The inaugural Adaptation Investment Summit for Africa (AISA 2026), held in Nairobi this month, came at a defining moment for the continent.
Africa needs between $70 billion and $140 billion annually to adapt to climate change, yet adaptation finance in Sub-Saharan Africa reached only $11 billion in 2024, according to the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI).
One of the summit's key outcomes was the launch of the Kenya Uganda Adaptation Accelerator (KUAA), a four-year, $5 million programme backed by the Adaptation Fund.
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