B.44/13: Consideration of accreditation proposals

The Board, having considered document GCF/B.44/03 titled “Consideration of accreditation proposals and activities”:

  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 163 (APL163), Bank of Bhutan Limited (BoB), based in Bhutan, as contained in document GCF/B.44/03/Add.01;
    2. Applicant 164 (APL164), Eldik Bank Open Joint-Stock Company (Eldik Bank), based in Kyrgyzstan, as contained in document GCF/B.44/03/Add.02;
    3. Applicant 165 (APL165), Municipal Development and Lending Fund (MDLF), based in the State of Palestine, as contained in document GCF/B.44/03/Add.03;
    4. Applicant 166 (APL166), Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), based in Nigeria, as contained in document GCF/B.44/03/Add.04; 
    5. Applicant 167 (APL167), Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (AFoCO), based in the Republic of Korea, as contained in document GCF/B.44/03/Add.05;
    6. Applicant 168 (APL168), Caribbean Export Development Agency (CE), based in Barbados, as contained in document GCF/B.44/03/Add.06;
    7. Applicant 169 (APL169), Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC), based in Thailand, as contained in document GCF/B.44/03/Add.07;
    8. Applicant 170 (APL170), Catholic Relief Services – United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (CRS), based in the United States of America, as contained in document GCF/B.44/03/Add.08;
    9. Applicant 171 (APL171), the World Health Organization (WHO), based in Switzerland, as contained in document GCF/B.44/03/Add.09; and
    10. Applicant 172 (APL172), World Vision Australia (WVA), based in Australia, as contained in document GCF/B.44/03/Add.10;

    pursuant to paragraph 45 of the Governing Instrument for the GCF, subject to, and in accordance with, the recommendation of the Accreditation Panel contained in the relevant addendum for each of the applicants, and subject to the issuance of a certificate/confirmation evidencing their accreditation in accordance with the transitional arrangements in respect of the revised accreditation framework adopted in paragraph (m) of decision B.42/13;

