NDC Financing Needs and Structure

Financing Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) represents a critical prerequisite for translating climate ambition into measurable mitigation and adaptation outcomes. NDCs outline each country’s emissions reduction and resilience goals under the Paris Agreement, but their implementation depends on the availability, accessibility, and structuring of climate finance. Among the five countries assessed—Central African Republic (CAR), Eswatini, The Gambia, Rwanda, and Uganda—financing needs are unevenly quantified, reflecting differing data availability. Most countries distinguish between unconditional domestic resources and conditional financing reliant on external and the private sector. CAR quantifies total investment needs in its NDC to be about USD 8.7 billion. Eswatini identifies its needs to be between USD 2,4 billion and USD 3 billion in unconditional domestic resources, but does not specify conditional external financing. The Gambia estimates its adaptation needs to be USD 316, but does not specify its mitigation needs or the sources of funding. Rwanda provides an estimate of USD 12 billion through 2035 for its NDC 3.0 implementation, and Uganda’s updated NDC identifies USD 28.1 billion in required financing through 2030. Rwanda and Uganda fully identify unconditional and conditional resources.

Country	Total Financing Needs (USD Billion)	Mitigation (Unconditional) (USD Billion)	Migitation (Conditional) (USD Billion)	Adaptation (Unconditional) (USD Billion)	Adaptation (Conditional) (USD Billion)
Central African Republic	8.7	1.59	4.5	0.55	2.1
Eswatini	2,4 to 3	Unspecified	0.88	Unspecified	1.5
The Gambia	0.31	Unspecified	Unspecified	Unspecified	0.31
Rwanda	12	0.52	4.44	1.61	5.35
Uganda	28.1	1.6	8.7	2.5	15.2