Rabia Insights · 2026

Episode 5: Dr. Olumide Abimbola — Can climate investment planning drive African industrialisation?

In Episode 5 of our National Transitions Plans video series, Olumide Abimbola explores why climate investment plans need to be embedded within broader industrialisation and economic transformation strategies.

The conversation examines the role of domestic priorities, institutional capacity, fiscal space, markets and geopolitics in shaping investment decisions and challenges the idea that plans should primarily be designed to attract external finance.

The key takeaway: Climate planning must be part of a broader strategy for structural transformation and African industrialisation.