Climate Finance for LMICs

Discover how climate finance is unlocking investment, strengthening resilience and accelerating climate action across low- and middle- income countries (LMICs).

Defined as funding for climate adaptation and mitigation, climate finance is vital for accelerating climate action and directing resources to the communities that need them most. Yet the concept is still evolving, even within the sector.

To help clarify its role, the GSMA ClimateTech programme has explored how mobile and digital technology can unlock and accelerate climate finance in LMICs.

Resources

Digitally Enabled Climate Finance

Explore how digital technologies – from mobile money and satellite imagery to IoT and blockchain – can expand access to and improve the delivery of climate finance in LMICs.

The Digitally Enabled Climate Finance report shows how these tools can strengthen lending, credit modelling and the development of bankable climate projects, while highlighting the finance mechanisms best suited for digital innovation to drive local socio‑economic impact.

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Our guide to Voluntary Carbon Markets

The Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM) offers high‑impact start-ups a pathway to reach customers and achieve a scale that might otherwise be out of reach, yet many early-stage companies face significant barriers when entering this complex and rapidly evolving space.

This guide helps climate-focused innovators assess their potential to participate in the VCM and understand the key requirements for bringing a carbon‑credit‑generating project to market.

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