Earth Security is creating an innovative platform facility to enable private sector companies operating in LDCs and other developing countries to develop a business case for investing in nature-based solutions, identifying and funding local projects that deliver adaptation and resilience value to both businesses and local communities. Earth Security is working with Global Environment Facility and its accredited agency, the UN Industrial Development Organisation.  

This project will deploy unmanned aerial vehicles in the Amazon piedmont of Colombia, in collaboration with activist and indigenous groups in and around the city of Mocoa. These UAVs will monitor the region for landslides, a growing risk in the area under conditions of heavy precipitation that is rising as a result of climate change. At the same time, the UAVs will collect data that can be used to direct loans through the micro-finance sector for agro-forestry businesses that preserve the Amazon as a source of income for local producers.

The project assessed potential innovations and investment opportunities for enterprise-driven models aimed at strengthening resilience in fragile and conflict-prone regions highly vulnerable to climate change. This included identifying key thematic areas for investment and financing to support enterprise development for adaptation within these challenging contexts. Building on this enhanced understanding of the investment landscape, the project provided acceleration grants to local actors with innovative, enterprise-based solutions.

This project will integrate SMARTFARM to the ongoing projects in Rwanda and Ethiopia. As a start, baseline information relation to crops, geo-coordinated and farmer information will be gathered on the platform through lead farmers.

The project’s objective is to catalyze investment in adaptation-focused Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), through adaptation accelerators in Least Developed Countries -in this case, targeting Liberia and Madagascar. Specifically, the project seeks to diversify and promote resilient livelihoods and income sources for at least 30,000 community members, of which 50% are women; implement climate-resilient land use practices on 15,000 hectares; and mobilize at least USD 1.5 million in new financing to develop adaptation-focused SMEs through investments and market access agreements.

This project will create conditions for accelerating uptake of adaptation benefits into mitigation projects by piloting different approaches in Least Developing countries (LDCs), with a focus on agriculture, forestry and other land use projects. By a) creating the tools, methodological support and networks designed to generate a pipeline of projects, increase awareness of opportunities and benefits, and support private sector proponents in their efforts.

This project will crowd in private investment by lowering some of the costs impeding initial investment by service providers, this will be done through investments designed to reduce some of the constraints facing key service providers. With interventions in insurance, credit, and advisory services, which will create a more profitable investment opportunities at scale individually, but also address constraint complementarities.

This project will support the establishment of a certification scheme for the portfolio of Inclusive Finance Service Providers (IFSP) dedicated to finance practices and technologies supporting climate change adaptation and resilience impacts for smallholder farmers and rural communities. Such intervention will generate trust by investors and hence enable relocation of existing financial flow, as well as attracting new financial flow, towards climate change adaptation for smallholder farmers and rural communities.

This project will assist Antigua and Barbuda, Egypt, and Uganda in applying climate-smart planning best practices to their capital investment’s preparation processes. In particular, the project will equip government officials with methodologies, tools, and training to enhance adaptation and mitigation measures in their planning cycle. For each capital investment project that will benefit from this technical assistance program, alternative designs and technologies will be proposed for consideration.

This project serves as a transformative bridge between climate change adaptation and fintech innovation by establishing a venture-building and ecosystem -building facility to accelerate fintech-enabled solutions that enhance climate resilience for vulnerable communities in Africa. The initiative provides startups that receive investment from the Catalyst Fund, a pioneering climate adaptation-focused fund in Africa, with tailored venturebuilding support, expert mentorship, and expansive networks. This approach de-risks startups, enhances productmarket fit, and scales impactful solutions.