Publications

The IIU issues a range of publications for our direct and indirect stakeholders on a diversity of issues – for the general public to industry experts.

Featured publications

Thematic brief: Civil society partnership: Integrity in climate action

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) employs a multi-stakeholder approach to promoting integrity and ensuring accountability across its portfolio of projects and programmes.

Thematic brief: Enhancing integrity to avoid maladaptation

Integrity and good governance in climate adaptation projects are the cornerstones of successful projects for ensuring that funds are used for their designated purposes and enabling adaptation.

Achieving comprehensive whistleblower protection for integrity in climate action

May 2023

Green Climate Fund Integrity Policies in Practice: Lessons from Direct Access Entities The Green Climate Fund (GCF) regards a comprehensive whistleblower protection policy and effective, secure internal reporting mechanisms as essential to safeguarding climate funds from corruption. A robust reporting system is a key requirement for entities seeking GCF accreditation. Effective whistleblower systems include accessible channels, confidential and anonymous reporting, diligent and impartial...

Enhancing Integrity for Impactful Climate Action

April 2023

Every year, major financial flows are mobilised to achieve internationally agreed climate goals, but these levels of funding bring multiple corruption risks, which can seriously undermine climate initiatives throughout the programme cycle. This makes it essential for stakeholders to prioritise robust integrity mechanisms in all climate financing, to establish a solid foundation for strong programme initiatives. Employing deliberate strategies to prevent funding from being stolen, wasted or...

Thematic brief: Civil society partnership: Integrity in climate action

November 2022

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) employs a multi-stakeholder approach to promoting integrity and ensuring accountability across its portfolio of projects and programmes. The active engagement of diverse stakeholders is at the core of GCF as it works with a wide range of partners in the national,regional, and international levels. Effective participation by civil society in integrity advocacy and initiatives is critical for achieving inclusive and sustainable development. The Independent Integrity...

International Trends and Perspectives in Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing

May 2022

This paper reviews the current status of the international fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism, highlighting the importance of their prevention for economic and financial stability. It synthesizes the recent history of international legislation and agreements with respect to the issues and presents the framework of public and private sector actors engaged in combating money laundering and terrorism financing. The paper also reviews Nigeria's compliance with the...

Understanding the Integrity Enforcement Regime at the Green Climate Fund

April 2022

Climate change offers businesses an unprecedented chance to capitalize on new growth and investment opportunities that can protect the planet as well. The Green Climate Fund is a financing agency and assists developing countries in adaptation and mitigation practices to counter climate change. Corruption in climate finance negatively impacts climate change intervention, undermining mitigation efforts to reduce emissions and decreasing the quality of adaptation infrastructure – in both cases,...

Thematic brief: Enhancing integrity to avoid maladaptation

November 2021

Integrity and good governance in climate adaptation projects are the cornerstones of successful projects for ensuring that funds are used for their designated purposes and enabling adaptation. This Thematic Brief reflects on how adaptation projects may result in maladaptation from the integrity perspective, which either heightens the expected climate-related risks or creates a new set of additional risks. Objectives of the Thematic Brief: To examine the issue of how corruption and...

Retaliation brochure

May 2020

What is retaliation and how can you report it if you are affected? The GCF provides protection through the IRM and the Independent Integrity Unit (IIU). Both units have produced a joint brochure where you can find information about retaliation and the measures that can be taken to protect you

IIU information brochure

February 2020

This omnibus brochure provides a general overview of the IIIU Mandate and the Integrity Policy Framework of the GCF.

Brochure: GCF IIU: Prevention, Detection, Investigation

December 2018