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2 | Empowering Cities and Financing Climate Resilient Urban Futures | Cities Climate Finance Gap Fund (GIZ/EIB); GCoM; ICLEI | Report | Published | Jun , 2025 | This report highlights the impact of the Gap Fund’s partnerships with the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM) and ICLEI–Local Governments for Sustainability in supporting cities at the critical pre-feasibility stage, where projects often struggle to advance due to limited capacity and challenges in accessing finance. | https://www.globalcovenantofmayors.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Gap-Fund-Report.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | CDP Briefing on City Project Aggregation | CDP, GCoM | Brief | Published | Sep , 2025 | This briefing, prepared by CDP in partnership with the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM), outlines the benefits and challenges of project aggregation, provides practical guidance to local governments, and features insights from data disclosed to CDP-ICLEI Track in 2024. | https://assets.ctfassets.net/v7uy4j80khf8/2XOGsAeBlZkWkVOiAoo9ec/0d28fb001213d6a2776e198c12c400fd/CDP_Project_Aggregation_Guide_2025.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Under Pressure, Overdue: The Portfolio Approach and Financing Cities for Resilience | Resilient Cities Network and Tokio Marine Group | Report | Published | Oct , 2025 | he Portfolio Approach set out in the report defines six practices that make this possible: holistic planning, stakeholder coordination, capital allocation, data-driven strategies, project management, and transparency. Together they provide the structure that investors, insurers, and communities need to mobilize resources at scale. | https://resilientcitiesnetwork.org/under-pressure-overdue-the-portfolio-approach-and-financing-cities-for-resilience/ | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Report of the COP30 Circle of Finance Ministers on the Baku to Belem Roadmap to 1.3T | COP30 Circle of Finance Ministers | Report | Published | Oct , 2025 | The report produced by the Brazilian coordination of the circle highlights challenges and makes practical recommendations in five priority areas for expanding climate finance: 1) Expansion of concessional finance and climate funds, 2) Reform of Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), 3) Creation of country platforms and strengthening of domestic capacity to attract sustainable investments, 4) Development of innovative financial instruments for mobilizing private capital, 5) Strengthening of regulatory frameworks for climate finance. | https://cop30.br/en/news-about-cop30/report-of-the-cop30-circle-of-finance-ministers-launched-during-imf-and-world-bank-meetings | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Promoting Sustainable Urbanization for Global Environmental Goals: Learning from the GEF's Sustainable Cities Program | GEF | Report | Published | Oct , 2025 | This report summarizes discussions from a workshop that focused on global urbanization trends and their links to climate, nature loss, and pollution; summarized insights from the GEF's Sustainable Cities Program; and identified key lessons, challenges, and opportunities for integrated sustainable urban development. The report summarizes strategic insights emerged from the discussions, offers concrete examples, and presents recommendations and key takeaways from the workshop for global uptake. | https://www.thegef.org/newsroom/publications/promoting-sustainable-urbanization-global-environmental-goals-learning-gefs | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Urban Content in NDC 3.0 — A global snapshot for COP30 | UN-Habitat | Report | Published | Oct , 2025 | Prepared by UN-Habitat with the support of University of Southern Denmark, this new global snapshot looks in detail at how 67 countries incorporated urban climate strategies into their NDCs 3.0 – from how they describe risks and challenges, to what concrete climate responses they commit to in key urban sectors, and how those responses are expected to be implemented in practice. | https://unhabitat.org/urban-content-in-ndc-30-a-global-snapshot-for-cop30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Urban Climate Finance Highlights 2023-2025 | C40, GCoM | Report | Published | Nov , 2025 | This short end-of-year report shares a high level summary of some of the most important achievements from C40 and GCoM | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Mobilizing Private Capital for Resilient and Low-Carbon Cities | CCFLA, LOUIS-GIZ | Policy Brief | Published | Nov , 2025 | This policy brief aims to support cities in mobilizing private capital by understanding the factors that shape private investment, engaging the appropriate actors, and overcoming barriers to investment. This brief is the first in a three-part CCFLA series on de-risking private investment in cities for low-carbon, resilient infrastructure—the second report maps urban infrastructure guarantees, and the third examines the role of urban insurance as an enabler of private investment. | https://citiesclimatefinance.org/publications/mobilizing-private-capital-for-resilient-and-low-carbon-cities | ||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Moving Past Pledges Towards Implementation: How Financing Climate Projects in Cities is Key to Achieving Global Climate Goals | CDP, GCoM | Global Snapshot | Published | Nov , 2025 | Developed in partnership with the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM), this global snapshot draws on CDP-ICLEI public data from over 1,100 disclosing cities, representing 20% of the world’s urban population. For the first time, this snapshot highlights city climate project disclosure trends from 2020 to 2024 as well as emerging insights from the 2025 reporting cycle. | https://www.cdp.net/en/insights/moving-past-pledges-towards-implementation | ||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Report on the Baku to Belem Roadmap to 1.3T | COP29 Presidency and COP30 Presidency | Report | Published | Nov , 2025 | The purpose of the “Baku to Belém Roadmap to 1.3T” is to provide a coherent action framework reflecting initiatives, concepts and leverage points to facilitate all actors coming together to scale up climate finance in the short to medium term. Scaling up climate finance has become a matter of necessity, not merely an enabler of ambition, as responding to climate change demands urgency, not incrementalism. The Roadmap is designed to serve as a basis and a force to accelerate implementation, transforming climate finance into a decisive instrument for securing a livable and just future. | https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/resource/Relatorio_Roadmap_COP29_COP30_EN_final.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||||
12 | COP30 Local Leaders Forum Joint Outcome Statement | Bloomberg Philanthropies | Outcome Statement | Published | Nov , 2025 | The Statement—resulting from the COP30 Local Leaders Forum co-hosted by the COP30 Presidency and Bloomberg Philanthropies in Rio de Janeiro—outlines three clear offers to national governments at COP30: Partnering in implementation, unlocking finance, and making COP a process of implementation and accountability. | https://www.bloomberg.org/cop30-local-leaders-forum/a-message-from-local-leaders-to-cop30/ | ||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Catalyzing Aggregated Purchasing Power: The Role of Private and Public Intra-City Procurement for Advancing City Climate Action | CCFLA, Viable Cities, Green Transition Initiative | Concept Note | Published | Nov , 2025 | This concept note introduces intra-city aggregated procurement as a systemic, innovative approach for cities to shape markets for climate-neutral and resilience enhancing materials, technologies and infrastructure. | https://citiesclimatefinance.org/publications/catalyzing-aggregated-purchasing-power | ||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Banking the Last-Mile: A Casebook of Subnational Development Banks Delivering Local Climate Finance | FMDV | Casebook | Published | Nov , 2025 | This Casebook systematizes the evidence of how SDBs are already localizing finance through innovative instruments, partnerships, and governance models. Developed under the coordination of FMDV and the Global Alliance, with the support of the European Union, ADEME - the French Agency for Ecological Transition and UCLG - United Cities and Local Governments, the study draws from member experiences in Africa and Latin America to showcase a first set of diverse operational models, financial instruments, and institutional mechanisms that prove the feasibility and necessity of localized finance. | https://www.financeyourcities.org/sdbs-alliances/ | ||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Delivering an integrated climate finance agenda in support of the Baku to Belém Roadmap to 1.3T | IHLEG | Report | Published | Nov , 2025 | This report sets out a comprehensive and feasible pathway to mobilise US$1.3 trillion per year in external finance by 2035 for developing countries other than China, in support of a total investment requirement of US$3.2 trillion per year by 2035 to meet climate and development goals, in particular the Paris Agreement. Prepared by the Independent High-Level Expert Group on Climate Finance (IHLEG) at the request of the COP29 and COP30 Presidencies, it provides an analytical foundation for the Baku to Belém Roadmap to 1.3T. | https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/publication/delivering-an-integrated-climate-finance-agenda-in-support-of-the-baku-to-belem-roadmap-to-1-3t/ | ||||||||||||||||||||
16 | SPARK Best Practice Guide: Tactical urbanism interventions to improve active mobility | IKI | Report | Published | Dec , 2025 | The selected case studies cover a wide range of objectives, scales and actors—from neighborhood street redesigns to city- and region-wide programs, and from grassroots initiatives to government-led action. The guide supports local governments, practitioners and civil society organizations in replicating, adapting and scaling successful interventions that advance active mobility and more equitable urban environments. | https://www.international-climate-initiative.com/en/iki-media/publication/spark-best-practice-guide-tactical-urbanism-interventions-to-improve-active-mobility-new6970ab4505ef8975477180/ | ||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Mainstreaming climate adaptation in city financial planning and budgeting | C40 | Report | Published | Jan , 2026 | This report offers a practical guide for cities to integrate climate adaptation into their financial planning and budgeting. It argues that climate risks are already creating financial losses and that resilience must be embedded across all levels of government decision-making. The report presents a structured framework of seven building blocks, ranging from multi-level integrated governance and risk assessments to budget processes and capital investment planning, that cities can use to systematically align adaptation with their financial systems. | https://www.c40knowledgehub.org/s/article/Mainstreaming-climate-adaptation-in-city-financial-planning-and-budgeting?language=en_US | ||||||||||||||||||||
18 | A Sustainable Asset Valuation Assessment of Nature-Based Solutions in Kigali, Rwanda | IISD | Report | Published | Jan , 2026 | The Scaling Urban Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for Climate Adaptation in Sub-Saharan Africa (SUNCASA) project was designed to address these challenges. This report aims to provide information in support of the longterm budgeting and financing discussions on NbS in Kigali. | https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2026-01/nature-based-solutions-kigali.