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AFC and Green Climate Fund launch $690M climate finance facility

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Africa Finance Corporation and the Green Climate Fund launched the Africa Sovereign Climate Facility (ASCF) in Korea. The facility has total financing of US$690 million, designed to accelerate low-carbon, climate-resilient growth across Africa. The initial phase of the program will support interventions in Angola, Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, and Nigeria.

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The ASCF combines technical assistance, capacity building, and large-scale blended finance to help African countries address climate change impacts. It supports governments in integrating climate considerations into national planning and implementing Nationally Determined Contributions.

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  • AFCAfrica Finance Corporation, the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, co-launched the facility.
  • Green Climate FundThe Green Climate Fund, a UN-sanctioned fund, co-launched the facility to scale up climate finance.

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    The finance ministry may receive direct funding access for national development planning.

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