Presentation of Helen Magata, Tebtebba (Indigenous Peoples' International Centre for Policy Research and Education), during the webinar "Important topics around the Green Climate Fund (part one).

1. The Green Climate Fund
Indigenous Peoples’ policy
GCF Watch International Webinar Series: Important topics around the
GCF (part two)
06 September 2022

2. IP policy Objectives
Do no harm and Do GOOD!
Promote positive contributions and leadership
active leaders and participants
anticipate and avoid any adverse impacts
minimize, mitigate and/or compensate appropriately
women and girls
ILO Convention 169 and UNDRIP
culture, knowledge and practices of IPs
cultural and spiritual heritage and values
natural and economic resource management systems and practices,
occupations and livelihoods, customary institutions and
overall well-being;
free, prior and informed consent
grievance mechanisms
own, use, develop and control the lands
equitable access

3. Scope of Application
1. This policy will apply to indigenous peoples as characterized in varying degrees by:
• Self-identification and recognition of this identity by others;
• Collective attachment
• Customary cultural, economic, social, or political institutions that are distinct or
separate from those of the mainstream society or culture; and
• A distinct language or dialect, often different from the official language or languages of
the country or region in which they reside.
2. all prospective and approved GCF-financed activities; public and private
3. Whenever IPs are present in, or have a collective attachment
4. Regardless of whether they are affected positively or negatively
5. Regardless of the absence of legal recognition and of how IPs are referred to/called in
their countries
6. Irrespective of the presence or absence of discernible economic, political or social
vulnerabilities
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4. Guiding Principles
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1. Develop and implement Free Prior Informed Consent (FPIC) for all project
that affect IPs (LTR, livelihoods and cultures).
2. Respect and enhance the rights of IPs to their lands, territories and
resources.
3. Recognize and implement relevant international human rights standards
set forth in the UNDRIP, including ILO 169, ICSR and CERD
4. Respect the right of IPs under voluntary isolation
5. Respect and recognize traditional knowledge and livelihood systems and
shall promote indigenous ways of ownership and knowledge transmission
6. Enhance the capacity for indigenous peoples issues within the GCF and
shall develop its advisory and decision-making capacities to understand and
properly address IP issues and rights
7. Facilitate direct access to GCF resources for indigenous peoples
8. Respecting the system of self-government:

5. Meaningful consultation tailored to indigenous peoples
Process of meaningful consultation may mean but not limited
to:
• Involve and take into account the interests of IP
representative bodies and organizations
• For regional or national GCF activities, consultation be done
at the national or regional levels
• sufficient time for IPs’ decision-making processes
• IPs to effectively participate in the design or mitigation
measures of GCF financed- activities
• consider capacity building programs to enhance the
effectiveness of the process with IPs.
AEs and IPs should agree on appropriate engagement and
consultation processes as early as possible, commensurate
with the scale of impact and vulnerability of the communities.
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6. Delivery and distribution of compensation and shared benefits
• Will take into account the institutions, rules and customs
of IPs and their level of interaction with mainstream
society.
• compensation can either be individually or collectively-
based or be a combination of both to be determined in
consultation with affected IPs
• Will take into account nature and context of the GCF-
financed activities and the vulnerability of affected IPs
• Identified opportunities will aim to address the goals and
preferences of the affected indigenous people in a
culturally-appropriate
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7. Grievance Redress mechanism
- Be designed in consultation with the affected or potentially
affected IPs
- Facilitate resolution of grievances promptly (accessible, fair,
transparent and constructive process)
- culturally appropriate and readily accessible, at no cost to the
public, and without retribution to the individuals, groups or
communities that raised the issue or concern
- not impede the access to judicial or administrative remedies that
may be available through the country systems
- consider customary laws, dispute resolution mechanisms, and
justice systems of IPs
- Include appeals process to which unsatisfied grievances
- may provide mediation as an option where users are not satisfied
with the proposed resolution

8. Implementation arrangements
• Board to oversee and review implementation every five
(5) years, to monitor and review periodic
implementation report of secretariat
• Secretariat and AE to undertake periodic assessment of
the implementation of the IPP
• A senior indigenous peoples specialist will be appointed
in the Secretariat with operational responsibility to
manage the implementation of this policy.
• Creation and establishment of an IP Advisory Group
(IPAG)
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9. Thank you!
Sara-saramat!