Mitigate climate change in Africa

The document highlights the gap between the resources required for African countries to meet their nationally determined contributions (NDCs) and the available public finance, arguing that private sector funding is essential. It focuses on financial instruments in Sub-Saharan Africa, including those backed by the UNFCCC and a specific national programme in South Africa, to explore how the public sector can most efficiently incentivise private investment in mitigation and adaptation.

• African countries have established ambitious targets for their nationally determined contributions (NDCs), but the domestic and international public finance currently available is insufficient to achieve these goals.
• Despite the perceived necessity of private finance for the NDCs of developing countries, these funds have not yet reached some of the most vulnerable nations in Sub-Saharan Africa, where they are required for sustainable development and climate resilience.

APA

Hoch, S., Friedmann, V., & Michaelowa, A. (2018). Mitigate climate change in Africa. Stockholm Environment Institute. https://www.sei.org/publications/mitigate-climate-change-africa/

Chicago

Hoch, Stephan, Valentin Friedmann, and Axel Michaelowa. Mitigate climate change in Africa. Stockholm Environment Institute, 2018. https://www.sei.org/publications/mitigate-climate-change-africa/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{hoch2018mitigate, author = {Hoch, Stephan and Friedmann, Valentin and Michaelowa, Axel}, title = {{Mitigate climate change in Africa}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2018}, month = apr, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/mitigate-climate-change-africa/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }