An Institutional Investor-Public Partnership Green Infrastructure Investment Projects Showcase
Co-hosted by Africa Investor (Ai), the African Union Development Agency (AUDA), and the African Green Infrastructure Investment Bank (AfGIIB), on the Margins of COP27, the African NDC Investment Summit & Awards, An African Green Infrastructure Investment Projects showcase
The African NDC Investment Summit & Awards, will showcase NDC projects, initiatives, investment strategies, as well as energy projects and M&A opportunities. The Summit will reconcile these projects with “Just Transition investment models and innovative institutional investor-public partnerships (IIPP’s) legal and regulatory frameworks, to mobilize capital at scale and deploy that capital at speed for Africa’s $3trn of Nationally determined contribution projects (NDC’s), and green hydrogen investment projects seeking capital.
The Summit will host the inaugural African NDC Investment Awards, designed to inspire speedy implementation and greater ambition across all NDCs. These awards will recognise excellence amongst public and private sector infrastructure and investment leaders. It will reward the institutions and individuals driving bankable NDC transactions and highlight those committed to reducing the climate finance and investment. The NDC Investment Awards is the only international, pan-African awards that recognise and reward of both public and private sector institutions who are working to innovate and break new ground to mobilize investment and private sector participation at scale in Africa’s NDC Paris aligned climate investment commitments and projects.
The following categories will be recognised by the Best NDC Sector Initiatives of the Year Awards:
• Best Waste NDC Initiative of the Year
• Best Energy NDC Initiative of the Year
• Best Transport NDC Initiative of the Year
• Best Urban Development NDC of the Year
• Best Forestry NDC Initiative of the Year
• Best Agriculture NDC Initiative of the Year
• Best Education NDC Initiative of the Year
• Best Health NDC Initiative of the Year
• Best Water NDC Initiative of the Year
• Best Tourism NDC Initiative of the Year
• Presidential ‘Green Infrastructure Champion’ of the Year
To recognize exemplary presidential leadership on Africa’s climate transition, the Awards Secretariat will present the following Honorary NDC Presidential Champions of the Year Awards.
Presidential ‘Green Infrastructure Champion’ of the Year
• Presidential ‘Green Infrastructure Champion’ of the Year
• Presidential ‘Just Transition Champion’ of the Year
• Presidential ‘Carbon Exchange Champion’ of the Year
• Presidential ‘Transport’ Champion of the Year
• Presidential ‘Water’ Champion of the Year
• Presidential ‘Agriculture’ Champion of the Year