Re-accreditation assessment of Environmental Investment Fund (RAPL008)

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has recommended the re-accreditation of Namibia's Environmental Investment Fund (EIF) for a second term, maintaining its status as a national direct access entity for 'micro' projects (up to USD 10 million). While the EIF demonstrates strong alignment with GCF's climate mandates and robust environmental and social safeguards, the assessment identified significant gaps in financial reporting, project monitoring, and internal audit track records. The recommendation for re-accreditation is subject to several conditions, including updating the Gender Equality Charter and improving the monitoring of grant awards to executing entities.

• The EIF is recommended for re-accreditation with a 'micro' project size limit, meaning the maximum total projected costs for an individual project or activity within a programme are up to and including USD 10 million.
• The EIF has managed four GCF-funded adaptation projects in rural Namibia with a total budget of USD 37.7 million, though implementation has been hampered by weak project design, procurement delays, and COVID-19.
• The entity has faced severe financial instability, including a period where current liabilities exceeded current assets and it moved into a negative equity position, leading to concerns about its status as a going concern.
• There are significant deficiencies in reporting timeliness; 75 per cent of reports for certain Readiness grants were overdue, and the entity has received notices of default for non-compliance in reporting obligations for funded activities.
• The EIF's portfolio is 100 per cent climate-related, totaling USD 50,808,020 across 19 projects since 2014, and the entity has never been involved in fossil fuel financing.
• The EIF's Gender Equality Charter is only partially consistent with the Updated GCF Gender Policy, specifically lacking provisions for gender-responsive procedures at the entity and fund levels, and failing to fully align with principles on free, prior and informed consent (FPIC).
• The internal audit function is relatively new and the EIF cannot yet demonstrate that it operates according to its charter or internationally recognized standards, nor can it prove a track record of implementing high-risk recommendations.
• The EIF's role in Namibia's 2020-2030 country programme is substantial, with the entity designated as the AE for interventions in energy security (off-grid solar and biomass mini-grids), ecosystems and biodiversity, and resilient infrastructure.

APA

Green Climate Fund (n.d.). Re-accreditation assessment of Environmental Investment Fund (RAPL008). https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/decision/b30/decision-b30-05-annex-ii.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Re-accreditation assessment of Environmental Investment Fund (RAPL008). n.d. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/decision/b30/decision-b30-05-annex-ii.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefundndreaccreditation, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Re-accreditation assessment of Environmental Investment Fund (RAPL008)}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/decision/b30/decision-b30-05-annex-ii.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }