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The Green Climate Fund partially granted information disclosure request IDP672. 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.

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.

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. The meeting established a requirement for annual performance evaluations of the Executive Director and mandated the development of a whistleblower mechanism in the employee manual and gender policies for projects. Additionally, the Conference invited Mitacs in Canada to become an associate of the Institute.

A statement from the South African Department of Environmental Affairs amending an Environmental Authorisation (EA) issued on 31 October 2013. The amendment concerns the realignment of road D255 for the 450 MW Khanyisa Coal Fired Power Station in Emalahleni, Mpumalanga Province.

This document is a decision by the MEC for Agriculture, Rural Development, Land and Environmental Affairs of Mpumalanga Province to dismiss an appeal brought by the Centre for Environmental Rights. The appeal challenged the environmental authorisation granted to Atha-Africa Ventured for the proposed Yzermyn underground coal mine, located on Portion 1 of the farm Yzermyn 96 HT within the Pixley Ka Seme Local Municipality.

A decision letter from the Limpopo Department of Economic Development, Environment & Tourism dismissing an appeal by the Centre for Environmental Rights against the environmental authorisation granted to the Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone (SOC) Ltd.

A letter from the National Air Quality Officer (NAQO) of the South African Department of Environmental Affairs to the Centre for Environmental Rights, providing the reasons and legal framework for decisions regarding applications for the postponement of compliance with Minimum Air Quality Emission Standards (MES).

A decision by the Minister of Water and Sanitation of the Republic of South Africa to lift the suspension of a water use licence issued to Power Khanyisa Thermal Power Point Station (Pty) Ltd (ACWA), pending an appeal submitted under the National Water Act, 1998.

A letter from the South African Department of Environmental Affairs approving an amendment to the Environmental Authorisation (EA) for the 1200MW Thabametsi coal-fired power station, specifically updating the designated holder of the authorisation.

The Green Climate Fund has selected Panama City (Panama), Amman (Jordan), Nairobi (Kenya), and Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire) as the locations for its regional offices. The Secretariat is tasked with negotiating host country agreements and operationalizing this regional presence according to a specific implementation plan, aiming for long-term budget neutrality within the existing administrative budget.