Announcement of New Programmes and Expansion of the Adaptation Fund Climate Innovation Accelerator

When: Tuesday 5 December at 15:00-16:00 (GST)

Where: UGIH – Global Innovation Hub

This is an official side event of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28).

The Adaptation Fund is announcing the expansion of Adaptation Fund Climate Innovation Accelerator (AFCIA) at COP28 worth US$ 20 million, with the addition of two new partners, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the World Food Program (WFP). AFCIA has been a pioneering innovation accelerator program, which aims to ignite and accelerate innovation in climate change adaptation in developing countries, and generate evidence of effective solutions that can be scaled-up. 

The first phase of the accelerator, managed by UNEP-CTCN and UNDP, was announced by the Adaptation Fund at Cop25 in Madrid in December 2019 and launched in November 2020. The event will bring together high-level policy makers, industry leaders, investors, entrepreneurs, and key stakeholders to discuss how AFCIA accelerates innovation in climate adaptation.

For more information, contact Eva.Comba@un.org