Case Study

Women’s investment club integrates climate-risk into accelerator and contributes to the uptake of climate-smart solutions in Senegal. AICCRA’s research and engagement is enhancing the awareness and capacity for private actors

author(s)

Derenoncourt, Marie Ena

themes
  • Climate action
regions
  • Senegal
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Derenoncourt, M.E. (2023) Women’s investment club integrates climate-risk into accelerator and contributes to the uptake of climate-smart solutions in Senegal. AICCRA’s research and engagement is enhancing the awareness and capacity for private actors. Reporting 2022 evidence, study 4697. Rome (Italy): Bioversity International; Cali (Colombia): CIAT. 3 p.

Women's Investment Club incorporates climate risks analysis in their business support program and bring sustainability and climate adaptation in the financing process of women-led enterprises. Through the Gender-Smart Accelerator program, 20 women-led value chain enterprises supported by AICCRA and WIC are developing investable CSA business models. Inspired its engagement with AICCRA, WIC organized a panel discussion on Green Finance during the Women Investment Forum, to create awareness about climate risk and inform the 300 participants about AICCRA’s tools and innovations