The South African Climate Finance Landscape 2025 report provides empirical evidence on climate finance investment flows directed toward low-carbon and climate-resilient interventions in South Africa, along with additional market intelligence on the South African policy landscape and investment opportunities and barriers in the end-use sector.
The 2025 Landscape tracked an annual average of ZAR 188.3 billion in climate finance for 2022-2023. Meeting NDC and net-zero targets will require at least two to threefold increase in current climate finance, with estimated needs reaching up to ZAR 499 billion per year. Actual investment requirements are likely higher, as most available estimates focus primarily on mitigation and energy investments, while adaptation needs remain under-costed.
Access the report on the Presidential Climate Commission website and access the insights and data graphs on the Climate Policy Initiative website.
This technical report was commissioned by the Presidential Climate Commission, and developed by Climate Policy Initiative and GreenCape. It has been made possible with the financial support of the Agence Française de Développement. Further thanks go to the African Climate Foundation for their collaboration. The contents of this publication and any events are the sole responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the funders.
