FSD Africa climate finance training spurs new mindset in Africa

FSD Africa's Climate Finance Training Programme aims to close the green funding gap in Africa by training policymakers, regulators, and financial professionals. The program focuses on building the skills necessary to access the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and other climate funds, specifically through the accreditation of direct access entities (DAEs). To date, the training has reached 70 officials and 31 students from 13 institutions across 11 countries. The program expects to drive a sixteen-fold increase in investments in sub-Saharan Africa, with a projected funding split of 40% from climate funds and 60% from private sector financing tools. In Ethiopia, the training targeted staff from the Ministry of Finance, the National Bank of Ethiopia, and the Ethiopia Roads Authority to foster policy change and the potential issuance of green bonds.

• The Climate Finance Training Programme is projected to lead to a sixteen-fold increase in investments within sub-Saharan Africa, with 40% of the funding coming from climate funds, such as the Green Climate Fund (GCF), and 60% from private sector financing tools.
• A primary barrier preventing African countries from benefiting from the GCF and other climate funds is the lack of institutional capacity within national environmental entities, which hinders their ability to gain accreditation as direct access entities (DAEs).
• The training has reached 101 individuals (70 officials and 31 students) from 13 institutions across 11 countries.
• In Ethiopia, the program targeted technical staff from the National Bank of Ethiopia, the Ministry of Finance, and the Ethiopia Roads Authority, with goals including fast-tracking DAE accreditation and the future issuance of green bonds to unlock investment.

APA

FSD Africa (n.d.). FSD Africa climate finance training spurs new mindset in Africa. https://fsdafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/FSD-Africa-Impact-Climate-finance-Training-15.12.2023.pdf

Chicago

FSD Africa. FSD Africa climate finance training spurs new mindset in Africa. n.d. https://fsdafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/FSD-Africa-Impact-Climate-finance-Training-15.12.2023.pdf.

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@techreport{fsdafricandfsd, author = {{FSD Africa}}, title = {{FSD Africa climate finance training spurs new mindset in Africa}}, institution = {FSD Africa}, url = {https://fsdafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/FSD-Africa-Impact-Climate-finance-Training-15.12.2023.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }