Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) as well as bilateral funders such as the International Climate Initiative (IKI) are increasingly collaborating through joint frameworks. This trend has been driven in part by the G20’s Roadmap for MDB reform, which aims to improve efficiency for project implementers. However, these approaches often result in the centralization of accountability mechanisms and safeguards systems under one single donor. This shift can have significant implications for transparency, accountability, and the participation of affected communities. While aiming for efficiency, these trends can at times clash with national requirements for bilateral funders such as those governing IKI. This underlines the need to explore alternative cooperation models and build on existing experiences in institutional coordination and cooperation among complaint mechanisms.
Under which circumstances can joint approaches deliver development additionality without compromising accountability? How can international climate and development funders ensure that these models do not undermine the rights of affected communities? What role should civil society play in shaping future frameworks?
This event maps the current landscape on joint frameworks used by institutions such as the World Bank/ADB, and EBRD/EIB as well as GCF's and IKI’s financing agreements. Experts will discuss to what extent these approaches offer adequate and accessible accountability.
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More than 1000 projects for the protection of climate and biodiversity, activities in over 150 developing and emerging countries, a financial volume of more than 7,5 billion euros – that is the current record of 17 years of Germany’s International Climate Initiative (IKI). IKI’s safeguards system and accountability mechanism have been welcomed as exemplary. But what can be done when funding for climate and biodiversity comes into conflict with the rights of affected communities? For many years, Urgewald has supported communities in filing complaints with international financial institutions and has been actively engaged in shaping safeguards and accountability policies at the World Bank and other development banks.