Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 18 June 2026. At a moment when the Gulf is emerging as one of the world’s most ambitious hubs for impact investment and climate finance, two organizations with complementary strengths are joining forces to make that ambition count. Human Planet and Chemonics Gulf announced a strategic partnership, anchored in the United Arab Emirates and built on a shared belief: that capital and delivery achieve far more together than apart.
Human Planet is a specialist impact advisory and capital structuring firm focused on blended finance, ESG advisory, and impact investment pipeline design. Operating across institutional and sovereign wealth ecosystems in the Middle East and Asia, Human Planet provides the capital architecture and market access that connect serious investors to credible opportunities. Its relationships with sovereign and institutional investors, and with development finance institutions across the region, make it a trusted guide in a fast-moving market.
Chemonics is a leading development delivery organization with fifty years of experience delivering programmes across 80 countries. With a global network of more than 7,000 experts, Chemonics combines ISO-certified management systems with deep technical expertise. Offices in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Riyadh position Chemonics Gulf as a regional delivery and programme management leader with proven on-the-ground execution capabilities that transform strategy into results.
Under the partnership, Human Planet will lead on capital structuring, blended finance design, and institutional investor engagement, while Chemonics Gulf will lead on system integration, programme management, and delivery. Together, the two organizations aim to deliver:
- A joint portfolio of impact and climate finance opportunities across the UAE, the wider Gulf, and emerging markets in Africa and Asia.
- Blended finance structures that bring public and commercial capital together behind credible delivery.
- Programme design and management that translates investment strategies into delivery-ready programmes.
- Shared co-authoring of innovative thought leadership.
This partnership is more than the sum of its parts. Sovereign and institutional actors in the region are increasingly seeking structured platforms that combine credible capital architecture with real delivery capacity. Most of the market still offers one or the other. This partnership offers both, from a single, Gulf-anchored platform.
Sabrin Rahman, Partner of Human Planet, said:
“For too long, capital and delivery have lived in separate rooms. The Gulf has the ambition and the capital to drive impact at a scale few regions can match. What has been missing is the architecture to turn that commitment into measurable results on the ground. Our partnership with Chemonics is designed to close that gap, and scale innovation from this region to the world.”
As a first step, the partners will jointly identify entry points, funding sources, and climate and carbon finance opportunities, with the aim of launching engagements during 2026, keeping focused on opportunities where both capital and delivery are needed.
Melissa Gasmi, Principal at Chemonics, said:
“Our partnership with Human Planet pairs world-class capital structuring with five decades of delivery and sustainable solutions Chemonics has gleaned from implementation across more than 80 countries. Together we can offer investors something rare: a single platform that designs the capital and delivers measurable results. We are proud to anchor this work in the Gulf.“
Both organizations see this as the foundation for a longer-term, scalable partnership, one that can be deepened. For a region determined to lead on impact, the message is simple: the capital is here, the delivery capacity is here, and now they are working as one.
On Tuesday, June 30, Human Planet and Chemonics will join the Global Climate Finance Centre for a webinar to further explore how innovative finance, blended capital structures, and stronger investment pathways can help accelerate the delivery of climate and development outcomes across emerging markets. Register here.
About Human Planet
Human Planet is a specialist impact advisory and capital structuring firm focused on blended finance, ESG advisory, and impact investment pipeline design. It operates within institutional and sovereign wealth ecosystems across the Middle East and Asia, providing the capital architecture and market access that underpin impact-oriented partnerships. https://human-planet.com
About Chemonics
Chemonics is a global partner that helps governments, businesses, and organizations deliver results in complex environments. With more than 50 years of experience, we bring together local presence, technical expertise, and the ability to implement at scale. In the Gulf, Chemonics is building partnerships with governments and institutions to support economic transformation and national development priorities – blending global and regional experience with an on-the-ground approach to deliver proven, impactful solutions. For more information, please visit www.chemonics.com.
About GCFC
The Global Climate Finance Centre (GCFC) is a global platform established at COP28 to accelerate capital flows into climate solutions. Headquartered in Abu Dhabi at the Abu Dhabi Global Market, GCFC focuses on unlocking investment by addressing structural barriers, advancing financial frameworks, and supporting market development across emerging markets. www.gcfc.com
