{"id":95052,"date":"2026-02-27T07:01:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T07:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/state-of-climate-finance-in-africa-ages-2026-insights"},"modified":"2026-02-27T07:36:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T07:36:45","slug":"state-of-climate-finance-in-africa-ages-2026-insights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/state-of-climate-finance-in-africa-ages-2026-insights","title":{"rendered":"State of Climate Finance in Africa AGES 2026 Insights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong> <\/span><b>Risk allocation, policy certainty and infrastructure readiness were the key themes discussed in a fireside chat on the state of climate finance on the continent at Africa\u2019s Green Economy Summit.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Climate Policy Initiative Managing Director Barbara Buchner emphasised the need for clarity around allocation of risk: \u201cLike [Climate Fund Managers CEO] Andrew Johnstone said, \u2018this is part of the \u2018return equation\u2019. I think it\u2019s not about not having risk or mitigating risk, it\u2019s about managing risk and allocating those that are most appropriate to take on.\u201dOn the importance of coordination, Buchner pointed to the Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance\u2019s use of regional chapters, where they have seen how connecting entrepreneurs, project managers and asset managers who have good ideas, with appropriate financiers has led to the creation of financial instruments that can unlock private capital investment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve managed to design almost 90 instruments over the last 12 years, which have gone on to mobilise $5.4 billion in emerging markets. Innovation is important,\u201d reminded Buchner.<\/p>\n<p>Aguil Deng, Regional Director for the African Network of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net-Zero, said she sees an increasing momentum towards taking up the opportunities present by the need for investment in climate action in Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Her experience tells her that it will take coordination, preparation and structure to take advantage of this interest.<\/p>\n<p>Climate finance needs a clear plan<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you think about&#8230; at the country level, with South Africa as an example, you can see how the national plans, the JET-IP, provide a roadmap for investors and others to support the national plan and also mobilise capital.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRoadmaps like this, where priorities are transited into a very structured pathway, or roadmap, it really gives the clarity that Barbara was talking about in terms of clarity on pipeline and long-term direction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we all are saying, the opportunities are very well-documented and really it\u2019s now about using all the tools, innovating all those tools, but also convening together to turn these ideas and opportunities into actual action,\u201d said Deng.<\/p>\n<p>Of interest Policy to projects: Govt, financiers urge delivery at AGES 2026<\/p>\n<p>Fireside Chat Moderator Deerosh Maharaj, Standard Bank Executive Head for Energy, Infrastructure &amp; Mining, said a key theme he was hearing is \u201care we financing assets or are we financing systems?\u201c<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that\u2019s an integral shift, that we probably want to see and tying back into the theme of integration that is very topical this year. Climate capital is no longer about constrained liquidity, it\u2019s about structure&#8230; in Africa, we\u2019ve heard the opportunity is significant,\u201d he summed up the conversation.<\/p>\n<p>Contact our sales team to position your Finance &amp; Investment brand<\/p>\n<p>What next for Africa\u2019s investment and finance?<\/p>\n<p>Maharaj thinks Africa is moving into a new phase of climate capital: \u201cThe conversations that move beyond ESG into industrial competitiveness&#8230; energy security and supply chain resilience are central to this.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn 2026 and beyond, capital will not simply chase green narratives, it will flow into bankable ecosystems, grids, storage, critical minerals, decarbonised industry and climate adaptation. The real question is not whether money is available, it is whether projects are structured to absorb it,\u201d said Maharaj.<\/p>\n<p>Buchner pointed out that it is not just about the volume of capital, but the quality. \u201cHow do we use money most effectively, which comes back to the coordination. It\u2019s time to think beyond the traditional matrix of looking at how much money, to how impactful is the money you are able to mobilise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Deng agreed, saying the tools are available and the partners exist: \u201cIt\u2019s really about identifying practical, scalable solutions to mobilise capital.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Gambia<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. 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