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Featured publications IRM: Opening doors to Accountability and Redress 18 Jun 2019 Filing a complaint...

IAMnet IAMnet is a network of Independent Accountability Mechanisms (IAMs) that seeks to identify and foster means for collaboration, cooperation, and knowledge sharing amongst the IAMs. Learn more about IAMnet in the...

Staff Sonja Derkum, Head of the IRM Sonja Derkum is the Head of the GCF's Independent Redress Mechanism. She was previously Head of the Complaints Mechanism (CM) for the European Investment Bank Group (EIB Group)...

On 07 May 2025, the IRM acknowledged receipt of a complaint pertaining to GCF Project FP203 “Heritage Colombia (HECO): Maximizing the Contributions of Sustainably Managed Landscapes in Colombia for Achievement of...

On 11 March 2025, the IRM acknowledged receipt of a complaint filed by wetland-dependent communities residing in Rukingiri district in Uganda. The complainants requested and have been granted confidentiality, in...

A pre-case is a communication from an external party to the IRM and information received by the IRM that is registered in the Case Management System as a pre-case and may or may not mature into a complaint. Pre-cases...

Overview The IRM is committed to transparency and accountability, and recognises the importance of public access to its case information, subject to any requests for confidentiality from any of its complainants or...

The complaint was filed by Transparency International Bangladesh on behalf of the mayor and 427 residents of the Satkhira municipality. The complaint alleged that funds had not yet been disbursed on FP004, though it had...

In May 2020, the IRM received a complaint relating to FP084. The complaint was about the clearance of mangroves for the development of a housing scheme in Andhra Pradesh. The complainant(s) alleged that the GCF should...

In August 2021, the IRM received a complaint relating to FP018. The complainant(s) raised a concern that fees due to the complainant(s) had not been paid despite the completion of work under a consultancy contract with...

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...

In 2018, the IRM processed a reconsideration request filed by Argentina in relation to FP057 – Climate Action for Rural Development: Community-based Adaptation and Mitigation. FP057 was denied funding by the Board at...

In June 2022, the IRM received a complaint relating to FP121. The complainant raised a concern that as the government recognized and legally established representative of the indigenous peoples of Paraguay, Instituto...

In June 2021, the IRM received a complaint relating to FP146. The complainant(s) alleged that the project would harm indigenous and Afro-descendant communities due to 1) alleged failure to conduct proper consultation,...

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 investigation is a proceeding initiated under...

On 16 February 2020, the IRM received a complaint which was submitted through its online Case Management System (CMS). The complainant(s) had made a request for confidentiality, and the IRM provided confidentiality in...