Supporting communities to claim remedy and rights
Independent accountability mechanisms (IAMs) allow communities affected by harmful projects to seek remedy and hold financiers accountable. These mechanisms, housed within international financial institutions, provide a formal pathway for raising complaints when projects cause environmental and social harm.
When communities are affected by harmful projects, they can hold the financiers of the project accountable for the harms suffered.
Recourse works with partners in-country to support communities in using independent accountability mechanisms to challenge harm, trigger investigations, and pursue remedy.
Read more about ongoing cases below:
Communities fight IFC-backed coal expansion in the Philippines
In 2017, the Philippine Movement for Climate Justice filed a complaint against the IFC for backing coal power expansion. Communities still await remedy.
Complaint by Indigenous groups against IFC-backed cable car project in Nepal
In 2025, Indigenous leaders in Nepal filed a complaint against the IFC over a cable car project that threatens their land and rights.