Co-FounderClimate Action Platform for Africa
Carlijn co-founded Climate Action Platform - Africa (CAP-A) in 2021 alongside James Mwangi. CAP-A works to identify, quantify, prioritise and realise opportunities for Climate Positive Growth (CPG): inclusive economic growth through climate action. Its vast untapped renewable energy potential, young and growing workforce and natural resources, make Africa a competitive location for climate action.
Carlijn provides strategic guidance across CAP-A’s programmes, originating new opportunities and partnerships, and running initial due diligence. She co-leads the support for Kenya’s Climate Envoy Ali Mohamed, shaping the Africa Climate Summit and the Nairobi Declaration, which saw the African Union accept CPG as its growth and development paradigm.
Prior to CAP-A, Carlijn was a senior partner with Dalberg Advisors in Africa for 9 years, leading Dalberg's inclusive business work. An engineer by training, she was at McKinsey for 7 years and with the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.