Climate risk is reshaping how financial systems operate across emerging markets, from agricultural productivity and food security to credit access, insurance design, and capital allocation. This panel examines how Climate FinTech is strengthening resilience in the real economy, particularly for smallholder farmers, women-led enterprises, and underserved communities.
Drawing on experience from agriculture platforms, inclusive finance institutions, and regional climate-fintech ecosystems, speakers explore how alternative data, AI-driven risk analytics, and embedded finance models are enabling adaptation at scale. Practical applications, including climate-smart mechanisation, inclusive insurance, gender-responsive financial policy, and ecosystem-level capital mobilisation, highlight where technology is delivering measurable resilience.
The discussion also considers the integrity and scalability of climate finance, including the role of digital monitoring systems, data transparency, and blended capital structures in restoring trust and accelerating investment. As climate shocks intensify, integrating climate risk into core financial infrastructure, rather than treating it as a parallel ESG agenda, emerges as critical to building resilient African economies
