Webinar – Transformative capital: The role of blended finance in shaping the trajectories of gender- and climate focused impact funds in Sub-Saharan Africa

We are pleased to share the following event, which is being run by the CEDCA project Catalytic Climate Finance Facility (CC Facility) Learning Hub, a collaboration between the Convergence and Climate Policy Initiative.

The virtual event will take place on Tuesday 3 March 2026 from 13:00-14:00PM GMT (8:00AM-9:00AM EST). Full details available here.

How can blended finance reshape the future of gender–climate funds in Sub-Saharan Africa?

This webinar explores key findings from a new report by I&P Ecosystems, in partnership with the CC Facility Learning Hub.

Sub-Saharan Africa requires an estimated $2tn by 2030 to build climate resilience.

The impact of this financing gap is most acute at the intersection of gender and climate. Women constitute around 70% of smallholder farmers across the continent and face heightened climate risks, alongside persistent constraints in accessing climate-resilient technologies, inputs, and markets. Yet, only 3% of climate finance is specifically aimed at enhancing gender equality, despite women and girls bearing a disproportionate share of climate impacts.

When climate shocks occur, women-led households experience deeper disruptions and longer recovery periods. At the same time, these populations play a central role in climate adaptation and the adoption of resilient technologies.

Over the past decade, funds operating at the gender-climate nexus have become a distinctive feature of Africa’s investment landscape. Their trajectories demonstrate that integrating gender equity and climate action into investment strategies is not only feasible but increasingly common.

Blended finance has become a keystone for these funds at the nexus of gender and climate. It plays a dual, transformative role: both existential, by enabling such funds to emerge, and operational, by supporting the deployment of their investment and impact theses.

This 1-hour virtual session will review key findings from the report, followed by a panel discussion with African-led fund managers and investors sharing their experiences using blended finance at the gender-climate nexus.