We are pleased to invite you to an online panel discussion and launch of our new report "Local Governments Climate Finance Instruments - Global Experiences and Prospects in Developing Countries," produced in partnership with the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF).
Local governments—especially cities and municipalities—in developing countries will be at the forefront of confronting and mitigating the impacts of climate change, and they need substantial financing to address this challenge. However, they often lack the fiscal resources for such investments and will need to utilize a variety of financing sources and instruments to address this issue.
This new report aims to contribute to discussions on increasing the access of cities and local governments to climate finance and help them better understand the various climate finance instruments and sources available to them to meet climate investment needs. It provides information on these instruments and highlights international experience on their use through several case studies from around the world.
This online event will discuss the key messages of the report and hear from practitioners, featured in the case studies, on their experience in leveraging these climate finance instruments to mobilize finance for their cities and local governments. It will discuss prospects for how these instruments can be scaled up in developing countries to help meet investment needs in cities.
This event is open to all and will be relevant to all stakeholders interested in the subject of increasing the volume of climate financing for cities and local governments, especially in developing countries and emerging economies.
