Dear Members and Alternate Members of the Board of the Green Climate Fund,
We are organizations, movements and communities from developing countries whose citizens bear the brunt of the most harmful consequences of climate change. The Green Climate Fund is of vital concern for us as the mobilization of unprecedented levels of finance is urgently needed as part of an immediate and strategic response to the climate crisis.
All efforts must be made to ensure that climate finance is provided adequately, allocated equitably and used effectively to enable all people (irrespective of gender, class, religion or age), communities and nations to deal with present and future impacts of climate change and to make the systemic transformation necessary to prevent worst-case catastrophes, halt global warming and heal the planet.
We urge you to make it an explicit policy – as part of the Investment Framework and Results Management Framework — that GCF funds will not be used directly or indirectly for financing fossil fuel and other harmful energy projects or programs. We note with grave concern and alarm how other international financial institutions include these types of projects in their climate and energy financing, under the logic of “lower carbon” energy and switching to “lower emissions” fuels.
Financing any fossil fuels and harmful energy through the Green Climate Fund is unacceptable. It is fundamentally in conflict with the mandate provided by the Governing Instrument for the Green Climate Fund and the principles of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. For the Green Climate Fund to have transformational impact, it should not promote “business-as-usual” energy solutions in the name of providing energy access for all – an important goal that can and must be met through clean energy solutions.
Further, we urge you to adopt an “exclusion list” as part of the Green Climate Fund policies on environmental, social, gender and financial safeguards and protection – a practice of several international financial institutions and national development finance institutions. We stand ready to engage and contribute to the development of such a policy.
Our calls are also strongly endorsed by colleagues and organizations based in developed countries listed after the signatories.
Signatories and Endorsers:
Organizations from Developing Countries and Global South Networks
REGIONAL and GLOBAL SOUTH ORGANIZATIONS
Jubilee South – Asia/Pacific Movement on Debt and Development
LDC Watch
Migrant Forum in Asia
South Asia Peasants Coalition
Third World Network
South Asia Alliance for Poverty Eradication
NGO Forum on the ADB
Asian Indigenous Women’s Network (AIWN )
Tebtebba (Indigenous Peoples’ International Centre for Policy Research and Education)
No REDD in Africa Network (NRAN)
Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA)
African Biodiversity Network (ABN)
350.org (Africa and Middle East)
Greenpeace Southeast Asia
CAN South Asia
Interamerican Association for Environmental Defense AIDA
Global Indigenous Peoples Partnership on Climate Change, Forests and Sustainable Development
IBON International
GAIA – Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives
Global Forest Coalition
Focus on the Global South
Non-Timber Forest Products Exchange Program for South and Southeast Asia
Indigenous Peoples Movement for Self-determination and Liberation (IPMSDL)
Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD)
Friends of the Earth International
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS in ASIA and the PACIFIC
BANGLADESH
Bangladesher Jatiyo Sromik Jote-BJSJ
EquityBD Bangladesh
Nabodhara Bangladesh
Unnayan Onneshan Bangladesh
Bangladesh Krishok Federation
Bangladesh Kishani Sabha
Bangladesh Adivasi Samity
Bangladesh Floating Labor Union
Bangladesh Floating Women Labor Union
Bangladesh Rural Intellectuals’ Front
Biplobi Jubo Sabha, Bangladesh
Ganochchaya Sanskritic Kendro, Bangladesh
Swadhin Bangla Garments Sramik o Karmochari Federation, Bangladesh
Nabodhara, Bangladesh
