Project Overview MGF has advised WWF on two blue economy investment and commercialization initiatives. As Technical Lead and Strategic Advisor in support of WWF’s Aquaculture Fund, MGF supported investment screening and due diligence for early-stage aquaculture investments. Separately, MGF served as Lead Commercial Advisor for a seaweed value chain analysis and commercialization strategy for East …
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Project Overview The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office’s Green Cities, Infrastructure and Energy Programme (GCIEP) provided technical assistance to FCDO posts and partner governments to advance greener, more resilient infrastructure and energy systems. Through its Technical Assistance Facility, GCIEP supported research and policy analysis, policy and regulatory reform, institutional strengthening, and the planning, design …
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Project Overview MGF supported the Investment Mobilisation Collaboration Alliance (IMCA) to design and manage the Adaptation Finance Window for Africa (AFWA), a competitive window launched at COP30 to deploy €40 million in catalytic capital into innovative, high impact investment vehicles positioned to mobilize at least €100 million in private investment for adaptation and resilience across …
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Scarce catalytic capital makes allocation decisions more important than ever. Catalytic capital is scarce and becoming scarcer with declining Official Development Assistance (ODA). As a result, many donors are leaning into models that use this catalytic capital to unlock private investment to support sustainable development. This reality is amplifying the importance of a critical question …
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The GCF accreditation process has changed, but the bar remains high. If your organization is considering GCF accreditation, the rules have changed. The first cohort of applicants under the new framework is going through the process right now. What they’re learning should shape how you prepare. Magnitude Global Finance is currently supporting an entity through …
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Competition for catalytic capital is fiercer than ever. We at Magnitude Global Finance (MGF) saw this firsthand earlier this year when reviewing 56 credible proposals from investment managers under the Adaptation Finance Window for Africa (AFWA). MGF has worked hand-in-hand with IMCA members on AFWA since the beginning. Our market sounding work helped inform the …
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