Eric manages the Regional Climate Risk Fund ($926 million) and its implementation arm, the REPAIR programme, a World Bank-financed initiative supporting 12 countries across Eastern and Southern Africa. He leads a team of around 20 professionals working with Ministries of Finance and public institutions on disaster risk financing and resilient operational preparedness.
Eric has spent over 15 years advising and arranging financing for governments and financial institutions, across capital markets and development finance institutions. He previously served as Country Director at the Tony Blair Institute, advising the President of Togo, and worked at the World Bank on regional economic and financial sector analysis. His work currently covers francophone, lusophone, and anglophone Africa.
Eric Kouevi
Senior Program Manager