AIP Investment Facility
The AIP Investment Facility was established to provide a structured resource for African countries to access continued strategic and technical support in the prioritisation and preparation of climate resilient water projects for financing by the Green Climate Fund (GCF), Global Environmental Facility, Adaptation Fund, private sector, and other climate funds. The platform leverages existing project preparation facilities for water and climate to mobilise investments for climate resilient development.
What the AIP Investment Facility does
Supports river basins across Africa to develop and implement integrated climate resilience investment programmes
Supports development of sub-regional investments programmes blending public finance with private sector finance
Supports countries to understand specific standards and procedural requirements in accessing finance from the GCF and other climate funds
Offers a facilitated, flexible mechanism that enables demand-driven technical assistance for national Direct Access Entities (DEAs), National Designated Authorities (NDAs), and national water agencies and ministries.
Supports countries in documenting and exchanging lessons learned in the preparation and financing of climate resilient water projects.
Why join the AIP Investment Facility
Access to technical resources and knowledge on water project preparation
Access to financial support and technical assistance for project preparation
Networking and partnership opportunities in project preparation
Access to portfolio of country project pipelines and potential project ideas for GCF
Capacity building opportunities on project preparation for the GCF
How the AIP Investment Facility works
The AIP Investment Facility is working towards higher quality water projects for climate funds.
Regional investments programmes developed collaboratively with international, regional development banks, and private sector
Promote water related investment opportunities across river basins and countries
Improved capacity of DAEs, NDAs, and water ministries to prepare GCF water projects
Established facilitated knowledge management mechanism through which African countries can share knowledge, experience and access strategic technical assistance on a demand-driven basis to advance preparation of GCF water projects
Established facilitated knowledge management mechanism through which African countries can share knowledge, experience and access strategic technical assistance on a demand-driven basis to advance preparation of GCF water projects
Countries supported to review and further develop their project ideas into project concept notes and proposals that meet GCF requirements
Improved understanding of GCF investment criteria, finance instruments, and concrete steps needed to prepare strong water-related adaptation project proposals
Latest news from the AIP Investment Facility
Second Pan-African Consultation gathers feedback on framework and indicators of AIP Water Investment Scorecard
The second virtual consultation on the development of the AIP Water Investment Scorecard took place on 16 September 2021, under the leadership of the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) and the African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW), and supported by...
Guiding Principles for AIP Water Investment Scorecard Adopted
Guiding principles for the stakeholder-led development of the AIP Water Investment Scorecard have now been adopted by the Core and Technical Groups of partners. The AIP Water Investment Scorecard will raise awareness among African Heads of State, Presidents, and...
Partnership launched to convene International High-Level Panel on Water Investments for Africa – AMCOW
The African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW), along with the United Nations Development Programme UNDP, United Nations Children’s Fund - UNICEF, African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), African Development Bank, Global Centre on Adaptation (GCA), and Global...
IPCC 2021 Report: Urgent action on water and climate needed
The landmark report released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) this week has confirmed what people around the world are experiencing with devastating consequences – climate change is intensifying the water cycle. Climate change's impact on the...
WATCH: HE President Kikwete on urgent need to invest in African water
His Excellency President Jakaya Kikwete, former President of Tanzania and Global Water Partnership Southern Africa and Africa Coordination Unit Chair, addressed the urgent need for water investment in Africa through the implementation of the AIP. He was speaking at...
AIP Water Investment Scorecard Development steams on as Core Group and Technical Working Group assemble in July
Development of the AIP Water Investment Scorecard, which will mobilise water and sanitation investments in Africa through high-level political commitment, steamed ahead during July with partner meetings. The AIP Water Investment Scorecard’s Core Group and the...
Call for International High-Level Panel on Water for Africa at Global Ministerial Forum on SDG 6
African water ministers’ call for the establishment of an International High-Level Panel on Water for Africa has reached the official preparatory process for the Mid-Term Review of the UN Water Action Decade in 2023. His Excellency President Jakaya Kikwete, Former...
GWP calls for closer working relationship between Africa and EU to implement AIP
Global Water Partnership Chair for Southern Africa and Africa Coordination, H.E. President Jakaya Kikwete, 4th President of the United Republic of Tanzania, called upon the European Commission to increase the profile of water in the EU-Africa strategy and support the...
Joint Call to Action: Investing in climate resilient water and sanitation in Africa cannot wait
Joint call to action by Henrietta Fore, UNICEF Executive Director, and Jakaya Kikwete, former President of the United Republic of Tanzania and Chair of the Global Water Partnership Southern Africa and Africa Coordination More than 220 million children and their...