Climate Finance Delivery,
For The Global South

Southshift is a specialist climate finance partner dedicated to accelerating the green transition in the Global South.

Who We Are

Our experts work within local and regional institutions across the Global South to deliver projects on the ground, and inside the major funders that finance them, including the Green Climate Fund, to reform and improve the system.

We sit in the middle of the system. We understand and speak the language of both sides.

Mission

Southshift builds delivery capacity inside the institutions of the Global South by applying expertise in financial design, delivery, systems reform, and capacity building. We enable institutions to originate, structure, and deliver the projects their countries and communities need.

Our Approach

Southshift bridges local delivery realities and funder requirements, enhancing efficiency for both. Our engagements build capacity within institutions, working across systems, policies and financial structures to support delivery from the ground up. We combine technical depth with field-tested experience to turn strategy into delivery, leaving institutions with stronger systems and sharper teams.

Services

Our services span four core areas of climate finance delivery.

Accreditation & Readiness

Readiness mandates that prepare institutions to access and deploy international climate finance. We work across the full Green Climate Fund Readiness and accreditation lifecycle, from National Designated Authority strengthening and institutional capability uplift to country programming, direct access accreditation and investment pipeline development.

Funding Proposal Delivery

Funding proposals that move from ambition to approval. We develop Concept Notes and Funding Proposals for the Green Climate Fund and other major funds, from investment logic and Theory of Change to economic and financial analysis, technical annexes and alignment with each fund's investment criteria.

Pipeline Development & Capital Markets

Capital markets solutions that turn project ideas into investment. We prepare projects and structure transactions to mobilise public and private finance, from project preparation facilities and blended finance to green bonds, green credit lines and carbon-market instruments.

Institutional Architecture

Institutional systems that make climate capital usable at scale. We advise on the policy, regulatory and governance architecture behind credible delivery, from green taxonomy and sustainable finance regulation to climate strategy, MRV and ESG systems and institutional capacity building.