Our work, with a focus on climate adaptation, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa, continues. For us, engaging with the public and private sectors to mobilise additional climate finance remains critical to addressing the complex intersection of climate and development. While gradual progress in our efforts is evident, we must continue to accelerate the pace and scale of the work.

This report demonstrates the results of our co-financed projects and features the voices and stories behind them. We collect, analyse and manage our results data in collaboration with our partners by applying our Results Management Framework (RMF).

This framework enables us to reflect on our contribution to the results and gather learning and insights to improve and amplify our efforts to deliver on our mandate even more effectively. With that purpose in mind, this report highlights the key themes central to our work, showcasing in particular our dedication to advancing gender equality and inclusion in our operations — a priority aligned with the common Nordic values.

Moreover, the report offers crucial knowledge that strengthens our efforts to continue to fulfilling our mandate. The ongoing Performance Evaluation, strategic use of the lessons learnt and recommendations allow us to further improve our institutional approaches and collaborate more effectively with our partners for high-impact development and climate action.

2025 will mark the final year of our current Strategy, which was launched in 2020. Since then, we have strengthened our organisation and our institutional processes, fine-tuned our focus and operations in addressing development and climate change challenges, especially in the least developed countries. We have our sights set on the horizon beyond 2025, and we will share our revised strategic direction once the revision process is completed.

At NDF, our journey continues working together with our partners to convene, co-create and co-finance high-impact adaptation and mitigation projects in the nexus of climate and development in the Global South, and we continue to be the channel for Nordic collaboration on the global stage, where the need to mobilise additional climate finance and to improve the quality of the support for people and the planet is getting more urgent by the day.