Nordic Development Fund (NDF)

Building climate resilience means investing in people, nature, and products and services that help communities prepare for and withstand climate-related shocks. 🌱🌍 ➡️ Our latest Results Report explores how climate finance has helped turn resilience into lasting impact over the past five years: https://lnkd.in/d48D_-zH #ClimateInvestments #ClimateResilience #Adaptation 

Congratulations to Outrigger Impact on reaching this important milestone. 🌊 The Outrigger Impact Fund I will help finance blue economy businesses across Small Island Developing States, supporting climate resilience while fostering a sustainable ocean economy.  We are pleased to support this blended finance initiative and look forward to the impact it will create for island communities. 👉 Read the press release here: https://lnkd.in/eegp7TFu      #BlueEconomy #ClimateFinance #SIDS Michelle Voon

Expanding access to clean energy is essential for both climate action and sustainable development.⚡🌍   In our latest Results Report, we highlight how our investments have helped connect millions of people to #CleanEnergy while reducing greenhouse gas emissions, demonstrating the power of climate finance to deliver lasting impact.    ➡️ Swipe through to discover the results. 📌 Read Results Report 2025 here: https://shorturl.at/EXGNl

🔎 How do climate investments translate into real impact? During a recent field visit to Malawi and Zambia, NDF Managing Director Satu Santala saw firsthand how partnerships are expanding access to clean energy, strengthening climate resilience, and supporting communities to adapt and build more resilient futures. 🌍💡 From entrepreneurs bringing clean energy to underserved communities to investments in weather observations, these initiatives demonstrate how climate finance can deliver tangible benefits on the ground. ➡️ Read more: https://lnkd.in/eA56ePpi #CleanEnergy #ClimateResilience #Malawi #Zambia Acumen RDG Africa Green Impact Technologies Yellow Systematic Observations Financing Facility (SOFF) Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Iceland Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Jacqueline Novogratz Rune Gunnar Dige Admore Chiumia Maya Stewart Photo: Acumen

Access to safe water is fundamental to climate resilience. 💧🌍    We're delighted to see Climate Investor Two (CI2) reach another important milestone with the Olifants Management Model Programme in South Africa's Limpopo Province. The programme is expected to provide around 390,000 people with improved access to safe water while creating 42,000 employment opportunities, supporting regional economic growth and climate resilience.   ➡️ NDF has committed EUR 15 million to Climate Investor Two, a blended finance facility that helps bring critical water, sanitation and ocean infrastructure projects from development to implementation.     Congratulations to Climate Fund Managers, Badirammogo Water User Association, and all other project partners. ✨ 🔗 Find out more about CI2's impact: https://lnkd.in/dB6Zikcu      #WaterAccess #ClimateResilience Michelle Voon

📈 Scaling up climate action requires more than public funding. It takes partnerships, innovative financing, and the ability to mobilise investment where it can have the greatest impact. In our latest Results Report, we share how we are helping accelerate climate finance and support sustainable development. 🌱 👉 Read the report: https://lnkd.in/d48D_-zH  #SustainableDevelopment #CatalyticFinance #ClimateFinance

📣 The latest report from the Investment Mobilisation Collaboration Alliance (IMCA) draws on lessons from its first funding windows and highlights the importance of strong partnerships, donor coordination, shared learning and effective implementation to accelerate climate investment where it is needed most. The report also highlights the value of early-stage support in emerging areas such as adaptation finance, helping to build the foundations for future scale and investment.     As a member of IMCA, NDF is proud to join Nordic partners in advancing innovative approaches to climate finance mobilisation. The report demonstrates the value of Nordic cooperation in practice, bringing together resources, expertise and shared ambition to help unlock private capital for climate action and sustainable development. 🤝   🔗 Read the full report 👉 https://lnkd.in/dqsbNrPx #ClimateFinance #BlendedFinance #SustainableDevelopment #Partnerships #Nordic #IMCA #AFWA #AdaptationFinance World Climate Foundation

🌍 NDF has approved EUR 11 million to strengthen locally led climate action and resilience in Northern Ghana.    The financing will support ongoing efforts by the Government of Ghana and the World Bank to strengthen social cohesion and climate resilience in Northern Ghana by reaching local communities and enhancing adaptation initiatives. 🤝   Learn more here 👉 https://lnkd.in/dbJtg7CM    #ClimateFinance #Adaptation #Ghana #LocallyLedAdaptation #ClimateResilience #SustainableDevelopment Photos: The SOCO Project Ghana.

Electric mobility is already changing lives. For Kenya’s boda boda drivers, switching to electric motorcycles means lower operating costs, higher incomes, and cleaner air in growing cities. 💡   👉 At NDF, we support early-stage climate solutions that can scale, helping unlock both environmental and economic opportunities. #Emobility is a part of this transition, with the potential to reduce emissions while creating livelihoods and driving inclusive growth. Read more about NDF's investment 🔸 https://lnkd.in/d2DehZ-c

 🛣️ 📢 On 26 June, Rwanda marked an important milestone with the launch of a climate-resilient road construction model, demonstrating how transport infrastructure can be designed to better withstand the impacts of climate change.  The pilot, supported by NDF through a EUR 4.4 million investment and implemented by the Rwanda Transport Development Agency (RTDA), has rehabilitated some of the country’s most vulnerable road sections while developing capacity, technical assistance and standards to guide future resilient infrastructure investments.  By integrating climate resilience with nature-based solutions, this investment reflects NDF’s commitment to financing nature-positive initiatives that help communities adapt to climate change. As climate risks increase, partnerships like this are helping build safer, more reliable and resilient transport networks that keep communities connected. 🌱🤝 #ClimateAdaptation #ClimateResilience #ClimateFinance #Rwanda Siv Ahlberg