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Investing in a cleaner future: A toolkit for cities | C40, GCoM | Toolkit | Published | Feb , 2026 | The guide maps out the key steps needed for city hall staff to join the clean investment movement. | https://www.c40knowledgehub.org/s/article/Investing-in-a-cleaner-future-A-toolkit-for-cities?language=en_US | ||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Municipal finance playbook: Mobilizing local revenue to deliver climate action in U.S. cities | C40 | Guide | Published | Feb , 2026 | This guidebook outlines the financial tools available to local governments in the United States to fund climate adaptation and mitigation through innovative revenue generation and management. By focusing on ‘climate mainstreaming’, the guide provides a technical roadmap for leveraging core municipal processes – from utility rates to capital planning – to drive systemic change. | https://www.c40knowledgehub.org/s/article/Municipal-finance-playbook-Mobilizing-local-revenue-to-deliver-climate-action-in-US-cities?language=en_US | ||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Catalysing partnerships to mobilise infrastructure financing and investment in low- and middle-income countries | FCDO | Learning Note | Published | Mar , 2026 | GCIEP’s engagement across the investment community spanning multiple low- and middle income countries shows that intentional ecosystem positioning, including with other UK government partners, can unlock greater capital flows. An ecosystem perspective recognises a continuum running from early stage project conception and government capacity building, through feasibility and design, to investor matching and transaction close, with each stage requiring distinct support mechanisms and financial structures. | https://ukgreencitiesandinfrastructure.org/resource/catalysing-partnerships-to-mobilise-infrastructure-financing-and-investment-in-low-and-middle-income-countries/ | ||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Making your city investable: A practical guide to green finance | ICLEI | Brief | Published | Mar , 2026 | This brief discusses the challenges and solutions available for cities to access green financing and the role of the ICLEI carbonn Climate Center Academy’s Green Finance Training program that is designed to help cities of all sizes strengthen the foundations of green finance. | https://talkofthecities.iclei.org/making-your-city-investable-a-practical-guide-to-green-finance/ | ||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Funding Systems Transformation in Cities: Lessons from Dublin | Center for Public Impact | Blog | Published | Mar , 2026 | This is the second blog in a series covering the activities of the TransCap Initiative and the Centre for Public Impact on piloting a systemic approach to urban climate finance with Dublin City Council. Find out more about the origins of this work in our first blog post, “Piloting Systemic Finance for City Climate Action”. | Funding Systems Transformation in Cities: Lessons from Dublin - Centre for Public Impact | ||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Transforming the urban climate project preparation ecosystem: Emerging findings on how enhanced collaboration can deliver greater coherence, efficiency and impact | The Partnering Initiative | Report | Published | Mar , 2026 | This report examines the urban climate project preparation ecosystem through the lens of partnership, diagnosing why so many climate projects stall before reaching implementation despite substantial support infrastructure. | https://thepartneringinitiative.org/knowledge-centre/research-and-policy/transforming-the-urban-climate-project-preparation-ecosystem-emerging-findings-on-how-enhanced-collaboration-can-deliver-greater-coherence-efficiency-and-impact/ | ||||||||||||||||||||
25 | What a Waste 3.0: Global Snapshot of Solid Waste Management toward Circularity until 2050 | The World Bank | Report | Published | Mar , 2026 | To fully grasp the scale and urgency of today’s challenges, as well as the opportunities they present, the World Bank Group's What a Waste 3.0 report offers the most up-to date data and statistical analytics on global solid waste management. Drawing on the most recent publicly accessible data from 217 countries and economies and 262 cities, it provides a framework for understanding how different policy choices and levels of ambition could shape the future of global waste. | https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/what-a-waste | ||||||||||||||||||||
26 | The Infrastructure Question No One Is Asking: Can It Be Insured? | GIF, Aon, IFC, MIGA | Report | Published | Mar , 2026 | The white paper focuses on social infrastructure assets such as hospitals, schools, government buildings, and examines how insurers assess physical climate risks when underwriting new infrastructure projects, which resilience measures matter most for underwriting, and sets out practical ways for aligning project preparation practices with underwriting expectations to drive infrastructure performance, economic value and stability. | https://www.globalinfrafacility.org/blogs/infrastructure-question-no-one-asking-can-it-be-insured | ||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Coalition for High-Ambition Multilevel Partnerships (CHAMP) for Climate Action: Summary of Activities Report 2025 | WRI | Summary Report | Published | Mar , 2026 | This 2025 CHAMP Summary of Activities Report takes stock of a pivotal year for multilevel climate action. As Parties prepared updated NDCs, CHAMP served as a platform for embedding stronger subnational content and advancing the principle of whole-of-society climate governance. This report captures how the coalition expanded its reach, mobilized finance, and positioned multilevel action at the center of global climate diplomacy. | https://static1.squarespace.com/static/682db39181415f0e4458a642/t/69b819904595395794da3b6b/1773672848794/CHAMP+Summary+Activities+2025.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||||
28 | Unlocking UK climate adaptation finance: lessons from adaptation investment planning | LSE Grantham Research Institute, the Environment Agency, Green Finance Institute, Love Design Studio, Paul Watkiss Associates and the University of Bath, | Policy Brief | Published | Apr , 2026 | This policy brief from the ATTENUATE project synthesises findings from a review of global knowledge on adaptation investment planning frameworks and enabling conditions to inform the development of a multi-level Adaptation Investment Framework (AIF) for the UK. The framework will provide a delivery and financing approach to help actors across all levels of government translate priorities in the UK Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA) and National Adaptation Programme (NAP) into pipelines of bankable adaptation projects and promote changes to the enabling environment. | https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/publication/unlocking-uk-climate-adaptation-finance-lessons-from-adaptation-investment-planning/ | ||||||||||||||||||||
