This document presents a set of guidelines, drawing upon learning experiences and best practices across NDAs/FPs, for country ownership and drivenness. GCF considers country ownership as the measure through which countries, through meaningful engagement, including consultation with relevant national, local, community-level, and private sector stakeholders, can demonstrate ownership of, and commitment to, efforts to mitigate and adapt to climate change.

This document is as adopted by the Board in decision B.17/21. It was sent to the Board for consideration at B.17 in document GCF/B.17/14 titled “Guidelines for enhanced country ownership and country drivenness”.

All decisions and documents adopted at B.17 can be found in document GCF/B.17/21 titled “Decisions of the Board – seventeenth meeting of the Board, 5 – 6 July 2017”.