Accelerating Adaptation Finance: Africa and Global Perspectives

This policy brief, co-authored by the Climate Policy Initiative and the Global Center on Adaptation, emphasizes the urgent need to increase the volume and effectiveness of adaptation finance for Africa. It frames climate-resilient development in Africa as an investment opportunity capable of delivering avoided losses, economic gains, and social and environmental benefits.

• Climate-resilient, low-carbon development in Africa presents a significant investment opportunity that can provide a 'triple dividend' consisting of avoided losses, positive economic gains, and improved social and environmental benefits.
• There is a critical need to increase both the amount and the efficacy of adaptation financing directed toward Africa, while addressing persistent challenges in finance flows.
• Tracking adaptation finance on a global and African scale is essential for identifying trends, uncovering gaps, and establishing priorities for finance flows.

APA

Climate Policy Initiative (2023). Accelerating Adaptation Finance: Africa and Global Perspectives. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/publication/accelerating-adaptation-finance-africa-and-global-perspectives/

Chicago

Climate Policy Initiative. Accelerating Adaptation Finance: Africa and Global Perspectives. 2023. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/publication/accelerating-adaptation-finance-africa-and-global-perspectives/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climatepolicyinitiative2023accelerating, author = {{Climate Policy Initiative}}, title = {{Accelerating Adaptation Finance: Africa and Global Perspectives}}, institution = {Climate Policy Initiative}, year = {2023}, month = sep, url = {https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/publication/accelerating-adaptation-finance-africa-and-global-perspectives/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }