Mobilising More for Climate

Nature provides important ecosystem services that contribute to resilience against climate change and that help combat further climate change. However, as a result of deforestation and unsustainable farming the ecological base, which ensures adequate water supplies, food and climate resilience, has been eroded in many landscapes. What’s more, the degradation of ecosystems leads to a further escalation of climate change. And rural communities are often hit hardest.

Funding for climate adaptation and mitigation

Mobilising More for Climate (MoMo4C) allows us to contribute to climate resilience and sustainable development by supporting social organisations and entrepreneurs in six landscapes in Ghana, Indonesia, Cameroon, Zambia and Uganda in developing nature-based solutions in biodiverse, climate-resilient landscapes. We focus on creating business cases to attract public, philanthropic and private finance, targeting sectors like agri-food, biodiversity, water forestry and landscape regeneration.

Originally running from 2019 through 2024, MoMo4C will continue to strengthen its impact in 2025. The programme has a total budget of 8 million euro.

Landscape and inclusive governance approach

MoMo4C is a pioneering initiative integrating landscape and inclusive governance approaches to develop early-stage, small-to-medium ticket business cases in rural and underdeveloped areas. Currently, it includes business cases and investments worth up to 10 million USD. The programme provides technical assistance and some seed funding, supports business case development for investment and works on harvesting lessons. We also focus on enablers for business in policy and regulation level.

Local climate change impacts

MoMo4C works in landscapes that face severe deforestation, ecosystem degradation and weak governance, making them vulnerable to climate change impacts. Indigenous and other rural communities are hit hardest by these impacts, while contributing least to their underlying drivers. Under MoMo4C they have a seat on the table to develop solutions benefitting nature and people. In each landscape, women and youth play a central role.

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