29 | Adaptation Incentive Mechanism Database and Selection Tool | SEI Asia, CLIMATEFIT | Toolkit | Published | Apr , 2026 | The Incentive Mechanism Database contains over 200 documented examples of government-led incentive mechanisms. Users can explore and filter the database by policy type, bankability domain, sector, target stakeholder, and climate objective (adaptation, mitigation, or both) to identify mechanisms that match their project’s specific financing barriers. | https://climatefit-heu.eu/climatefit-launches-its-incentive-mechanism-database-and-selection-tool/ | ||||||||||||||||||||
30 | Building the financial case for urban adaptation: Guidance and case studies | C40 Cities | Report | Published | Apr , 2026 | This report is designed to help city project developers better understand what it takes to structure their adaptation initiatives for investment, particularly from private financiers. Drawing on interviews with financiers and an analysis of urban climate adaptation projects that successfully leveraged private investment, it identifies the conditions under which adaptation becomes bankable, helping to demonstrate the range of financing options available for climate-resilient urban infrastructure. | https://www.c40knowledgehub.org/s/article/Building-the-financial-case-for-urban-adaptation-Guidance-and-case-studies?language=en_US | ||||||||||||||||||||
31 | A Toolkit for Adopting Ideas from Other Cities | OECD | Toolkit | Pulished | Apr , 2026 | This new OECD toolkit equips city leaders with 14 practical actions to identify, adapt and implement proven ideas for local success.To move from ad hoc to more effective idea adoption, this report offers cities a practical toolkit structured around three key steps of the adoption process: putting in place the conditions that allow cities to learn from others, strengthening how they assess which ideas to pursue, and improving how they adapt and implement borrowed ideas in practice. | BP-toolkit.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||||
32 | Baku Call to Action: Housing the world - Safe and Resilient Cities and Communities | WUF, UN-Habitat | Outcome Document | Published | Apr , 2026 | Inspired by the action-oriented nature of the thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) held in Baku, Azerbaijan, the Baku Call to Action is the result of a collective, co-produced, equitable, and inclusive process. It presents a set of diverse contributions from stakeholders across sectors and spheres of governance, including civil society organizations, women, older persons, children and youth, Indigenous Peoples, professionals, academia, researchers, local and regional governments, persons with disabilities, parliamentarians, the private sector, and other actors working in the housing domain. | wuf13_baku_call_to_action.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||||
33 | Exploring Guarantees for Resilient and Low-Carbon Cities | CCFLA & Triple Line | Report | Published | Apr , 2026 | This report provides a detailed assessment of the issues and opportunities in tailoring guarantee instruments to cities and associated institutions, such as state-owned enterprises and municipal utilities. | https://citiesclimatefinance.org/publications/exploring-guarantees-for-resilient-and-low-carbon-cities | ||||||||||||||||||||
34 | Systemic Readiness for Climate Action: Preparing for the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities | GIZ, UN-Habitat, GCoM | Policy Paper | Puiblished | May , 2026 | The forthcoming IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities (SRCities) represents a critical opportunity to reposition cities as central actors in global climate action. However, evidence from past IPCC cycles shows that scientific consensus alone does not drive change. Impact depends on whether governance systems, finance structures, and institutional capacities are prepared to translate knowledge into action. The policy paper makes the case that systemic preparation will be critical to ensure institutions are ready to operationalise SRCities findings, uptake them and turn them into policy processes at the scale necessary. This will be the decisive factor determining whether SRCities catalyses transformative urban climate action, and influences UNFCCC processes and supports achieving national climate plans, SDGs or whether it remains underutilised | https://www.giz.de/sites/default/files/media/pkb-document/2026-05/2605-ipcc-srcities.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||||
35 | A Global Research and Action Agenda on Cities and Climate Change Science | Innovate4Cities Initiative | Book | Published | May , 2026 | This open access book explores the dynamic interface of urban practice, transformation, and cities and climate change science. Beginning with the landmark 2018 Cities and Climate Change Science Conference, moving through the Innovate4Cities Conferences in 2021 and 2024, it shows how the evolution of the Global Research and Action Agenda for Cities and Climate Change Science (GRAA) has facilitated collaboration across disciplines and sectors and supported the exchange of knowledge and innovation between cities globally. Through a detailed record of how cities and climate change science have evolved, the book highlights actionable solutions and scalable interventions, while synthesizing lessons learned into effective strategies. This book offers evidence-based pathways for practitioners and researchers working toward resilient, and equitable urban development. | A Global Research and Action Agenda on Cities and Climate Change Science: The Innovate4Cities Initiative | Springer Nature Link | ||||||||||||||||||||
36 | Unlocking urban climate finance: barriers and progress in African Cities | IIED | Policy Brief | Published | May , 2026 | Informal settlements across sub-Saharan Africa face escalating climate risks, despite contributing little to global emissions. Rapid urbanisation, poverty, weak infrastructure and exclusionary planning intensify communities’ vulnerability, while climate finance for the urban poor remains negligible. Drawing on research from Accra, Harare, Kampala, Lagos and Nairobi, this briefing examines barriers and progress towards climate finance access and outlines institutional, financial and partnership pathways to enable more inclusive, locally led urban climate action at scale globally. | Unlocking urban climate finance: barriers and progress in African cities | ||||||||||||||||||||
37 | From Mitigation to Resilience: Why Local Adaptation Funds are the Next Frontier of Urban Climate Finance | The Investment Bank for Earth | Research Paper | Published | May , 2026 | Bankers without Boundaries (BwB) has published new research exploring how local adaptation funds can help cities mobilize finance for resilience investments. The paper argues that while adaptation is increasingly urgent, cities need dedicated financial vehicles to aggregate projects, blend public and private capital, and build the institutional capacity required to scale investment. It outlines how local adaptation funds can bridge the gap between municipal adaptation needs and capital markets, offering a framework for financing resilient urban infrastructure and strengthening long-term climate resilience. | From Mitigation to Resilience: Why Local Adaptation Funds Are the Next Frontier of Urban Climate Finance | BwB Insights | ||||||||||||||||||||
38 | Gender Responsive, Solcially Inclusive, and Climate-resilient Infrastructure | Global Center for Adaptation | User Guide | Published | May , 2026 | Developed in the context of Bangladesh’s growing climate risks and infrastructure needs, the guide provides practical recommendations for integrating gender equality, disability and social inclusion (GEDSI) considerations across the infrastructure lifecycle, from planning and design to delivery and long-term management. Grounded in field research and practitioner experience across Bangladesh, the publication highlights how climate hazards interact with social vulnerabilities, and why resilient infrastructure must address both physical and social resilience together. The release includes practical checklists, sector-specific overview tables covering energy, transport and social infrastructure, as well as case studies on cyclone shelters and railway infrastructure in Bangladesh. | Gender Responsive, Socially Inclusive, and Climate-resilient Infrastructure - Global Center on Adaptation | ||||||||||||||||||||
39 | State of African Cities Report 2026: Harnessing the Value of Urban Land for Socioeconomic Transformation in African Cities | UN-Habitat, Lincoln Institute | Report | Published | May , 2026 | The report underscores that urbanization is one of the most powerful megatrends shaping Africa’s future. As cities expand rapidly, they offer a unique opportunity to connect people to jobs, services, and economic opportunities while improving productivity and quality of life. | State of African Cities Report 2026: Harnessing the Value of Urban Land for Socioeconomic Transformation in African cities | UN-Habitat | ||||||||||||||||||||
40 | Enabling Framework Conditions Assessment for Subnational Climate Finance in Indonesia | UN ESCAP / Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance (CCFLA) / Urban-Act | Report | Published | May , 2026 | Assesses Indonesia's enabling environment for subnational climate finance across climate policy, budget and finance, climate data, and coordination, and recommends measures to improve access to finance for low-carbon, climate-resilient urban development. (repository.unescap.org) | Read here | ||||||||||||||||||||
41 | A Pilot Policy Toolkit to Unlock the Potential of INtermediary Cities for Regional Development | OECD | Toolkit | Published | Jun , 2026 | The OECD-EU project “Unlocking the potential of intermediary cities for regional development” aims to help better understanding the potential and challenges of intermediary cities, and guide cities and regional and national policymakers towards achieving balanced, sustainable and inclusive territorial development. Under the first phase of the project, extensive research was conducted to define and identify intermediary cities in OECD countries, deepening the understanding of functions that intermediary cities play, and analysing their economic performance. The second phase of the project used case studies to complement the analytical work of the first phase, by providing more granular, place-based analysis to shed light on the diverse geographical contexts. | https://www.oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en/publications/support-materials/2026/06/unlocking-the-potential-of-intermediary-cities-for-regional-development_bce1685a/pilot-policy-toolkit-intermediary-cities-regional-development.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||||
42 | A Capacity Development Toolkit for Early-Stage Project Preparation | Cities Climate Finance Gap Fund (GIZ/EIB); ICLEI | Toolkit | Publshed | Jun , 2026 | The Toolkit is a practical, web-based resource designed to help city officials, project managers, and technical partners strengthen the early stages of sustainable infrastructure project preparation. It compiles twelve tools and templates developed and tested through the Gap Fund Step-Up (SUP) initiative — a joint effort led by ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability in collaboration with the City Climate Finance Gap Fund Technical Secretariat at the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and the European Investment Bank (EIB). | https://iclei.org/e-library/a-capacity-development-toolkit-for-early-stage-project-preparation/ | ||||||||||||||||||||
43 | Urban Content in NDC 3.0: Cities at the Centre | UN-Habitat | Report | Published | Jun , 2026 | Urban Content in NDC 3.0: Cities at the Centre is the most comprehensive global analysis to date of how cities feature in national climate plans. Drawing on 142 third-generation Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs 3.0) submitted by mid-April 2026, the report delivers findings across sectors, regions, income groups, and NDC revision cycles, at a scale and depth not previously possible. | https://unhabitat.org/urban-content-in-ndc-30-cities-at-the-centre | ||||||||||||||||||||
