Designed for financiers, policymakers, local impact brokers, and national and subnational governments in Cameroon, this tool clarifies adaptation funding flows and gaps and facilitates inclusive local adaptation by increasing transparency and knowledge on these funding flows.
Check out this short explainer video and overview document for more information on how to use this tool and to understand how it was developed.
This tool was developed as part of the BRIDGE project, supported by the Step Change initiative, and funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, or of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada.
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This is a participatory database providing a snapshot of the adaptation funding landscape in Cameroon. We invite you to contact us with any additions or adjustments.
Timeline: Mar 2024 – Sep 2025
Budget: USD eq. 410,300 (XAF 252,466,170)
Contact point: Regional PIDACC/BN coordination unit: pidacc@bassin-niger.or; abdou.maman@bassin-niger.org
Project reference page
Timeline: Nov 2020 – Nov 2035
Budget: USD 750 million budget across 42 countries (concessional loan: USD 18,500,000, equity: USD 150,000,000)
Programme brief:
The Global Sub national Climate Fund is composed of an equity fund and a technical assistance facility targeting mid-sized (USD 5-75 million) infrastructure projects at the subnational level, including sustainable energy, waste and sanitation, regenerative agriculture, and nature-based climate solutions. The goal of the Sub-national Climate Fund Global is to catalyze long-term climate investment at the sub-national level for mitigation and adaptation solutions through a transformative financing model. The SnCF Global’s business model is designed to attract primarily private institutional investment and to deliver certified climate and Sustainable Development impacts and Nature-based Solutions at global scale.
Programme concept note (equity fund)
Programme concept note (technical assistance facility)
Programme page (equity fund)
Programme page (technical assistance facility)
Type of support: project funding
Funding approach: project-based
Type of funding: grant, concessional debt, equity
Budget for adaptation: sum of listed programmes budget: USD 186,127,465 (concessional loans: USD 20,355,192, equity: USD 52,379,478, grants: USD 13,386,607, reimbursable grants: USD 6,419,333, in-kinds: USD 2,663,556)
Resources referring to criteria & priorities:
Timeline: Jul 2023 – Jul 2028
Budget: USD 984,600,000 (budget across 11 countries). (concessional loan: USD 180,000,000, grant: USD 9,350,000)
Programme brief:
Debt fund investing in scalable, replicable commercial models developed for deforestation and peat free commodity production
The &Green Fund will promote sustainable commodity production and higher productivity on agricultural land in selected countries with important tropical forest resources, thereby decreasing the pressure to clear forests for agricultural purposes. The fund will work to reduce emissions and increase the resilience of local communities by financing the transformation of tropical agricultural commodity supply chains from extractive to sustainable practices. The project will achieve this by providing technical assistance and financial support to producers with conditions that necessitate the protection and restoration of existing forests by focusing on supply chains in sectors that drive deforestation such as livestock, palm oil, soy, rubber, cocoa, and forestry.
Timeline: Jan 2024 – Jan 2025
Budget: USD 765,000,000 budget across 19 countries (GCF funding of USD 254 million was approved, USD 510 million of additional capital in progress).
Project brief:
The Infrastructure Climate Resilient Fund (ICRF), supported by the Green Climate Fund (GCF), targets multiple sub-Saharan African countries, including Cameroon, to enhance investments in climate-resilient infrastructure. The project addresses financial barriers by providing USD 240 million in junior equity, catalysing private sector and pension fund investments. The fund aims to develop 20–40 infrastructure assets, benefiting up to 50 million people directly and 144 million indirectly through improved resilience against climate hazards.
Timeline: Oct 2018 – Jul 2028
Budget: USD 209,900,000 budget across 9 countries (concessional loan: USD 35,924,000, grant: USD 82,232,000, reimbursable grant: USD 57,774,000, in-kind: USD 23,972,000)
Programme brief:
The programme aims to improve the resilience of populations and ecosystems in the Niger Basin by managing natural resources sustainably. The Niger Basin of the Sahel is one of Africa’s most vulnerable regions to climate change. Over the past six decades, the total annual rainfall has reduced by 20 to 40 percent. Recurrent droughts have resulted in the increasing fragility of ecosystems, and reduced social resilience that disproportionately affects women, children and disabled people in the basin. It addresses these drivers by implementing a series of integrated and comprehensive actions that reduce the silting of the Niger River, improve natural resources management and enhance the population’s ability to adapt to climate change. It also includes some mitigation activities, including through forestry and land use.
Timeline: 2020-2022 (readiness phase)
Budget: USD eq 220,500 (XAF 135,944,000)
Programme brief:
The programme aims to enhance the resilience of communities in Northern and Extreme Northern Cameroon through agroforestry practices. The initiative focuses on strengthening local capacities for climate change mitigation and adaptation, promoting sustainable agricultural practices that integrate tree planting with crop production. This approach not only improves food security but also helps restore degraded lands, thus addressing both environmental and socio-economic challenges faced by these regions.
Timeline: Oct 2018 – Apr 2028
Budget: USD 715,200,000 budget across 17 countries (grant: USD 38,000,000, equity: USD 615,000,000)
Programme brief:
The programme is providing loans and technical assistance in 17 developing countries across Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean to create self-sustaining markets in energy efficiency, renewable energy and climate resilience. The main objectives are to scale up climate finance in the targeted countries, to redirect financial flows, and reinforce the capacity of local partners in climate-related sectors, which is done by providing loans through local partner financial institutions to borrowers in sustainable energy, energy efficiency, housing, agriculture, forestry and water and waste management. It will also include a technical support component.
This tool is designed to be a practical, user-friendly resource, enhancing the visibility of adaptation finance flows in Cameroon. It maps current and near-term local adaptation programmes and projects in Cameroon, as of end-2024, using publicly-accessible data.
This first iteration maps international public funding, laying the foundation for future layers and broader replication.
The tool follows a participatory and iterative approach. Built as a living resource, this tool will be updated over time and enriched with additional contributions. We invite collaborators to provide feedback and suggest adjustments and additions to the data.
