Adaptation Finance Academy for Indian Cities
This three-day event will connect Indian cities with the finance sector to accelerate investments in urban nature projects.
During, this intensive, three-day workshop led by C40, representatives from 11 Indian cities will meet with financiers and technical experts around strategies to address challenges in financing local adaptation and resilient projects. Covering approaches to financing water-related and nature-based solutions projects, this Finance Academy will present the current landscape of financing options and dive into best practices that project leaders can follow to attract resources. Participant will come away from the event with valuable insights and connections in the financial space to develop and scale effective projects. Additionally, the Academy will offer the participating cities the opportunity to engage in the C40 Water Safe Cities and Nature Accelerators.
Sustainable Finance Action and Advocacy: A Roadmap for Global South Cities
This C40-led webinar, held alongside 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), aimed to equip mayors with the tools they need to advocate for expanded and accelerated access to urban climate finance.
Unlocking Subnational Finance for Green Sectorial Transformation: A Focus on Buildings & Cooling
Hosted during COP30 in Belém, Brazil, these dynamic panel discussions will explore strategies for enhancing access to transformative finance, and how these resources can support local climate transitions.
UrbanShift Looks Back: On the Value of Expanding Access to Urban Climate Finance
C40's Jessy Appavoo, ICLEI's André Almeida da Vila, and UNEP's Sharon Gil share why and how UrbanShift has prioritized support for cities to access climate finance.
How Ningbo is Paving the Way for Sustainable Development and Tourism
With the revitalization of Hangzhou Bay Wetland Park, Ningbo is proving the value of biodiversity-focused urban development.