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Islamic Finance.Climate Action.Implementation

From FragmentedEcosystemsto CoordinatedInvestment Pathways

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  • 01Ecosystem Coordination & Global Interface
  • 02Investment Mobilisation & Delivery Architecture
  • 03Market Infrastructure & Enabling Frameworks
  • 04Knowledge, Capacity & Market Development

Bridging the Coordination Gap

GICFA does not replace existing institutions. It enables them to work together.

Islamic finance brings significant capital, institutional reach and strong alignment with sustainable investment. Yet it remains insufficiently connected to the global climate-finance ecosystem.

GICFA bridges this gap by connecting institutions, aligning frameworks and strengthening pathways from capital mobilisation to implementation.

GICFA exists to build that connection — by convening institutions, aligning frameworks, strengthening investment pathways and enabling collaboration from capital mobilisation through to implementation.

About GICFA
Illustration: an Islamic finance institution connected across a bridge to a globe and to renewable-energy infrastructure.

How GICFA Connects

Connecting theinstitutions that needto work together

Illustration: the GICFA coordination hub at the centre, linked to Islamic banks, sukuk, development finance institutions, regulators and investors.

How GICFA Works?

From fragmentationto system coordination

GICFA currently operates through four core functions. Together, they move the ecosystem from fragmentation to structured, scalable coordination.

  1. Ecosystem Coordination & Global InterfaceConnecting the institutions that need to work together.
  2. Investment Mobilisation & Delivery ArchitectureConnecting capital with investable climate opportunities.
  3. Market Infrastructure & Enabling FrameworksBuilding the infrastructure that allows the market to scale.
  4. Knowledge, Capacity & Market DevelopmentBuilding institutional capability across both ecosystems.

Our Journey

FromBaku toCOP31

GICFA is advancing through a deliberate institutional pathway from coalition-building to implementation and global positioning.

Delegates gathered in front of the IsDB 2026 Annual Meetings backdrop in Baku, June 2026.

01 — June 2026

Baku

BAKU 2026

  • 1st High-Level Round Table
  • Building the institutional coalition
  • Alongside the IsDB Annual Meetings
  • Hosted by IsDB Group
Participants gathered for a group photograph at the Istanbul Climate Finance Summit, September 2026.

02 — September 2026

Istanbul

Pre-COP31 — Istanbul

  • 2nd High-Level Strategic Dialogue
  • Part of the Pre-COP31 pathway
  • From dialogue to architecture and implementation
  • Hosted by the Investment and Finance Office of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye

03 — November 2026

Antalya

COP31 — Antalya

  • Strategic institutionalisation milestone
  • Envisaged global launch and founding coalition
  • Activation of long-term implementation agenda
Our Journey

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GICFA welcomes engagement from governments, Islamic financial institutions, multilateral and development finance institutions, investors, climate funds, industry bodies, knowledge institutions and implementation partners.

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