Course Description
The Africa Climate Investing Forum (ACIF) is a ten-month capacity enhancement programme designed by the African Venture Philanthropy Alliance (AVPA) to strengthen Africa’s climate adaptation finance and innovation ecosystem. It addresses critical gaps by equipping impact investors and climate adaptation entrepreneurs with the skills, knowledge, and networks needed to effectively mobilise, deploy, and absorb capital for scalable adaptation solutions. The programme combines a Leadership Development Programme, an Immersion Programme, a case study collection, and an investor readiness segment to bridge the disconnect between investors and entrepreneurs, fostering a more robust and integrated market.
Ultimately, ACIF aims to accelerate the flow of impact investment into climate adaptation by building a collaborative Pan-African community of practice. The programme seeks to transform philanthropic capital into catalytic, blended finance instruments, de-risk investments, and support invention-based enterprises that improve the resilience of vulnerable communities. By enhancing the ecosystem’s capabilities, ACIF positions AVPA to drive systemic change, helping to close the continent’s significant adaptation financing gap and meet its sustainable development goals.
