City Climate Finance Gap Fund

🗓️ 🌍 Last week at the City Climate Finance Gap Fund we kicked off 2025 with our annual meeting of the Partnership Forum in #Tirana, #Albania. It was a great opportunity to bring together #donors, #CityNetworks, representatives of local administrations and other #partners to reaffirm our commitment to support #cities in bridging the urban #ClimateAction financing gap and achieving #LowCarbon and #Resilient urbanization pathways.   Here are a few key highlights: ✅ Until December 2024, the Gap Fund has completed 55 technical assistance projects, with many more in progress, and approved support to more than 320 cities overall between the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the The World Bank; ✅ We discussed strategic planning for the future in the evolving context of urban climate finance; ✅ Gap Fund-supported cities, including #Elbasan and #Shkodër (Albania) and #Gjilan and #Ferizaj (Kosovo), shared their experiences highlighting their unique journey and challenges. ✅A site visit to Elbasan offered us all powerful insights and a first-hand learning experience about local challenges and successes in the area of energy efficiency.   We extend our heartfelt thanks to our donors and partners, namely the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action , the International Climate Initiative, the Luxembourg Ministry of Environment, Climate and Biodiversity; the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM), the Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance (CCFLA), ICLEI, C40 Cities and the C40 Cities Finance Facility for their active participation, invaluable support, and commitment to driving urban climate action forward!

The @WorldBank's #GapFund supported the development of green, resilient, and affordable homes in #Indonesia, paving the way for Indonesia's ambitious national program aiming to build 1 million green homes by 2030. Discover how: https://lnkd.in/eg4hHeNe

🌞💡 Kick-Off Workshop for #EnergyEfficient Renovation of #PublicLighting in the Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceïma Region    🗓️ On December 12, 2024 in Tangier we launched a technical assistance to support ten #municipalities in Morocco in modernizing their public lighting systems to improve energy efficiency. This initiative, led by the GIZ Energy Efficiency in Morocco project (PEEM) in collaboration with the City Climate Finance Gap Fund, aims to:  ✅ Conduct a comprehensive technical and #EnergyAudits of public lighting #infrastructure in each municipality.  ✅ Carry out feasibility studies to identify #investments and the optimal management model for each municipality.    The participating municipalities included Tetouan, Fnideq, M'diq, Martil, Al Hoceima, Ouezzane, Ksar El Kebir, Larache, Anjra and Assilah.   This workshop is an important milestone to establish the foundation for the technical assistance, discuss local challenges and expectations, and plan the next steps toward successful implementation.    #EnergyTransition #SustainableCities #PublicLighting #TTAH #ClimateChange GIZ Morocco

🌏 Kicking off the Technical Deep Dive (TDD) on Cities and Climate Change! The Gap Fund is excited to support the World Bank Tokyo Development Learning Center (TDLC) in hosting this important learning event. Over the coming days, delegations from Indonesia, Nepal, the Philippines, Romania, Thailand, Türkiye, and Uganda will engage in in-depth discussions and knowledge sharing on tackling climate challenges in urban areas. By fostering collaboration and exchanging ideas, we aim to empower cities with the tools and strategies needed to build a more sustainable, resilient future. Stay tuned for updates from this transformative event! #ClimateAction #SustainableCities #UrbanResilience #GapFund #CitiesAndClimateChange World Bank Tokyo Development Learning Center TDLC, City Resilience Program, Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), Augustin Maria, Zoe Trohanis, Felipe Montoya Pino, Chandan Deuskar, Felipe Montoya Pino, Andrey Shanin, Duru Oksuz, Jon Kher K., Shin Tanabe, Christopher Pablo, Shoko Tawara, Haruka Miki, Luis Triveno, Steven Rubinyi, Marcel Ionescu-Heroiu, abebaw alemayehu, Tugkan Tanır, Ryan Green, Ricardo Ochoa Sosa

This past week at the World Urban Forum (#WUF12), we hosted a session on "Fostering Climate Action at a Local Level” with the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM), exploring how cities can turn climate plans into investment-ready projects. The session showcased successful city case studies, innovative multi-stakeholder partnerships, and practical solutions like project aggregation. Moderated by Melissa Kerim, our panelists Evans Gichana from the COUNTY GOVERNMENT OF KISUMU; Augustin Maria, Global Lead for Cities and Climate Change at The World Bank; Nisreen Daoud of the Greater Amman Municipality; and Germano Bremm from Prefeitura Municipal de Porto Alegre discussed practical strategies for making climate projects investment-ready. By enhancing project bankability and building multi-stakeholder partnerships, cities can become better equipped to overcoming the city climate finance gap and implement low-carbon, resilient urban projects. Thank you to our panelists and participants for contributing to this important discussion!

🌍 Join us tomorrow at the World Urban Forum 12 Egypt in Cairo for an impactful session on adapting urban environments through #nature-basedsolutions and #greeninfrastructure! 🌱🏙️ 📅 Date: November 6, 2024 ⏰ Time: 09:00 - 10:30 📍 Location: Room C, WUF12 venue 🌱 The event: "Cost-effective and Fair Adaptation - Nature-based Solutions and Green Infrastructure for Cities: Challenges and Opportunities" The session will bring together city leaders, urban planners, and climate and finance experts to explore strategies for integrating #NatureBasedSolutions into #urban #ClimateAction projects, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. You can expect: ✅ Knowledge sharing about real-life #challenges and #lessons learnt from cities already working with nature-based solutions. ✅ An overview of barriers #cities face and opportunities for #financing and deploying nature-based solutions. ✅ An interactive discussion with a Q&A session involving panellist and the audience. Speakers Include: Ms. Eleni (Lenio) Myrivili, Global Chief Heat Officer, UN-Habitat Ms. Giulia Macagno, Head of the City Climate Finance Gap Fund Technical Secretariat, EIB Prof. Mark Pelling, Professor of Risk and Disaster Reduction, University College London Mr Gabriel Dias Mangolini Neves, Environmental Engineer, Campinas City Hall (Brazil) Mr Ashraful Islam, Chief Town Planner, Dhaka Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK), Bangladesh Don't miss this opportunity to connect, learn, and exchange insights on sustainable urban #adaptation! 🌍🌱

🌍 Join us tomorrow at the #WorldUrbanForum in Cairo, Egypt, for an insightful training on advancing sustainable #UrbanInfrastructure projects with the Gap Fund Step-Up Project! 🌱🏙️ 📅 Date: November 5, from 09:00 to 12:00 📍 Locations: WUF12 Venue, Multipurpose Room 14 – previous registration not required   🌱 Event: "Financing Urban Infrastructure - Innovative options to attract investors " This training will bring together officials from 9 cities supported by the City Climate Finance Gap Fund Fund across Africa and South America, aiming to enhance the financing and investment-readiness of urban #climate #resilience projects . The event is open to all interested stakeholders so join us and bring your experiences to the discussion! Key topics covered: ·      Sharing #lessonslearnt and #achievements from the Gap Fund SUP; ·      #Derisking instruments and innovative options to attract investors. Don’t miss this chance to connect with experts, network with #city leaders, and discuss the future of #ClimateResilient urban infrastructure!

🌍 Join us for our online event on Scaling #NatureBasedSolutions for #Cities! 🌱 Let’s explore how NbS can be scaled for higher #climateadaptation and #resilience! 📅 Event: Scaling Nature-Based Solutions: Methodologies for #CoastalProtection and #UrbanForests 🌐 Date: 8 October 2024 | Time: 13:00 - 14:00 CEST | Location: Online - link available at the end. 🔎 What we’ll cover: #CoastalProtection in #Savusavu, Fiji: showcasing #NbS measures addressing the sea-level rise, and their potential to be scaled up across Fiji. Urban forests in #Palmas, Brazil: showcasing green urban spaces measures, demonstrating how they resulted from scaling up a methodology developed in the Brazilian cities of Rio de Janeiro and Campinas during previous City Climate Finance Gap Fund assignments. 🎙️ Panelists: Letícia Oliveira – Technical Advisor, Sustainable Urban Development Project, GIZ (Brazil)  Marcelo da Gama Grison – Biologist, Palmas Municipal Environmental Foundation, affiliated with Palmas City Hall (Brazil)  Dr. Mitchell Kirby – Senior Environmental Economist, JB Pacific consultancy (Australia)  Asil Abuassba – Advisor, City Climate Finance Gap Fund, GIZ, (Germany) (Moderator) 🛠️ Discover how early-stage project preparation with the City Climate Finance Gap Fund is shaping a #SustainableFuture in cities worldwide. 🔗 Ask your questions! – We'll have a Q&A session to answer questions from the audience. Access link: https://lnkd.in/eHyKkFse #ClimateAction #UrbanResilience #NbS #CoastalProtection #UrbanForests #SDGs #SustainableCities Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH European Investment Bank (EIB) The World Bank

It's the final day of the Livable Cities Academy: Integrated Urban Flood Risk Management workshop. Officials from flood-affected cities across Africa are nearing the end of an intensive week working on challenges and solutions with experts from the City Resilience Program, The World Bank, Agence Française de Développement in Southern Africa and the City Climate Finance Gap Fund. On Wednesday delegates discussed the importance of good governance and stakeholder engagement, and during site visits they saw some of Cape Town’s flood mitigation schemes – Bayside Canal (pictured), Lourens River and Sir Lowry’s Pass River – up close, and in the company of those who built and maintain them. Yesterday, the focus shifted to the critical topics of mobilizing investment and ensuring sustainable financing for flood protection. Guided and supported by technical experts, each city prepared a pitch for a flood-resilience solution for their own cities to bring home. Today, delegates are presenting their best flood-resilience solutions in a ‘Dragon’s Den’-type competition. Their ideas will be tested by an expert panel of ‘dragons’ and a winner will be declared. More on this next week... After closing remarks from Peter Ellis, Romana Königsbrun, Rixa von Somnitz-Moreno, Gerhard Pienaar, Samuel LEFEVRE, and Ming Zhang delegates will have the opportunity to discuss future cooperation with the development partners present. We look forward to some of the much-needed work discussed this week becoming a reality!   Thanks again to all of the distinguished experts and co-organizers from Agence Française de Développement in Southern Africa, the City Climate Finance Gap Fund, #CICLIA, The World Bank, the City of Cape Town, and to CRP’s longstanding supporters, SECO Economic Cooperation and Development and Bundesministerium für Finanzen. 

As part of our #LivableCities Academy: Integrated Urban Flood Risk Management workshop, municipal officials from 18 cities across Africa visited #flooding and #stormwater management projects around the City of Cape Town. 🌍 These site visits provided a unique opportunity for our workshop participants to learn directly from Cape Town experts about their challenges and successes in flood adaptation and mitigation. They visited: 🌊 Bayside Canal: Enhancing flow capacity and water quality by lining canal slopes, installing floating litter booms, and constructing sedimentation ponds and treatment channels. 💦 Lourens River: Increasing capacity and rehabilitating 6 km of river with bulk earthworks, erosion protection, flood berms, and an upgraded stormwater pump station. 💧Sir Lowry’s Pass River: Upgrading 3 km of river to secure safe flood conveyance through bulk earthworks, erosion protection, engineered drop structures, and flood berms. Thank you to all participants and partners for making the visits a success, including The World Bank, the City Resilience Program, the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), and the Agence Française de Développement - #CICLIA.