Case Study
Puducherry, India: Green Budgeting to Integrate Sustainable Procurement
Model: Market-Shaping Policy & Regulation
Abstract
Puducherry is using green budgeting to integrate and promote sustainable procurement across the city’s spending and initiatives.
UrbanShift Geospatial Planning Lab in Puducherry: Understanding Climate Hazards and Co-Creating Resilience
For two days, key stakeholders gathered to explore how geospatial data can inform local solutions to heat, flooding, and cyclone-related risks.
UrbanShift Looks Back: Reflecting on Uniting Stakeholders for Climate Action
C40’s Viola Follini, Matheus Ortega, Emily White, Anelise Rosa, and Amaia Leonet discuss the value of bringing a wide range of sectors—from mayors to the private sector—to the table to accelerate urban transformation.
The State of Cities Climate Finance 2024
The 2024 State of Cities Climate Finance report (SCCFR) provides the most comprehensive assessment of urban climate flows and needs globally. It aims to inform action on mobilizing finance for city-level climate action at scale by 2030.
Unlocking Subnational Finance: Overcoming Barriers to Finance for Municipalities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
This report is intended to address this development challenge. It provides a snapshot of the volume of finance flowing to municipalities in developing countries, showing that such flows have been extremely restricted in recent years.
