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Climate finance is a critical lever for sustainable development in Africa, a continent disproportionately affected by climate change despite contributing the least to global emissions. The urgent need for adaptation and resilience measures—ranging from climate-smart agriculture to renewable energy infrastructure—requires substantial financial support that far exceeds current public and private sector flows. However, challenges such as weak institutional capacity, fragmented policy frameworks, limited access to international finance, and insufficient data transparency continue to hamper progress. In this context, the creation of a dedicated platform to review climate finance policies, innovations, and updates is essential. Such a hub would foster knowledge sharing, improve coordination among stakeholders, track implementation progress, and support evidence-based policymaking to accelerate climate-resilient growth across the continent.
Our Vision
To be Africa’s leading platform for advancing climate finance transparency, innovation, and policy alignment, enabling a resilient, low-carbon future for communities across the continent.
Our vision
Our mission is to empower policymakers, investors, civil society, and the private sector with timely, credible, and actionable insights on climate finance in Africa. Through rigorous policy reviews, innovative solution tracking, and stakeholder engagement, we aim to bridge the information gap, promote accountability, and catalyze sustainable investment for Africa’s green transition.
Our Founder
Wassa N. Cissé is the founder of Kijani Africa, a platform dedicated to tracking and shaping climate finance and ESG policy across sub-Saharan Africa. With a background that bridges climate investment, sustainability consulting, and public policy, Wassa brings a decade of cross-sector experience advancing climate-resilient development in over 10 African countries.
She holds a Master of Science in Global Affairs, with a focus on Climate Finance, from Schwarzman College at Tsinghua University—where she became the first Ivorian Schwarzman Scholar—and a Bachelor’s in Global Challenges from the African Leadership University, with prior training in management negotiations from Agitel Formation. She has further deepened her expertise through executive programs at the University of Oxford, University of Cape Town, and On Deck Climate Tech Fellowship.
Wassa has held pivotal roles with leading institutions such as Joliba Capital, Ernst & Young, Mastercard Foundation Africa Growth Fund, and Bestseller Foundation, building ESG frameworks, deploying technical assistance for SMEs, and shaping sustainable investment strategies. Her consulting work with Conservation Capital, African governments, and civil society has spanned biodiversity finance, carbon markets, and gender-inclusive climate planning.
A published author and speaker on climate finance and conservation, Wassa is deeply committed to democratizing access to climate capital and policy knowledge for African stakeholders, especially in Francophone regions. Through Kijani Africa, she aims to catalyze a new era of data-driven, inclusive, and African-led climate action
Wassa N. Cisse
Founder, Kijani Africa
Climate Finance Strategist | ESG & Impact Leader | Pan-African Policy Advocate
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