CLIMATE FINANCE IN GHANA

Ghana faces a significant climate finance gap, with an annual average of USD 830 million tracked in 2019 and 2020, representing only 5-9% of its estimated needs of USD 9.3-15.5 billion. Public finance dominates at 87% of total flows, while private finance accounts for only 13%, heavily concentrated in energy systems. Funding is split nearly equally between adaptation (49%) and mitigation (47%), with the agriculture, forestry, and land use (AFOLU) and energy sectors receiving the most investment. The brief recommends implementing a national climate finance taxonomy, deploying innovative instruments like green bonds and blended finance, and improving the granularity of tracking to attract more private capital.

• Ghana has a severe climate finance shortfall, with tracked annual average flows for 2019 and 2020 (USD 830 million) meeting only 5-9% of the estimated required investment of USD 9.3-15.5 billion.
• Public funding is the primary source of climate finance in Ghana, accounting for 87% (USD 722 million) of total flows, driven largely by domestic budgets and Multilateral Development Financial Institutions through grants and low-cost debt.
• Private climate finance is limited, representing only 13% (USD 106 million) of overall flows, and is overwhelmingly concentrated in energy systems, which received 88% of these investments.
• Climate finance is distributed almost equally between adaptation (49% or USD 403 million) and mitigation (47% or USD 386 million). Adaptation is primarily funded by public actors, while mitigation uses a more diverse range of instruments including grants, concessional debt, and balance sheet financing.
• The agriculture, forestry, and land use (AFOLU) sector is the largest recipient of climate finance at 28% (USD 235 million), with a strong focus on adaptation due to the high percentage of the population dependent on rainfed agriculture.
• The energy sector is the second largest recipient of finance (25% or USD 207 million), with 65% of these investments directed toward electricity generation, particularly solar PV. This is critical as the energy sector contributes 63% of Ghana's greenhouse gas emissions.
• Tracking climate finance is hindered by the lack of a national-level taxonomy, standardized reporting methodologies for the private sector, and limited capacity to tag investments at the sub-sector level, particularly for adaptation.

APA

Climate Policy Initiative (n.d.). CLIMATE FINANCE IN GHANA. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Climate-Finance-in-Ghana.pdf

Chicago

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@techreport{climatepolicyinitiativendclimate, author = {{Climate Policy Initiative}}, title = {{CLIMATE FINANCE IN GHANA}}, institution = {Climate Policy Initiative}, url = {https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Climate-Finance-in-Ghana.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }