Priority Funding Guides

Funding types, accredited entities and the route to a proposal.

• The Green Climate Fund (GCF): how it works and how to access itA practical guide to the Green Climate Fund: who can apply, accredited entities, NDAs, funding sizes, the approval process and the GCF windows open to your project.Read guide
• Green Climate Fund accredited entities: who they are and how to work with oneWhat GCF accredited entities are, direct vs international access, size categories, and how project developers find and approach the right accredited entity.Read guide
• GCF Readiness Programme and Project Preparation FacilityHow the GCF Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme and Project Preparation Facility fund country capacity, pipelines and feasibility studies — and how to access them.Read guide

GEF agencies, country endorsement and environmental project funding.

• Global Environment Facility (GEF): How It Works and How to Access FundingA practical guide to the Global Environment Facility (GEF): what it funds, GEF agencies, operational focal points, project sizes, the LDCF and SCCF, and how to access GEF grants.Read guide
• GEF Small Grants Programme: Who Can Apply and HowHow the GEF Small Grants Programme works: eligible community groups and NGOs, typical grant sizes, national coordinators, what gets funded and how to apply.Read guide

Selling credits, offtake agreements and Article 6 routes.

• Carbon credits: a practical guide for project developersWhat carbon credits are, how they are created and verified, what they sell for, and who buys and finances carbon credit projects in Africa and developing countries.Read guide
• How to sell carbon credits: buyers, offtake agreements and pricingHow project developers sell carbon credits — spot vs offtake, ERPAs, prepayments, brokers and exchanges — plus the corporate, sovereign and Article 6 buyers on our database.Read guide
• Voluntary carbon market vs Article 6 of the Paris AgreementHow the voluntary carbon market and Article 6 (6.2 and 6.4) differ — buyers, prices, host-country authorisation and corresponding adjustments — and which suits your project.Read guide
• Carbon credit projects in Africa and developing countries: who finances themThe project types generating carbon credits in Africa and developing countries — clean cooking, forestry, solar, agriculture — and the funders and buyers backing them.Read guide

Instruments, green bonds and how capital is stacked.

• Sustainable finance in Africa and developing countries: who funds whatWhat sustainable finance is — green, social and sustainability-linked finance, ESG and blended capital — and the funders financing sustainable projects across Africa and developing countries.Read guide
• Green bonds: how to issue, who invests and key requirementsHow to issue a green bond in Africa and developing countries: ICMA Green Bond Principles, second-party opinions, anchor investors, credit guarantees and costs.Read guide
• Climate finance and blended finance: funds, development banks and access routesHow climate finance and blended finance work for projects in Africa and developing countries — concessional capital, guarantees, first-loss and practical funder access routes.Read guide
• Sustainability-linked loans and bondsHow sustainability-linked loans (SLLs) and bonds (SLBs) work: KPIs, sustainability performance targets, margin ratchets, verification and the lenders active in developing countries.Read guide
• Project preparation and catalytic funding facilitiesFacilities that fund feasibility studies, project preparation and early-stage risk for climate and infrastructure projects in developing countries — which accept direct applications and how to prepare.Read guide
• Who funds climate-smart agriculture in Africa and emerging marketsThe development banks, impact investors and grant windows financing climate-smart agriculture, agribusiness and food systems across Africa and developing countries.Read guide
• Local-currency debt and FX risk for projects in emerging marketsHow projects in Africa and emerging markets reduce currency risk: local-currency loans, DFI credit lines, guarantees and hedging providers such as TCX.Read guide
• Who finances clean cooking projects in Africa and emerging marketsFunders of clean cooking companies across developing countries: results-based finance, carbon credit buyers and pre-finance, grants and working-capital debt.Read guide
• Funding nature-based solutions and biodiversity creditsThe funds, donors, carbon buyers and development banks financing nature-based solutions, forests and biodiversity across Africa and developing countries.Read guide
• Financing e-mobility and fleet electrification in emerging marketsFunders of electric motorbikes, buses and fleets across Africa and developing countries: asset-backed debt, battery leasing, equity and carbon revenue.Read guide
• How Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) funding worksHow JETPs in South Africa, Indonesia, Vietnam and Senegal channel finance, which parts reach private projects, and the funders behind energy transition deals.Read guide

Development banks and funds: what they finance and how to approach them.

• African Development Bank (AfDB) Funding: Loans, Grants and Climate FinanceHow African Development Bank funding works: private and public sector lending, AfDB climate funds such as SEFA and ACCF, ticket sizes and how to approach the AfDB.Read guide
• FMO Funding: How the Dutch Development Bank Invests and How to ApplyA guide to FMO, the Dutch entrepreneurial development bank: what it finances, ticket sizes, energy, agrifood and financial institutions, and how to approach FMO.Read guide
• DEG Funding: German Development Finance for Private CompaniesHow DEG, the German development finance institution in the KfW Group, invests in private companies in developing countries — loans, equity, ticket sizes and the up-scaling programme.Read guide
• GIZ Funding: How to Work With and Get Support From GIZWhat GIZ is, how its programmes fund partners in developing countries, GIZ tenders and grants, develoPPP partnerships and how organisations can get GIZ support.Read guide
• European Investment Bank (EIB) Funding Outside Europe: Climate and Development FinanceHow European Investment Bank (EIB Global) funding works in Africa and developing countries: loans, credit lines through local banks, climate action finance and how to approach the EIB.Read guide
• IFU Funding: The Danish Investment Fund for Developing CountriesA guide to IFU, the Danish Investment Fund for Developing Countries: equity and loans for companies, green energy and agrifood funds, ticket sizes and how to approach IFU.Read guide
• ElectriFI: EU Funding for Energy Access and Mini-grid CompaniesHow EU ElectriFI funds energy access, mini-grid and off-grid solar companies in developing countries: early-stage loans and equity, ticket sizes, eligibility and how to apply.Read guide
• Africa50: Infrastructure Investment and Project Development in AfricaWhat Africa50 is, how it develops and invests in African infrastructure — power, transport, digital and water — and how project sponsors can approach Africa50.Read guide
• Norfund: How Norway's Development Investment Fund WorksA guide to Norfund: renewable energy, financial institutions and green infrastructure investments in developing countries, the Norfund Climate Investment Fund, ticket sizes and how to apply.Read guide
• Global Innovation Fund: Grants and Investments for Social and Climate InnovationsHow the Global Innovation Fund invests in innovations that improve lives in developing countries: grants, loans and equity by stage, from pilots to scale, and how to apply.Read guide
• Climate Investment Funds (CIF): Programmes, Access Routes and How They WorkHow the Climate Investment Funds work: the Clean Technology Fund, Strategic Climate Fund programmes, Accelerating Coal Transition, the CIF Capital Markets Mechanism and access through development banks.Read guide

Funders active in each region, and sector-specific finance.

• Climate finance funds for AfricaThe funds, development banks and facilities financing climate projects across Africa — mandates, instruments and practical access routes.Read guide
• Grants and concessional finance for renewable energyFunders offering grants, concessional debt and catalytic capital to renewable energy and energy access projects in Africa and developing countries.Read guide
• Adaptation and resilience finance fundersFunders financing climate adaptation and resilience — water, agriculture, coastal and infrastructure resilience — across Africa and developing countries.Read guide
• Funders active in East AfricaDevelopment banks, climate funds and investors financing projects in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and the wider East Africa region.Read guide
• Funders active in West AfricaDevelopment banks, climate funds and investors financing projects in Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire and the wider West Africa region.Read guide
• Funders active in Southern AfricaDevelopment banks, climate funds and investors financing projects in South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Mozambique and the wider region.Read guide
• Funders active in South AsiaDevelopment banks, climate funds and investors financing climate and sustainable projects across India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka.Read guide
• Funders active in Southeast AsiaDevelopment banks, climate funds and investors financing climate and sustainable projects across Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines and the wider region.Read guide
• Funders active in Latin America and the CaribbeanDevelopment banks, climate funds and investors financing climate and sustainable projects across Latin America and the Caribbean.Read guide
• Funders active in South AmericaDevelopment banks, climate funds and investors financing climate, nature and clean energy projects in Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Chile and Argentina, with practical access routes.Read guide
• Funders active in Central AsiaFunders financing renewable energy, water, grids and climate resilience in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, with practical access routes.Read guide
• Funders active in the Middle East and North AfricaFunders financing solar, wind, water, green hydrogen and adaptation projects across Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Jordan and the wider Middle East and North Africa.Read guide
• Funders active in the Pacific Islands and small island statesFunders financing adaptation, coastal resilience, disaster risk and clean energy in Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, the Solomon Islands and other small island states.Read guide
• Funders active in Eastern EuropeFunders financing energy efficiency, renewables and green infrastructure in the Western Balkans, Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia and the wider region.Read guide
• Funders active in Central and Francophone AfricaFunders financing forests, nature, energy access and adaptation in the DRC, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal and other Francophone African countries.Read guide
• Blue economy funding: active investors, grant facilities and routes inNamed ocean, aquaculture and fisheries funders for Africa and developing countries — what each funds, who invests directly, and the route to apply.Read guide