44 | From National to Local Implementation: A collaborative, multilevel effort to achieve joint climate and biodiversity goals | IISD, GIZ | Thematic Paper | Published | Jun , 2026 | This thematic paper looks at the importance of multilevel governance for attaining climate and biodiversity goals, proceeding then to investigate what steps and mechanisms the CBD, UNFCCC, and Paris Agreement processes have created to ensure subnational state and non-state actors’ inclusion and engagement. It goes on to explore opportunities for advancing multilevel governance in achieving biodiversity and climate goals at the multilateral level. Finally, the paper offers opportunities at the national level for strengthening and enhancing the joint implementation of biodiversity and climate goals at subnational and local levels. | https://www.adaptationcommunity.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Paper_05_From_National_to_Local_Implementation-2026.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||||
45 | Financing Tools for Local Governments | FMDV, SDG Local Action | Toolkit | Published | Jun , 2026 | The “Financing tools for local governments” modules have beed developed by UNDP SDG Local Action and the Global Fund for Cities Development (FMDV) to help local and regional governments (LRGs) access funding mechanisms. The 2 modules want to guide local and regional governments navigate a structured, but non-linear journey: from identifying local priorities to fund and implement projects. Like any great journey, it requires preparation, the right tools, a good map, and the courage to take the first steps. Module 1 outlines financial tools that help local governments identify and secure resources for their projects. Module 2 deepens the understanding of different financing sources and instruments for climate-resilient and sustainable projects. | https://sdglocalaction.org/financing-tools-for-local-governments/ | ||||||||||||||||||||
46 | Vertical Integration: Bridging National and Local Climate Adaptation in Indonesia, Brazil and India | WRI | Policy Brief | Published | Jun , 2026 | This study examines how the vertical integration of climate adaptation can be strengthened in large and decentralized countries. Using Indonesia, Brazil and India as comparative case studies, this working paper identifies the main challenges to and opportunities for achieving more coherent, equitable and sustainable adaptation. | https://www.wri.org/research/vertical-integration-bridging-national-local-climate-adaptation-indonesia-brazil-india | ||||||||||||||||||||
47 | ICLEI Global Position on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels: A Local and Regional Government Perspective on the Energy Transition | ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability | Position Statement | Published | Jun , 2026 | Sets out ICLEI's framework for a rapid, just and locally led transition away from fossil fuels at the subnational level, guided by principles covering fairness, resilience, speed, prosperity and flexibility. (ICLEI) | Read here | ||||||||||||||||||||
48 | Vertical Integration: Bridging National and Local Climate Adaptation in Indonesia, Brazil and India | World Resources Institute (WRI) | Working Paper | Published | Jun , 2026 | Uses Indonesia, Brazil and India as comparative case studies to examine how national and subnational governments can strengthen vertical integration and deliver more coherent, equitable and sustainable climate adaptation. (World Resources Institute) | Read here | ||||||||||||||||||||
49 | Resilience Finance Guidebook for Local Governments | ICLEI USA | Toolkit | Published | Jul , 2026 | The Resilience Finance Guidebook for Local Governments provides a practical framework to help local governments move resilience projects from planning to implementation. Developed by ICLEI USA and Duke University's Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability, the guide helps practitioners identify barriers, communicate project value, and align resilience initiatives with funding, financing, and investment strategies. | https://icleiusa.thinkific.com/pages/r117-resilience-finance-guidebook | ||||||||||||||||||||
50 | A systematic global review of evidence of urban adaptation finance arrangements | Environmental Research Letters | Peer Reviewed Article | Published | Jul , 2026 | A systematic global review synthesising documented evidence on how urban adaptation actions are actually funded and financed (as opposed to only proposed), examining barriers and enablers to adaptation finance and its implications for equity and justice, especially for the most vulnerable urban populations. | https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ae8041 | ||||||||||||||||||||
51 | Blueprints for Change | The Greenlining Institute, in collaboration with the Urban Sustainability Directors Network (USDN) | Research report/ policy brief | Published | Jul , 2026 | Examines lessons learned from the recent wave of U.S. federal climate and infrastructure funding (Justice40, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Inflation Reduction Act) and subsequent funding freezes/clawbacks. Argues that governments, philanthropy, and private capital must invest now in the civic infrastructure — capacity, partnerships, and local leadership — communities need to convert funding into lasting, community-led climate progress. Includes case studies (e.g. Little Manila Rising, City of Richmond) and nine recommendations. | https://greenlining.org/publications/blueprints-for-change/ | ||||||||||||||||||||
52 | Assessing Climate Finance Quality in Practice: Lessons from Six Cases | Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) | Report | Published | Jul , 2026 | Applies CPI's climate-finance quality framework to six public climate finance cases to explore how quality can be assessed in practice and identify lessons for the design and implementation of climate finance. (CPI) | Read here | ||||||||||||||||||||
53 | Climate Finance Gap Assessment with Recommendations for Uzbekistan and the Kyrgyz Republic | Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) / PwC | Report / Climate Finance Gap Assessment | Published | Jul , 2026 | Assesses climate investment needs and finance flows in Uzbekistan and the Kyrgyz Republic, identifies barriers to climate-aligned investment, and proposes reforms, capacity-building measures and mechanisms to mobilise private finance. (GGGI - Global Green Growth Institute) | Read here | ||||||||||||||||||||
54 | Using Flexible Funding in Long-Horizon Urban Transformation Work: Evidence from the WRI Ross Center Deep Dive Cities Initiative | World Resources Institute (WRI) / WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities | Working Paper | Published | Jul , 2026 | Examines how flexible, multi-year funding was combined with project-based finance across WRI's Deep Dive Cities Initiative, identifying four funding approaches that can help organisations sustain long-term urban transformation amid changing political and institutional conditions. (World Resources Institute) | Read here | ||||||||||||||||||||
55 | Scaling Uptake of Insurance in the Municipal Climate Resilience Toolkit | CCFLA | Discussion Paper | Published | Jul , 2026 | This discussion paper aims to advance concrete actions and implementation pathways that enhance the financial viability and affordability of parametric insurance and accelerate its uptake in cities worldwide. It begins by examining the role of insurance in strengthening municipal climate resilience. It then maps the existing ecosystem of actors supporting municipal climate risk insurance uptake and analyzes key barriers and enablers shaping municipal climate risk insurance markets to identify collaboration gaps. Building on these analyses, the paper outlines three priority actions for insurers and municipalities to promote the affordability and financial viability of municipal parametric climate insurance, as well as the consultative research process used to identify these activities | https://citiesclimatefinance.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/CCFLA-Scaling-Uptake-of-Insurance-in-the-Municipal-Climate-Resilience-Toolkit.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||||
56 | Private Finance Mobilisation Report 2026 | OECD | Report | Published | Jul , 2026 | Drawing on OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) statistics, the report analyses recent trends in private finance mobilisation across regions, sectors, instruments and providers. It highlights where mobilisation has increased, where progress has stalled, and which markets and sectors continue to face persistent financing gaps. The analysis shows that while mobilisation volumes have grown over time, results remain concentrated in a limited number of instruments, providers and countries, raising important questions about scalability and effectiveness. | https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/private-finance-mobilisation-report-2026_a871a032-en.html | ||||||||||||||||||||
57 | A Livable Future: Protecting Jobs and Growth from Extreme Heat in South Asia's Cities | World Bank | Report | Published | Jul , 2026 | Examines the economic, employment and infrastructure impacts of extreme heat across South Asian cities and identifies measures to build heat resilience, protect productivity and support continued urban economic growth. (World Bank) | Read here | ||||||||||||||||||||
58 | Responding to Risk: Tracking Financial Institutions’ Progress on Adaptation and Resilience | Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) | Report | Published | Jul , 2026 | Reviews eight frameworks relevant to financial institutions to identify leading adaptation and resilience practices and the data and metrics needed to track financial-sector progress. (CPI) | Read here | ||||||||||||||||||||
59 | The Urban Finance Gap: Systems, Constraints, and Reform Pathways across the Commonwealth | Commonwealth Sustainable Cities Coalition (CSCC) — developed in support of its Urban Finance Action Group (UFAG) | Policy Report | Published | Aug , 2026 | A comparative, system-level analysis of subnational and urban finance across 18 Commonwealth countries, examined through six dimensions (subnational revenue, intergovernmental fiscal transfers, municipal borrowing, market conditions/creditworthiness, climate finance, and equity). It includes three country deep-dives (Belize, Kerala/India, Rwanda), five case studies of subnational financial intermediaries (DBSA, TNUDF, UK PWLB, FEICOM, NZ LGFA), and closes with a policy reform agenda for national governments, regulators, and other stakeholders. | CSCC_The-Urban-Finance-Gap_Urban-Finance.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||||
60 | Financing Nature in Cities: Structuring Bankable NbS for Urban Resilience | ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability; GIZ; EIB | Report | Published | Aug , 2026 | Examines how cities can develop bankable nature-based solutions (NbS), including project preparation, technical frameworks, O&M costs, governance and financing pathways. Draws lessons from city-level project preparation and capacity building. | https://iclei.org/e-library/financing-nature-in-cities-structuring-bankable-nbs-for-urban-resilience/?utm_source=chatgpt.com | ||||||||||||||||||||
61 | Daring Cities 2026 Compendium: Case Studies and Resources for Climate Action that Delivers | ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability | Case Study Compendium | Published | Aug , 2026 | Brings together 31 case studies, resources and initiatives presented at the Daring Cities Bonn Dialogues. It covers five areas: transforming urban systems, using knowledge for action, financing solutions at scale, putting people first and multilevel governance, showcasing practical approaches to local climate action. (ICLEI) | ICLEI – Daring Cities 2026 Compendium | ||||||||||||||||||||
62 | Nature for People and Places | CDP | Report | Published | Aug , 2026 | This report examines how disclosure is helping subnational governments identify and act on nature-related impacts and dependencies, alongside climate, strengtheningresilience, advancing biodiversity goals, and improving human health and well being through integrated solutions. It draws on CDPdata disclosed by 1,005 cities, states and regions accross 80 countries. | https://www.cdp.net/en/insights/nature-for-people-and-places | ||||||||||||||||||||
63 | Limiting Overshoot: Navigating Exceedance of 1.5°C and Pathways Towards Return | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) | Spotlight Report | Published | Sep , 2026 | Examines the implications of exceeding 1.5°C of warming and pathways to limit the magnitude and duration of overshoot. The report considers climate risks and impacts, mitigation pathways, and how adaptation and development approaches need to respond as temperatures exceed, peak and potentially return below 1.5°C. (UNEP - UN Environment Programme) | UNEP – Limiting Overshoot | ||||||||||||||||||||
