Leveraging partnerships to strengthen cities’ resilience to climate change Cities in low-income countries and emerging economies face significant challenges in developing and financing climate-resilient infrastructure. Many lack the technical expertise, institutional...
Building cleaner, greener, more livable cities: Pristina – a blueprint for transforming urban development The City Climate Finance Gap Fund Since its inception in September 2020, the City Climate Finance Gap Fund (the Gap Fund) has approved technical support...
City Climate Finance Gap Fund aims to expand technical assistance to new cities With lessons learned over its two years of operation, the Gap Fund climate initiative aims to expand its technical assistance to as many as 40 new cities in the upcoming year Cities are...
Taking concrete steps to get climate finance to cities This blog was written by Adel Strydom, Senior Communications Officer at ICLEI Africa, and Kale Roberts, Senior Program Officer at ICLEI USA. Cities, regions and other local governments – where climate action so...
Joint WB and CCFLA blog on the State of Cities Climate Finance Report The science is clear: Cities are hot spots for climate change, as reported by the latest IPCC report. With 70% of global CO2 emissions coming from urban areas, where 7 out of 10 people will live by...
City Climate Finance Gap Fund completes first year of operation with support to 33 cities Washington/ Luxembourg, 23 September 2021 — The City Climate Finance Gap Fund (the Gap Fund) has approved technical assistance for 33 cities since its operational launch in...
