Climate finance funds for Africa
433 matching capital sources on the AESFIP database.
Most searches for climate finance in Africa end at the same three names: the Green Climate Fund, the Global Environment Facility and the Adaptation Fund. They are important, but they are a small share of the capital actually reaching African projects, and they are among the slowest and most competitive routes in.
This page lists the funders on our database with an active mandate covering Africa — multilateral and bilateral development banks, donor-country programmes, blended finance facilities, climate funds, impact investors and specialist lenders. Each profile shows what the funder finances, the instruments it uses, the sectors it wants and how projects reach it.
Start by matching your instrument need to the funder type: grants and concessional capital for early feasibility and adaptation work, debt and guarantees for revenue-generating infrastructure, equity for companies rather than single assets.
Open calls right now
- SEWA Regional Pilots — Impact-Based Forecasting (Africa-EU Space Partnership)EU Global Gateway - Africa-Europe Investment Package (EFSD+)30 Sept 2026
- Danish Climate Investment Fund IIIFU - Danish Investment Fund for Developing CountriesRolling
- AFC Project & Corporate FinanceAfrica Finance CorporationRolling
- GGGI Project Preparation and Structuring SupportGlobal Green Growth InstituteRolling
- TDB Climate Finance & Green LinesTrade and Development BankRolling
- JCM Financing Programme & Credit IssuanceJapan Joint Crediting MechanismRolling
- MIGA Political Risk InsuranceMultilateral Investment Guarantee AgencyRolling
- Adaptation Fund Single-Country & Regional ProjectsAdaptation FundRolling
- IFC Scaling Solar / Scaling Mini-GridsInternational Finance CorporationRolling
- KOICA Inclusive Business SolutionKorea International Cooperation AgencyRolling
The funders
Every profile opens in full — mandate, instruments, sector appetite and access route.
- U.S. International Development Finance CorporationDFI · United StatesUS development finance institution mobilising private capital into emerging markets.DebtEquityPolitical Risk Insurance
- African Development BankMDB · Côte d'IvoireAfrica's premier multilateral development bank, financing infrastructure, energy and climate adaptation across the continent.DebtGuaranteesGrants
- FMO - Dutch Entrepreneurial Development BankDFI · NetherlandsDutch development bank focused on energy, agribusiness and financial institutions in Africa.DebtConcessional DebtEquity
- International Finance CorporationMDB · United StatesPrivate-sector arm of the World Bank Group, investing in climate-smart businesses and infrastructure in Africa.DebtEquityMezzanine
- Green Climate FundClimate Fund · South KoreaLargest dedicated global climate fund supporting mitigation and adaptation in developing countries.GrantsConcessional DebtEquity
- British International InvestmentDFI · United KingdomUK development finance institution investing in productive, sustainable and inclusive African businesses.DebtEquityMezzanine
- Africa Finance CorporationMDB · NigeriaPan-African multilateral development finance institution focused on infrastructure.DebtEquityMezzanine
- European Investment BankMDB · LuxembourgEU lending arm financing large-scale climate and infrastructure projects in Africa.DebtConcessional DebtGuarantees
- SEFA - Sustainable Energy Fund for AfricaBlended Finance Facility · Côte d'IvoireAfDB-hosted catalytic fund de-risking early-stage renewable energy projects.GrantsConcessional DebtEquity
- ProparcoDFI · FrancePrivate-sector arm of Agence Française de Développement, active across Francophone and Anglophone Africa.DebtConcessional DebtEquity
- Standard Bank GroupCommercial Investor · South AfricaAfrica's largest commercial bank with a dedicated sustainable finance unit.DebtGreen BondsTrade Finance
- Climate Fund ManagersBlended Finance Facility · NetherlandsBlended finance fund manager developing and constructing climate infrastructure in Africa.Development CapitalEquityDebt
- DEG - Deutsche Investitions- und EntwicklungsgesellschaftDFI · GermanyGerman DFI providing long-term finance to private enterprises in Africa.DebtEquityMezzanine
- SwedfundDFI · SwedenSwedish DFI investing in sustainable businesses and energy access in Africa.DebtEquityFund Investments
- Climate Investment FundsClimate Fund · United StatesMulti-donor concessional climate finance vehicle deployed through MDBs.Concessional DebtGrantsGuarantees
- Rockefeller FoundationFoundation · United StatesPhilanthropic foundation funding energy access and climate resilience initiatives in Africa.GrantsCatalytic CapitalGuarantees
- African Export-Import BankMDB · EgyptPan-African trade finance institution supporting intra-African trade and industrialisation.Trade FinanceDebtGuarantees
- Global Environment FacilityClimate Fund · United StatesMultilateral fund financing biodiversity, land degradation and climate mitigation projects.GrantsConcessional DebtTechnical Assistance
- Trade and Development BankMDB · MauritiusRegional development bank serving Eastern and Southern Africa.Trade FinanceDebtGuarantees
- UK Export FinanceExport Credit Agency · United KingdomUK export credit agency providing guarantees and direct lending for projects sourcing from the UK.GuaranteesExport CreditDirect Lending
