This submission seeks to provide the input and feedback necessary to ensure that the final environmental and social safeguards (ESS) of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) protect, promote and safeguard the collective rights of Indigenous Peoples including self-determination, self-governance, territorial and cultural rights, as well as human rights of affected communities more generally.
The draft we have reviewed at this third stage of the process is the first full version of the proposed ESS text. We acknowledge the GCF’s efforts to ensure real and meaningful consultation throughout the process. We also recognise the current draft as a genuine attempt to cover all elements required to ensure effective environmental and social safeguarding in all GCF-financed activities.