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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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Hiring: Company-Community Mediation Training Facilitator
... entities (AEs), including Direct Access Entities (DAEs), of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) are required to establish ... redress mechanisms (GRMs). As part of its mandate, the IRM works with GCF DAEs to help them build capacity related to grievance mechanisms and procedures.  The IRM is looking for a Company-community mediation training ...
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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 ...
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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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From Ulaanbaatar to Almaty- Virtual Outreach in times of the Pandemic
... the difficulties 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 ...
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File a reconsideration request
... form A developing country can file a request where one of its specific projects or programmes proposed to GCF for ... resulted in denial of funding. The request should also confirm that the Accredited Entity which submitted the proposal ... by either mailing, courier delivering or emailing it to the IRM, or by filling out the  web form . File a ...
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Boosting Accessibility in the Pacific Islands
... be restored? But to do so, you would need to know the name of the utility company and its phone number. Unless this ... they knew about the GCF’s Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM). The IRM would not be able to do its job unless people ... reported high satisfaction with the event. As for their preference between in-person and online events, 56.3% of the ...
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Filing a complaint in your own language? Ways to make accountability and redress more accessible
... have to leave their house and land soon. Victor is afraid of losing his family’s home and therefore their ... can always reach out to the Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM), an independent body of the GCF that receives ... of the Green Climate Fund through several channels in any preferred language. The IRM will have the complaint ...
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Retaliation: A threat to accountability and redress
... in her home. This came after more than six years of active campaigning against the construction of a ... around the world, that the  Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM) of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) has drafted Supporting ... and their direct and indirect consequences, that the IRM of the GCF has developed its retaliation procedures. ...
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Informal consultation on draft Procedures and Guidelines
IRM has developed draft Procedures and Guidelines and has ... regions including Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin America. IRM will hold three informal consultations in Amsterdam, London and Washington, D.C. as part of the ongoing consultative process. Any stakeholder of the ...
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Strengthening GRMs through targeted one-to-one support
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) operates through a network of Accredited Entities (AEs), who work directly with ... complaints varies from one organisation to another. The IRM’s research had shown that some grievance redress ... their mandates, policy, procedures, and staffing. The IRM, as one of its five key functions , works with GCF ...
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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 ... provides updates on cases, events and activities of the AM and the two units it houses – the Inspection ...
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OHCHR self-assessment scoresheet template for IAMs
In a recent report published by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights ... performance against quantifiable data and identify areas of improvement. The excel document is a template for other ...
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Not all who have a grievance will complain
... as the project staff do not speak the local language of the villagers, confusion arises as to the exact nature ... the unique functions of the Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM) of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) is the ability to ... and engagements in relation to the project. Having determined that these articles raised credible concerns with ...
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Carlos gets a prestigious certificate and joins a community of practice!
... a complaint he had received as the complaint handling officer of a private national financial organization that ... 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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C0005 South Africa
The IRM received this complaint in August 2020 but has suspended the complaint at the request of the complainant. Through discussions with the complainant it emerged that the primary goal of the complainant at this stage was to obtain more ...
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GRM workshop for Direct Access Accredited Entities of the GCF
... to an entity that is accredited to the GCF. As a result of the project, Botum is no longer able to harvest grass in ... she can complain to the Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM) – but the IRM is in South Korea. Botum relies on what ... parties have to agree on the matter, compliance reviews determine if and how policies and procedures have been ...
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Professionally facilitated dialogue is an effective way of solving disputes and conflicts
Martina works for a financial intermediary of an international financial institution in a South ... building program, the Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM) will offer advanced training in community-project ...
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Five New Leaders in Top Accountability Mechanisms of GCF’s Accredited Entities
The Boards of five International Accredited Entities of the GCF have ... 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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The Green Climate Fund Reaffirms Its Commitment to Zero Tolerance Against Retaliation
... on the Green Climate Fund website ) In the context of the Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM)  case C0015  related to FP203 "Heritage Colombia ... of Climate Goal", the Green Climate Fund (GCF) reaffirms its unwavering commitment to providing a space where ...
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In memoriam – Leonardo Paat Jr., Environment and Social Safeguards, Gender and Indigenous Peoples Manager
... on 5th August.  We at the Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM) offer his wife Carol, his daughter Loise, his sister Ina and ... 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 workshop, aimed at enhancing the capacity of grievance redress mechanisms (GRMs) of GCF direct access ... September to 17 October, allowed participants to follow the IRM's online training module on GRMs and join live sessions ...
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Meet the team
Staff Sonja Derkum, Head of the IRM Sonja Derkum is the Head of the GCF's Independent ... the compliance team at the Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM) and oversees its investigative efforts. He helps the ...
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A learning platform for Grievance Redress and Accountability Mechanisms
... conference hosted by the Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM) of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) that is scheduled for later ... that project implementation agencies and financial intermediaries establish GRAMs. This expansion of GRAMs is ...
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Enhancing Access to Grievance Mechanisms: Key Takeaways from the 11th GRAM webinar
... 11th webinar, hosted by the Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM). The webinar focused on the critical topic of increasing access to grievance mechanisms. The event ... , SECU Peter Carlson , Communications Officer of the IRM, then discussed how the IRM used an advocacy grant to ...
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Defending Rights and Accessing Remedy: Learnings from Conversations with Civil Society based in West Africa
... countries, in particular those in the Niger Basin, are some of the world’s most vulnerable to climate change due to ... and outreach efforts, the Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM) works to ensure that local communities are aware of ... reputation of the Green Climate Fund.  In doing so, the IRM shares information on relevant topics such as its ...
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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 ... partnership to conduct in 2021. Subsequently, the GCF’s IRM convened the GRAM partners to develop a 2021 work plan ...
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