Sustainable Financing and Climate Change-Induced Vulnerability in Africa: Are Public—Private Partnerships the Solution?

Mawuena Akosua Cudjoe; Emerald Edem Welbeck; Zangina Isshaq; Mohammed Amidu

doi:10.1007/978-3-032-15259-6_13

Sustainable Financing and Climate Change-Induced Vulnerability in Africa: Are Public—Private Partnerships the Solution?

Mawuena Akosua Cudjoe
, Emerald Edem Welbeck
, Zangina Isshaq
, Mohammed Amidu

University of Ghana Business School

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Abstract

This chapter reviews studies on climate finance and examines approaches aimed at attracting more private sector funding for climate change mitigation and adaptation projects. The chapter explores whether public–private partnerships offer a better solution compared to other models of climate finance. Blended finance is a financing model that has been championed in the development finance literature, and we consider its application to climate finance in this chapter. The chapter includes a study of trends in research on climate finance focusing on Sub-Saharan Africa using bibliometric analysis. We conclude the chapter with policy options and recommendations.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development
Publisher	Springer Nature
Pages	363-389
Number of pages	27
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-15259-6_13
Publication status	Published - 2026
Externally published	Yes

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Name	Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development
Volume	Part F1670
ISSN (Print)	2198-7262
ISSN (Electronic)	2198-7270

UN SDGs

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SDG 13 Climate Action

Keywords

Climate change
Public–private-partnership and in Africa
Sustainable

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Cudjoe, M. A., Welbeck, E. E., Isshaq, Z., & Amidu, M. (2026). Sustainable Financing and Climate Change-Induced Vulnerability in Africa: Are Public—Private Partnerships the Solution? In Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development (pp. 363-389). (Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development; Vol. Part F1670). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-15259-6_13

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Sustainable Financing and Climate Change-Induced Vulnerability in Africa: Are Public—Private Partnerships the Solution? / Cudjoe, Mawuena Akosua ; Welbeck, Emerald Edem; Isshaq, Zangina et al.
Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development. Springer Nature, 2026. p. 363-389 (Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development; Vol. Part F1670).

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