CBC seeks to collaborate with multilateral finance institutions, including the African Development Bank (AfDB), aligned with the Adaptation Benefits Mechanism, on:
- Circular-economy applicability studies in the cashew sector, starting with the cashew apple.
- Cashew bio-waste management through pyrolysis and carbonisation for energy and biochar.
- Agricultural intensification with organic fertilisers to raise productivity and soil organic carbon.
- Joint preparation of ABM methodologies and MRV in AFOLU.
- Rooftop solar for grid-connected and off-grid use.
- Other related initiatives.
How funding is structured
| Stream | Scope |
|---|---|
| Technical assistance | Feasibility, baselines, programme design, capacity building |
| Pilot investments | Demonstration farms, waste-processing technology, soil trials |
| Carbon project development | Eligibility, baselines, additionality, MRV |
| Scale-up financing | Processing facilities, renewable energy, subject to feasibility and safeguards |