Environment

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CIF civil society and indigenous peoples observers

3 October 2013

Africa Asia/Pacific Latin America Developed countries Indigenous peoples
CTF Joseph Adelegan, Global Network for Environment and Economic Development Research, Nigeria Elpidio Peria, Biodiversity, Innovation, and Trade Society Policy Centre, Philippines Sergio Sanchez, Clean Air Institute, Mexico Clifford Polycarp, World Resources Institute, USA
SCF Judy Ndichu, Transparency International, Kenya 

 

 Archana Godbole, Applied Environmental Research Foundation, India Fernanda Gebara, Fundação Getulio Vargas, Brazil Adrian Rimmer, The Gold Standard Foundation, Switzerland  Grace Balawag, TEBTEBBA Foundation, PhilippinesLegborsi  Saro Pyagbara, The movement for the survival of the Ogoni People, Nigeria
SREP Judy Ndichu, Transparency International, Kenya Padam Hamal, Neighbour Organisation, Nepal Juan Diego Osorio de Armero, Asociación Hondureña de Pequeños Productores de Energía Renovable, Honduras[1] Adrian Rimmer, The Gold Standard Foundation, Switzerland Legborsi  Saro Pyagbara, The movement for the survival of the Ogoni People, NigeriaHortencia Hidalgo, Network of Indigenous Women on Biodiversity of Latin America, Chile
FIP Gertrude Kenyangi, Support for Women in Agriculture and Environment, Uganda Archana Godbole, Applied Environmental Research Foundation, India Fernanda Gebara, Fundação Getulio Vargas, Brazil Rick Jacobsen, Global Witness, UK Juan Carlos Jintiach, COICA, EcuadorKhamla Soubandith, CKSA, Laos

 

Alternates:

Saoudata Aboubacrine, Tinhinane, Burkina Faso

 

Marcial Arias, CICA, Panama
PPCR Camilo Nhancale, Kuwuka JDA, MozambiqueAyouba Abdou Sani, Jeunes Volonatires Pour L’Environmen, Niger Marion Verles, Nexus, Cambodia David Luther, Instituto Dominicano de Desarallo Integral, Dominican Republic Nathalie Eddy, Global Gender and Climate Alliance, USA Mrinal KantiTripura, Maleya Foundation, BangladeshFiu Mataese Elisara, OLSSI, Samoa

[1] Replacing Bessy Bendana, Asociación Hondureña de Pequeños Productores de Energía Renovable, Honduras

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Environment

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26 September 2018 | Inside the institutions

Carbon finance: The role of the World Bank in carbon trading markets

This Inside the Institutions looks at the role of the World Bank in carbon finance initiatives

Environment

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25 April 2017 | Minutes

On track to 1.5C: Mainstreaming climate and forest actions in MDB lending and country strategies

Notes from a meeting at the IMF/World Bank 2017 spring meetings on MDB actions on climate change and forests.

Environment

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7 October 2016 | Minutes

Safeguarding climate finance: GCF, MDBs, rights, and social/environmental risk

Notes from a side event at the IMF/World Bank 2016 annual meetings discussing lessons learned from the World Bank Group’s experiences with high risk projects, safeguards, gender equality, Indigenous Peoples, and environmental and social management systems, and how these should be applied to the Green Climate Fund.

IFI governance

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16 April 2015 | Minutes

Aligning the financial system with sustainable development

Notes from a meeting on the financial system and sustainable development during the World Bank/IMF spring meetings.

Environment

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29 September 2014 | Inside the institutions

World Bank green bonds

The World Bank group supports the growth of the green bond market through the IBRD and the IFC to “catalyse the market through strategic issuances of green bonds based on their triple-A ratings.”

Environment

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23 October 2013

Guide through key CIF meeting documents

Environment

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23 October 2013

What are the CIFs?

Environment

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14 October 2013

The economic case for climate action

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Environment

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3 October 2013

CIF civil society and indigenous peoples observers

Environment

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2 October 2013 | Project news

Dario Kenner joins the Project

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Environment

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25 July 2008 | Minutes

Highlights: Meeting of UK NGOs with UK Alternate Executive Director to the World Bank

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Environment

News

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Environment

Commentary

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Environment

News

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Environment

Analysis

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4 October 2022 | Guest analysis

Environment

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Environment

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Environment

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