- Export-Import Bank of the United StatesExport Credit Agency · United StatesUS export credit agency financing US goods and services exported to Africa.GuaranteesExport CreditInsurance
- MirovaCommercial Investor · FranceSustainable investment manager with dedicated natural capital and land degradation funds for Africa.EquityDebt
- Adaptation FundClimate Fund · United StatesFinances concrete climate adaptation projects in developing countries.GrantsTechnical AssistanceProject Preparation
- Nordic Development FundClimate Fund · FinlandNordic climate finance institution providing concessional finance for adaptation and mitigation.GrantsConcessional Debt
- Open Road AllianceCatalytic & Enabling Capital · United StatesProvides bridge loans and contingency capital to social and climate impact organisations facing unexpected roadblocks that threaten an otherwise viable project.DebtCatalytic CapitalGrants
- AcumenImpact Investor · United StatesImpact investor providing patient capital to companies serving low-income African communities.EquityPatient Debt
- Emerging Africa & Asia Infrastructure FundBlended Finance Facility · United KingdomPrivate Infrastructure Development Group debt facility for African infrastructure.DebtMezzanine
- Africa50Blended Finance Facility · MoroccoPan-African infrastructure investment platform backed by African states and the AfDB.EquityDevelopment Capital
- NorfundDFI · NorwayNorwegian investment fund for developing countries with a strong renewable energy focus.DebtEquityMezzanine
- responsAbility InvestmentsImpact Investor · SwitzerlandSwiss impact asset manager investing in climate finance and financial inclusion in Africa.DebtEquity
- Global Energy Alliance for People and PlanetCatalytic & Enabling Capital · United StatesAlliance of the Rockefeller Foundation, IKEA Foundation and Bezos Earth Fund deploying catalytic grants and risk capital to accelerate renewable energy and energy access at scale in Africa and Asia.GrantsCatalytic CapitalConcessional Debt
- EEP AfricaClimate Fund · South AfricaClean energy financing facility hosted by NDF, providing early-stage grants and repayable grants to innovative energy access and clean energy companies in Southern and East Africa.GrantsConcessional DebtCatalytic Capital
- The DIV FundFoundation · United StatesAn independent nonprofit fund launched in February 2026 by former USAID Development Innovation Ventures leaders and backed by approximately $48 million in philanthropic funding. It continues the evidence-based, tiered innovation-funding model while operating separately from the U.S. government and USAID.GrantsResults-based FinanceTechnical Assistance
- EU ElectriFIProgramme Window · BelgiumEuropean Union impact financing facility investing early-stage risk capital in energy access and renewable generation companies and projects in developing countries.Concessional DebtEquityMezzanine
- Private Infrastructure Development GroupCatalytic & Enabling Capital · United KingdomDonor-backed group combining project development, early-stage risk capital, guarantees and technical assistance to bring African infrastructure projects to financial close.Project PreparationConcessional EquityGuarantees
- P4G - Partnering for Green GrowthCatalytic & Enabling Capital · DenmarkPublic-private partnership platform providing start-up and scale-up facilitation funding to green business partnerships in Africa, Asia and Latin America.GrantsProject PreparationTechnical Assistance
- GEF Small Grants ProgrammeClimate Fund · United StatesUNDP-implemented GEF window giving small grants directly to community organisations for biodiversity, land degradation, climate and chemicals projects across African countries.GrantsTechnical Assistance
- Convergence Blended FinanceCatalytic & Enabling Capital · CanadaGlobal network for blended finance providing design funding, market data and deal matchmaking to vehicles mobilising private capital into emerging markets, with a heavy Africa pipeline.GrantsProject PreparationTechnical Assistance
- PROBLUE (World Bank)Programme Window · United StatesWorld Bank umbrella multi-donor trust fund for sustainable development of marine and coastal resources. Financed the Seychelles blue bond guarantee and the Blue Economy for Resilient Africa Program.GrantsTechnical AssistanceProject Preparation
- Energy CatalystCatalytic & Enabling Capital · United KingdomInnovate UK programme awarding grants to technology partnerships improving clean energy access in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.GrantsTechnical AssistanceCatalytic Capital
- Catalytic Climate Finance FacilityBlended Finance Facility · CanadaFacility hosted by Convergence that funds the design and scale-up of blended finance vehicles mobilising private capital for climate action in emerging markets.GrantsTechnical AssistanceCatalytic Capital
- Global Innovation Lab for Climate FinanceCatalytic & Enabling Capital · United KingdomPublic-private lab that selects, refines and launches new climate finance instruments each year, providing design support and investor access rather than balance-sheet capital.Project PreparationTechnical AssistanceAdvisory
