CoAct Database

Central African Forest Initiative

CAFI catalyzes high-level policy dialogue and scaled-up funding to support ambitious reforms and on the ground action to reduce emissions and poverty. CAFI supports strategic, holistic and country-level REDD+ and Low Emission Development investments while focusing on Central African high-forest cover countries. Its objective is to recognize and preserve the value of the forests in the region to mitigate climate change, reduce poverty and contribute to sustainable development.CAFI’s objective will be attained through substantially scaled-up international support to transformational reforms and ambitious investments on the ground. CAFIs support focuses on :developing and implementing National Investment Frameworks (NIFs) endorsed at the highest level by national institutions with cross sectoral mandates providing funding based on the achievement of policy and programmatic milestones that are spelled out in letters of intent encouraging donor coordination and alignment of bilateral assistance to partner countries based on NIFs promoting inclusive participation of all stakeholders.