Led by CDKN Ghana and in partnership with the Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCCI), the Integrating Climate Action into Commercial Enterprises (ICACE) project was established to translate global climate and ESG insights into practical tools for Ghanaian businesses. Rather than treating climate action as a compliance exercise or a branding add-on, ICACE approaches sustainability as a core business function, one that influences risk management, access to finance, competitiveness, and long-term growth within Ghana’s commercial landscape. 

Young people across Africa are emerging as powerful drivers of climate innovation, advocacy, and community mobilisation, yet many still face barriers such as limited access to technical knowledge, mentorship, financial literacy, institutional support, and practical pathways to scale their impact. The Climate Activist Programme (CAP) was launched in 2024 to close these gaps, and its current edition, CAP 3.0: Skills to Scale for Resilience, builds on the lessons of CAP24 and CAP25 with a multidisciplinary, experiential approach spanning climate science, policy, leadership, project management, climate finance, entrepreneurship, storytelling, and creative advocacy. 

This project supports the Government of Kenya to develop a participatory Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Learning (MERL) tool to improve the tracking of climate investments, outcomes, and impacts. It addresses gaps in existing monitoring systems that limit the measurement of climate action effectiveness, climate finance mobilisation, project sustainability, and reporting. Led by the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry (MECCF) with support from CDKN Kenya and pilot counties, the tool is being co-created to strengthen evidence-based climate planning and accountability.