Consideration of accreditation proposals and activities – Addendum IX Accreditation assessment of APL171

The GCF Accreditation Panel recommends the World Health Organization (WHO) for accreditation under the 'medium' size category and 'medium risk (category B)' environmental and social risk category. The assessment finds that WHO meets basic fiduciary standards, project management standards, and gender policy requirements. While WHO's Environmental and Social Safeguards Framework (ESSF) is considered adequate, the panel noted a gap regarding the lack of an external evaluation of the ESSF, which is set as a condition for accreditation to be resolved within two years of the first funded activity. WHO's track record includes managing large-scale grants, such as a USD 192.92 million project for the Global Polio Eradication Initiative and various climate-resilient health projects in the Pacific and Asia.

• The Accreditation Panel recommends WHO for accreditation with a maximum individual project size of 'medium' (above USD 50 million and up to USD 250 million) and a maximum environmental and social risk category of 'medium risk (category B)'.
• WHO is found to meet GCF's basic fiduciary standards, including policies on prohibited practices, the protection of whistleblowers and witnesses, and Anti-Money-Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) policies.
• The applicant's Environmental and Social Safeguards Framework (ESSF), adopted in November 2023, is deemed adequate for managing category B projects, though it has not yet undergone an external evaluation since its 2024 introduction.
• Accreditation is conditional upon WHO providing evidence within two years of its first funded project that an independent external evaluation of its ESSF implementation has been completed and that findings from that evaluation have been addressed.
• WHO demonstrates a strong track record in managing large-scale health and climate projects, including a USD 192.92 million grant for the Global Polio Eradication Initiative and a USD 129 million project for the Yemen Emergency Human Capital Project.
• The assessment concludes that WHO's gender policy and procedures fully meet the GCF updated Gender Policy, supported by a gender parity rate where 51.2 per cent of staff are women.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2026). Consideration of accreditation proposals and activities – Addendum IX Accreditation assessment of APL171. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/11-consideration-accreditation-proposals-and-activities-addendum-ix-who-gcf-b44-03-add09.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Consideration of accreditation proposals and activities – Addendum IX Accreditation assessment of APL171. 2026. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/11-consideration-accreditation-proposals-and-activities-addendum-ix-who-gcf-b44-03-add09.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2026consideration, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Consideration of accreditation proposals and activities – Addendum IX Accreditation assessment of APL171}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2026}, month = mar, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/11-consideration-accreditation-proposals-and-activities-addendum-ix-who-gcf-b44-03-add09.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }