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While Annual Performance Reports (APRs) for all listed projects were granted via website links, mid-term evaluation reports were consistently denied because the information does not exist. Financial reports were mostly granted, though some were denied based on confidentiality clauses, specifically for APR 2020 in several instances.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005101#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The Green Climate Fund (GCF) partially granted information disclosure request IDP672, which was received on 28 January 2025 and decided upon on 25 February 2025.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005101#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Annual Performance Reports (APR) for all listed project codes (FP007, FP011, FP013, FP016, FP018, FP022, FP023, FP024, FP049, FP056, FP058, FP073, SAP001, and SAP008) were granted by providing links to the GCF website.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005101#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Requests for mid-term evaluation reports for all listed project codes were denied on the basis that the information does not exist, citing paragraph 24 of the Information Disclosure Policy.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005101#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Financial reports were generally granted, but specific denials occurred for APR 2020 financial reports for projects FP007, FP016, FP018, FP022, and FP056, as well as all financial reports for FP011, citing confidentiality under paragraph 11(e)(i) and (ii) of the Information Disclosure Policy.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005101#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate finance"],"geography_discussed":[],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["administrative decision"]},{"id":"gclifun-004783","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/gclifun-004783","title":"Final Decision Regarding - Appeal No: IDP/2020/C002 in relation to IDP Request No. 071","publisher":{"name":"Green Climate Fund","organization":"green-climate-fund"},"document_type":"statement","language":"en","date_published":"2020-10-30","source_url":"https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/20201030-gcf-ed-final-decision-idp-2020-c002-idp-rqst-071-iap.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The GCF Executive Director rejected recommendations from the Information Appeals Panel to disclose a detailed list of funding proposals (FPs) for Board meetings B.26 and B.27. The ED argued that the GCF is not required to create special lists upon request, that the requested information is dynamic and often already disclosed, and that certain documents are 'limited distribution' and thus non-disclosable without Board consent. Furthermore, the ED stated that disclosing draft FP information without explicit confidentiality assessments from accredited entities would pose reputational and legal risks, as no formal mechanism for marking draft FPs as confidential currently exists.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-004783#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The GCF maintains that it is not responsible for creating special lists of information upon request, as the Information Disclosure Policy (IDP) applies only to information already in its possession. The ED argues that such a list would be inaccurate because the portfolio process is \"highly dynamic\" and \"constantly updated\".","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-004783#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Executive Director's estimates of 51 pre-TAP funding proposals for 2020 (21 for B.26 and 30 for B.27) were based on the total pipeline developed to meet key performance indicators in the 2020 Secretariat Work Programme, though these were tentative and based on assumptions that change over time.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-004783#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The GCF identifies document GCF/B.25/Inf.05/Add.01, \"Status of GCF pipeline - Addendum I: List of funding proposals and project preparation facility requests\", as the only official report containing most of the requested information in list form. However, this is a \"limited distribution\" (LD) document, which is not disclosable under the IDP without the Board's positive override prerogative.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-004783#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The GCF argues that disclosing information from draft funding proposals without the express permission of accredited entities is prohibited by the IDP and Decision B.17/09, which requires a \"confidentiality assessment\".","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-004783#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"While confidentiality notification processes exist for concept notes and final funding proposals, no such formal mechanism exists for specific information derived from draft funding proposals. The ED asserts that assuming a document is authorized for disclosure simply because it is not marked confidential would be imprudent and could lead to \"reputational or legal risks\".","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-004783#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate finance","transparency"],"geography_discussed":["South Korea"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["legal and policy analysis","administrative decision"]},{"id":"iai-001755","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/iai-001755","title":"Decisiones de la 28a Reunión de la Conferencia de las Partes del Instituto Interamericano para la Investigación del Cambio Global","publisher":{"name":"Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research","organization":"inter-american-institute-for-global-change-research"},"document_type":"statement","language":"es","date_published":"2020-08-19","source_url":"https://iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/Decision-CoP-28-spa(1).pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The 28th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research approved the operating budgets for 2020-2021 and 2021-2023, as well as the auditors' report. 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