Presentation of Bertha Argueta, Germanwatch, during the session 2 of the 2022 GCF Watch International Webinar Series.

1. Session 2 of the 2022 GCF Watch
International Webinar Series: CSO-led
monitoring and evaluation of GCF-
approved projects
The role of different actors in the
implementation of projects
approved by the GCF
Bertha Argueta
Senior Advisor Climate Finance and Development
Germanwatch

2. Accredited and Executing Entities
 Direct access entities: private or public sub-
national, national or regional institutions and
organisations nominated by their NDAs or FPs that
can directly access GCF funding
 International access entities: public, private or non-
governmental institutions and organisations such as
United Nations agencies, multilateral development
banks, private financial institutions and
development cooperation agencies which can
access GCF funding.
 Executing Entities are institutions or organisations,
including some from civil society that implement
GCF projects or programmes under the oversight of
AEs.

3. The international structures
 The Board: Formed of 24 members with equal
representation of developed and developing country
members and decide on necessary policies and strategies,
accreditation of entities, and allocation of funding to these
entities implementing GCF activities, among others.
 The Secretariat: This is the fund’s independent coordinating
body responsible for day to day activities. It reports back to
the board whose work and activities it also support.

4. The National Institutions
 A National Designated Authority (NDA) serves as
the national liaison institution in a developing
country for the country’s engagement with the GCF.
A NDA is a government institution, such as a
department or unit within a ministry.
 A Focal Point can be a person within a government
institution responsible for all matters related to the
GCF and for representing the Fund in their country.

5. Some ideas for CSO engagement in
implementation
 Become part of the project coordinating structures and project
monitoring structures under the AEs, if such structure exist.
 Become an Executing Entity.
 Support the inclusion of representatives from the communities where
funding proposals are located in the projects and programmes planning
and implementing structures.
 Critically accompany potentially harmful projects or programmes and
create public awareness if any problem occurs, with the options to
report back to the GCF if needed. This includes conducting
independent CSO monitoring and assessment of GCF funded activities.
 Contact the AE to get more documents and information on the funding
proposal, e.g. on the ESS, gender policy or stakeholder consultations,
and feel free to raise any concerns.
 Support local communities and beneficiaries (potentially) affected by
any harmful project or activity funded by the GCF to fill a request under
the IRM.

6. For any questions or suggestions,
please contact
Bertha Argueta (Germanwatch)
Email: argueta@germanwatch.org
Thank you!