64 | Community Municipal Investments Can Bring the Benefits of NS&I-Style Funding to Local Government | Green Finance Institute (GFI); University of Leeds | Research / Technical Paper & Announcement | Published | Sep , 2026 | Research examining Community Municipal Investments (CMIs) as a scalable, citizen-backed source of finance for UK local authorities. It finds that CMIs could provide a lower-cost complementary source of borrowing for local infrastructure and regeneration, with potential to support up to £2.9 billion of annual council borrowing demand as the market develops. (Green Finance Institute) | GFI – Community Municipal Investments | ||||||||||||||||||||
65 | Five Steps to Accelerate Finance for Climate Resilience | IIED | Blog | Published | Sep , 2026 | The final months of 2026 mark a crossroads for climate finance as the global climate finance system shifts from pledges to implementation. Investors increasingly recognise the value of supporting climate resilience but need an enabling environment. Drawing on conversations at the 2026 London Climate Resilience Finance Summit, this blog sets out five priorities for unlocking finance for climate resilience. | https://www.iied.org/five-steps-accelerate-finance-for-climate-resilience | ||||||||||||||||||||
66 | Unlocking Climate Resilience Investment with Property Linked Finance | Global Property Linked Finance Initiative (GPLFI) | Report / Technical Paper | Published | Sep , 2026 | Explores how Property Linked Finance (PLF) can help overcome barriers that traditional finance faces in funding climate adaptation measures, supporting increased investment in property-level resilience amid intensifying physical climate risks and a significant resilience financing gap. (WordPress Skeleton - Bricks Builder) | GPLFI – Unlocking Climate Resilience Investment with Property Linked Finance | ||||||||||||||||||||
67 | Building Resilience to Extreme Heat: Lessons from the Field | ClimateWorks Foundation | Blog / Insights | Published | Aug , 2026 | Highlights lessons and approaches for strengthening resilience to extreme heat, drawing on experiences from practitioners and initiatives working to address rising heat risks. | Building resilience to extreme heat: lessons from the field - ClimateWorks Foundation | — | |||||||||||||||||||
68 | Project Preparation Facility (PPF) landscape and partnership analysis | Green Climate Fund | Working Paper | Published | Jul , 2026 | This working paper, commissioned by the Green Climate Fund (GCF), examines the global landscape of climate-focused project preparation facilities. Drawing on desk research covering 75 project preparation facilities, alongside interviews with climate finance practitioners and institutional partners, it explores how these facilities operate, the types of support they provide, their financing models, sectoral and geographic coverage, and approaches to engaging the private sector. | Project Preparation Facility (PPF) landscape and partnership analysis | Green Climate Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||
69 | Investing in Resilience: A Framework for Funding and Financing Climate Adaptation | California Forward; Insurance for Good | Report | Published | Oct , 2026 | Presents a framework for aligning funding, financing and incentives with climate adaptation investments, helping practitioners move resilience projects from planning to implementation. | https://cafwd.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Investing-in-Resilience-A-Framework-for-Funding-and-Financing-Climate-Adaptation.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com | ||||||||||||||||||||
70 | Climate Adaptation Finance Index 2026 | Brot für die Welt | Report | Published | Oct , 2026 | Assesses the distribution of international adaptation finance across developing countries, highlighting financing inequalities, vulnerability and access to grant-based funding. | https://www.brot-fuer-die-welt.de/fileadmin/mediapool/downloads/fachpublikationen/Anpassungsindex/Climate_Adaption_Finance_Index_2026.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||||
71 | Building Healthy, Equitable & Climate Resilient Communities: 10 Municipal Case Studies | CANUE; CHASE | Case Study Report | Published | Sep , 2026 | Presents ten municipal climate adaptation case studies addressing extreme heat, flooding, nature-based solutions and social equity. | https://canue.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/FINAL-VERSION-ENGLISH_report-.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||||
72 | The 2026 Europe Cities Report of the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change: Cities at the Forefront of Climate Change Action | Lancet Countdown in Europe | Research Report | Published | Oct , 2026 | Examines climate-related health risks across European cities, including extreme heat and urban environmental conditions, highlighting local adaptation and resilience measures. | https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667%2826%2900100-3/fulltext | ||||||||||||||||||||
73 | Financing Nature in Cities: Structuring Bankable NbS for Urban Resilience | ICLEI; GIZ; European Investment Bank (EIB) | Report | Published | Aug , 2026 | Explores approaches to financing urban nature-based solutions, including project preparation, investment structuring and opportunities to improve the bankability of urban resilience projects. | https://iclei.org/e-library/financing-nature-in-cities-structuring-bankable-nbs-for-urban-resilience/ | ||||||||||||||||||||
74 | Accelerating Climate Action in C40 and GCoM Cities: Market Opportunities | C40 Cities; Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM) | Report | Published | Jul , 2026 | Examines investment opportunities in urban climate action across C40 and GCoM cities, highlighting market potential and opportunities to mobilise financing for low-carbon and climate-resilient infrastructure. | https://www.globalcovenantofmayors.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/C40-Cities-and-GCoM-2026-Market-opportunities-Accelerating-climate-action-in-C40-and-GCoM-cities.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||||
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