Registration: Cooperation of Accountability and Safeguard Systems in Climate and Development Finance

Urgewald and the IKI ICM are hosting a second 'German' accountability mechanism meeting on 23 and 24 September 2025. As with our first meeting in 2023, the focus will be on accountability mechanisms and the German political and organisational landscape, including both German bilateral mechanisms and Germany’s contribution as a shareholder in international institutions.

We will present international experiences and best practice, maintaining a dialogue-oriented approach with short presentations and ample opportunity for participants to engage in more informal discussions. The programme will consist of a public evening discussion on 23 September, a more closed workshop on Wednesday 24 September, and an evening get-together on the same day.

When?
Tuesday, 23. September 2025 (18:00-21:00 CEST)
Wednesday, 24. September 2025 (10:00-17:00 CEST)

Where?
Zukunft - Umwelt - Gesellschaft (ZUG) gGmbH
Stresemannstraße 69 - 71
10963 Berlin 

The organizers
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.

Note: Please note that we can only accept a limited number of participants for the 24 September workshop, and that you need to confirm your registration via email (double opt-in). Kindly note that the presentation and subsequent discussion will be conducted in English, and that this is an in-person event. Chatham House Rules apply. For planning purposes, we kindly request you to indicate your availability by 16 September 2025.

More about IKI ICM

Independent Complaint Mechanism