Rabat, Morocco – 13-15 April 2026 Cities, national authorities and international partners convened in Rabat to accelerate the development of finance-ready urban mobility projects, marking a key step toward more coordinated and impactful urban investment in Morocco, a signatory country, for Coalition for High Ambition Multilevel Partnerships (CHAMP) for Climate Action. Held as part of … read more

Amman, Jordan, 10–11 February 2026 – Municipal leaders from Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and the Syrian Arab Republic gathered in Amman for the Climate Finance Pathways Forum, concluding the six-month programme “Empowering Municipalities in Lebanon, Palestine, Syria and Jordan to Access Climate Finance.” Jointly led by the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM) … read more

Beirut, Lebanon – In November 2025, the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM)-City Climate Finance Gap Fund Partnership team joined the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) and United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) in Beirut for a regional workshop on climate adaptation finance that brought together municipalities … read more

The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM)–City Climate Finance Gap Fund Partnership team, together with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)’s Mayors for Economic Growth initiative, is continuing its work with municipalities in Moldova, Armenia and Ukraine to help them develop strong climate-focused project ideas. After an initial awareness raising webinar, the … read more

At the COP30 Local Leaders Forum in Rio de Janeiro, the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy–City Climate Finance Gap Fund Partnership team joined CDP Latam, Consorcio Brasil Verde (CBV), and Centro Brasil no Clima (CBC) to host “Nature’s Climate Potential: Connecting Financing Opportunities for Subnational Governments.” The session brought together more than … read more

At this year’s International Mayors Forum in Toyota City, Japan, the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM)–City Climate Finance Gap Fund team ran an interactive Learning Session focused on one of the toughest challenges cities face: turning climate ambition into finance-ready projects. Held from 14-16 October and co-hosted by the United Nations … read more

A series of high-level meetings held last October in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, brought together international investors, municipal leaders, and national disaster risk reduction decision-makers, reflecting growing momentum around green, resilient, and investment-ready development pathways in Central Asia. The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM) – City Climate Finance Gap Fund Partnership team followed … read more