VOICE, Bangladesh
Online Knowledge Society, Bangladesh
Maleya Foundation, Bangladesh
Coastal Livelihood and Environmental Action Network (CLEAN), Bangladesh
CHINA
Greenovation HUB
EAST TIMOR
Haburas Foundation/Friends of the Earth East Timor
INDIA
Indian Social Action Forum
Kerala Independent Fishworkers Federation, India
Environics Trust
Mines Minerals & People, India
Himalaya Niti Abhiyan (NHA)
Keystone Foundation, India
PAIRVI (Public Advocacy Initiatives for Rights and Values in India)
Beyond Copenhagen Collective
Himal Prakriti
River Basin Friends, Northeast India
Bharat Jan Vigyan Jatha (India People’s Science Campaign)
Centre for Community Economics and Development Consultants Society
Gujarat Forum on CDM
Water Initiatives Odisha
INDONESIA
AKSI Indonesia
Koalisi Anti-Utang Indonesia
KRUHA Peoples Coalition for the Right to Water Indonesia
Solidaritas Perempuan Indonesia
Indonesia Civil Society Forum for Climate Justice
debtWATCH Indonesia
Gema Alam West Nusa Tenggara – Indonesia
Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR)
WALHI/FoE Indonesia
Mining Advocay Network, JATAM, Member of CSF-CJI
Manikaya Kauci Foundation, Indonesia
Non-Timber Forest Products Exchange Program Indonesia
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH KOREA
Transparency International Korea Chapter
Energy and Climate Policy Institute for Just Transition, South Korea
MALAYSIA
Friends of the Earth Malaysia
SAVE Rivers Network Sarawak, Malaysia
NEPAL
All Nepal Peasant Federation
All Nepal Women Association
Campaign for Climate Justice Network, Nepal
Jagaran Nepal
Rural Reconstruction Nepal
Campaign for Climate Justice (CCJN), Nepal
Jeunes Volontaires pour l’Environment Nepal (JVE-NEPAL)
Garjan.Org, Nepal
National Forum for Advocacy, Nepal (NAFAN)
South Asian Dialogues on Ecological Democracy (SADED)
PAKISTAN
Pakistan Fisherfolk Federation
Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee, Pakistan
PHILIPPINES
Freedom from Debt Coalition
Philippine Movement for Climate Justice
Aksyon Klima Pilipinas,
Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities
Philippines Rural Reconstruction Movement (PRRM)
Sanlakas
Kalayaan
WomanHealth Philippines
Partnership for Clean Air (PCA) Inc.,
Ateneo School of Government
Ecological Society of the Philippines
Alyansa Tigil Mina, Philippines
Partido ng Manggagawa (Labour Party of the Philippines)
Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino (Solidarity of Filipino Workers)
PhilNet-RDI at PRDCI
Green Convergence for Safe Food, Healthy Environment and Sustainable Economy
Coastal Core, Inc., Sorsogon City, Philippines.
Miriam P.E.A.C.E.
EcoWaste Coalition, Philippines
NGOs for Fisheries Reform (NFR), Philippines
kitanglad integrated ngos (KIN)
Peoples Movement on Climate Change
Koalisyon Pabahay ng Pilipinas
SARILAYA
WWF Philippines
Center for Power Issues and Initiatives
Sagip Sierra Madre Environmental Society, Inc. (SSMESI)
Cordillera Peoples Alliance – Philippines
Network for Sustainable Livelihood Catalysts, Inc. NSLC
Responsible Ilonggos for Sustainable Energy (RISE)
SRI LANKA
National Fisheries Solidarity Movement (NAFSO) Sri Lanka
Center for Environmental Justice/Friends of the Earth Sri Lanka
Janathakshan, Sri Lanka
National Fisheries Solidarity Movement, Sri Lanka
TAIWAN
Taiwan Environmental Protection Union, Taipei, TAIWAN
TAJIKISTAN
Little Earth, Tajikistan
THAILAND
Forest and Farmer Foundation (FFF), Thailand
Thai NGO Committee on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ThaiNGOWCARRD)
CAN Thailand
Centre for Community Empowerment for Environmental Rehabilitation, Thailand
Climate Watch Thailand
VIETNAM
350.org Vietnam
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS in LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN
BOLIVIA
Bolivian platform on Climate Change
Fundacion Solon
BRAZIL
Vitae Civilis, de Brasil
Observatorio do Clima
COLOMBIA
Asociación Ambiente y Sociedad
Dejusticia Colombia
GUYANA
Global Youth Movement – Guyana
HONDURAS
Fundacion De Iniciativas De Cambio Climatico De Honduras
