Climate projects in action
Discover investable projects aimed at advancing climate action across the world
Amman’s water desalination project: Providing water security for 8.5m people in Jordan
Jordan is one of the world’s most water-scarce countries. Find out why investment is needed for the Aqaba Amman Water Desalination and Conveyance Project which will provide water for eight million people and run on renewable energy.
READ MOREFinancing urban mobility to improve energy efficiency in Tunisia
Listen to Fathia Nejri, Director of Strategy and Projects for Tunisia’s Ministry of Transport explain why investing in additional metro lines will benefit the health, wealth and livelihoods of the country and its people.
READ MOREInvestments to build resilience for over 250,000 people in Algeria
Find out why investment in two land restoration projects in Algeria could result in the carbon removal capacity of nearly 60,000 tonnes of CO2 per hectare and enhance the climate resilience of over 250,000 people.
READ MOREBiking by Battery in East Africa with Ampersand
Ampersand is an e-mobility venture operating in Rwanda and Kenya, providing 2-wheeled electric vehicles and EV charging infrastructure. Brady Grimes explains how Ampersand is revolutionizing the motorcycle taxi market in East Africa. Watch it here
READ MOREWaste to Fertiliser: Increasing Yield Changing Lives with Safi Organics
Joyce Kamande explains how Safi Organics uses technology to decentralize fertilizer production in Kenya, serving 10,000 smallholder farmers by leveraging local resources and establishing production plants in villages.
READ MOREE-transport on the move in Lagos with Oando Clean Energy
Oando’s Ademola Ogunbanjo discusses their plan to launch a 12,000 electric bus fleet in Lagos, Nigeria by 2030, signaling a shift in the country’s road transport sector and encouraging other corporations to decarbonize.
READ MOREThe Power of Waste in Nigeria with Phoenix Edison
Phoenix Edison is a project in Nigeria, aiming to provide a 24 megawatt (MW) waste-to-power plant processing 270,000 tons of solid waste annually. Spotlighting this, the Climate Champions are joined by Noble Ekajeh.
READ MORETACKLING DEFORESTATION + SCALING NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS (NbS)
FIND OUT MOREA KEY OPPORTUNITY
Tackling forest deforestation related to forest-risk agricultural commodities represents a key opportunity and imperative for the financial sector toward meeting net zero commitments through engaging with key investees and clients to halt deforestation across soft commodity supply chains, while financing and investing in nature-based solutions. Finance Sector Deforestation Action (FSDA) is a results-driven collaborative of financial institutions that unites signatory organisations around a shared engagement approach to tackling deforestation, creating essential convergence across other climate and nature-related initiatives.
FIND OUT MORESean Kidney: The green bond market, currently at $4 trillion, needs to expand tenfold to meet the urgent demands of climate action
Sean Kidney, CEO of the Climate Bonds Initiative, underlines transformative role of climate bonds in catalysing our race to a net zero, nature-postive and resilient world and what needs to happen to unlock its dramatic potential.
Charting a fair future: Youth and the dynamics of climate finance
A fair future demands not only financial commitments but also strategic and inclusive approaches that consider the needs of the present and future alike, argues Karishma Ansaram, Climate Champions’ Finance Youth Fellow.
JGP: Eliminating commodity-driven deforestation through active ownership, creative financing, and nature restoration
In this case study JGP Asset Management show how tackling deforestation using active ownership, creative financing, and nature restoration provides a holistic approach to driving the shift towards more sustainable commodity supply chains.
Charting a fair future: Youth and the dynamics of climate finance
A fair future demands not only financial commitments but also strategic and inclusive approaches that consider the needs of the present and future alike, argues Karishma Ansaram, Climate Champions’ Finance Youth Fellow.
Unlocking climate finance for Africa: A call for action
Dr. Amar Inamdar, KawiSafi Ventures Fund explains why Africa’s potential for green inclusive growith is unrivalled yet being held back by a lack of investment and risk aversion by the world’s capital allocators.