Climate Investment Funds
Kouassi Emmanuel Kouadio is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in climate resilience and investment programs. Currently serving as the Lead for Partner Countries Engagement and Climate Resilience Programs at Climate Investment Funds since June 2014, Kouadio manages the Pilot Program for Climate Resilience and plays a key role in designing new climate initiatives while coordinating technical efforts across multiple stakeholders. Previous positions include Deputy Program Coordinator for the Forest Investment Program and Nature, People, and Climate Program, where strategic advice and operational leadership were provided. Kouadio also held roles at the World Bank Group and the African Development Bank Group, contributing to project management and evaluation in various sectors. Academic credentials include a Master’s degree in International Development Studies from the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies and a Master’s in Applied Statistics from ENSEA, complemented by executive education from Harvard Kennedy School in Climate Change and Energy.
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Climate Investment Funds
CIF is one of the world’s largest multilateral funds helping low- and middle-income countries adapt to and mitigate climate change. Since 2008, it has been channeling funds from government donors and the private sector to support more than 370 projects in 72 countries. Its launch emerged from recognition by world leaders that climate change and development are inextricably intertwined, and that climate-smart investment is needed at scale to deliver on the opportunities for green growth identified in the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Working in partnership with governments, the private sector, civil society, local communities, and six major multilateral development banks (MDBs), CIF provides highly competitive financing that reduces risk for investors, lowering barriers to piloting new technologies, scaling up proven solutions, opening up sustainable markets, and mobilizing private sector capital for climate action. Rallying stakeholders behind increasingly ambitious climate goals and complementary action, CIF draws in diverse partners who might otherwise be deterred from investing alone.