 pm ...
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Understanding the IDP and IAP
Safeguarding Transparency at the GCF Understanding the work of the IDP and IAP To ensure the highest ... Integrity Unit (IIU), and Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM). The head of the IRM is the current chairperson of the IAP, as selected by ...
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Sexual Harassment: Lessons from Two World Bank Projects
The Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM) recently submitted its first Advisory Report , together ... contained four recommendations on how the GCF can prevent and mitigate sexual harassment in GCF projects and ... with minors.” The Inspection Panel was not able to confirm the number of cases of child sexual abuse connected to ...
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A Discussion on Worker and Labour Rights in the Context of Grievance Redress Mechanisms: The 9th GRAM Partnership Webinar
Workers and labourers form the crux of an organization or ... that on July 5, 2023, the Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM) of the Green Climate Fund co-hosted the 9th webinar of ... by Peter Carlson, the Communications Officer at the IRM, and featured five speakers. Andrea Kampf, the Head of ...
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A virtual gathering of Grievance Redress and Accountability practitioners
Many private, public and civil society sector organisations are establishing ... To respond to these demands, the GRAM partners ( GCF IRM , the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank’s ... of the GRAM community of practice is available in the IRM’s previous blog . A virtual gathering of Grievance ...
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Remedy: – setting a wrong, right
... what would you do? For example, if you were moved from the land that you had occupied since birth, the land that your ... people. In June 2020, the Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM) of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) partnered with OHCHR ... While independent accountability mechanisms like the IRM of the GCF have an important role to play in providing ...
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From Proposals to Complaints, Participatory Monitoring is Essential
... that as a result of the gold mine, the community’s health and livelihoods had been greatly affected due to water ... informative approach, and which are often used to simply affirm a limited view of the project from the company ... used within any high-impact development project. For the IRM and the GCF at large, participatory monitoring holds ...
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Accessing Redress: Public interest law organizations, communities and grievance redress mechanisms
... the climate summit in Glasgow two weeks ago. World leaders and climate negotiators signed up to maintain the 1.5C degrees global temperature ceiling and committed to provide more funds to developing nations ... Mechanisms (GRMs) come in. Much has been written on the IRM web page about GRMs, suffice it to say they are set up ...
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Land acquisition and involuntary resettlement. Lessons from the GRAM Community of Practice.
In 2010, some 250 households from the Mubende and Kiboga communities in Uganda were evicted from their homes in forest reserves. A few ... PROPARCO and FMO) and Dr. Lalanath de Silva, Head of the IRM , shared a compliance review example from Cambodia. The ...
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IAP recommends disclosure of information to enhance stakeholder engagement in GCF activities
If you had a right to receive information and to be consulted on the development and design of a Green Climate Fund (GCF) project, would it ... adversely affected by the funding proposal, to access the IRM for early problem solving and, if need be, compliance ...
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