  2. Approves, pursuant to paragraph 45 of the Governing Instrument for the GCF, the accreditation of APL163, Bank of Bhutan Limited (BoB), based in Bhutan, subject to, and in accordance with, the recommendation on accreditation of the Accreditation Panel contained in section 4.2 of document GCF/B.44/03/Add.01, and subject to the issuance of a certificate/confirmation evidencing their accreditation in accordance with the transitional arrangements in respect of the revised accreditation framework adopted in paragraph (m) of decision B.42/13;
  3. Also approves, pursuant to paragraph 45 of the Governing Instrument for the GCF, the accreditation of APL164, Eldik Bank Open Joint-Stock Company (Eldik Bank), based in Kyrgyzstan, subject to, and in accordance with, the recommendation on accreditation of the Accreditation Panel contained in section 4.2 of document GCF/B.44/03/Add.02, and subject to the issuance of a certificate/confirmation evidencing their accreditation in accordance with the transitional arrangements in respect of the revised accreditation framework adopted in paragraph (m) of decision B.42/13;
  4. Further approves, pursuant to paragraph 45 of the Governing Instrument for the GCF, the accreditation of APL165, Municipal Development and Lending Fund (MDLF), based in the State of Palestine, subject to, and in accordance with, the recommendation on accreditation of the Accreditation Panel contained in section 4.2 of document GCF/B.44/03/Add.03, and subject to the issuance of a certificate/confirmation evidencing their accreditation in accordance with the transitional arrangements in respect of the revised accreditation framework adopted in paragraph (m) of decision B.42/13;
  5. Approves, pursuant to paragraph 45 of the Governing Instrument for the GCF, the accreditation of APL166, Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), based in Nigeria, subject to, and in accordance with, the recommendation on accreditation of the Accreditation Panel contained in section 4.2 of document GCF/B.44/03/Add.04, and subject to the issuance of a certificate/confirmation evidencing their accreditation in accordance with the transitional arrangements in respect of the revised accreditation framework adopted in paragraph (m) of decision B.42/13;
  6. Also approves, pursuant to paragraph 45 of the Governing Instrument for the GCF, the accreditation of APL167, Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (AFoCO), based in the Republic of Korea, subject to, and in accordance with, the recommendation on accreditation of the Accreditation Panel contained in section 4.2 of document GCF/B.44/03/Add.05, and subject to the issuance of a certificate/confirmation evidencing their accreditation in accordance with the transitional arrangements in respect of the revised accreditation framework adopted in paragraph (m) of decision B.42/13;
  7. Further approves, pursuant to paragraph 45 of the Governing Instrument for the GCF, the accreditation of APL168, Caribbean Export Development Agency (CE), based in Barbados, subject to, and in accordance with, the recommendation on accreditation of the Accreditation Panel contained in section 4.2 of document GCF/B.44/03/Add.06, and subject to the issuance of a certificate/confirmation evidencing their accreditation in accordance with the transitional arrangements in respect of the revised accreditation framework adopted in paragraph (m) of decision B.42/13;
  8. Approves, pursuant to paragraph 45 of the Governing Instrument for the GCF, the accreditation of APL169, Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC), based in Thailand, subject to, and in accordance with, the recommendation on accreditation of the Accreditation Panel contained in section 4.2 of document GCF/B.44/03/Add.07, and subject to the issuance of a certificate/confirmation evidencing their accreditation in accordance with the transitional arrangements in respect of the revised accreditation framework adopted in paragraph (m) of decision B.42/13;
  9. Also approves, pursuant to paragraph 45 of the Governing Instrument for the GCF, the accreditation of APL170, Catholic Relief Services – United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (CRS), based in the United States of America, subject to, and in accordance with, the recommendation on accreditation of the Accreditation Panel contained in section 4.2 of document GCF/B.44/03/Add.08, and subject to the issuance of a certificate/confirmation evidencing their accreditation in accordance with the transitional arrangements in respect of the revised accreditation framework adopted in paragraph (m) of decision B.42/13;
  10. Further approves, pursuant to paragraph 45 of the Governing Instrument for the GCF, the accreditation of APL171, the World Health Organization (WHO), based in Switzerland, subject to, and in accordance with, the recommendation on accreditation of the Accreditation Panel contained in section 4.2 of document GCF/B.44/03/Add.09, and subject to the issuance of a certificate/confirmation evidencing their accreditation in accordance with the transitional arrangements in respect of the revised accreditation framework adopted in paragraph (m) of decision B.42/13;
  11. Approves, pursuant to paragraph 45 of the Governing Instrument for the GCF, the accreditation of APL172, World Vision Australia (WVA), based in Australia, subject to, and in accordance with, the recommendation on accreditation of the Accreditation Panel contained in section 4.2 of document GCF/B.44/03/Add.10, and subject to the issuance of a certificate/confirmation evidencing their accreditation in accordance with the transitional arrangements in respect of the revised accreditation framework adopted in paragraph (m) of decision B.42/13;
  12. Takes note with appreciation of the assessment conducted by the Secretariat and the Accreditation Panel contained within the relevant documents for the following applicants seeking to upgrade their accreditation type:
    1. Conservation International Foundation (CI), based in the United States of America, as contained in document GCF/B.44/03/Add.11; and
    2. Save the Children Australia (SCA), based in Australia, as contained in document GCF/B.44/03/Add.12;
  13. Agrees to upgrade the accreditation type of Conservation International Foundation (CI), based in the United States of America, as contained in decision B.15/09, paragraph (f), subject to, and in accordance with, the recommendation on accreditation of the Accreditation Panel contained in section 4.2 of document GCF/B.44/03/Add.11; and
  14. Also agrees to upgrade the accreditation type of Save the Children Australia (SCA), based in Australia, as contained in decision B.24/11, paragraph (b), subject to, and in accordance with, the recommendation on accreditation of the Accreditation Panel contained in section 4.2 of document GCF/B.44/03/Add.12.