Fundacion MDL De Honduras
MEXICO
Centro de Transporte Sustentable EMBARQ México
Equidad de Género: Ciudadania, Trabajo y Familia, México
Instituto de Políticas para el Transporte y el Desarrollo (ITDP), Mexico
PANAMA
Asociación Ambientalista de Chiriquí
PERU
Citizen Mouvement on Climate Change ( MOCICC) – PERU
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS in AFRICA
REPUBLIC of CHAD
Association pour le Marketing Social au Tchad
ETHIOPIA
Ethiopian Society for Consumer Protection;
Wolaitta Development Association, Ethiopia
National Food Secuirty and Environment Forum of Ethiopia
THE GAMBIA
Worldview-The Gambia
REPUBLIC of GHANA
Abibimman Foundation, Ghana
GUINEA
Guinée Ecologie
REPUBLIC of DJIBOUTI
Organisation de Bienfaisance et de Développement (Hodagad)
REPUBLIC of KENYA
Jamaa Resource Initiatives, Kenya
MADAGASCAR
Youth Network for MDGs Madagascar
MALAWI
Malawi Economic Justice Network (MEJN), Malawi
MAURITIUS
Mauritius Council for Development Environmental Studies and Conservation (MAUDESCO), Mauritius
REPUBLIC of MOZAMBIQUE
JA! Justiça Ambiental/ FoE Moçambique
NIGERIA
Center for 21st Century Issues, Nigeria
NGO Coalition for Environment (NGOCE), Calabar, Nigeria
Labour,Health and Human Rights Development Centre
Climate Change Network Nigeria
REPUBLIC of SENEGAL
Senegalese Social Forum
ONG Panafricaine Pour l’Education au Développement Durable (PAEDD), Senegal
ONG PanAfria Yung Man’s Organization
ARCADE (Association for Research and Training for Endogenous Development)
African Forum for Alternatives
SIERRA LEONE
Youth Partnership for Peace and Development, Sierra Leone
SOMALIA
Somali Organisation for Community Development Activities
SOUTH AFRICA
groundWork (friends of the earth South Africa)
Southern and East African Trade Institute (SEATINI), South Africa
SOUTH SUDAN
Community Empowerment for Progress Organization-CEPO, South Sudan
TOGO
Jeunes Volontaire pour l’Environnement (JVE-Togo)
REPUBLIC of UGANDA
National Association of Professional Environmentalists (NAPE) – Friends of the Earth Uganda
Southern and Eastern Africa Trade Information and Negotiations Institute (SEATINI)
THE ZAMBIA
Zambia Youth Climate Change Forum (ZYCCF)
Zambia Climate Change Network (ZCCN)
Endorsers from Organizations based in Developed Countries
INTERNATIONAL and REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Action Aid
Carbon Market Watch
CARE International – Poverty, Environment and Climate Change Network (PECCN)
Corporate Europe Observatory
CAN-Europe
Greenpeace
350.org
Earth in Brackets
Food & Water Watch
Helio International
Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN)
International Forum on Globalization
International Rivers
International Institute of Environment and Development (iied)
Oxfam
WWF International
Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO).
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NORTH AMERICA
Institute for Policy Studies
Heinrich Boell Foundation North America
Ulu Foundation
Sierra Club
Friends of the Earth US
Center for Biological Diversity
Climate Wise Women
EcoEquity
Rainforest Action network
Center for International Environmental Law
U.S. Climate Plan
SustainUS
The Ecologist
World Team Now (WTN)
Jubilee USA Network
Friends of the Earth US
EUROPE
Friends of the Earth England Wales and Northern Ireland
World Development Movement, UK
Christian Aid UK
Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD) UK
Bread for the World Germany
Germanwatch
Healthy Planet UK
Ecologistas en Accion Spain
Global Social Justice Belgium
11.11.11 Belgium
Alliance Sud, Switzerland
Iceland Nature Conservation Association
Climate Action Network Europe
Ecology Collective / Ekoloji Kolektifi, Turkey
Both ENDS, Holland
GAIA Foundation UK
Green Alliance, Belarus
Quercus – Associação Nacional de Conservação da Natureza, Portugal
Trócaire, Ireland
Tearfund, UK
Friends of the Earth Norway
Debt and Development Coalition Ireland
ReCommon Italy
PACIFIC
Jubilee Australia
Climate Justice Programme, Australia
ATTAC, Japan
Friends of the Earth Japan
