TECHNICAL STUDY ON MAPPING AND ASSESSMENT OF INNOVATIVE BLUE AND NATURE FINANCE INSTRUMENTS IN AFRICA: EVIDENCE, SCALING OPPORTUNITIES AND AN INSTRUMENT AND GOVERNANCE ROADMAP FOR THE AFRICAN REGIONAL
Economic Commission for Africa · ADDIS ABABA · Apply by November 8, 2026
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Result of Service - Inception Note – Methodology, assessment framework, data sources, and workplan. - Financing Instruments Inventory – Database and landscape analysis of blue and green bonds, biodiversity credits, debt swaps, and resilience-linked instruments. - Draft Assessment Report – Case study analysis of performance, costs, risks, and lessons learned. - Draft Technical Study – Scaling constraints analysis and roadmap for expanding innovative financing instruments. - Revised Study & Policy Brief – Updated study and ministerial policy brief incorporating stakeholder feedback. - Final Study & Dissemination Package – Final report, policy brief, presentation deck, and policymaker engagement support. Work Location Home-based Expected duration 6 Months Duties and Responsibilities Background The Africa High-level Working Group on the Global Financial Architecture (HLWG-GFA) is coordinated by ECA and comprises African ministers of finance, planning and economic development, the African Union, the African Development Bank, the African Export–Import Bank and the World Bank Group and includes the participation of staff and executive directors of the International Monetary Fund. The…