Procedures for adopting decisions in the event that all efforts at reaching consensus have been exhausted

The document outlines the GCF Board's fallback mechanisms for decision-making when consensus fails. It details the process for determining when consensus efforts are exhausted, the specific types of decisions excluded from these procedures, and the distinct voting and balloting rules for general decisions and the appointment of officials.

• The GCF Board primarily takes decisions by consensus, but may move to these Procedures if the Co-Chairs determine, acting jointly and in good faith, that all efforts to reach consensus have been exhausted.
• Certain high-level or sensitive decisions are explicitly excluded from these fallback procedures, including policy decisions that exclude specific developing countries from financial instruments, amendments to the Rules of Procedure, decisions regarding the GCF Headquarters, and contributions policies with geographic or sectoral restrictions.
• For general decisions where consensus fails, a draft decision is adopted if it receives a four-fifths majority of Board members present and voting, provided that four or more developed country Board members or four or more developing country Board members have not voted against it.

APA

Green Climate Fund (n.d.). Procedures for adopting decisions in the event that all efforts at reaching consensus have been exhausted. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/procedures-adopting-decisions-event-all-efforts-reaching-consensus-have-been-exhausted.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Procedures for adopting decisions in the event that all efforts at reaching consensus have been exhausted. n.d. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/procedures-adopting-decisions-event-all-efforts-reaching-consensus-have-been-exhausted.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefundndprocedures, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Procedures for adopting decisions in the event that all efforts at reaching consensus have been exhausted}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/procedures-adopting-decisions-event-all-efforts-reaching-consensus-have-been-exhausted.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }