Climate finance funds for Africa
462 matching capital sources on the AESFIP database · Last checked October 2026
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.
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- Affirmative Finance Action for Women Entrepreneurs in Africa (AFAWA)Climate FundThe Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) is a flagship initiative by the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) aimed at closing the $42 billion financing gap faced by women entrepreneurs across Africa. It seeks to unlock up to $5 billion in financing for women-led businesses by 2026, promoting gender-inclusive finance and empowering women to participate in Africa’s economic development fully by targeting three pillars: Access to Finance: Utilizes AfDB’s financial instruments like lines of credit, trade finance, and equity investments. Introduced the AFAWA Guarantee for Growth (G4G), a pan-African risk-sharing mechanism to reduce collateral requirements and unlock up to $3 billion in financing for around 27,000 women-led businesses Technical Assistance: Provides advisory services to financial institutions. Offers training and mentoring to women entrepreneurs to improve business productivity and financial literacy Enabling Environment: Works with governments and regulators to reform policies that hinder women’s access to finance. Supports legal and regulatory changes to foster a more inclusive financial ecosystemConcessional DebtDebtTechnical Assistance
- African Risk Capacity (ARC)Climate FundThe African Risk Capacity (ARC) Group is a Specialized Agency of the African Union established to help African governments improve their capacities to better plan, prepare, and respond to extreme weather events and natural disasters. Through collaboration and innovative financing, the ARC Group enables countries to strengthen their disaster risk management systems and access rapid and predictable financing when disaster strikes to protect the food security and livelihoods of their vulnerable populations. The ARC Group is composed of two entities: ARC Agency, a Specialized Agency of the African Union, and ARC Insurance Company Limited (ARC Ltd), the financial affiliate of the Group. ARC Agency is a mechanism that: - Provides capacity building to ARC Member States in preparation for taking out a policy; - Provides general oversight and supervision of the development of capacity building services; - Facilitates the development of country contingency plans and monitors their implementation should a disaster event trigger a payout. ARC Ltd is the financial affiliate of the Group responsible for carrying out commercial insurance functions of risk pooling and risk transfer in accordance with national regulations for parametric weather insurance. Through its capacity building and risk pooling services, ARC’s objective is to strengthen the continent’s Disaster Risk Management systems through innovative solutions that take into account the continent's challenges. By capitalizing on locTechnical Assistance
- Canada AfDB Climate Facility (CACF)Government AgencyThe Canada – African Development Bank Climate Fund (CACF) is a Special Fund established in 2021 and structured as a blended climate change facility including an Investment Facility aimed at extending concessional loans to eligible climate change projects plus a Technical Assistance Facility that seeks to address the increased complexity, coordination requirements and reporting obligations related to climate change projects. The objective of CACF is to extend large-scale, long-term concessional loans to climate mitigation and adaptation projects that embed gender equality principles throughout the various phases of the project cycle, particularly the empowerment of women and girls.Concessional DebtDebt
- NEPAD Climate Change FundClimate FundThe NEPAD Climate Change Fund aims to strengthen the resilience of African countries to climate change by building national, sub-regional and continental capacity. Established in 2014 by the NEPAD Agency with support from the Government of Germany, the Fund offers technical and financial assistance to AU Member States, Regional Economic Communities and institutions that meet the eligibility criteria and clearly defined targeted areas of support of the fund. The Fund also supports projects on knowledge and capacity development for better planning, coordination and implementation of climate change activities. Target areas of the fund include adaptation of agriculture to climate change, biodiversity, access and benefit sharing, development and implementation support to National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) and mainstreaming of climate change into the National Agricultural Investment Plans (NAIPs).Grants
- African Adaptation Benefit Fund (ABM / AABF)Climate FundThe ABM is an innovative mechanism for mobilizing new and additional public and private sector finance for enhanced climate change adaptation action. It has the potential to speed up transformation to low-carbon, resilient and sustainable development of the host countries by giving value to resilience. ABM will contribute directly to the establishment of a new business model for adaptation and the achievement of: The Sustainable Development Goals; The Adaptation and Climate Finance goals of the Paris Agreement; The UNFCCC long-term finance goal; Adaptation and resilience goals and needs of developing countries expressed in, amongst others, Nationally Determined Contributions, National Adaptation Plans, Technology Action Plans and Long-term strategies for low-emissions, resilient and sustainable development. More about the African Adaptation Benefit Fund can be found hereGrants
- eco.business FundGovernment AgencyThe eco.business Fund is an impact investment fund that promotes biodiversity conservation and climate resilience by financing sustainable practices in nature-based businesses. It operates primarily in Latin America and Africa, two of the most biodiverse regions in the world. The fund finances the adoption of more sustainable practices by companies in Latin America and Africa. They provide financing via financial institutions to ensure more businesses can access capital. They also invest directly in businesses that are committed to sustainability. Their funding base unites public and private investors through their blended finance structure. In addition to financing, the fund supports their investees with Advisory & Capacity Building services funded by a separate pool of sponsors.Concessional DebtDebtTechnical Assistance
- Belgian Investment Company for Developing Countries (BIO)Government AgencyBIO-Invest is a public limited company established in November 2001 with an initial capital of €5 million, fully owned by the Belgian State. Over time, it received additional capital through development certificates from the Federal Public Service (FPS) for Development Cooperation, along with retained profits, reaching over €1.1 billion in assets under management by the end of 2022. BIO operates under the BIO law, with oversight from the Minister for Development Cooperation, and its collaboration with the FPS is governed by a 5-year management contract. BIO targets SMEs in emerging and developing countries, aiming to promote socio-economic growth through direct and indirect investments, with a focus on confidentiality and tailored approaches.Technical Assistance
- Subnational Climate FundClimate FundThe Subnational Climate Fund (SCF) invests in mid-sized ($5-$75m USD) infrastructure projects, including sustainable energy, waste and sanitation, regenerative agriculture, and nature-based climate solutions. We partner primarily with subnational authorities to identify and implement these projects, financed with a blend of concessional and conventional capital, along with Technical Assistance grants that help mitigate risk and ensure financial and environmental goals are achieved. The SCF Fund features a dedicated, grant-funded facility ($28M) for Technical Assistance (TA) that provides technical support and grant funding to stakeholders in identifying and strengthening investment proposals for the Fund. In addition to financial performance, it supports implementers in ensuring the achievement of National Determined Contributions (NDCs), SDG impacts, and Nature Based Solutions (NbS). With the GCF's financial support, TA is managed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and implemented together with the Catalytic Finance Foundation and Gold Standard.Concessional DebtDebtGrants
- Danish Climate Investment FundGovernment AgencyThe Danish Climate Investment Fund (KIF) is a public-private partnership with total committed capital of DKK 1.4bn. KIF offers risk capital and advice for climate projects in developing countries, the growth markets in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and parts of Europe. The fund invests in projects, which directly or indirectly contribute to reduction of the emission of greenhouse gasses. KIF offers both share capital for the establishment of companies in collaboration with Danish businesses and it can co-invest in major climate projects which include Danish technology or know-how. It is a prerequisite for its investments that the project is commercially sustainable and employs known climate technology. The Danish Climate Investment Fund is managed by IFU that, in collaboration with Danish companies, has made more than 1,200 investments in more than 100 countries.GrantsTechnical Assistance
- Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Program (ASAP)Climate FundThe Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme is the International Fund for Agricultural Development’s (IFAD) main programme for channelling climate and environmental finance to smallholder farmers. The programme is incorporated into IFAD’s regular investment processes and is subject to rigorous quality control and supervision systems. Since starting its operations in 2012, ASAP funding in two distinct phases (ASAP1 and ASAP2) has received USD 300 million in contributions and has helped eight million vulnerable smallholders in 43 countries cope with the impact of climate change and build more resilient livelihoods. In 2021, the Enhanced Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme (ASAP+) was launched by IFAD as an expansion of the original ASAP initiative.Grants
- Capacity-Building Initiative for Transparency (CBIT)Climate FundGEF support for the Capacity-building Initiative for Transparency (CBIT) was established shortly after the adoption of the Paris Agreement to provide quick-access support to countries and to boost their capacity to enhance the transparency of inventories and action as well as the transparency of support received. As such, the CBIT is a key channel of the GEF’s support for successfully implementing the Paris Agreement and its key pillars of transparency and accountability. It does so by enhancing institutional arrangements for climate transparency, strengthening national Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) and Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) systems, and informing NDC enhancement and decision-making. The Paris Agreement requested the GEF to support the establishment of the CBIT through voluntary contributions during GEF-6 and future replenishment cycles. Following the adoption of the Paris Agreement at UN Climate Change Conference COP21, the GEF established the CBIT Trust Fund in six months and began supporting national projects by COP22 thanks to high levels of donor support and successful engagement with countries and other key stakeholders. CBIT support is available to countries upon request and is provided in a timely manner. In GEF-8, the CBIT has been fully integrated into the climate change focal area’s strategy, with new CBIT projects now being supported directly by the GEF Trust Fund. All developing country Parties that have ratified the Paris Agreement canGrantsTechnical Assistance
- CIF - Forest Investment Program (FIP)Climate FundThe Forest Investment Program (FIP), is one of three targeted programs that make up the Strategic Climate Fund (SCF) of the Climate Investment Funds (CIFs). The FIP addresses the drivers of deforestation and forest degradation by supporting developing countries’ efforts to reduce deforestation and forest degradation (REDD), while promoting sustainable forest management. FIP provides financing to developing countries for developing institutional capacity, and for public and private investments that are identified through REDD readiness strategies. Along with supporting the public sector, FIP's Private Sector Set Asides (PSSAs) allocate concessional financing to projects that engage the private sector in sustainable forestry. The FIP’s Dedicated Grant Mechanism for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (DGM), is designed and led by representatives of indigenous peoples groups and local communities to set priorities and implement programs aimed at conserving their natural environment, and to enhance capacity in engaging with local, national, and international REDD+ dialogue and actions. The FIP has four objectives: Initiate and facilitate transformational change in developing countries’ forest related policies and practices; Facilitate the leveraging of additional and sustained financial resources for REDD, including through a possible UNFCCC forest mechanism, leading to an effective and sustained reduction of deforestation and forest degradation, and enhancing the sustainablConcessional DebtDebtGrants
- CIF - Pilot Program for Climate Resilience (PPCR)Climate FundThe PPCR is designed to provide programmatic finance for climate resilient national development plans with four main objectives: Pilot and demonstrate approaches for integration of climate risk and resilience into development policies and planning Strengthen capacities at the national levels to integrate climate resilience into development planning Scale-up and leverage climate resilient investment, building on other on-going initiatives Enable learning-by-doing and sharing of lessons at country, regional and global levels. In addition, for regional programmes, the PPCR aims to strengthen cooperation and capacity at the regional level to integrate climate resilience into national and appropriate regional development planning and processes.PPCR’s tangible targets for the 31 recipient countries and 11 regional programmes it currently supports include: Bringing livelihood benefits to over 55 million people Developing over 835 plans or strategies at the local, sectoral and national levels Producing over 600 knowledge products, systems and studies Providing climate resilience training to over 200,000 government officials and public beneficiaries.Concessional DebtDebtGrants
- CIF - Scaling up Renewable Energy in Low Income Countries Program (SREP)Climate FundThe Scaling up Renewable Energy in Low Income Countries Program (SREP) is one of three targeted programs that make up the Strategic Climate Fund (SCF) of the Climate Investment Funds (CIFs). SREP empowers transformation in developing countries by demonstrating the economic, social and environmental viability of renewable energy. Channeled through five multilateral development banks (MDBs), SREP financing supports scaled-up deployment of renewable energy solutions to increase energy access and economic opportunities, with a focus on low-income countries. SREP also contains dedicated Private Sector Set Asides (PSSAs), which allow concessional financing to projects that engage the private sector. It has five objectives: Assist low income countries foster transformational change to low carbon pathways by exploiting renewable energy potential; Highlight economic, social and environmental co-benefits of renewable energy programs; Help scale up private sector investments to achieve SREP objectives; Enable blended financing from multiple sources to enable scaling up of renewable energy programs; and Facilitate knowledge sharing and exchange of international experience and lessons SREP’s targets include: Generating over 3 million MWh per year of renewable energy Improving access to energy for over 140,000 businesses and 17.3 million people Reducing 2.5 million tons of GHG per year.Concessional DebtDebtGrants
