Pioneers wanted: Business ideas to combat impact and consequences of climate change

The implementing organization of this project, the Aga-Khan-Foundation (AKF), focuses on innovative low-carbon and climate-resilient solutions in the agriculture and water nexus in Central and South Asia. Through this project, AKF set up a competitive climate-smart business challenge facility, and established an instrument to support local enterprises to implement innovative, context-specific, climate-resilient, and low-carbon business products and services. The support included financial contributions, technical mentoring, and advisory to the selected small growing businesses. Moreover, peer learning and knowledge management activities helped raising awareness among local businesses in the region on climate risks and smart practices and technologies to adapt to the changing climate. The project also strengthened AKF’s capacities based on a capacity needs analysis, including mainstreaming climate-resilient and gender-sensitive programming.