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

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...

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Main Author: Derenoncourt, Marie Ena
Format: Case Study
Language:Inglés
Published: 2023
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/132389
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Summary: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