Canada AfDB Climate Facility (CACF)

Government Agency
iSustain score 75

The 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.

Geographic focus

Central Africa
East Africa
Middle East
North Africa
Pan-African
Southern Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
West Africa

Sector appetite

Agriculture
Energy
Gender
Renewable Energy
Sustainable Agriculture
Transport
Urban Development

Fund size

CAD 132.9 million

Eligible recipients

Private sector
Public entity at the national level

Co-financing requirement

No formal co-financing requirement

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