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Climate Fund Accreditation Readiness Assessment
Built on what the Green Climate Fund (Accreditation Framework, decision B.42/13) and the Adaptation Fund publish about accreditation: fiduciary standards, integrity policies, environmental and social safeguards and gender. Answer 24 statements about your institution to see where an accreditation reviewer is likely to find gaps, and get a 90-day plan.
- Assessment
- 15 min
- Free
- Sources checked November 2026
Who it is for
- Ministries and national agencies seeking direct access accreditation
- Development banks, funds and NGOs preparing a GCF or Adaptation Fund application
- National designated authorities and focal points supporting nominated entities
- Executing entities working with an accredited entity
- Consultants preparing accreditation gap assessments
What you get
- A readiness score for each accreditation area
- The policies and evidence still missing, area by area
- A 90-day plan for the weakest areas
- Programmes and support that close the gaps
How this tool works
- Built on
- Green Climate Fund: accreditation overview and process; Accreditation Framework of the Green Climate Fund (decision B.42/13); Adaptation Fund: accreditation
- Scoring
- Each answer scores from 0 (not in place) to 4 (fully in place). An area's score is the points earned as a share of the maximum for the questions you answered; the overall score is the average of the areas. Bands: Early stage 0–39%, Building readiness 40–69%, Close to application 70–100%.
- Your data
- What you type stays in your browser unless you save it to a free account. We receive your name, email and summary only when you open your results.
- Sources checked
- November 2026 (checked every month)
- Team or organisation
- With a free account you can invite colleagues from each department to answer the same questions. You get a consolidated dashboard: scores by area and department, where colleagues disagree, priority gaps and an action plan. Anonymous mode hides names and groups departments with fewer than 3 responses.
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Upcoming programmes whose content matches the areas this tool measures. Your results show which fit your weakest areas.
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Nothing here for your exact need? Ask for an in-house programme built around your gaps, or browse all programmes.
Questions
Which requirements does this tool use?
The areas both funds publish: legal status and governance, financial management and audit, procurement, integrity and prohibited practices, project management, environmental and social safeguards, gender, and the access route agreed with the national designated authority.
Does a high score mean we will be accredited?
No. Accreditation is decided by each fund after its own review. The score shows how complete your preparation is against published requirements.
What if we are not ready for accreditation?
Many institutions start as an executing entity with an accredited partner, or through a project-specific assessment, while they build the systems for full accreditation.
Based on
- Green Climate Fund: accreditation overview and process How entities are assessed and the steps of the process.
- Accreditation Framework of the Green Climate Fund (decision B.42/13) Revised framework: fiduciary areas, safeguards and the policies entities must meet, and the accreditation routes.
- Adaptation Fund: accreditation Fiduciary standards, the Environmental and Social Policy, the Gender Policy and the streamlined accreditation process.
- Adaptation Fund: implementing entities Accredited national, regional and multilateral implementing entities.
Sources checked: November 2026. We check the official sources every month.
This is a self-assessment and guidance tool, not an accreditation review. The Green Climate Fund and the Adaptation Fund publish their own requirements and update them: always use the current documents on the fund's website and the guidance of your national designated authority.
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