CLIMATE SMART SHRIMP FUND

The Climate Smart Shrimp Fund (CSSF) is a financial mechanism designed to help shrimp farmers increase production efficiency and climate resilience while restoring mangrove ecosystems. The fund consists of a technical assistance facility for training and certification and a revolving debt facility for infrastructure upgrades. Following pilot programs in Indonesia, Ecuador, and the Philippines, the fund seeks various forms of capital, including grants and equity, to scale its operations.

• The CSSF employs a dual-structure design consisting of a technical assistance (TA) facility managed by Conservation International and a revolving debt facility that provides loans for farm intensification and mangrove restoration.
• The fund's approach combines mangrove restoration with production intensification; restored mangroves provide filtering for effluents and increase resilience, while intensification in remaining ponds offsets the production loss from restored areas.
• The CSSF has identified specific funding needs for its scaled-up phase: approximately USD 5 million in grants for the TA facility, USD 2-5 million in grants or concessional debt for pilot programs in Indonesia, Ecuador, and the Philippines, USD 70 million in commercial equity for the debt fund, and USD 25 million in concessional equity as catalytic capital.

APA

Klinger, D., Garbaliauskas, R., Yoshioka, J., & Teav, S. (n.d.). CLIMATE SMART SHRIMP FUND. Climate Policy Initiative. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/CSSF-overview.pdf

Chicago

Klinger, Dane, Romas Garbaliauskas, Jan Yoshioka, and Solina Teav. CLIMATE SMART SHRIMP FUND. Climate Policy Initiative, n.d. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/CSSF-overview.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{klingerndclimate, author = {Klinger, Dane and Garbaliauskas, Romas and Yoshioka, Jan and Teav, Solina}, title = {{CLIMATE SMART SHRIMP FUND}}, institution = {Climate Policy Initiative}, url = {https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/CSSF-overview.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }