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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.
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 final UrbanShift Steering Committee Meeting will reflect on progress across the network and offer opportunities for collaboration across partners.
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.
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.
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.
The goal of this toolkit is to provide practical tools so that governments in the Global South, starting with Brazil, can more effectively address the challenges related to climate change, social inequalities and inadequate infrastructure.
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.
This publication serves as a comprehensive guide to financing and developing business models for Nature-based Solutions (NbS) addressing climate challenges in urban areas.
Centering on the launch of the UrbanShift 2023-2024 Annual Report, this UNEP-led webinar highlighted learnings and best practices for strengthening urban resilience.
