Peace Dividend Initiative (PDI)
Investing in climate resilience and economic opportunity in conflict-affected settings
The Trafigura Foundation is supporting an initiative that recognises the connection between climate and conflict, and invests in enterprises that foster economic resilience and peace in fragile settings around the world.
The challenge
Currently, only a fraction of climate finance reaches areas affected by conflict, and the connections between climate and conflict are often overlooked. Dedicated approaches are urgently needed in regions where climate change can be a major source of instability. At the same time, climate action offers an entry-point for sustainable development and peace.
The solution
The Peace Dividend Initiative aims to catalyse peace-supporting investment and economic opportunities in areas affected by conflict. The organisation incubates and accompanies the development of small and medium-size businesses in places exposed to conflict and climate-related risks. Its innovative model bridges the gap between public, private, development, peace and economic actors, influencing public and private sector investment policies and practices through diverse partnerships.
Partnership impact
The partnership with the Trafigura Foundation enables the Peace Dividend Initiative to incorporate climate resilience as a core theme in its work. This includes developing and scaling up its Climate-Resilient Entrepreneurship programme, and launching the Peace Venture Fund, a new investment model for peace-supporting and climate-resilient entrepreneurship in conflict-affected and fragile countries.
Our grant will contribute to increasing investments in fragile contexts in ways that have a long-term and positive social and environmental impact.
The partnership aims to:
- Incubate 5 climate-resilient and peace-supporting businesses
- Raise 40 million Swiss francs for the Peace Venture Fund
- Identify 50 climate-sensitive and peace-supporting investment opportunities
Three-year grant (2024-2026)