- Elemental ImpactCatalytic & Enabling Capital · United StatesNon-profit climate investor providing project and growth capital plus deep deployment support to climate technology companies, increasingly including African market entry.Catalytic CapitalEquityProject Preparation
- FinDev CanadaDFI · CanadaCanada's bilateral development finance institution, providing debt, equity and guarantees with a focus on climate, women's economic empowerment and market development in Africa.DebtEquityGuarantees
- Global Innovation FundImpact Investor · United KingdomNon-profit investment fund providing grants, risk capital and equity to innovations that improve the lives of the poor, including climate adaptation and energy access in Africa.GrantsEquityConcessional Debt
- Global Fund for Coral ReefsBlended Finance Facility · MultilateralGlobal blended finance vehicle co-founded by UNCDF, UNEP and UNDP funding reef-positive businesses and community initiatives. Runs active portfolios across Kenya, Zanzibar, Mozambique, Comoros, Madagascar and Seychelles.GrantsEquityCatalytic Capital
- Common Fund for CommoditiesBlended Finance Facility · NetherlandsIntergovernmental financial institution providing loans, equity and grants to commodity value chain projects, with a strong focus on smallholder-linked agribusiness in Africa.DebtEquityGrants
- EIB GlobalMDB · LuxembourgThe EIB's dedicated arm for operations outside the EU, delivering the bank's Global Gateway commitments through sovereign and private lending, guarantees and intermediated credit lines in emerging markets.DebtConcessional DebtGuarantees
- African Guarantee FundBlended Finance Facility · KenyaPan-African guarantee institution that de-risks lending to SMEs by partner banks, with a dedicated green guarantee facility for climate and energy investments.GuaranteesTechnical AssistanceCatalytic Capital
- Africa50 Project DevelopmentCatalytic & Enabling Capital · MoroccoProject development arm of the Africa50 infrastructure platform, taking equity risk at the earliest stages of African infrastructure and energy projects to make them bankable.Project PreparationEquityDevelopment Capital
- GET.investProgramme Window · GermanyEuropean programme mobilising investment in decentralised renewable energy in Africa through project preparation support and a matchmaking finance catalogue.Project PreparationTechnical AssistanceAdvisory
- Mastercard Foundation Africa Growth FundBlended Finance Facility · RwandaFund-of-funds investing in African fund managers to unlock growth capital for small and growing businesses, with a strong youth employment and climate resilience lens.Fund InvestmentsEquityCatalytic Capital
- MacArthur Foundation Catalytic Capital ConsortiumCatalytic & Enabling Capital · United StatesConsortium mobilising catalytic capital - debt, equity and guarantees that accept disproportionate risk or concessionary return - to close capital gaps, including in African climate and inclusive finance.Catalytic CapitalConcessional DebtGuarantees
- UK PACT (Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions)Programme Window · United KingdomThe UK's climate capability programme, funding technical assistance and skills-sharing partnerships that accelerate mitigation policy and project readiness in partner countries including Colombia, Mexico, Brazil, Indonesia, Malaysia, Viet Nam, India, China, Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa.GrantsTechnical Assistance
- Africa Agriculture and Trade Investment FundBlended Finance Facility · LuxembourgPublic-private partnership fund (KfW, BMZ, Deutsche Bank) providing debt to agricultural value chains across Africa, with a technical assistance facility attached.DebtConcessional DebtTechnical Assistance
- Development Bank of RwandaDFI · RwandaRwanda's national development bank and a GCF-accredited entity, lending into renewable energy, agriculture, water and green housing, and the delivery vehicle for several national climate lines.DebtConcessional DebtGuarantees
- Climate Finance AcceleratorCatalytic & Enabling Capital · United KingdomUK government technical assistance programme that helps national climate projects become bankable and connects them with domestic and international financiers.Technical AssistanceProject PreparationAdvisory
- GSMA Mobile for DevelopmentFoundation / Philanthropy · United KingdomMobile industry body running innovation funds that finance digital and climate solutions in low- and middle-income countries, including across Africa.GrantsTechnical Assistance
- Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private SectorDFI · Saudi ArabiaPrivate-sector arm of the Islamic Development Bank Group providing Shariah-compliant direct financing, equity, lines of finance to banks/FIs, and advisory services for private enterprises across IsDB member countries, including North, West and East African markets, with a published online eligibility/application form.DebtEquityMezzanine
- EU AgriFIProgramme Window · BelgiumEuropean Union blending facility that channels risk capital and technical assistance to smallholder-linked agribusiness and food systems companies, deployed through partner financial institutions.Concessional DebtEquityGuarantees
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