Call for funding proposals: economics of climate change adaptation in Africa

RAIA will fund country-specific research that helps governments make informed financial decisions and integrate climate adaptation into national planning and budgeting. Selected experts will work closely with ministries of finance and key stakeholders to ensure that findings are relevant and usable in policy.

Grant details

• Funding amount: USD 80,000–120,000 per project
• Project duration: approximately 11 months
• Number of grants available: 10–12

Eligibility criteria

Applicants must meet the following requirements:

1. The lead applicant organization must be a university, an academic institution, a policy or economic research institution, a parastatal body, a think tank, or an independent entity. Government ministries are not eligible to apply.
2. The lead applicant organization must be legally registered and based in an African country and must demonstrate relevant prior experience in similar research projects, such as climate risk analysis, economic impact assessments, climate finance, or related climate adaptation and economic policy research.
3. The research project clearly demonstrates that it addresses a specific and well-defined barrier or gap in economic research related to inclusive adaptation, that has a clearly identified pathway for implementation. These may include filling a specific policy gap, a demand from a Ministry of Finance, among others.
4. The applicant organization must demonstrate an existing partnership, collaboration, or prior working relationship with the Ministry of Finance or similar national finance authority. 
5. The proposed research activities, methodology, and outputs must align with RAIA project timelines.

Thematic areas

Proposed research may fall under one or more of the following thematic areas:

• Quantifying the economic costs of climate impacts and adaptation responses
• Identifying financial, economic, regulatory or market-based instruments to support climate action
• Supporting the tracking, allocation and value capture of adaptation finance

All research must consider distributional impacts, gender equality and social inclusion.