Climate finance: lessons from Rwanda

The document argues that developing countries can increase their accessibility to climate finance by demonstrating fund management capabilities and project impact. Using Rwanda as a case study, it highlights the importance of cross-institutional learning, local inclusivity, and the establishment of dedicated climate funds to strengthen project development capacity.

• Rwanda's success in accessing climate finance is attributed to its use of platforms for cross-institutional learning and engagement, a focus on local-level inclusivity, and the creation of a dedicated climate fund to improve project development capacity.
• To attract more climate finance, developing countries are encouraged to create their own climate change development strategies and implement multi-stakeholder engagement platforms, such as Rwanda's joint sector reviews, to align stakeholders and foster partnerships.
• The establishment of a dedicated climate fund, similar to Rwanda's FONERWA, is recommended for African countries to manage funding, prepare projects, and monitor implementation, which helps leverage additional finance sources.

APA

Climate and Development Knowledge Network (2015). Climate finance: lessons from Rwanda. https://cdkn.org/resource/climate-finance-lessons-from-rwanda

Chicago

Climate and Development Knowledge Network. Climate finance: lessons from Rwanda. 2015. https://cdkn.org/resource/climate-finance-lessons-from-rwanda.

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BibTeX

@techreport{climateanddevelopmentknowledgenetwork2015climate, author = {{Climate and Development Knowledge Network}}, title = {{Climate finance: lessons from Rwanda}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2015}, month = jun, url = {https://cdkn.org/resource/climate-finance-lessons-from-rwanda}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }