Supporting Access to Climate Finance for Small and Intermediary Cities: A Guide for Project Preparation Facilities

In the coming decades, small and intermediary cities across the global south will account the majority of future urban growth. To prepare for this shift, it’s essential that cities start planning for expansion now. Every urban sector–energy, transport, the built environment, and water management–needs to prepare to serve many more residents, and to adapt to and mitigate the impacts of climate change.

But smaller cities often face resource and capacity constraints in planning for growth, and struggle to compete with larger cities for access to project preparation assistance and financing. This guide from the Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance details how Project Preparation Facilities (PPFs) can best help governments and public sector entities in smaller cities unlock greater financial support for essential climate infrastructure projects.