B.17/21: Country ownership guidelines

The Board, having considered document GCF/B.17/14 titled “Guidelines for enhanced country ownership and country drivenness”:

1. Adopts the guidelines for enhanced country ownership and country drivenness contained in annex XX to this document;
2. Requests the Secretariat, accredited entities, delivery partners and national designated authorities/focal points to follow these guidelines;
3. Also requests the Secretariat to assess annually the experiences gathered from the application of these guidelines and to continue to improve the guidelines based on lessons learned and observations from current best practices; and
4. Decides to undertake a review of the implementation of these guidelines as needed, or at least every two years.