Early Warning System

Countries

Guatemala

Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.

Specific Location

Petén, Alta Verapaz, Baja Verapaz, Zacapa y Chiquimula

Whenever identified, the area within countries where the impacts of the investment may be experienced. Exact locations of projects may not be identified fully or at all in project documents. Please review updated project documents and community-led assessments.

Financial Institutions

Green Climate Fund (GCF)

International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.

Project Status

Proposed

Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.

Bank Risk Rating

Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."

Voting Date

Nov 12, 2020

Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.

Borrower

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.

Sectors

Agriculture and Forestry
Climate and Environment

The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.

Investment Type(s)

Grant

The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.

Investment Amount (USD)

$ 29.80 million

Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.

Project Cost (USD)

$ 66.70 million

Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.

Bank Documents

Funding proposal

Government Documents

Disclosure site

Corporate Actor Documents

Primary Source

Original disclosure @ GCF website

Updated in EWS Oct 21, 2020

Disclosed by Bank May 15, 2020

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Project Description

If provided by the financial institution, the Early Warning System Team writes a short summary describing the purported development objective of the project and project components. Review the complete project documentation for a detailed description.

According to the implementing agencies, this project seeks to increase resilience and improve livelihoods for the most vulnerable farmers in Guatemala, in the face of the impacts of climate change. Small producers of corn, beans, coffee, cocoa and home gardens will benefit. The project will promote drought resistant crop production systems through proven and validated adaptation measures. It will also be transformative in promoting the equitable representation of women and in enabling their economic empowerment and participation in decision-making.

The project will focus on the regions of the country that are most vulnerable to climate change, in 29 municipalities in the departments of Petén, Alta Verapaz, Baja Verapaz, Zacapa and Chiquimula.

The project's objectives will be achieved through three interrelated components:
• implement climate-resilient agricultural practices and improve farmers' livelihoods.
• support efficient water management for agriculture in order to reduce the impact of water scarcity.
• Facilitate conditions for climate-resilient livelihoods, including strengthening institutional systems and transferring knowledge at the national, sub-national and local levels.

Investment Description

Here you can find a list of individual development financial institutions that finance the project.

Green Climate Fund (GCF)

Contact Information

This section aims to support the local communities and local CSO to get to know which stakeholders are involved in a project with their roles and responsibilities. If available, there may be a complaint office for the respective bank which operates independently to receive and determine violations in policy and practice. Independent Accountability Mechanisms receive and respond to complaints. Most Independent Accountability Mechanisms offer two functions for addressing complaints: dispute resolution and compliance review.

FAO Representative Office in Guatemala:
7a Avenida 12-90, Zona 13
Interior Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Alimentación (MAGA)
Edificio FAO
Ciudad de Guatemala
CP:01013
Guatemala

How to File a Complaint before the FAO's grievance mechanism

Complaints containing allegations that there has been a breach of the Organization’s
environmental and social standards must be made in writing and communicated to
OIG by mail, courier, email or fax, directly or via any FAO office. All complaints
should ideally provide, as a minimum, the following information:
•What happened? Describe the events with as much relevant detail as possible.
•When did it happen? Dates, time, how many times, etc.
•Where did it happen?
•Who do you think was involved? Who was implicated?
•The complainant’s name and contact information;
35. The addresses to file a written complaint are:
• By courier or mail: Inspector General, Food and Agricultural Organization,
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Rome, Italy
• by confidential fax: (+39) 06 570 55550
• by email: Investigations-hotline@fao.org.

More info at: http://www.fao.org/aud/42564-03173af392b352dc16b6cec72fa7ab27f.pdf