📢🌱 The Africa Rural Climate Adaptation Finance Mechanism (ARCAFIM) has officially been launched at #AFSForum2026. Structured by International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) with Equity Bank Limited, the USD 200 million blended finance initiative will mobilise climate adaptation investments for rural communities, smallholder farmers and rural MSMEs across Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda. As a co-financier, NDF is supporting this innovative mechanism alongside the Green Climate Fund, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark and the European Union. ARCAFIM aims to improve access to climate adaptation finance for approximately 260,000 smallholder producers and 500 MSMEs. At least 50% of beneficiaries will be women and 30% young people, helping strengthen food security for around 1.2 million people. 🌍 “NDF is pleased to have supported ARCAFIM from the very beginning, helping lay the foundations for a mechanism that can unlock greater investments in climate adaptation. Together with our Nordic and international partners, we are proud to reduce investment risk and mobilise financing for smallholder farmers and rural MSMEs. ARCAFIM demonstrates how innovation, partnerships, risk-sharing, and catalytic finance can help accelerate climate adaptation where it is needed most,” says Satu Santala, Managing Director of NDF. 🔗 Read more about ARCAFIM: https://shorturl.at/tJ64d #ClimateFinance #Adaptation

NDF is hiring! 🌱 We are looking for a new Program Manager to join our Portfolio Management department, working closely with a team of experts at our headquarters in Helsinki. This is an opportunity to contribute to impactful projects and help drive climate action where it is needed most. ➡️ Join us! Apply before 23 September: https://shorturl.at/RKjOF #ClimateJobs #ClimateFinance

🌱🌍 Climate, development and nature are deeply connected. We need more integrated approaches linking climate, development and nature-positive finance to drive solutions where they are needed most. Nordic Climate Dialogues returns on 29 September 2026 to convene Nordic and global leaders and discuss biodiversity and nature-positive investments. Our first session, broadcasted online, will explore global shifts in climate and development finance, and examine the role of the Nordic region in the changing landscape. ▶️ Register now for the online session of Nordic Climate Dialogues 2026: https://shorturl.at/vVcpH ▶️ Find the event programme: https://shorturl.at/HbgA5 #NCD2026 #ClimateFinance #NaturePositiveFinance #Biodiversity