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New Partnership to Strengthen State-Level Climate Action in Brazil Ahead of COP30

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 enhance access to subnational climate finance in Brazil. Formalized during the Consortium’s assembly on March 12, the agreement aims to strengthen the capacity of Brazilian … read more

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) – The Brazilian Ministry of Environment and Climate Change has announced the 50 cities selected for the first phase of Brazil’s world-leading Green Resilient Model … read more

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 (ICSI), in collaboration with the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM) and the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), convened a series of … read more
Indian Cities Convene for Solid Waste Finance Workshop in New Delhi

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 11–12, more than 70 participants – including city representatives, national authorities, technical experts and financial institutions – gathered in New Delhi, India, for the … read more

CCFLA Central Asia Local Hub Forum: Advancing Project Preparation and Climate Finance for Cities

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 strengthen collaboration on sustainable urban development, energy efficiency, and access to climate finance in the region. As an active contributor, the GCoM–Gap Fund Partnership supported … read more

Strengthening collaboration for effective project preparation: Key takeaways from the GCoM-Gap Fund Partnership workshop at the UrbanShift Africa Forum

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 preparation, hosted by the GCoM-Gap Fund Partnership, in collaboration with C40 Cities’ Cities Finance Facility (CFF).  The session, organized in the margins of C40’s Investors … read more

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