- CIF- Clean Technology Fund (CTF)Climate FundThe Clean Technology Fund (CTF) is part of the CIF, which were originally designed with a ‘sunset clause,’ stipulating that operations would wind down once a new financial architecture under the UNFCCC, such as the Green Climate Fund (GCF), became fully operational. The clause allows for any remaining CTF funds to be transferred to a fund with similar objectives. However, given ongoing demand, a strong implementation track record, and the complementary role of the CIF alongside the GCF, the CTF continues to operate with new programming approved by its governing body. As of now, there is no active plan to implement the sunset clause or transfer remaining funds. The CTF promotes scaled-up financing for the demonstration, deployment, and transfer of low-carbon technologies with strong potential for long-term greenhouse gas emissions reductions. Its objectives include: Provide positive incentives, through public and private sector investments, for the demonstration of low carbon development and mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions Fund low carbon programmes and projects that are embedded in national plans and strategies, scaling up development and accelerating the diffusion and transfer of clean technologies Realise environmental and social co-benefits, illustrating the potential for low-carbon technologies in contributing to sustainable development and the Millennium Development Goals Support international cooperation on climate change Utilise skills and capabilities of the MDConcessional DebtDebtGrants
- Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP)Climate FundESMAP is a think tank whose world-class experts gather and analyze data on energy access, cooking practices, renewable energy expansion, and end-use decarbonization solutions in hard-to-abate sectors including energy efficiency practices. Drawing from multiple sources, their teams develop global and country-specific data sets whose comprehensive rigor has gained the confidence of partners including governments, private investors, utility managers, and policymakers, among others.GrantsTechnical Assistance
- Global Climate Partnership Fund (GCPF)Government AgencyThe GCPF is a debt fund focusing on small scale energy efficiency and renewable energy investments either directly or via local financial institutions. Senior debt between $5 million and $15 million is available for climate focused companies while $10 million to $30 million of senior or subordinated debt is available for financial institutions in developing economies.Concessional DebtDebt
- Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR)Climate FundThe Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) supports communities and institutions to prepare for, withstand, and recover from shocks caused by natural hazards and climate events. We work with countries to mainstream DRM and climate adaptation into development planning, ensuring that disaster and climate resilience is embedded in policies, systems, and investments. Through grants, technical assistance, and partnerships, GFDRR enables transformative solutions that strengthen resilience at local, national, and regional levels. Through these actions, GFDRR supports countries to implement their commitments under the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR), the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and the Paris Agreement —including efforts to address Loss and Damage associated with the impacts of climate change. GFDRR is a global partnership managed by the World Bank that leverages the institution’s financial, technical, and policy expertise to help countries build disaster and climate resilience. As a multi-donor trust fund, GFDRR mobilizes grants from donor partners and channels them through World Bank teams to support countries’ projects and operations, amplifying the impact of development financing. Through technical expertise, knowledge sharing, and capacity-building, GFDRR enables countries to integrate DRM into their development planning, ensures it is embedded in investment decisions, and supports countries in accessing financial instrumGrants
- Le Fonds Français pour l'Environnement MondialGovernment AgencyThe French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM) is an international partner dedicated to global environmental protection and sustainable development. Created in 1994 by the French government, it has already supported over 400 projects in more than 120 countries, two-thirds of which are in Africa and the Mediterranean, contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).Grants
- Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal ProtocolClimate FundThe Multilateral Fund was set up by the Parties to the Montreal Protocol to assist developing countries to comply with the terms of the Montreal Protocol, an international agreement that sets out a timetable for the phase-out of ODS in both developed and developing countries. The Multilateral Fund provides assistance to countries that are Parties to the Montreal Protocol and whose annual per capita consumption and production of CFCs and halons is less than 0.3 kg on the date of entry into force of the Montreal Protocol or any time thereafter until 1 January 1999. The developing countries that meet these criteria are referred to as Article 5 countries. Contributions to the Multilateral Fund are provided by the non-Article 5 countries. The Kigali Amendment, which was adopted at the Twenty-eighth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol (MOP) on 15 October 2016, added HFCs, non-ODS greenhouse gases that do not damage the ozone layer but have a high global-warming potential (GWP), to the list of substances controlled under the Protocol. The Kigali Amendment entered into force on 1 January 2019. As at 5 February 2020, it has been ratified by 93 Parties. The Montreal Protocol’s timetable for the phase-down of HFCs in both Article 5 and non-Article 5 countries is set out in Annex F of the Protocol. A group of 17 non-Article 5 Parties has provided fast-start support for the implementation of the Kigali Amendment, that is additional to their regular contributions to the Fund. TGrants
- NACAG - Nitric Acid Climate Action GroupGovernment AgencyThe long-term objective of Nitric Acid Climate Action Group (NACAG) is to incentivise the installation of effective N2O abatement technology in every nitric acid plant worldwide. NACAG’s vision is for the N2O emissions of an entire industrial sector to be mitigated on a global scale. The NACAG was launched by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) in order to increase mitigation action in the chemical industry. Considering technical and economic aspects, GHG abatement in the nitric acid sector is generally easy to implement and can be done at relatively low cost. This is the reason why this sector was chosen in the first place. The NACAG initiative offers financial and technical support to individual nitric acid plant operators until the end of 2023. While the technical support is available to all governments and nitric acid producers worldwide, the financial support is bound to the condition that the government of the country in which the plant is located commits to sustaining the emission abatement from year 2024 onwards. Support is available through grants and climate auctions. This support covers not only the procurement and installation of the abatement technology and monitoring equipment required, but also any necessary plant modifications and labour costs related to monitoring and maintenance.Grants
- Access to Energy FundGovernment AgencyThe Access to Energy Fund supports energy generation, transmission, and distribution projects in emerging economies, with a focus on sustainable energy solutions. The fund invests in clean cooking, the productive use of energy, hard-to-electrify areas, transmission and distribution, and other innovative and scalable energy solutions.Concessional DebtDebtTechnical Assistance
- Forest Carbon Partnership Facility - Forest Carbon FundClimate FundThe Carbon Fund is set up to pilot incentive payments for REDD+ efforts in developing countries. FCPF participant countries that have made significant progress in their REDD+ readiness endeavors may be selected to participate in the Carbon Fund, which became fully operational in May 2011. Carbon Funds payments are designed to help countries and their stakeholders achieve long-term sustainability in financing forest conservation. They are intended to help reduce climate change impacts from forest loss and degradation by making forests more valuable standing than cut down. The Carbon Fund remunerates participant countries in accordance with negotiated contracts for verifiable emission reductions (ERs)Technical Assistance
- Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD)Climate FundThe Fund for responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD), an operating entity under the financial mechanism of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), addresses the growing needs of vulnerable communities in developing countries facing the irreversible impacts of climate change. By financing recovery initiatives from climate-related losses and damage, the Fund empowers communities to rebuild and adapt. It strives for country-led locally driven solutions, ensuring interventions are aligned to country needs, priorities and contexts.Concessional DebtDebtGrants
- The Carbon Initiative for Development (Ci-Dev)Climate FundThe Carbon Initiative for Development (Ci-Dev) is a World Bank trust fund that mobilizes private finance for clean energy access in low-income countries. It delivers results-based finance to innovative and transformative business models driven by the private sector. Ci-Dev comprises two reinforcing components, the Readiness Fund and the Carbon Fund. The Readiness Fund finances capacity building activities in least developed countries to develop standardized baselines and technical assistance for energy access programs. It supports the development of new methodologies and proposals for simplified Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) rules, and dissemination of results. Where needed, it also provides technical assistance to the projects and programs supported by the Carbon Fund. The Carbon Fund provides performance-based payments to low-carbon investments in the form of purchases of certified carbon emission reductions.Technical AssistanceCarbon Credits / ERPA
