The GCoM-Gap Fund Partnership and CDP jointly organized a roundtable discussion “Multi-city Climate Resilience Project Collaboration for Philippine Cities” on 28 March 2025 in Quezon City, Philippines. The event provided a platform for Philippine cities and key partners to explore early project preparation support for climate resilience projects, and discuss potential joint applications. The event … read more

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

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

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

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 Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) under the Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) initiative by the Asian Institute of Technology–Regional Resource Centre for Asia … read more

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 tackle pressing land governance challenges through innovative, sustainable, and inclusive practices. During the “Land-Based Financing Solutions” session, chaired by Ahmed M. Rezk, UN-Habitat Egypt’s Country … read more

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, and urban resilience advocates to advance discussions on resilient infrastructure and DRR financing in the Arab region. Under the theme “Building Resilient Arab Communities: From … read more

The U20 Summit, held in Rio de Janeiro from November 14 to 17, 2024, concluded with a broad call by mayors and city leaders, including representatives from C40 Cities and the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM). Their message to national governments and development banks was clear: increase urban climate finance by … read more