IFAD @COP30

At COP30, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) showcased new evidence that investing in small-scale farmers to help them adapt and thrive in a changing climate yields strong economic and social returns. The organization is urging governments and partners to scale and speed up adaptation investment in rural communities who are the backbone of national and global food supplies and rural ecosystems.

14-Nov-2025 Adaptation Finance – Building the investment case publication.

IFAD (2025) Adaptation Finance: Building the Investment Case, 42 pp.

IFAD launched its new publication, it highlights how climate adaptation can be an engine of economic opportunities. 

• The report also shows how to make adaptation projects “bankable” by integrating financial and social impact metrics to quantify real returns and link development results with investment performance.
• The publication shows how an IFAD project in Bangladesh generated a return of 35 per cent per year on the investment made and led to an 11 per cent income increase for 5 million people thanks to climate resilient markets and roads to access them.  
• Other IFAD’s evidence shows that investing in deep rural areas can be transformational, with several IFAD projects leading to an income gain of 50 per cent for farmers, according to the latest IFAD Impact assessment. Among the projects assessed, small-scale food producers that received investment from 2022-2024 saw their average income grow by 34 per cent; their production grow by 35 per cent; and their access to markets increase by 34 per cent.