- The Green Guarantee Company (GGC)Climate FundThe vast majority of institutional capital in developed capital markets is only available to investment grade borrowers. The Green Guarantee Company is tackling the issue of emerging market countries often being rated below investment grade by international credit rating agencies Moody’s, Standard and Poor’s and Fitch. By providing investment grade guarantees to improve the credit rating of borrowers in emerging markets, the Green Guarantee Company will unlock larger pools of capital to finance climate adaption and mitigation projects.Technical Assistance
- Transformative Carbon Asset Facility (TCAF)Climate FundThe Transformative Carbon Asset Facility (TCAF) is a World Bank trust fund designed to support developing countries in implementing market-based carbon pricing mechanisms and creating the conditions for private sector investment in low-carbon technologies. TCAF offers an innovative hybrid funding structure—mobilizing both climate finance and carbon market funding for payment against emission reductions.Technical Assistance
- Global Shield Financing FacilityClimate FundThe Global Shield against Climate Risks is an initiative launched by the G7 and the Vulnerable Twenty (V20) Group of Ministers of Finance. It is the primary Global Shield Financing Vehicle for projects which can be integrated in World Bank and transferee eligible Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) and UN Agency programmes to support governments in developing comprehensive solutions for CDRFI. In addition to programming financing, GSFF will also develop strategic partnerships to: Develop global engagements to close the protection gap Deepen engagement with humanitarian partners Mobilise private risk capitalGrantsTechnical Assistance
- Global Shield Solutions PlatformClimate FundThe Global Shield Solutions Platform (GSSP) is a multi-donor grant facility. With the mandate to foster the actual development and use of Climate and Disaster Risk Finance and Insurance (CDRFI) solutions, GSSP contributes to effectively addressing loss and damage exacerbated by climate change.Grants
- InsuResilience Investment Fund IIClimate FundThe InsuResilience Investment Fund, formerly known as Climate Insurance Fund, is an initiative created by KfW, the German Development Bank, on behalf of the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The overall objective of the InsuResilience Investment Fund is to contribute to the adaptation to climate change by improving access to and the use of insurance in developing countries. The specific objective of the fund is to reduce the vulnerability of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSME) as well as low-income households to extreme weather events. The first InsuResilience Investment Fund, set up as a public-private-partnership, combined Private Debt and Private Equity investments in two separately investible Sub-Funds, open for private investors from July 2017. Building on the success of the first Fund, KfW and BlueOrchard launched the InsuResilience Investment Fund Private Equity II in September 2022. The second Fund has a strong focus on technology to drive affordability of and accessibility to climate insurance. Technical assistance and premium support facilities complete both InsuResilience Investment Funds and are separately funded by BMZ. The Funds are classified as an Article 9 Fund according to the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR).Concessional DebtDebtGrants
- Mitigation Action FacilityClimate FundThe Mitigation Action Facility is a go-to platform providing technical support and climate finance for ambitious mitigation projects with the aim of decarbonising key sectors of the economy and society. The Mitigation Action Facility funds ambitious climate change mitigation projects to implement Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and long-term strategies (LTS) that are crucial for achieving the Paris Agreement goals. The Call for Projects 2026 will offer climate finance for the implementation of mitigation projects aligned with new ambitious NDCs. While the Mitigation Action Facility primarily focuses on three priority sectors, it remains open to cross-sectoral projects linked to one of the priority sectors. As highlighted in the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) , energy, transport and industry together account for 73% of global annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (as of 2021). To shift the targeted sectors towards a carbon-neutral development pathway, the Mitigation Action Facility selects innovative projects that can catalyse sector-wide transformational change. These efforts can help ܪll the shortfall in climate finance required to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. Please check the General Information Document (GID) for more informationConcessional DebtDebtGrants
- WALD Innovation FacilityClimate FundThe Innovation Facility is a grant-making facility designed to support the development and scaling of innovative carbon projects. In doing so, it seeks to play a catalytic role in mobilizing private capital for high-quality, nature-based carbon projects that contribute to both climate change mitigation and biodiversity conservation while delivering positive social impacts.Grants
- Energy and Environment Partnership Trust Fund (EEP Africa)Climate FundThe Energy and Environment Partnership Trust Fund (EEP Africa) is a clean energy financing facility hosted and managed by the Nordic Development Fund (NDF) with funding from Austria, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, NDF, Norway and Switzerland. It is guided by a vision for a climate resilient, zero-carbon future with the aim of contributing to the achievement of the Paris Climate Agreement and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The immediate objective is to enhance clean energy access, development, and investment, with a particular focus on benefitting vulnerable and underserved groups. EEP Africa provides risk tolerant early-stage grant financing for locally driven innovative clean energy projects, technologies and business and delivery models in Southern and Eastern Africa.Concessional DebtDebtGrants
- Africa Investment PlatformClimate FundThe Africa Investment Platform (AIP) is an EU regional blending facility that addresses critical funding gaps in Sub-Saharan Africa by promoting actions that foster economic activity in the region. Financed under NDICI – Global Europe, the AIP aims to mobilise additional investment for key infrastructure projects and support to small businesses in the Sub-Saharan Africa. AIP contributes to the European Commission’s Global Gateway strategy and to building resilient societies to climate shocks and other crises.GrantsTechnical Assistance
- Financing for Agricultural SMEs in Africa (FASA)OtherFASA (or “Financing for Agri-SMEs in Africa”) is a fund of funds which aims to unlock financing for agricultural Small and Medium Enterprises across Africa, by supporting investment funds that are active in the sector. FASA supports both emerging and established fund managers raising funds across any asset class, currency or region, provided they focus on Africa’s agricultural sector. FASA’s capital is therefore channelled to agri-SMEs in Africa through the investment funds. For each selected investment fund, FASA provides from $2M to $10M of subordinated capital, mainly in the form of junior equity, alongside capacity building and technical assistance. For the avoidance of doubt, FASA does not provide grants. In addition, FASA provides capacity building and technical assistance to the fund managers and their agri-SME portfolios.Technical Assistance
- Norway's International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI)Government AgencyNorway's International Climate and Forest Initiative, NICFI, is financed from the Norwegian aid budget and managed by the Ministry of Climate and Environment. The main objective of the grant scheme is that reduced and reversed loss of tropical forests contributes to a stable climate, protects biodiversity, and enhances sustainable development. NICFI’s webpage Results Portal for Norwegian Development Aid The main objective has two sub-goals; (i) contribute to sustainable land use and (ii) contribute to reduced pressure on forests from global markets. Projects funded under the scheme shall contribute to reaching one or more of the outcomes set out in the initiative's results framework (see Appendix 1 in the Grant scheme rules): Approved and implemented policies for sustainable forest and land use in tropical forest countries and jurisdictions Improved rights and livelihoods for indigenous peoples and local communities in tropical forest countries Effective international incentive structures for reduced deforestation in tropical forest countries Increased transparency in land management, land use, value chains and financing Commodity markets stimulate deforestation-free production in tropical forest countries Financial markets stimulate deforestation-free commodity production in tropical forest countries Reduced forest crimeGrants
- Partnership for Market Implementation (PMI)Climate FundThe Partnership for Market Implementation (PMI) assists countries in the acceleration of global decarbonization by designing, piloting, and implementing carbon pricing instruments aligned with their development priorities. It has two overarching objectives: assist client countries design and deploy carbon pricing policies appropriate to their domestic context; and catalyze the development of the next generation of international carbon markets. PMI currently supports more than 35 countries through national and regional programs. The PMI comprises the anchor program, the Compact with Africa – Green Business Fund (CwA-GBF) associate trust fund, as well as the various other programs and initiatives - Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition (CPLC), Climate Warehouse and Networked Carbon Markets (NCM), and Innovate4Climate (I4C).GrantsTechnical Assistance
- Small Island States Resilience Initiative (SISRI)Climate FundSmall Island States include two-thirds of the countries that face the highest relative losses due to natural disasters, and these costs are growing. The Small Island States Resilience Initiative (SISRI), supported through the World Bank and Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), is a global program established in response to calls by Small Island States for greater and more effective support to build their resilience. SISRI works through established procedures at the World Bank, while offering innovative and dedicated assistance specifically targeted at building resilience in Small Island States.Concessional DebtDebtGrants
- Climate Investor One (CIO)Climate FundClimate Investor One focuses on financing projects in low and lower middle income countries in the wind, solar, and hydro sectors with an average size of 25-75 MW or USD 80-100m in total investment cost. Climate Investor One consists of three stages: A Development Fund funded by non-repayable donor contributions would finance up to 50% of development costs for projects by private sector developers. Its specific aim would be to improve projects’ bankability from an early stage, which would include activities that projects often struggle to complete for lack of finance, such as help securing land titles and permits, concluding a power purchase agreement, conducting an environmental and social impact assessment, and reaching financial close by securing 100% of investment costs. The donor capital used to fund this stage would be converted to equity stakes for successful projects that would in turn be bought out by the Construction Finance Facility at commercial rates. In this way, the Development Facility would be an evergreen facility, recycling the returns made from the construction finance facility buy-outs to fund the development of subsequent new projects. A Construction Fund would provide up to 75% of investment costs on commercial terms to projects. It would be funded by three different tiers representing different risk/return positions: A $100m Tier 1 donor tranche to cover potential losses; a $200m Tier 2 subordinate tranche taken up by DFIs and potentially PE/commercialConcessional DebtDebtTechnical Assistance
- Climate Investor Two (CI2)Climate FundClimate Investor Two (CI2) is a blended finance facility, delivering water, sanitation, and oceans infrastructure projects in emerging markets. Established in 2019, the fund reached its third close on 2 November 2023 with USD 875 million in commitments and is targeting a final close of USD 1 billion by March 2025. CI2 employs a mix of public and private-sector funding as well as commitments from development finance institutions (DFIs), all in mutually beneficial and complementary ways. More details about the CI2 can be found here. This page provides an overview of Climate Investor Two. For more information on CI2's Development Fund, click here.Concessional DebtDebtTechnical Assistance
- Ocean Resilience and Coastal Adaptation Trust FundClimate FundThe Ocean Resilience and Coastal Adaptation Trust Fund (ORCATF) was established in March 2023 to increase the quantity and quality of investments in ocean health (including resilience and the blue economy) and coastal adaptation.Concessional DebtDebtGrants
- Building Prospects FundGovernment AgencyThe Building Prospects Fund is a climate-focused investment initiative jointly established by the Dutch government and FMO (Netherlands Development Finance Company). Originally known as the Infrastructure Development Fund (IDF), it was launched in 2002 to support private sector development in low-income countries through infrastructure investments.Concessional DebtDebtTechnical Assistance
- C40 Cities Finance FacilityProgramme Window · GermanyCity-focused project preparation facility (hosted by C40 Cities, funded by BMZ, UK, USAID and others) that provides technical assistance and transaction advisory to help African and global cities structure bankable climate infrastructure projects — mass transit, e-mobility, energy efficiency, flood resilience and waste — and take them to financial close with lenders.Technical AssistanceProject PreparationAdvisory
- CrossBoundary EnergyCommercial Investor · KenyaRenewable energy provider financing, building and operating solar PV and battery storage for commercial and industrial clients in Africa, including mines. Commissioned a 30 MW dispatchable solar-plus-storage system for the Kamoa-Kakula copper mining complex in the DRC, reducing diesel dependence. Backed by a Standard Bank-arranged senior debt facility with Absa, MCB, FEI, DEG and FMO.Energy-as-a-ServiceProject Finance
- International Islamic Trade Finance CorporationDFI · Saudi ArabiaIsDB Group member providing Shariah-compliant trade finance (import/export, pre-export, structured commodity finance) to public and private entities across OIC member countries, with flagship programmes such as the West Africa SMEs Program supporting trade-finance access and capacity building.Trade FinanceDirect LendingTechnical Assistance
- Saudi Fund for DevelopmentGovernment Agency · Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia's official development finance institution, providing concessional soft loans for infrastructure, water, energy (including solar and hydropower) and social projects; has provided over US$580 million in a single tranche of development loans to African countries and financed solar street-lighting and hydropower projects across the continent.Concessional DebtGrantsTechnical Assistance
- Islamic Development BankMDB · Saudi ArabiaConcessional DebtDebtGrants
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