Organizers

Marrakech Partnership and High-Level Champions

Background

Examining real efforts in innovation and technology within businesses and SMEs. Real cases of
SMEs and businesses recruiting technology to serve the purpose of resilience-building across
various areas of the 2030 climate solutions.

Suggested Outcomes

• Mobilisation of Innovative Financing: Secure commitments towards the climate entrepreneurs to scale climate tech in building innovation and resilience.
• Private sector alignment - ensuring that NSAs efforts’ are part of the parties NDC updated process
• Announce Climate technology Fund strategy for businesses, SMEs and entrepreneurs in Africa
• Raise awareness of regulatory reforms and financial incentives which can enable
• climate entrepreneurship at scale.
• Present innovative climate technologies and business models developed by young African entrepreneurs that enhance resilience in rural economies.
• Create a platform for sharing best practices and lessons learned from implementing the Young Africa Innovates (YAI) program in rural and peri-urban African communities.
• Promote partnerships among innovators, policymakers, investors, and development organizations to scale up successful climate tech solutions.
• Discuss the policy frameworks, financial mechanisms, and capacity-building initiatives needed to support climate tech for resilience in vulnerable communities.

Agenda

See the agenda and more details of the event in this Concept Note.

The event can be followed by COP 29 registered participants through the COP 29 Digital Platform. 

Full outcomes report could be found here.