CDKN East Africa Climate Finance Workshop – Executive Summary

The CDKN East Africa Climate Finance Workshop identified a gap between pledged and required climate finance and highlighted the need for supportive policy environments and institutional architecture to improve readiness. Participants noted a preference for grants over loans, particularly for adaptation, and emphasized the importance of inter-ministerial coordination and private sector engagement to catalyze financial flows toward low-emission and climate-resilient options.

• There is a discrepancy between the amount of climate finance pledged and the amount actually required, and tracking climate finance separately from other Official Development Assistance (ODA) remains difficult. Additionally, the decline in carbon prices has significantly impacted the climate finance landscape.
• Effective readiness for climate finance requires a supportive policy environment, a defined institutional architecture for roles and responsibilities, and a public financial system for expenditures. Capacity building is specifically needed for strategic planning, strengthening national institutions for direct access, accessing international funds, transparent implementation, and private sector engagement.
• Peer learning revealed that climate action funds are predominantly loans, though grants are preferred, especially for initial adaptation investments. The workshop suggested that multilateral organizations can serve as interim hosts for funds while national institutions develop their capacity.

APA

Climate and Development Knowledge Network (2013). CDKN East Africa Climate Finance Workshop – Executive Summary. https://cdkn.org/story/cdkn-east-africa-climate-finance-workshop-executive-summary

Chicago

Climate and Development Knowledge Network. CDKN East Africa Climate Finance Workshop – Executive Summary. 2013. https://cdkn.org/story/cdkn-east-africa-climate-finance-workshop-executive-summary.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climateanddevelopmentknowledgenetwork2013cdkn, author = {{Climate and Development Knowledge Network}}, title = {{CDKN East Africa Climate Finance Workshop – Executive Summary}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2013}, month = mar, url = {https://cdkn.org/story/cdkn-east-africa-climate-finance-workshop-executive-summary}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }