GFCR Grievance Redress Mechanism

The Global Fund for Coral Reefs (GFCR) is committed to addressing stakeholder concerns in a proactive and transparent manner. It aims to ensure accountability and transparency in operations, facilitate early identification and resolution of issues, and promote compliance with environmental and social safeguards. By providing a channel for complainants to voice concerns, the Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) supports GFCR’s commitment to sustainable livelihoods and community engagement in coral reef conservation efforts.

Any person negatively affected or impacted by a project or programme financed by the GFCR UN Fund may lodge a complaint. Each organization responsible for implementing a GFCR-financed programme has its own GRM, and holds responsibility for managing GFCR resources. In the first instance, the stakeholder should follow the GRM process outlined by the respective programme. Below is the list of the programmes, countries of implementation and links to their GRMs.

• Blue Alliance, Blue Finance Facility, Indonesia, Philippines, Tanzania
• United Nations Development Programe (UNDP), Egyptian Red Sea Initiative (ERSI), Egypt *
• Fondo Acción, Fi Wi Riif (Our Reef), Colombia
• United Nations Development Programe (UNDP), Gulf of Aqaba Resilient Reefs Programm, Jordan *
• United Nations Development Programe (UNDP), Gutpela Solwara, Gutpela Bisnis (Good Oceans, Good Business), Papua New Guinea *
• The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Impact Funding for BahamaReefs, Bahamas
• United Nations Development Programe (UNDP), Investing in Coral Reef & the Blue Economy (ICRBE), Fiji *
• Yayasan Konservasi Alam Nusantara (YKAN), KORALESTARI (Sustaining Indonesia’s Coral Reefs through Bankable Conservation and Restoration Initiatives), Indonesia | Further information here.
• United Nations Development Programe (UNDP), Maldives Resilient Reef Ecosystem and Economic Futures (Maldives RREEF), Maldives *
• Blue Alliance, Mamuhunan sa mga Marine Protected Areas (Responsible Investments in MPAs), Philippines
• MAR Fund, MAR+Invest - The Business Development and Finance Facility of the Mesoamerican Reef, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico
• United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), Miamba Yetu - Sustainable Reef Investments, Kenya, Tanzania
• The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Micronesia Coral Reefs, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), and the Republic of Palau (ROP)
• SeyCCAT, Ocean’s Resolve, Seychelles
• International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Sri Lanka Coral Reef Initiative (SLCRI), Sri Lanka
• Konservasi Indonesia, Terumbu Karang Sehat Indonesia (Indonesia’s Healthy Coral Reefs), Indonesia
• Blue Alliance, Uchumi wa Bluu katika Maeneo ya Uhifadhi (Blue Economy for Conservation Areas),Tanzania

* For UNDP-led programmes, you may:

1. Report Fraud, Abuse, and Misconduct
2. Report Social and Environmental Impacts

If the grievance is not sufficient addressed or remain unsatisfied with the resolution, you have the right to escalate your grievance to the GFCR.

To lodge a complaint, please communicate:

• By post: Global Fund for Coral Reefs, United Nations Capital Development Fund, Building E, Palais des Nations, Avenue de la Paix 14, 1202 Genève, Switzerland
• Via an e-mail to gfcr@uncdf.org, cc hee.sung.kim@uncdf.org
• By filling the following COMPLAINT FORM.