Resilient Investment in Southern Africa (RISA) will be a combined technical assistance facility (10M) and investment facility (80M) managed by:

• UNIDO, a specialized UN agency with 55+ years experience in delivering technical assistance and a pipeline of +30M projects in the region, and

• Camco, an SSA-focused, market leading climate impact fund manager with USD +120M AUM.

RISA will increase food security and the climate resilience of agricultural value chains in the highly climate vulnerable SADC region by providing early-stage and growth capital (convertible note, equity and debt) to climate adaptation SMEs, and technical assistance to de-risk the investments and support SMEs articulate & measure their impact.

Partners: Camco