• Decision type
    In-session
  • Decision date 18 Jul 2024

B.39/10: Consideration of accreditation proposals

The Board, having considered document GCF/B.39/03 titled “Consideration of accreditation proposals”:

  1. Takes note with appreciation of the assessments conducted by the Secretariat and the Accreditation Panel contained within the relevant documents for the following applicants for accreditation:
    1. Applicant 133 (APL133) is the Center for Implementation of Investment Projects within the Committee for Environmental Protection (CIIP) under the government of the Republic of Tajikistan, based in Tajikistan, as contained in document GCF/B.39/03/Add.02;
    2. Applicant 134 (APL134) is the Development Bank of Nigeria Plc (DBN), based in Nigeria, as contained in document GCF/B.39/03/Add.03;
    3. Applicant 135 (APL135) is the Fonds Interprofessionnel pour la Recherche et le Conseil Agricoles (FIRCA), based in Côte d’Ivoire, as contained in document GCF/B.39/03/Add.04;
    4. Applicant 136 (APL136) is the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC), based in Mauritius, as contained in document GCF/B.39/03/Add.05;
    5. Applicant 137 (APL137) is the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), based in Saudi Arabia, as contained in document GCF/B.39/03/Add.06;
    6. Applicant 138 (APL138) is Meridiam SAS (Meridiam), based in France, as contained in document GCF/B.39/03/Add.07;

pursuant to paragraph 45 of the Governing Instrument for the GCF, subject to, and in accordance with, the assessment by the Accreditation Panel contained in the relevant addendum for each of the applicants, and subject to the completion of Stage III of the accreditation process by having an effective accreditation master agreement, in accordance with decision B.23/11;

  1. Approves, pursuant to paragraph 45 of the Governing Instrument for the GCF, the accreditation of APL133, the Center for Implementation of Investment Projects within the Committee for Environmental Protection (CIIP) under the government of the Republic of Tajikistan, subject to, and in accordance with, the assessment by the Accreditation Panel contained in document GCF/B.39/03/Add.02, and subject to the completion of Stage III of the accreditation process by having an effective accreditation master agreement, in accordance with decision B.23/11;
  2. Also approves, pursuant to paragraph 45 of the Governing Instrument for the GCF, the accreditation of APL134, Development Bank of Nigeria Plc (DBN), subject to, and in accordance with, the assessment by the Accreditation Panel contained in document GCF/B.39/03/Add.03, and subject to the completion of Stage III of the accreditation process by having an effective accreditation master agreement, in accordance with decision B.23/11;
  3. Further approves, pursuant to paragraph 45 of the Governing Instrument for the GCF, the accreditation of APL35, the Fonds Interprofessionnel pour la Recherche et le Conseil Agricoles (FIRCA), subject to, and in accordance with, the assessment by the Accreditation Panel contained in document GCF/B.39/03/Add.04, and subject to the completion of Stage III of the accreditation process by having an effective accreditation master agreement, in accordance with decision B.23/11;
  4. Approves, pursuant to paragraph 45 of the Governing Instrument for the GCF, the accreditation of APL136, the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC), subject to, and in accordance with, the assessment by the Accreditation Panel contained in document GCF/B.39/03/Add.05, and subject to the completion of Stage III of the accreditation process by having an effective accreditation master agreement, in accordance with decision B.23/11;
  5. Also approves, pursuant to paragraph 45 of the Governing Instrument for the GCF, the accreditation of APL137, the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), subject to, and in accordance with, the assessment by the Accreditation Panel contained in document GCF/B.39/03/Add.06, and subject to the completion of Stage III of the accreditation process by having an effective accreditation master agreement, in accordance with decision B.23/11;
  6. Further approves, pursuant to paragraph 45 of the Governing Instrument for the GCF, the accreditation of APL138, Meridiam SAS (Meridiam), subject to, and in accordance with, the assessment by the Accreditation Panel contained in document GCF/B.39/03/Add.07, and subject to the completion of Stage III of the accreditation process by having an effective accreditation master agreement, in accordance with decision B.23/11;
  7. Takes note with appreciation of the assessments conducted by the Secretariat and the Accreditation Panel contained within the relevant documents for the following applicants seeking to upgrade their respective accreditation types:
    1. Department of Environment under the Ministry of Health and the Environment of the Government of Antigua and Barbuda (DOE), based in Antigua and Barbuda, as contained in document GCF/B.39/03/Add.08;
    2. Fondo Mexicano para la Conservación de la Naturaleza A.C. (FMCN), based in Mexico, as contained in document GCF/B.39/03/Add.09;
    3. Ministry of Finance of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (MOF Ethiopia), based in Ethiopia, as contained in document GCF/B.39/03/Add.10; and
    4. Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF), based in Bangladesh, as contained in document GCF/B.39/03/Add.11;
  8. Agrees to upgrade the accreditation type of the Department of Environment under the Ministry of Health and the Environment of the Government of Antigua and Barbuda (DOE) as contained in decision B.18/05, paragraph (b), subject to, and in accordance with, the assessment by the Accreditation Panel contained in document GCF/B.39/03/Add.08;
  9. Also agrees to upgrade the accreditation type of Fondo Mexicano para la Conservación de la Naturaleza A.C. (FMCN) as contained in decision B.22/09, paragraph (b), subject to, and in accordance with, the assessment by the Accreditation Panel contained in document GCF/B.39/03/Add.09;
  10. Further agrees to upgrade the accreditation type of the Ministry of Finance of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (MOF Ethiopia) as contained in decision B.12/30, paragraph (b), subject to, and in accordance with, the assessment by the Accreditation Panel contained in document GCF/B.39/03/Add.10;
  11. Agrees to upgrade the accreditation type of Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) as contained in decision B.18/05, paragraph (b), subject to, and in accordance with, the assessment by the Accreditation Panel contained in document GCF/B.39/03/Add.11;
  12. Recalls that the scope of review for assessment of accreditation is set out in the updates to the accreditation framework adopted by the Board in decision B.31/06, annex IV;
  13. Recognizes that information included by the Accreditation Panel in the assessment of entities that goes beyond the scope of review recalled in paragraph (m) is informative in nature and does not imply or impose additional requirements on applicants for accreditation;
  14. Takes note of the status of the fulfilment by accredited entities of accreditation conditions as assessed by the Accreditation Panel contained in document GCF/B.39/03/Add.01; and
  15. Decides that those entities referred to in annex III to document GCF/B.39/03 are also eligible to apply under the fast-track accreditation process for the standards of GCF in accordance with decision B.08/03, paragraph (f), for entities under the Adaptation Fund.