Africa Climate Investing Fellowship (ACIF)

Fellowship Description

The Africa Climate Investing Fellowship is designed to build expertise among climate investors, innovators, and other key players to accelerate the development of adaptation finance in Africa. Participants will gain future-focused strategies and tools for reshaping the climate adaptation finance landscape. They will attend virtual sessions along two tracks: Finance and Climate Adaptation, where experts share funding models and investment strategies.

Target Audience

  • Investors: Providing financial instruments aimed at funding climate adaptation solutions. Examples include addressing flooding, storms, drought, and sea-level rise.
  • Innovators: Scaling innovative climate adaptation products or services across sectors like water management, agriculture, renewable energy, infrastructure, public health, and disaster risk reduction.

Why Join?

  • Shape a critical market: Play an active role in building the ecosystems and instruments needed to finance Africa’s climate resilience.
  • Future-proof your expertise: Stay ahead of the curve with cutting-edge strategies and tools that are defining the future of climate finance.
  • Learn from leading practitioners: Engage directly with experts delivering sessions on proven funding models and investment strategies.
  • Flexible, impact-focused format: Participate in deep-dive virtual sessions along specialised tracks (Finance or Climate Adaptation) without the need for travel.
  • Join a continental leadership cohort: Become part of an influential fellowship driving tangible progress in adaptation finance across Africa.

Fellowship Content

Session 2: Introduction to the Adaptation Finance Ecosystem
Session 3: Unpacking the Carbon Market Opportunity in Africa
Session 5: Sector Carnival
Session 6: Capital Mobilisation & Blended Finance
Session 7: Impact, Inclusion, & Justice in Adaptation Finance
Session 8: Capstone Design Sessions
Lesson 9: ESG & Impact Measurement

Africa Climate Investing Fellowship (ACIF)

$1,500.00

Next 4-week session starts March 2nd

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The Africa Climate Investing Fellowship (ACIF) bridges the gap between investors and adaptation entrepreneurs. Through leadership training and case studies, you will master mobilizing catalytic, blended finance for scalable solutions. Gain the technical expertise to transform capital into high-impact resilience instruments in an era of material climate risks.

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This fellowship earns you a Certificate of Completion from AVPA Leadership Development Centre.

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