CDKN East Africa Climate Finance Workshop – Executive Summary

The CDKN East Africa Climate Finance Workshop, held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 25-26 March 2013, brought together 25-30 economic planners, investors, and donors to share best practices and plan future climate finance activities in Eastern Africa.

• The current state of climate finance in East Africa is characterized by the development of national climate funds and experience accessing international finance, though a gap exists between pledged amounts and actual requirements. Tracking climate finance as distinct from other Official Development Assistance (ODA) remains difficult, and the landscape has been significantly impacted by the collapse of carbon prices.
• Effective readiness for climate finance requires a supportive policy environment, a defined institutional architecture for roles and responsibilities, and a public financial system for channeling expenditures. Capacity building is specifically needed for strategic planning, strengthening national institutions to support direct access, accessing international finance, transparent implementation, and private sector engagement.
• Peer learning from East African countries indicates a preference for grants over loans, particularly for initial adaptation investments. The workshop noted that multilateral organizations can serve as attractive interim hosts for funds while national institutions build their reputation and capacity. Additionally, mainstreaming climate into planning and finance requires coordination between ministries, supported by strong Secretariats for Committees and Task Forces.
• The workshop outlined distinct roles for stakeholders: donors should provide grant and concessional finance to catalyze low-emission and resilient options and develop demand-driven programs; governments should manage donor resources, prevent duplication of efforts, and create attractive investment environments for the private sector; and the private sector should respond quickly to opportunities and help fill the investment gap.

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} }