The Landscape of REDD+ Aligned Finance in Côte d’Ivoire

The report analyzes public finance in Côte d’Ivoire for 2015 to determine how much investment aligns with the National REDD+ Strategy. It finds a significant gap between current funding and the investment needed to reach 2030 forest cover goals, noting that the majority of land-use finance is 'grey'—agricultural intensification that may drive deforestation due to a lack of safeguards.

• There is a substantial gap between current investments and the funding required to meet Côte d’Ivoire's forest cover goals. In 2015, only FCFA 16.8 billion (USD 28.1 million) was invested in REDD+ objectives, while estimates indicate that more than FCFA 173 billion (USD 289 million) is needed annually to achieve the 2030 target of 20% forest cover.
• A large portion of public finance for land use is classified as 'grey finance,' which refers to agricultural intensification activities that lack explicit deforestation risk accounting and may contribute to forest degradation. In 2015, at least FCFA 84.2 billion (USD 140.7 million) was invested in these activities.
• International development partners' funding is largely not aligned with REDD+ objectives. In 2015, 87% (FCFA 80 billion or USD 133.7 million) of their REDD+ relevant finance may have contributed to deforestation and forest degradation, with only 13% (FCFA 10.5 billion or USD 17.5 million) being aligned.
• The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is the primary source of 'grey' spending, having spent FCFA 70.5 billion (USD 117.8 million), which represented 85% of its investment budget in 2015.
• Critical enabling environments for sustainable land use are severely underfunded. In 2015, only FCFA 447 million (USD 0.7 million) was spent by the Treasury on sustainable land use planning, with no international support. Additionally, FCFA 3.3 billion (USD 5.5 million) was spent on securing land tenure.
• Institutional gaps hinder the implementation of REDD+ objectives. SODEFOR lacks the governance track record and financial resources needed for forest restoration; the domestic energy sector suffers from unclear responsibility between three different ministries; and the Ministry of Industry and Mines spent only FCFA 96.6 million (USD 0.2 million) on tackling illegal mining in 2015.

APA

Falconer, A., Dontenville, A., Parker, C., Daubrey, M., & Gnaore, L. (2016). The Landscape of REDD+ Aligned Finance in Côte d’Ivoire. Climate Policy Initiative. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/The-Landscape-of-REDD-Aligned-Finance-in-Côte-d’Ivoire-Executive-Summary.pdf

Chicago

Falconer, Angela, Adeline Dontenville, Charlie Parker, Marc Daubrey, and Lewis Gnaore. The Landscape of REDD+ Aligned Finance in Côte d’Ivoire. Climate Policy Initiative, 2016. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/The-Landscape-of-REDD-Aligned-Finance-in-Côte-d’Ivoire-Executive-Summary.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{falconer2016landscape, author = {Falconer, Angela and Dontenville, Adeline and Parker, Charlie and Daubrey, Marc and Gnaore, Lewis}, title = {{The Landscape of REDD+ Aligned Finance in Côte d’Ivoire}}, institution = {Climate Policy Initiative}, year = {2016}, month = nov, url = {https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/The-Landscape-of-REDD-Aligned-Finance-in-Côte-d’Ivoire-Executive-Summary.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }