The African Guarantee Fund has collaborated with the Nordic Development Fund to host the ninth edition of the Green Finance Conference and Training in Lagos.
A statement said the conference scheduled to start Tuesday is a crucial response to the challenges posed by climate change.
Previous Green Finance conferences and training had been held in Zambia, Kenya, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, Benin, Mozambique, and Malawi.
According to a statement from the organisers of the conference, the ninth edition of the Green Finance Conference will focus on providing enhanced expertise to African countries on the facilitation of increased financing for low-carbon development.
AGF Group Director of Business Development, Franck Adjagba, said, ‘‘We are establishing a significant collaboration with banks to secure funding for environmentally friendly micro, small, and medium enterprises in Nigeria. The goal is to ease the financial support for green businesses in the country.
“Nigeria plays a pivotal role in global climate discussions and contributes significantly to shaping AGF’s objectives of enabling the country to tailor its strategies towards global discourse on climate-related matters.’’
The conference will include a three-day green finance training for senior executives of financial institutions, tailored to equip financial leaders with the tools and knowledge necessary to navigate the evolving landscape of sustainable finance.
