African Carbon Asset Development (ACAD) Facility

The ACAD Facility is a public-private partnership that collaborates with African financial institutions and local project developers to enhance their capabilities in the African carbon market.

ACAD's strategy draws upon three complementary support lines: risk and transaction cost sharing, technical assistance to project developers, and targeted training and outreach for financial institutions.

By building a portfolio of projects that is both relevant and easy to replicate elsewhere in Africa, ACAD stimulates similar ventures, eventually decreasing project development finance transaction costs, and mobilizing investment.

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