Strengthening Capacities of African Countries on Adaptation Finance

George Wamukoya of African Group of Negotiators Experts Support (AGNES) in Kenya and Seyram Agbemenya of Africa Capacity Building Foundation in Ghana will establish an African hub of technical support for country teams to develop proposals for climate change adaptation projects fundable by the public and private sectors and philanthropies. They will pilot the approach through proposal writing workshops bringing together teams across at least three countries. The teams will include experts from the government, private sector, and academia. Together, they will profile the risks as described in the climate policy documents for their respective countries to build a business case, while analyzing the international climate finance landscape to identify aligned funding opportunities. They will take a portfolio approach to identify a strategic pipeline of projects to accelerate climate change adaption in Africa.