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New Partnership to Strengthen State-Level Climate Action in Brazil Ahead of COP30
March 31, 2025, Brazil: The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM), the Green Brazil Consortium, and the Brazil Climate Center (CBC) have signed a collaboration agreement to...
March 31, 2025
ON THE ROAD TO COP30: BRAZIL LAUNCHES NATIONAL PROGRAM TO STRUCTURE 100 HIGH IMPACT CLIMATE ACTIONS IN CITIES WITH SUPPORT FROM C40 AND GCoM
Green Resilient Model Cities Program to benefit 50 cities through direct local government engagement aligned with CHAMP initiative – 26 of them are GCoM cities Brasilia, Brazil (27 March 2025)...
March 28, 2025
Scaling Up Adaptation Finance: A Cross-Sector Approach to Resilient Infrastructure
As climate change intensifies, cities and communities worldwide face increasing risks to their infrastructure. To address the urgent need for scaling up adaptation finance, the International Coalition for Sustainable Infrastructure...
March 27, 2025
Indian Cities Convene for Solid Waste Finance Workshop in New Delhi
C40 Cities and the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM) brought together city representatives and financial experts to explore financing opportunities for municipal solid waste initiatives On...
March 24, 2025
CCFLA Central Asia Local Hub Forum: Advancing Project Preparation and Climate Finance for Cities
The Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance (CCFLA) Central Asia Local Hub Forum, held from 18 to 19 February 2025 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, convened cities, technical experts, and development partners to...
March 24, 2025
Discover the City-Led Special Issue of the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy
Cities are at the heart of the fight against climate change, leading local action and inspiring global progress. To highlight the essential role of urban practitioners in advancing climate solutions,...
March 20, 2025
Strengthening collaboration for effective project preparation: Key takeaways from the GCoM-Gap Fund Partnership workshop at the UrbanShift Africa Forum
In February 2025, as part of the Green and Resilient UrbanShift Africa Forum in Nairobi, Kenya, cities from across the continent gathered for an interactive session on local climate project...
March 17, 2025
Enhancing Climate and Disaster Risk Resilience in Asia-Pacific Cities: MCR2030 Workshop in Bangkok
A regional training workshop on Enhancing Climate and Disaster Risk Resilient Cities in Asia and the Pacific was held from 18–20 February 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand. Organized by the United...
March 11, 2025
GCoM-Gap Fund Partnership joins the Third Arab Land Conference in Rabat
The Third Arab Land Conference took place in Rabat, Morocco from 18 to 20 February 2025, and brought together local governments, policymakers, urban planners, researchers, and civil society organizations to...
February 27, 2025
Advancing Urban Climate Resilience for DRR: Insights from the UNDRR 6th Arab Regional Platform in Kuwait
The 6th Arab Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) took place in Kuwait City from 9 to 12 February 2025 and brought together policymakers, local government representatives, financial experts,...
February 27, 2025
Sustainable Finance Action and Advocacy: A Roadmap for Global South Cities
Executive Summary The urgency of sustainable finance for cities in the Global South cannot be overstated, as they face rapid urbanization and increasing climate vulnerabilities. With over half of the...
February 24, 2025
Massively scaling finance for subnational climate action: C40 and GCoM launch guidance at gathering of African leaders
The report offers strategies on how national governments can scale up climate action increasing finance for local governments C40 Cities and the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy...
February 19, 2025
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