Summit Overview

Adaptation Investment Summit for Africa 2026.

The Adaptation Investment Summit for Africa 2026 (AISA 2026) is a high-level Pan-African convening designed to accelerate climate adaptation finance, enterprise resilience, and sustainable investment across Africa. The Summit will bring together policymakers, development finance institutions, investors, fund managers, enterprises, innovators, researchers, and ecosystem actors to explore practical pathways for scaling climate adaptation solutions and unlocking resilient economic growth.

Convened by Kenya Climate Ventures (KCV), the Summit comes at a critical moment when Africa faces increasing climate vulnerability alongside a significant financing gap for adaptation. AISA 2026 seeks to bridge the gap between capital, policy, innovation, and enterprise by creating a platform focused on action-oriented dialogue, strategic partnerships, investment mobilization, and collaborative problem-solving.

The Summit will feature high-level plenaries, thematic dialogues, innovation showcases, enterprise exhibitions, networking engagements, and partnership roundtables centered around key areas including climate finance, artificial intelligence, sustainability reporting, climate governance, fragile markets, public sector leadership, and enterprise-led adaptation.

AISA 2026 is intentionally designed as a partner-centric platform focused on collaboration, market transformation, and shared learning, while also reflecting on a decade of climate-smart investing and ecosystem building in Africa.

Participants will gain access to strategic networking opportunities, emerging investment pathways, policy insights, climate adaptation innovations, and cross-sector partnerships aimed at shaping Africa’s next decade of climate resilience and sustainable development.

500+
Delegates Expected
25+
Countries Represented
75+
Investment Institutions
40+
Climate Enterprises
90%
High-Level Sessions

Programme Section

Summit Programme.

Dates: 6 – 7 July 2026  |  Location: Argyle Grand Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya
Convened by: Kenya Climate Ventures, UNIDO, Collaborative for Frontier Finance, Impact Investing Kenya, Care Denmark and CLASP.

Theme: Accelerating Climate Adaptation Finance and Innovation for a Resilient Africa

6TH JULY 2026
CLIMATE ADAPTATION, LEGACY, IMPACT & MARKET TRANSFORMATION.

SEGMENTTIME/DATEAGENDA
Registration0700 - 0830 hrsRegistration/ Networking Breakfast
High Level Opening0900 - 1000Hrs
  • Opening Video
  • Welcome by MC
  • Welcome Statement 1: KCV CEO
  • Welcome Statement 2: Mr. Eric Kimani, Chairperson, KCV Board of Directors
  • Keynote Speech 1: Ms. Elizabeth Wilson Matioli, Senior Advisor, Climate & Green Transition _Royal Embassy of
    Denmark, Kenya
  • Keynote Speech 2: His Royal Highness, Senior Chief, Prof. King Shimumbo Nalubamba _ Mbeza Royal Establishment & University of Zambia
  • Keynote Speech 3: Ms. Linet Luvia _ Deputy Country Representative for Kenya, UNIDO
  • Keynote Speech 4: H.E. Gideon Behar, Ambassador of Israel to Kenya, &Ambassador - Designated to Uganda,
    Tanzania, Malawi and Seychelles, UNEP and UN HABITAT
  • Chief Guest Address: Dr. Eng. Festus Ng’eno, Principal Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Climate Change & Forestry_ Kenya

7TH JULY 2026
CLIMATE FINANCE, RESILIENCE & INNOVATION

SEGMENTTIME/DATEAGENDA
Registration0700 - 0830HrsRegistration/ Networking Breakfast
Thematic Dialogues0830 - 1030Hrs
Session-Adaptation InvestLink
Greening the Tax Regime & other incentives: Aligning macroeconomic policy for climate adaptation investment and inclusive green development: tax and other policy that allows for (green) public investment, structural transformation and global equity. Advancing dialogue on fiscal incentives, carbon pricing, and policy reforms that accelerate private sector climate adaptation investments.-Adaptation InvestLink 1 &2: Linking Climate Adaptation SMEs to appropriate investors and lenders for capital raise and technical support. Pitches by Climate Adaptation SMEs to Financial Service Providers.

Featured Speakers

2026 Speakers .

Meet the leaders, innovators, and change-makers driving climate action across the continent and beyond.

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Pillars

Thematic Pillars.

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Tiers

Partnership Opportunities.

Position your organization at the forefront of Africa’s climate adaptation and resilience agenda

Partnerships Include:

Sponsorship highlights | Visibility opportunities | Branding exposure | Speaking opportunities | Exhibition benefits