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Funding and duration
- Grant Size: each grant up to USD 250,000
- Submission Window: 28 September to 26 October, 2026
- Project Duration: up to 24 months
Scope of the call
The Global EbA Fund invites innovative and catalytic proposals that address systemic barriers for EbA scaling by enhancing institutional and technical capacities, quality data and evidence generation, learning networks, and investment readiness.
Aligned with the IKI Strategy up to 2030 –specifically its focus on socio-ecological transformation through technologies, business models, or climate friendly infrastructure– the Fund invites proposals that address critical EbA gaps.
While the primary geographic focus on this call is on ODA-eligible SIDS and LDCs, applications from other ODA-eligible countries will be considered where the proposal demonstrates exceptional ambition and unique opportunities to scale EbA.
To align with this scope, proposals should focus on:
- Overcoming upstream barriers for EbA uptake and scaling: addressing institutional and technical capacity constraints, improving evidence generation, and fostering systematic knowledge exchange and learning.
- Clear adaptation chain: proposals must be grounded in a detailed impact chain analysis that identifies climate hazards and risks, addresses socioeconomic and ecological sensitivity (including maintaining or enhancing ecosystem services), and builds adaptive capacity to reduce overall vulnerability and climate risk –delivering tangible benefits for both people and nature.
- Social and environmental considerations: integration of gender responsiveness; respect for Indigenous Peoples’ rights and local participation; and adherence to environmental and social safeguards, equitable benefit-sharing, and the prevention of maladaptation.
- Robust sustainability and exit strategies: demonstrating long-term viability, local ownership, or institutional continuity beyond the Fund’s investment lifecycle.
Initiatives focusing on the following topics are encouraged:
- Investment readiness and project pipeline preparation: designing investable, scalable concepts tailored for large-scale climate financing.
- Innovative technologies for EbA: adapting and/or scaling tested technological solutions across specific socio-ecological systems to inform practitioners and decision makers.
- Applied and functional research: deploying targeted and practical research to resolve specific barriers to EbA implementation and investment.
- Synergies with other EbA or Nature-based Solution (NbS) initiatives: aligning with existing related initiatives and facilities to capitalise on operational synergies and expand co-funding pathways.
