Deadline: September 6, 2026
Applications are open for the WFP Innovation Accelerator x Adaptation Fund Climate Innovation Accelerator (AFCIA) 2027. Extreme weather events are placing growing pressure on food systems around the world. Droughts, floods, storms and rising temperatures are disrupting food production, threatening livelihoods and increasing food insecurity for vulnerable communities.
Latin America and the Caribbean is one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable regions. Increasingly frequent shocks and environmental degradation are putting additional strain on livelihoods and food systems, making it harder for communities to adapt and thrive. Yet across the region, innovators are developing new ways to build resilience and help communities adapt to the new realities.
To support these efforts, the World Food Programme (WFP), in partnership with the Adaptation Fund, launched the Adaptation Fund Climate Innovation Accelerator (AFCIA). Through its third edition in Latin America and the Caribbean region, WFP implemented AFCIA aims to identify, support and scale innovative solutions from across the region, or those with strong potential for implementation there, that strengthen resilience, improve food security and help vulnerable communities adapt.
Eligibility
- Your organization must be an established legal entity (for-profit, not-for-profit, social business, NGO, INGO).
- Your organization should have a presence in one of the three countries of implementation (Dominican Republic, El Salvador and Peru). This could take the form of a country office or other permanent presence, subsidiary, long-term operations or partnerships in the country.
- Your innovation addresses at least one of the above-mentioned priority areas related to pressing challenges faced in the climate adaptation space of the country of implementation.
- Your innovation must be at least in the seed stage. Solutions that are still at the idea, research or early pre-seed stage are not eligible.
- Your innovation should have a clear pathway to scale, adequate resources and a proposed plan to implement during the nine-month Sprint with the available funding.
- Applicants are expected to have strong intentions to collaborate with relevant humanitarian stakeholders, build relationships with the country offices, and connect with the innovation ecosystems.
Evaluation Criteria
Following the requirements mentioned on the left, your application will be evaluated according to the following criteria:
- Level of innovation/innovativeness: The solution is novel, innovative and has a strong climate adaptation regarding the mentioned themes.
- Relevance to the context: The solution addresses at least one of the above-mentioned priority areas, is suitable for at least one of the three country contexts, and provides concrete solutions to end-users or the ecosystem.
- Financial sustainability and scalability: The solution showcases a clear business model and a robust sustainable revenue model relative to its maturity stage.
- Team expertise and capabilities: Proven competence, technical coherence, commitment, motivation, entrepreneurial mindset and a diverse and inclusive team.
- Climate adaptation: The solution effectively enhances resilience to climate impacts, promotes sustainable practices, improves resource efficiency and facilitates adaptive measures to address climate-related challenges.
- Level of Impact: Evidence of tangible historical and projected impact towards solving a defined challenge related to climate adaptation, demonstrating long-term, sustainable change beyond the grant period.
- Environmental and social sustainability: The solution adheres to the environmental and social principles of the Adaptation Fund.
- Gender and Inclusion: Solutions must address diverse user needs, enable inclusive participation and decision-making and use disaggregated data and feedback to inform design and impact.
Application
Have a climate innovation that can help communities build resilience and strengthen food security? Apply to the Adaptation Fund Climate Innovation Accelerator (AFCIA) by 6 September 2026, a programme by the Adaptation Fund and implemented by WFP.
For more information, visit AFCIA.
