Adaptation Fund Climate Innovation Accelerator
The AFCIA supports and scales locally rooted innovations to build climate resilience in Latin America & the Caribbean, offering funding, mentorship, and field access via the WFP Innovation Accelerator.
Funder: World Food Programme (https://www.wfp.org)
Due Dates: August/September 2026 (LAC cohort) | November 2026 (Selection) | January 2027 (Bootcamp)
Funding Amounts: Up to US$150,000 equity-free per startup for the sprint programme; 9-month support cycle; 10–12 awards per cohort.
Summary: Supports and scales innovative solutions that build climate resilience in vulnerable regions, offering funding, mentorship, and field access via the WFP Innovation Accelerator.
Key Information: Next call is for Latin America & Caribbean; high-risk (Category A) interventions are ineligible.
Description
The Adaptation Fund Climate Innovation Accelerator (AFCIA) is a multi-year initiative (2024–2029) by the World Food Programme (WFP) Innovation Accelerator, in partnership with the Adaptation Fund. Its mission is to identify, support, and scale locally rooted innovations that enhance climate resilience in regions most impacted by extreme weather. Each annual cohort targets a different geographic region, with the next (2026) focusing on Latin America and the Caribbean. The programme offers expert innovation management, visibility, equity-free funding, access to WFP field operations, and mentorship to selected innovators. AFCIA aims to drive progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals, especially Zero Hunger (SDG 2) and Climate Action (SDG 13).
