Green Climate Fund
At the UN climate negotiations in 2010, governments created the Green Climate Fund (GCF), a public institution to channel the billions of dollars needed to support developing countries in tackling climate change. If it is properly funded and strong human rights and environmental protections are applied, the Green Climate Fund has enormous potential to have truly transformative impact. While the Fund continues to struggle to mobilize the money needed, the Board continues to design the rules and procedures for how the Fund will operate.
Needed are safeguards, accountability, and public participation, each of which are critical to protecting the lives and livelihoods of those affected by mitigation and adaptation activities. All too often, activities that are intended to solve one problem (climate change) result in other problems, threatening the human rights of those who stand their path.
Briefings
Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), The Green Climate Fund: A Refresher (2017)
Articles
Climate Network, Green Climate Fund pledging summit: Civil society groups react to outcome (2019)
Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), Countries Must Double Pledges During Green Climate Fund (GCF) Replenishment (2019)
Submissions
Submission to GCF re: accreditation, safeguards, and fiduciary standards (17 March 2014)