An accreditation status granted by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to subnational, national, or regional institutions. 
It allows the recipient country to: 

• access and directly manage international financial resources from the GCF; 

• implement climate projects without relying on multilateral intermediaries; 

• strengthen and make use of its own national public financial management systems. 
  

The accreditation process sustainably supports country ownership and climate governance under strict fiduciary standards and accountability frameworks.