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Bankability Checklist
This document presents a list of benchmarks that funders consider before financing a climate project.
The "Bankability Checklist," produced by ICLEI, collects the benchmarks funders tend to look at before financing a climate project, including economic, technical and financial viability, climate action impact and scalability, among other indicators. City leaders can utilize this resource during project design to ensure the project’s bankability.
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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 National Governments Can Increase Finance for Subnational Climate Action
This report is aimed at defining implementation options for national governments to significantly scale up finance for subnational climate action in close partnership with subnational governments, development partners, and the private sector.
UrbanShift 4th Steering Committee Meeting
The final UrbanShift Steering Committee Meeting will reflect on progress across the network and offer opportunities for collaboration across partners.
Building an Equitable, Climate-Resilient Future in Freetown
From an inspiring study tour on urban cable cars to insight-filled trainings on climate action planning and finance, UrbanShift has supported Freetown—and all of Sierra Leone—to accelerate its climate goals.
