gcf-brief-safeguards_0-791c7a5f04c8d79f.pdf

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) employs an Environment and Social Management System to ensure climate finance does not cause harm to local communities or the environment. This system is anchored by the Environmental and Social Policy and the Indigenous Peoples Policy, adopted in February 2018. GCF requires Accredited Entities to implement their own management systems and undergo evaluation to mitigate risks. To address grievances, the GCF provides an Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM) and requires project-level grievance redress mechanisms.

• The GCF established an Environment and Social Management System consisting of processes and procedures to identify, analyze, avoid, minimize, and mitigate potential adverse environmental and social impacts of climate finance. This system is supported by two policies adopted at the 19th GCF Board meeting in February 2018: the Environmental and Social Policy and the Indigenous Peoples Policy.
• The GCF Indigenous Peoples Policy is a stand-alone framework designed to ensure Indigenous Peoples benefit from projects in a culturally appropriate way and do not suffer harm. It acknowledges that these groups are often among the most economically marginalized and vulnerable in developing countries and recognizes their traditional knowledge's role in climate mitigation and adaptation.
• Accredited Entities, which can be international, sub-national, national, or regional organizations, are responsible for the frontline implementation of safeguards. They must establish environmental and social management systems before activities are implemented, and the GCF continues to evaluate their performance and monitor risks once projects begin.
• The GCF provides two levels of redress for affected parties: a mandatory grievance redress mechanism at the project level and the Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM). The IRM operates independently of the GCF Secretariat, reporting directly to the GCF Board, and can facilitate dispute resolution or conduct compliance investigations.

APA

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Chicago

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