The monitoring and accountability framework of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) is designed to ensure the compliance of accredited entities (AEs) with their accreditation standards over time and effective implementation of each of the GCF-funded projects and programmes of the AE.

Monitoring and accountability involve a series of actors with specific roles and responsibilities. These include AEs; the Secretariat and the GCF accountability units; national designated authorities (NDAs) or focal points; the direct beneficiaries of the projects and programmes; project-affected people and communities; and other local actors such as local governments, civil society organizations, non-governmental organizations and the private sector