THE APIA SOUTH-SOUTH EXCHANGE FORUM AND LAUNCH OF THE ADAPTATION FINANCE ACADEMY (AFA) Today marks the start of the Pan-African Forum on Mobilizing and Structuring Climate Adaptation Financing, on the site of The Ecoverse village, in Kévé, Zogbepime Togo. The Adaptation Project Incubator for Africa (APIA) is bringing together Africa's leading Direct Access Entities to help revolutionize how we approach climate finance. Key Highlights of Day 1: 📍 Official Forum Opening 📍 Status of the APIA Programme Implementation 📍 Presentation of CASA’s support mechanism, Adaptation Finance Academy 📍 Introduction to the GCF: Operational modalities 📍 Introduction to the Adaptation fund: Objectives and functioning Our mission? Empowering African institutions to: 🚩 Build robust climate finance skills 🚩 Develop bankable project proposals 🚩 Create a powerful network of climate adaptation experts The Adaptation Finance Academy (AFA) launches today, promising to transform how African entities access and manage climate funding. This isn't just a conference—it's a movement towards sustainable climate solutions made BY Africa, FOR Africa! 💪🌍 #ClimateAdaptation #AfricanInnovation #ClimateFinance #APIA #AFA2024 Stay tuned for daily updates as we journey through this groundbreaking forum! @PACJA1 @acsea_54 @USAID @EU_Commission @PeterOdhengo @yaf_africa @luckyabeng @MoMoclimate @adoumfils86 @Afdanafrica @ECA_OFFICIAL @WMO @AfDB_Group @ClimateEnvoyKe @ecoversetogo @_AfricanUnion @LDCChairUNFCCC @UNFCCC @UNEP @AGRA_Africa @RoseMwebaza @Amref_Worldwide @DestaLakew @_MariamAllam @martinmuchangi @AfDB_Group @ECA_OFFICIAL @AfricanClimate @sohabenchekroun @PowerShftAfrica @ZitaWilks @NatashaMuseba @OlumideIDOWU @luckyabeng @ZeynWandati @oumi_kay @Andebes @AGNESAfrica1 @friphiri

THE APIA SOUTH-SOUTH EXCHANGE FORUM AND LAUNCH OF THE ADAPTATION FINANCE ACADEMY (AFA) AT THE SITE OF THE ECOVERSE VILLAGE IN TOGO KÉVÉ 🌍🔍 Day 2: Diving Deep into Climate Finance Strategies! 📝🌱 APIA Forum in Togo is all about transforming project ideas into powerful climate solutions! Day 2's Key highlights include: 💡 Thematic discussions: Collaboration approaches between the GCF and Adaptation Fund-accredited entities: institutional approaches and project-based approaches 🤝 Collaborative Approaches: Explore innovative ways Direct Access Entities can work together between the Green Climate Fund and Adaptation Fund 🚀 From Project Idea to Concept Note 🚩 Present approaches and tools useful in identifying project ideas (e.g., stakeholder engagement, selection and prioritization analysis). 🚩 Understand the process and information requirements for concept notes, focusing on climate rationale, theory of change, additionality, and sustainability (exit strategy). 🚩 Understand all parts of the concept notes and how to craft them to align with key investment or selection criteria, submission, and follow-up until endorsement. 👏 From Concept Note to Full Project Proposal 🚩 Focus on climate rationale, presenting robust scientific foundations for climate rationale, and practical illustrations from projects ❗ Financial Structuring of Projects 🚩 Understanding financial modeling objectives, developing assumptions, structuring financial models, and gaining practical experience in project financial modeling Participants are building the toolkit to turn climate challenges into sustainable development opportunities! Each concept note is a step towards Africa's climate resilience. 💪🌍 The knowledge exchange is electric – these experts are not just learning, they're revolutionizing climate adaptation financing! 🔋 #ClimateFinance #AfricanInnovation #APIA #AFA2024 #ClimateAdaptation @PACJA1 @acsea_54 @USAID @EU_Commission @PeterOdhengo @yaf_africa @luckyabeng @MoMoclimate @adoumfils86 @Afdanafrica @ECA_OFFICIAL @WMO @AfDB_Group @ClimateEnvoyKe @ecoversetogo @_AfricanUnion @LDCChairUNFCCC @UNFCCC @UNEP @AGRA_Africa @RoseMwebaza @Amref_Worldwide @DestaLakew @_MariamAllam @martinmuchangi @AfDB_Group @ECA_OFFICIAL @AfricanClimate @sohabenchekroun @PowerShftAfrica @ZitaWilks @NatashaMuseba @OlumideIDOWU @luckyabeng @ZeynWandati @oumi_kay @Andebes @AGNESAfrica1 @friphiri