News & Events

Jun 14, 2021 | News

Project Preparation Glossary

The Alliance published a Project Preparation Glossary that complements the Harmonized PPF Application, Green City Finance Directory, and Alliance knowledge products on project preparation.

June 30, 2021 | Events, News

The State of Cities Climate Finance

This event will see the launch of the State of Cities Climate Finance 2021 report, produced by the Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance in partnership with the City Climate Finance Gap Fund of the World Bank Group.

June 2, 2021 | Events, News

The Green Swan Conference – Coordinating finance on climate

The Bank for International Settlements, Bank of France, International Monetary Fund and Network for Greening the Financial System are joining forces to co-sponsor a global virtual conference on “How in practice can the financial sector take immediate action against climate change-related risks?”

May 25, 2021 | Events, News

European Climate Change Adaptation Conference

ECCA 2021 is a virtual event; the high-level conference (22 June) will be preceded by a webinar series on pressing climate change adaptation challenges from 25 May to 10 June.

May 4, 2021 | Events, News

Project Preparation Practitioners Forum in Mexico

The Alliance Forum For Subnational Project Preparation Practitioners in Mexico will have an open to public webinar with two session on urban development and subnational climate preparation in Mexico on 4th May 2021.

April 30, 2021 | Events, News

Green Cities Event & Latin American Pitch Event

ICLEI is organising a Route of Local Governments for Climate Finance webinar on 30th April and a Latin American Pitch Event on 28th May to bridge the gap between different stakeholders in urban climate finance.

Apr 24, 2021 | News

Alliance Newsletter: Mar/Apr 2021

View the latest news and updates from the Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance.

April 21, 2021 | Events, News

City Climate Finance Gap Fund Regional Webinars

In order to raise awareness among potential beneficiaries, the Gap Fund partners are organising an introductory webinar series targeted for different regions taking place from 21 - 27 April.

March 31, 2021 | Events, News

Financing a Green Recovery in Cities

This virtual panel, framed by research conducted by C40, the Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance, and FELICTIY-GIZ, will provide an opportunity for direct dialogue between financial institutions and cities on green recovery in the urban context.

Mar 3, 2021 | News, Report, Research, Resources

Leveraging National Development Banks to Enhance Financing for Climate-Smart Urban Infrastructure

This report sets the stage to explore the mandate and capacities of National Development Banks in accelerating financing for local governments’ climate-smart urban infrastructure.

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.

Feb 15, 2021 | News

Alliance Newsletter: Jan/Feb 2021

View the latest news and updates from the Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance.

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.

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.

Dec 15, 2020 | News

Alliance Newsletter: Nov/Dec 2020

View the latest news and updates from the Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance.

Nov 17, 2020 | Events

CIF Webinar – London Climate Action Week 2020

As part of London Climate Action Week, Climate Investment Funds (CIF) will be hosting an event on Green, Smart, and Resilient: The Future of Cities. Dr. Barbara Buchner of the Alliance Secretariat will participate as a speaker.

Nov 2, 2020 | News, Press Release, Press Releases and Media Advisories

Alliance members create harmonized application for project preparation facilities

Leading organizations that help cities prepare bankable sustainable infrastructure projects are now using a harmonized application form for their project preparation facilities.

Oct 26, 2020 | News, Press Release, Press Releases and Media Advisories

Green City Finance Directory helps cities access sustainable finance

The Alliance announced today during ICLEI’s Daring Cities 2020 the launch of its Green City Finance Directory, a resource to help subnational governments and stakeholders identify project preparation facilities.

October 14, 2020 | Events

Catalyzing Private Investment in Climate Smart Cities

The Alliance will participate in the event, Catalyzing Private Investment in Climate Smart Cities, which will present a new UNDP/World Bank Invest4Climate report that offers a framework for understanding urban climate investment opportunities and barriers.

October 7, 2020 | Events

Daring Cities 2020

Daring Cities 2020 will run from 7-28 October 2020, offering an online array of high level and visionary speaking sessions, a series of informative workshops and personal networking opportunities. The Alliance will participate in several events throughout the series.

Oct 7, 2020 | Events, News

OECD Forum on Green Finance and Investment

The Alliance will partake in a high level plenary session during this year's OECD Forum on Green Finance and Investment.

Sep 30, 2020 | News

Alliance Newsletter: Aug/Sept 2020

View the latest news and updates from the Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance.

Sep 16, 2020 | News, Report, Resources

Alliance Inputs to U20 White Paper on Energy Efficiency and Diversification

The Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance is participating as a knowledge partner in the U20, and has recently contributed to a whitepaper on Efficiency and Diversification: A Framework for Sustainably Transitition to a Carbon-neutral Economy.

Aug 28, 2020 | Events, News

El ABC para la Preparación de Proyectos de Inversión Exitosa (PreP)

¿Sabes cómo PreParar proyectos de inversión exitosa? De septiembre a noviembre de 2020, tendremos un programa en una modalidad a distancia que...

Aug 13, 2020 | News

How National Development Banks can drive climate-smart solutions in cities during COVID-19 and beyond

In this blog post, Priscilla Negreiros, Project Manager of the Alliance, discusses how National Development Banks can drive climate-smart solutions in cities during COVID-19 and beyond.

Aug 3, 2020 | News

Alliance Newsletter: June/July 2020

View the latest news and updates from the Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance.

August 5, 2020 | Events

Alliance Webinar: Enhancing the Role of National Development Banks in Supporting Climate-Smart Urban Infrastructure

This webinar accompanies the launch of a new Alliance think piece on enhancing the role that National Development Banks can play in supporting the acceleration of climate-smart urban infrastructure investment.

Jun 15, 2020 | News

The Green City Finance Directory

The Green City Finance Directory helps subnational governments and stakeholders identify project preparation facilities that can support them in developing green and resilient infrastructure.

June 16, 2020 | Events

Alliance Assembly: Scaling Cities Climate Finance in the Context of COVID-19

In this high-level, virtual session of the annual Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance Assembly, leaders from the Alliance and beyond exchanged ideas on how to rebuild a resilient, low-carbon economy for cities in the context of COVID-19 recovery efforts.

May 27, 2020 | Events, News

Statement from the Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance on the COVID-19 Crisis

In the face of the COVID-19 crisis, the Alliance believes that maintaining a focus on sustainable, inclusive, and resilient urban development has become more important than ever, and we remain committed to our mission to deploy finance for city-level climate action at scale by 2030.

May 26, 2020 | News

Alliance Newsletter: April/May 2020

View the latest news and updates from the Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance.

Mar 12, 2020 | News

Alliance Newsletter: February/March 2020

View the latest news and updates from the Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance.

February 12, 2020 | Events

WUF10: World Urban Forum 2020

On 12th February, Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance (Alliance) members will partake in a side event at WUF10 on the topic of ‘A Finance Alliance to project preparation: How to transform ideas into bankable projects.’

December 8, 2019 | Events

World Climate Summit

Climate Policy Initiative, on behalf of the Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance, will host...

Nov 21, 2019 | Media Advisory, News, Press Release

Announcing the Alliance Steering Committee 2019-2021

The Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance (the Alliance) is pleased to announce its new...

September 25, 2019 | News, Press Release, Press Releases and Media Advisories

Leaders gather to renew the Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance

September 25, New York -- Today, members of the Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance...

September 25, 2019 | Events

Driving ambition and scaling finance for sustainable infrastructure in cities

Over the next 15 years, USD 93 trillion of low-emissions and climate-resilient infrastructure will...

Oct 30, 2018 | News

Matching CCFLA members’ activities to support project preparation, operation and transactions

The CCFLA will be releasing a brand-new Knowledge product to support the coordination of CCFLA...

Feb 27, 2018 | News

Latest CCFLA Updates: February 2018

Release of Project Preparation Report The Project Preparation Working Group, also known as CCFLA’s...

Dec 5, 2017 | News

PRESS RELEASE: The first Project Preparation Practitioners Forum

The Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance (CCFLA)[1], together with the Global Fund for...

Nov 14, 2017 | News, Press Releases and Media Advisories

Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance (CCFLA) and Sustainable Infrastructure Foundation (SIF) join forces

Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance (CCFLA) and Sustainable Infrastructure Foundation (SIF)...

November 14, 2017 | Events

Unlocking Deal Flow For Subnational Portfolio of Low Carbon and Climate Resilient Infrastructure Projects: The Subnational Climate Facility (SnCF)

November 14, 2017 | Events

WWF Event: Aligning Financial Portfolios with Climate Science and the Paris Agreement

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November 14, 2017 | Events

CCFLA Reception: Project Preparation Practitioners Forum

Project Preparation has been defined, in 2015, by CCFLA, as one of its top five priorities to...

November 14, 2017 | Events

Project Preparation Practitioners Forum – Interactive Sessions

Sep 19, 2017 | News

Climate Chance Summit: CCFLA strongly contributed to climate finance discussions

Agadir hosted the second Climate Chance Summit on September 11th to 13th. Engaged in Climate...

Jul 24, 2017 | News

CCFLA Workshop – Addressing the project preparation gap for cities through mapping and a joint agenda

On July 12th, FMDV and UN-Environment, as co-coordinator of CCFLA Secretariat, hosted a workshop...

Jun 13, 2017 | News

President of the District of Nouakchott calling for the localization of Climate Finance

Innovate4Climate Summit - Barcelona, Spain 22-25 May Mrs Maty Mint Hamady, President of Nouakchott...

May 18, 2017 | News

Highlights on Financing Project Preparation for cities at ICLEI Resilient Cities 2017

On May 4th, a set of complementary sessions taking place during the 8th Global Forum on urban...

Apr 12, 2017 | News

A key policy lab to address a key issue: “Guarantees for municipal debt: Unlocking sustainable local investment in the South”.

CCFLA, FMDV and AFD jointly organised a successful Policy Lab held on Thursday, 30 March, at...

Feb 3, 2017 | News

New Year, new projects: CCFLA is moving forward

In 2017, CCFLA is committing in greater cooperation to analyze and scale-up promising solutions to...

Dec 2, 2016 | News

CCFLA mandated by Local and Regional Leaders at Marrakech to localize climate finance

We are pleased to announce that one of the main achievements of COP22 was an initial definition of...

Dec 1, 2016 | News

Launch of CCFLA 2016 Scoping Report – Mapping gaps and opportunities in localizing climate finance

On November 12th, at COP 22 in Marrakech Morocco, the Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance...

Nov 10, 2016 | News

Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance lays out how cities and sub-national bodies can finance solutions to climate change

10th November 2016 Cities and other sub-national bodies can and should take advantage of upcoming...

Oct 23, 2016 | News