Restoring Africa’s drylands is a major economic opportunity: Every $1 invested can lead to $7-30 in economic benefits. Recognizing that opportunity, investors have committed more than $15 billion to AFR100 and the Great Green Wall 2030.
Now, billions of those dollars need to be directly invested in entrepreneurs and community organizations with the necessary long-term vision, local knowledge, and technical expertise to transform Africa’s drylands.
This presentation, presented during World Resources Institute’s session “Scaling Finance: Restoring Africa’s Drylands through Private Investment and Local Projects” at GLF Africa 2021″, identifies pathways towards unlocking private funding for community-led restoration initiatives.
