FP183

Inclusive Green Financing Initiative (IGREENFIN I): Greening Agricultural Banks & the Financial Sector to Foster Climate Resilient, Low Emission Smallholder Agriculture in the Great Green Wall (GGW) countries - Phase I

Inclusive Green Financing Initiative (IGREENFIN I): Greening Agricultural Banks & the Financial Sector to Foster Climate Resilient, Low Emission Smallholder Agriculture in the Great Green Wall (GGW) countries - Phase I

  • Status Under implementation
  • Date approved 29 Mar 2022 at B.31
  • Est. completion 30 Jan 2030
  • ESS Category Category B

Countries covered by the ambitious Great Green Wall initiative to reverse land degradation in Africa are among the world’s poorest and most climate vulnerable. Climate shocks are causing a loss of assets, crops and livestock; disruptions to value chains; and soaring food prices. Projections indicate persistent agricultural strain - as rainfall levels are set to continue declining while temperatures increase.

This cross-cutting programme will enhance access to credit and technical assistance for local farmers, farmers’ organisations, cooperatives and micro and small sized enterprises. This will help them implement climate-resilient and low-emission agriculture and agroforestry. This programme covers 11 countries in the Great Green Wall, in addition to Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana. A major aim of the initiative is to build greater coherence and complementarity of climate action in Africa.

Total project value

 

Tonnes of emissions avoided

 

Beneficiaries

 

Direct
378,600
Indirect
2,494,000
Theme

Cross-cutting

Result areas

Project timeline

Pipeline

10 Jul 2020 - 628 days

Concept note received

10 Jul 2020

Funding proposal received

30 Mar 2021

Cleared by iTAP

28 Mar 2022

Approved

29 Mar 2022 - 673 days

Approved by GCF Board

29 Mar 2022

Legal opinion on AE's Internal Approval

31 Mar 2022

FAA executed

01 Apr 2022

Under implementation

30 Jan 2024 - 50 days so far

FAA effective

30 Jan 2024

Completed

30 Jan 2030 - 2,143 days to go

One region

  • Africa

Thirteen countries

Two priority groups

  • Least Developed Countries
  • African States
USD  
  • Financing
    • Private sector
    • Public sector
  • Size
    • Micro
    • Small
    • Medium
    • Large

GCF financing

InstrumentAmount
LoanUSD 80,141,928
GrantUSD 32,983,953
Total GCF Financing
USD 113,125,881

Co-financing

Co-financerInstrumentAmount
Co-FinancingGrantUSD 28,406,056
Co-FinancingGrantUSD 16,028,385
Co-FinancingLoanUSD 12,465,872
Co-FinancingLoanUSD 13,356,988
Co-FinancingLoanUSD 8,904,658
Total Co-Financing
USD 79,161,961

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Accredited Entity

International Fund for Agricultural Development
Dr. Jyotsna Puri
Primary

Associate Vice-President, Strategy and Knowledge Department (SKD)
Via Paolo di Dono, 44, Rome, Italy
Phone +39 06 5459 2109
j.puri@ifad.org
Mr. Pierre-Yves Guedez
Secondary

Senior Climate Finance Specialist, Environment, Climate, Gender and Social Inclusion Division (ECG)
Via Paolo di Dono, 44, Rome, Italy
More contacts

National Designated Authority

Burkina Faso
Prime Ministry
Mr. Nebyida Lamech KABORE Primary
Policy Officer
Phone +22676 51 50 80
Phone +226 78 29 27 26
nebyidal@yahoo.fr
nebalamech@gmail.com
Mr. Basile OUEDRAOGO Secondary
Policy Officer
Phone +226 78 16 48 58
Phone +226 67 29 24 54
basileouedraogo3@yahoo.fr
Chad
Ministry of the Environment, Fisheries and Sustainable Development
Mr. Abakar MOURNO ABDOULAYE Primary
Expert Environmentaliste
Avenue Idriss Miskine, N’djamena, Chad
Phone +235 60 28 28 10
Phone +235 90 88 01 01
abmournofils12@gmail.com
Côte d'Ivoire
Minister's Office, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development
Mr. Marcel YAO Primary
Public Policy, Climate Change and Ecological Transition Expert / Technical Advisor to the Minister in charge of International Cooperation and Resource Mobilization
Cite Administrative, Plateau, Tour D, 10eme etage - 20 BP 650 Abidjan 20, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
Phone (225) 0707791504 / 2720239900
ensamarcel@yahoo.fr
yaomarcelclimat@gmail.com
Mr. Kouadio Philippe Secondary
Deputy Director of Climate Change
Cite Administrative, Plateau, Tour D, 10eme etage - 20 BP 650 Abidjan 20, Cote d'Ivoire
Djibouti
Ministry of Housing, Urban Development and Environment
Mr. Dini Omar Primary
Secretary General
P.O.Box:11, Djibouti, Djibouti
Phone +253 2135 2436
dini.omar85@gmail.com
His Excellency Mohamed Moussa Secondary
Minister of Urbanism, Environment and Tourism
Zone Industrielle Sud , Commune de bouloa, Djibouti, Djibouti
Phone +253 21 35 00 06
Phone (253) 21 35 83 57
mhuecabinet@gmail.com
Eritrea
Ministry of Land, Water and Environment
H.E. Tesfai Sebhatu Primary
Minister
P.O. Box 976, Asmara, Eritrea
Phone (+291-1) 126 112
tesgsstesfu@gmail.com
Mr. Kibrom Weldegebriel Primary
GCF & UNFCCC Focal Point
Phone (+291-1) 120311
kibromaw@gmail.com
Ethiopia
Ministry of Planning and Development
Mr Abas Ali Primary
Director, Economic Analysis and Policy
Gulele Sub-city, Woreda 1, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Phone +251 91 154 4526
abas.mohammed5@gmail.com
Ghana
Ministry of Finance
Dr. Alhassan Iddrisu Primary
Director of Economic Strategy and Research Division
P.O. Box MB 40 Ministries, Accra, Ghana
Mali
The Environment and Sustainable Development Agency
Mr. Zantigui KONE Primary
Director General
Phone +223 78 81 08 88
zantiguibkone@yahoo.fr
Mr. Amidou GOÏTA Secondary
Head of department financial resources mobilization
Cite Administrative – Batiment No. 7 – BP: 1634, Bamako, Mali
Phone +223 71768531/66883648
amidougoita@gmail.com
Mauritania
Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development
Mr Sidi El Wavi Primary
Policy Officer and Coordinator of the National Program on Climate Change
Phone +222 4600 8383
elwavi.sm@gmail.com
Niger (the)
National Council of the Environment for Sustainable Development (CNEDD)
Dr. Kamaye Maâzou Primary
Executive Secretary
Cabinet du Premier Ministre, PL 17 Rue du Gouverneur Jules Brévié, BP 10193, Niamey, Niger, Niamey, Niger (the)
Phone +227 207 22 559
Phone +27 9698 7470
Phone +227 9022 1700
kamayemaazou@yahoo.fr
kmaazou@gmail.com
Nigeria
National Council on Climate Change
Dr. Salisu Dahiru Primary
Director General
Headquarters Mabushi, Abuja, Nigeria
Senegal
Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development
Ms. Madeleine Sarr Primary
Head of Climate Change Division
Parc Forestier de Hann, B.P. 4055 Dakar, Senegal, Dakar, Senegal
Sudan
The Higher Council for Environment and Natural Resources (HCENR)
Dr Mona Ahmed Primary
Secretary General
Meknimer Street, Sudan

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