- Maputo hosted Mozambique’s first National Climate Finance Conference on 15 October 2025.
- The event coincided with the approval of the National Climate Finance Strategy, following a public consultation and GCIEP support.
- It represents a key milestone in Mozambique’s ambition to mobilise over $35 billion in investment by 2030 to achieve full climate resilience.
The conference was attended by (L-R): Deputy High Commissioner Dominic Ashton; Minister Salim Valá; Councillor Idálio Juvane; and Ambassador Delphine Perremans (full titles below).
The capital city of Maputo in Mozambique hosted the country’s inaugural National Climate Finance Conference on 15 October, 2025.
The event was attended by Mozambique’s Minister of Planning and Development, Salim Valá, and Maputo’s Councillor for Urban Planning, Environment and Construction, Idálio Juvane. Also in attendance were the UK’s Deputy High Commissioner to Mozambique, Dominic Ashton, and the Belgian Ambassador to Mozambique, Delphine Perremans.
In his opening address, Minister Valá emphasised that “climate finance is not a cost, but an investment in the future – in fiscal stability, food security, clean energy, better health and education for our people and lasting peace and stability.”
The conference marked the culmination of a broad public consultation process carried out across the country, aimed at refining the National Climate Finance Strategy – officially approved on 16 October. The Green Cities and Infrastructure and Energy Programme (GCIEP) supported the development and design of the strategy as part of its work with Mozambique to lay foundations to scale finance for low-carbon, climate-resilient infrastructure.
The National Climate Finance Strategy sets ambitious targets to mobilise domestic and external resources; encourage private investment in low-carbon projects; and promote innovative financial instruments, such as carbon credits and climate insurance schemes. Mozambique has ambitions to become a regional leader in green finance and aims mobilise around USD $37.2 billion by 2030 to achieve full climate resilience.
The conference – which was supported by Enabel (the Belgian agency for international cooperation) – provided an inclusive and strategic national dialogue platform, bringing together a wide range of development stakeholders to exchange experiences and identify climate finance opportunities.
Deputy High Commissioner Ashton congratulated the Mozambique government on the approval of the National Climate Finance Strategy, noting that it represents “a major opportunity to mobilise resources for the implementation of the new Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) – combining legal, fiscal and financial reforms with innovation and social inclusion.”
The UK’s Green Cities, Infrastructure and Energy Programme is tackling climate change and extreme poverty by accelerating the delivery of sustainable green cities and climate-resilient infrastructure.
Published
29/10/25