The Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance is a coalition of leaders committed to deploying finance for city level climate action at scale by 2030.

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Trillions of dollars will be required to help cities build the low-emissions, resilient infrastructure necessary to combat and react to climate change. The Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance is the only multi-level and multi-stakeholder coalition aimed at closing the investment gap for urban subnational climate projects and infrastructure worldwide.

Population that will live in cities by 2050

Coastal areas will experience above-average sea-level rise

Share of global emissions from cities

Sustainable infrastructure spending needed in the next 15 years

By taking part in the Alliance, and by contributing their expertise, access to networks, and funding, these leaders have committed to work together to bridge the supply and demand for sustainable, climate-friendly, and resilient development at the subnational level.

Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center of the Atlantic Council

Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy

ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability

Red Argentina de Municipios frente al Cambio Climático

The Alliance aims to:

Build awareness of city finance needs and opportunities

Craft a strong global architecture to support measurement and evaluation

Identify existing solutions and gaps in city-level, climate-related finance

Support new investment solutions that fill crucial gaps in cities climate finance

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March 3, 2021 | Events

National Development Banks as Key Enablers of Cities Climate Finance

This session will bring together experts to discuss a new Alliance knowledge product, which identifies the factors that must be in place to enable NDBs to effectively support cities with the development of climate-smart infrastructure and in achieving their climate objectives.

February 19, 2021 | Events

Financing a Resilient Recovery: Applications to Cities and Beyond

The Global Commission on Adaptation, the Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center, the Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance, and CPI will host a webinar to present the key findings from two recent policy briefs.

Feb 4, 2021 | Policy Brief, Report, Resources

An Analysis of Urban Climate Adaptation Finance

While many cities have begun enacting policies and programs to build resilience towards climate hazards, there are numerous barriers to financing urban adaptation activities.

Feb 3, 2021 | Resources

Blog: An Analysis of Urban Climate Adaptation Finance

This week the Alliance and the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center released a brief, An Analysis of Urban Climate Adaptation Finance Tracking.

February 18, 2021 | Events

The State of Urban Climate Finance: A focus on financial flows towards urban adaptation and support for project preparation

On 18 Feb. 2021, a webinar co-organized by UNDRR and the Alliance aims to introduce useful tools and resources to enhance local governments’ capacity in developing bankable projects for financing key DRR and resilience actions.