Through decision B.12/07, paragraph (a), the Board of the Green Climate Fund requested the Secretariat “to prepare a document for consideration by the Board at its thirteenth meeting that outlines the Fund’s approach for ensuring complementarity and coherence with other institutions in accordance with paragraphs 33 and 34 of the Governing Instrument” for the GCF. Moreover, the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, through its decision 7/CP.21, issued guidance whereby it encouraged the Board to improve complementarity and coherence with other institutions. This document presents an overview of existing arrangements and proposes to establish an operational framework for complementarity and coherence.