We are in Côte d'Ivoire this week for the annual IAMnet meeting. Along with formal discussions we are engaging with CSOs to discuss #accountability. This includes meeting with the UN Human Rights to discuss remedies in the context of business and human rights. #intdev #SDGs

Standard Bank takes 1st step to fossil fuel finance transparency as required by May shareholder vote. Next step: policy on financing of coal mines. #climatechange BankTrack 🦋 @banktrack.bsky.social

Court win in world-first climate risk case puts future of Ostrołęka C coal plant in Poland in question clientearth.org/press/court-wi… #Thabametsi #Khanyisa ClientEarth

The IRM is participating this week in the GCF's Global Programming Conference! Come chat to us at the AskGCF! desk (happening now!). Yesterday we also met with Civil Society Stakeholders to talk about the complaints submission process and #accountability.

We just kicked off our training workshop for Grievance Redress Mechanisms of Direct Access Entities of Green Climate Fund - over 25 participants are taking part in this 3-day workshop #accountability #grievance #redress #IRM #GCF #GRM

Day 2 of our #GRM Training Workshop continued with group exercises, role plays and understanding the importance of Grievance Redress Mechanisms at the project level. #accountability #grievance #redress #GCF #IRM

Day 3 of our training workshop for Grievance Redress Mechanisms of Direct Access Entities of Green Climate Fund - we focused on the compliance review function of GRMs, and participants produced an action plan for possible improvements to their GRMs. #redress #grievance #Accountability

More than 25 participants from 5 continents, 20 countries and 16 different organizations.🙌The GRM training workshop contributed to better understanding the various needs, resources and challenges of Accredited Entities when it comes to accountability, redress and grievances.

"This is where we'll all have to spend our holidays if the planet gets messed up." Christine Reddell at the virtual spa. 🇰🇷

How to establish a Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) at the institutional level? Who should be involved in the process and what should be considered when scaling and customizing a GRM. These complex issues were discussed on the first day of our workshop #accountability Green Climate Fund

We need transformational leadership to navigate the climate crisis. Politicians and the financial sector have the biggest leadership role to play - Tracey Davies duganfraser moneyweb.co.za/moneyweb-opini…

How to manage and resolve complex cases? On Day 2 of the GRM workshop last week, participants were confronted with a complex example of a complaint. In a role play they developed, discussed and proposed problem solving strategies and solution. #grievance #accountability Green Climate Fund

"Eskom Hld SOC Ltd power stations are major contributors to both greenhouse gas emissions and toxic air pollution, so accelerating their decommissioning means reducing our exposure to climate change and improving human health" mg.co.za/article/2019-1…

The IRM’s Registrar & Case Officer, Christine Reddell, participated in the Asia Regional Workshop on the Implementation of the GCF’s Indigenous People’s Policy this week in Bangkok. Christine spoke about the importance of accountability & how to access the IRM’s services.

IRM meets CSOs - Prior to B.24 of Green Climate Fund we discussed opportunities, resources and challenges of the past and upcoming year with regards to our activities. Thank you to all the CSO representatives for the valuable insights and feedback. #IRM #accountability #redress #outreach

The 24th Meeting of the Green Climate Fund Board ended yesterday. The IRM’s Work Plan and Budget for 2020 was approved & we had valuable exchanges with a number of CSOs, Board Members, Accredited Entities and other important stakeholders. The IRM looks forward to an exciting year head! #IRM

"The coalition said that throughout the court challenges, records revealed that officials in various government departments had recommended that approvals for the mine be refused, but these recommendations were overruled by their superiors" timeslive.co.za/news/south-afr…

Redress counts! - Issue 2 of the IRM's Newsletter is now available 👇👇👇 mailchi.mp/gcfund/newslet… including updates about 'the Peru case' and several inreach and outreach activities - enjoy reading and subscribe to stay tuned. #IRM Green Climate Fund #redress #accountability

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Don't miss this afternoon's Space unpacking the #SLAPP suit defence along with Thandeka Kathi, Busi K, Jatheen B, Christine Reddell, Tauriq Jenkins, Jacob van Garderen and Southern Africa Resource Watch