B.31/12: Consideration of accreditation proposals

The Board, having considered document GCF/B.31/07 titled “Consideration of accreditation proposals”:

1. Takes note with appreciation of the assessments conducted by the Secretariat and the AccreditationPanel contained within the relevant annexes for the following applicant for accreditation:
   1. Applicant115 (APL115) is the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), based in Jamaica, as contained in annex VI to this document; and
   pursuant to paragraph 45 of the Governing Instrument for the GCF, subject to, and in accordance with, the assessments by the Accreditation Panel contained in the relevant annexes for each of the applicants, and subject to the completion of Stage III of the accreditation by having an effective accreditation master agreement, in accordance with decision B.24/13;
2. Approves the accreditation of applicant APL115, the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), based in Jamaica, as contained in annex VI to this document;
3. Takes note with appreciation of the assessments conducted by the Secretariat and the Accreditation Panel contained within the relevant annexes for the following applicants for re-accreditation:
   1. Applicant R001 (RAPL001) is the Centre de Suivi Ecologique (CSE), based in Senegal, as contained in annex VII to this document;
   2. Applicant R002 (RAPL002) is the Peruvian Trust Fund for National Parks and Protected Areas (PROFONANPE), based in Peru, as contained in annex VIII to this document; and
   3. Applicant R004 (RAPL004) is the Acumen Fund, Inc. (Acumen), based in the United States of America, as contained in annex IX to this document; and pursuant to paragraph 45 of the Governing Instrument for the GCF, subject to, and in accordance with, the assessments by the Accreditation Panel contained in the relevant annexes for each of the applicants, and subject to the completion of Stage III of the accreditation by having an effective amendment to the original accreditation master agreement, in accordance with decision B.24/13;
4. Approves the re-accreditation of applicant RAPL001, Centre de Suivi Ecologique (CSE), based in Senegal, as contained in annex VII to this document;
5. Also approves the re-accreditation of applicant RAPL002, the Peruvian Trust Fund for National Parks and Protected Areas (PROFONANPE), based in Peru, as contained in the annex VIII to this document;
6. Further approves the re-accreditation and upgrade of applicant RAPL004, the Acumen Fund, Inc. (Acumen), based in the United States of America, as contained in annex IX to this document; and
7. Takes note of the efforts of the Development Bank of South Africa to advance the purpose of the GCF including through the Development Bank of South Africa Board’s Just Transition Investment Framework and related statements in the context of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement; and
8. Approves the re-accreditation of applicant R024 (RAPL024), the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), based in South Africa, as contained in annex IV to document GCF/B.30/03.