Is paragraph 10 of the AF Board Report, encouraging the AFB “to further consider all potential sources of funding;” sufficient as (an affirmation of) a mandate for the AFB to take a decision as to whether to seek GCF funding ? Summary:  According to a detailed interpretation of the constitutive rules and the practice of […]

Is the 30-day delay in Article 21.1 considered a third “condition” relevant for the interpretation of Article 21.3 or are the two triggers the only conditions? In other words we see two scenarios depending on whether there are 2 or 3 conditions to be fulfilled in Article 21.1. If we consider the conditions to entry into […]

Can the Adaptation Fund Board decide to seek accreditation as a Green Climate Fund implementing entity on its own accord, or does it need a mandate from the CMP? Will an accreditation, once it has occurred, need some form of approval from the CMP? Summary: The decision to seek accreditation falls under the definition of a […]

Quelles sont les obligations juridiques des pays en développement parties en vertu de l’Accord de Paris? Avis: En vertu des articles 2 et 4, l’objectif général de l’accord de Paris (“l’Accord”) est de limiter l’augmentation de la température moyenne mondiale à “nettement en dessous de 2 ° C» et …

Could you provide one or more lines of argument to extend the mandate under Decision 1/CP.21 to  include additional agenda items, predominately related to adaptation, in the APA agenda? Advice: In Paris, the Conference of the Parties (COP) established the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (APA) as a subsidiary body with a […]