Improving lives through social innovation

GIF is pleased to announce a dedicated call for applications for funding from innovators working to enable the world's poorest to adapt and be more resilient to changing climate. 

Innovation is urgently needed to build resilience to increasing incidences of heat waves, droughts, flood and extreme storms, and to adapt to high sea levels and less reliable rainfall. The greatest needs are within low-income countries and populations, whose exposure is greatest and coping capacity often the lowest.

Under the Innovating for Climate Resilience Fund, GIF is backing a portfolio of solutions with the potential to bring significant adaptation and resilience benefits to people living on less than $5 a day.

We currently welcome applications for investment in innovations which have the potential to address critical climate challenges for people living on less than $5 a day, have a credible case, ideally backed by evidence, of how the innovation can deliver adaptation and resilience, and have the potential to scale to bring benefits to millions of people. For this open window, we welcome applications aligned with our key thematic areas that have the potential to create meaningful, long-term impacts. While we provide examples of the problems the innovations should address, we strongly encourage applicants to propose original, context-specific ideas that align with these themes. 

Interested applicants are encouraged to review the funding guidance and submit their application before the window closes on 15th January 2025 at 23:59.