The Trafigura Foundation has sealed new partnerships with three organisations that are helping communities in developing countries around the world to meet and beat the challenges of climate change.
The partnerships, covering areas ranging from building vibrant industries for forest products to rapidly delivering emergency aid to people hit by extreme weather, further strengthen the Foundation’s focus on building climate-proof prosperity.
First, the Trafigura Foundation is supporting the efforts of the Climate Smart Forest Economy Program to build a coalition of forest-related organisations in East Africa, and repeat the feat in three other regions.
The programme brings together stakeholders to unlock the potential of forest products to, for instance, meet booming demand for construction materials in countries with growing populations, and generate revenue for sustainable forest management.
The second new partnership is with the Inter-American Foundation, a US government agency that invests in community-led development across Latin America and the Caribbean.
Through its Resilient Roots initiative and with funding from the Trafigura Foundation, the Inter-American Foundation will assist 20 organisations across the region to strengthen sustainable agriculture, natural resource management, conservation, and disaster preparedness.
Responding to disasters, including climate-related catastrophes such as floods, storms, droughts and wildfires, is the focus of the Foundation’s third new partner: the Start Network, one of the world’s fastest emergency response mechanisms.
The network manages the global Start Fund that fills a critical gap in international relief efforts by focusing on under-the-radar, small to medium-scale crises. Funds are typically approved and released within 72 hours of the onset of an emergency.
The new agreements bring to 14 the number of new partnerships established under a five-year strategy launched in 2023 with the goal of strengthening climate adaptation through sustainable livelihoods, prepared communities, and thriving nature.
Our Foundation concentrates on long-term partnerships and catalytic funding to achieve its goals, focusing on partners and programmes with region-wide impact across Africa, Asia and Latin America.
