Sheikh Ahmed Dalmook Al Maktoum Launches Global Grant for Climate Adaptation Ventures
On June 2, 2026, Inm? Emirates Holdings, led by Sheikh Ahmed Dalmook Al Maktoum, announced the opening of applications for a global grant initiative aimed at enhancing climate resilience, food security, energy access, and environmental adaptation. The submission deadline is set for August 31, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. BST. Founders chosen for this program will benefit from a year of support for their projects poised for implementation. This effort seeks to bridge a significant funding gap in climate adaptation, as developing nations require twelve times the current international public adaptation finance by 2035. Although the Glasgow Climate Pact aims to increase adaptation finance to $40 billion by 2025, it is likely to fall short. The program's overall scale remains unspecified, and its effectiveness hinges on subsequent investments for successful recipients.
Key facts
- Applications opened June 2, 2026, deadline August 31, 2026, 11:59 p.m. BST.
- Program run by Inm? Emirates Holdings, chaired by Sheikh Ahmed Dalmook Al Maktoum.
- Targets ventures in climate resilience, food security, energy access, and environmental adaptation.
- Selected founders receive 12 months of support.
- LSE Grantham Research Institute: developing countries need at least 12 times current adaptation finance by 2035.
- Glasgow Climate Pact goal of doubling adaptation finance to $40 billion by 2025 was on track to be missed.
- Private capital could cover 15-20% of national adaptation funding needs (~$50 billion/year through 2035).
- Britain's aid share heading to 0.3% of national income by 2027, lowest since 1999.
Entities
Institutions
- Inm? Emirates Holdings
- Grantham Research Institute
- London School of Economics
- House of Lords Library
Locations
- Dubai
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom