CPI’s work in Africa and full range of services supports governments, financial institutions, civil society organizations, and the private sector to close the climate finance gap and improve the geographic distribution, private sector participation, and equity investment in climate action and sustainable growth. 

CPI developed the first-of-its-kind Landscape of Climate Finance in Africa, a comprehensive assessment of climate finance flows and mobilization in the region, regularly cited by policymakers, advocacy organizations, investors, and the media. Country-level tracking work includes Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa. 

CPI was the implementation partner for GNI^plus in Kenya, a four-year program that supported the Kenyan government to achieve its NDCs. We continue to work with the South African government to institutionalize climate finance tracking and assess the interoperability and usability of its green finance taxonomy.

Other CPI programs and workstreams that support the expansion and effectiveness of climate investment and sustainable development in Africa include our work in Adaptation, in Cities via the Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance, in Food Systems via Sustainable Agriculture, and in Just Transition through our work supporting efforts to phase out fossil fuels fossil fuel just transition efforts such as the South Africa JETP and other carbon transition efforts. 

CPI is best known for its innovation and mobilization of climate finance in Africa through our Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance. The Lab’s Southern Africa workstream launched in 2019 and was expanded to include East African countries in 2023. More recently, CPI has launched the Catalytic Climate Finance Facility, which accelerates the implementation of high-impact, ready-to-scale financial structures targeting emerging markets, and the ClimateShot Investor Coalition, which supports agribusinesses innovating in sustainable solutions for agrifood systems.

Our Africa team is guided by Jonathan First and includes local experts as well as support from our Africa-focused specialists in our UK office.

Africa Impact Report

Read more about the highlights and achievements of our work in Africa in CPI’s Africa Impact Report 2025.