{"id":21107,"date":"2025-09-22T08:46:57","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T08:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afis.africa\/sb_session\/panel-green-social-and-blue-bonds-and-green-sukuk-building-africas-climate-finance-toolbox\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T15:00:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T14:00:24","slug":"panel-green-social-and-blue-bonds-and-green-sukuk-building-africas-climate-finance-toolbox","status":"publish","type":"sb_session","link":"https:\/\/www.afis.africa\/en\/sb_session\/panel-green-social-and-blue-bonds-and-green-sukuk-building-africas-climate-finance-toolbox\/","title":{"rendered":"Panel | Green, social and blue Bonds and green sukuk: Building Africa&#8217;s climate finance toolbox"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Africa represented less than 1% of global GSS bond issuances in 2024, with volumes dropping to just $1.35bn &#8211; down 25% from 2023. Despite Morocco issuing seven green bonds worth $500 million, most issuances remain one-off transactions. Notable niche issuances include Nigeria\u2019s $30 million sovereign green sukuk (2017), Seychelles\u2019 pioneering $15 million blue bond (2018), and Gabon\u2019s $500 million debt-for-nature swap (2023), but such green sukuk and blue bonds are rarely replicated at scale. Domestic institutional participation meanwhile is minimal, hindered by FX volatility, and the absence of a regional green taxonomy. How can Africa move from isolated GSS bond deals to a scalable climate finance ecosystem integrated into national development strategies?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key points:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Beyond green bonds for climate mitigation: How to scale financing solutions for maritime climate risks, port financing, climate adaption and social development?<\/li>\n<li>What role can Islamic finance, via green sukuk, play in mobilising regional capital for climate-aligned infrastructure projects?<\/li>\n<li>Which incentives, de-risking tools (e.g. guarantees, tax incentives), and pipeline development strategies are essential to scale climate-themed bonds beyond initial pilots?\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","evenement-salon":[132],"class_list":["post-21107","sb_session","type-sb_session","status-publish","hentry","evenement-salon-132"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Panel | Green, social and blue Bonds and green sukuk: Building Africa&#039;s climate finance toolbox - The African Financial Summit Platform<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.afis.africa\/en\/sb_session\/panel-green-social-and-blue-bonds-and-green-sukuk-building-africas-climate-finance-toolbox\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Panel | Green, social and blue Bonds and green sukuk: Building Africa&#039;s climate finance toolbox - The African Financial Summit Platform\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Africa represented less than 1% of global GSS bond issuances in 2024, with volumes dropping to just $1.35bn &#8211; down 25% from 2023. 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