Instructions for Voter Registration
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Voting for the FIP and SREP is closed.
The self-selection process for civil society
observers on two sub-committees of the
Climate Investment Fund (CIF)'s
Strategic Climate Fund (SCF) - the
Forest Investment Program (FIP) and the
Scaling up Renewable Energy Program in Low
Income Countries (SREP),
will include voter registration to ensure that
all votes are valid.
A vote is valid when:
- The voter is a member a non-profit civil
society organization, network, or small local
community involved in issues of climate change.
See definition of Civil Society Organizations
below.
- There is only one vote per organization,
country office/affiliate of large organizations,
or per small local community affected by climate
change
In order to vote the organization must register
during the time frame of November 11 to January
7. If the organization meets the criteria above
it will be approved. Once approved, the
organization is allowed to vote anytime between
December 14 and January 8. Be sure to register
your organization early so that you will be able
to vote.
Definition of Civil Society Organizations
Civil society organizations (CSOs) are
understood to include any independent non-profit
organization of individuals working toward a
common objective whose mandate is relevant to
the purpose and objectives of the fund which is
governed by the Trust Fund Committee or
Sub-Committee for which observers are being
selected. This includes large international NGOs
as well as national and community-based
organizations (CBOs). The selection process will
determine whether or not a particular
organization is recognized as a CSO.
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