The Board at its eighth meeting having considered the Administrative Guidelines on Human Resources, approved document GCF/B.08/26 titled “Administrative guideline on human resources” for a period to last until the end of 2015, and requested the Secretariat to seek further written comments from the Board. The recommendations and proposed changes, including a brief report on update of salary structure, are summarized in this document. All the proposed changes have been incorporated in the revised the Administrative Guidelines on Human Resources for the Board’s approval.

In addition, this document reports on the findings of a study conducted by a professional firm on cost of living in Songdo (Incheon), Republic of Korea, in comparison to Manila, the Philippines, and Washington D.C., the United States of America, as requested by the Board at its sixth meeting