
Climate Finance Glossary
City leaders can utilize this resource to better understand the many types of financing instruments available to them and identify climate financing solutions.
This resource collects essential terms and definitions used in international climate finance and includes links to further reading on many of the terms. City leaders can use this glossary to support project design and learn about a wide array of financing instruments which could be employed in their city. The glossary was produced with the support of ICLEI.
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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), will equip mayors with the tools they need to advocate for expanded and accelerated access to urban climate finance.

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.

National Climate Finance Vehicles: Best Practice Insights from International Case Studies
The report presents a model design framework and readiness criteria for clarifying the key factors supporting effective operation and achieving prioritized climate outcomes and sustainable development.

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.