B.22/09: Consideration of accreditation proposals

The Board, having considered document GCF/B.22/02 titled “Consideration of accreditation proposals”:

  1. Takes note with appreciation of the assessments conducted by the Secretariat and the Accreditation Panel contained within the relevant annexes for the following applicants:
    1. Applicant 077 (APL077) is the Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC), based in Nepal, as contained in annex IV of document GCF/B.22/02;
    2. Applicant 078 (APL078) is the Environmental Project Implementation Unit (EPIU) of the Ministry of Nature Protection of the Republic of Armenia, as contained in annex V of document GCF/B.22/02;
    3. Applicant 079 (APL079) is the Fondo Mexicano para la Conservación de la Naturaleza A.C. (FMCN), based in Mexico, as contained in annex VI of document GCF/B.22/02;
    4. Applicant 080 (APL080) is the National Fund for Environment and Climate (FNEC) of Benin, as contained in annex VII of document GCF/B.22/02;
    5. Applicant 081 (APL081) is the Pacific Community (SPC), based in New Caledonia, as contained in annex VIII of document GCF/B.22/02;
    6. Applicant 082 (APL082) is JS Bank Limited (JS Bank), based in Pakistan, as contained in annex IX of document GCF/B.22/02;
    7. Applicant 083 (APL083) is Attijariwafa Bank (AWB), based in Morocco, as contained in annex X of document GCF/B.22/02;
    8. Applicant 084 (APL084) is Macquarie Alternative Assets Management Limited (MAAML), based in Australia, as contained in annex XI of document GCF/B.22/02; and
    9. Applicant 085 (APL085) is the Luxembourg Agency for Development Cooperation (LuxDev), based in Luxembourg, as contained in annex XII of document GCF/B.22/02;
  2. Accredits applicants APL077, APL078, APL079, APL080, APL081, APL082, APL083, APL084 and APL085 pursuant to paragraph 45 of the Governing Instrument for the GCF, and subject to, and in accordance with, the assessments by the Accreditation Panel contained in the relevant annexes for each of the applicants;
  3. Takes note with appreciation of the assessment conducted by the Secretariat and the Accreditation Panel contained within the relevant annex for the following applicant seeking to upgrade its accreditation type:
    1. United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment), based in Kenya, as contained in annex XIII of document GCF/B.22/02;
  4. Agrees to upgrade the accreditation type of the United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) as contained in decision B.10/06, paragraph (c), subject to, and in accordance with, the assessment by the Accreditation Panel contained in annex XIII of document GCF/B.22/02;
  5. Takes note that, pursuant to decision B.08/03, paragraph (k), the Secretariat, in consultation with the Accreditation Panel, is proposing that the eligibility to apply under the fast-track accreditation process be extended to those entities listed in annex XIV of document GCF/B.22/02; and
  6. Decides that those entities referred to in annex XIV of document GCF/B.22/02 are also eligible to apply under the fast-track accreditation process for the standards of GCF in accordance with decision B.08/03, paragraph (g), for entities under the DirectorateGeneral for International Development and Cooperation.