Let’s get money moving: financing accessible eco-mobility in a post-COVID-19 world

COVID-19 has exacerbated inequalities in cities including in the mobility sector where urgent and immediate changes, such as reducing occupancy rates in public transport were required to ensure people moved safely and healthily without increasing the risk of spreading COVID-19. Lessons continue to be learned on how to make shifts in response to COVID-19 thereby […]

Finance roadmaps for climate projects

Author: Covenant of Mayors in Sub-Saharan Africa Local Governments (LGs) located in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are faced with the daunting challenge of managing the highest urban growth rate in the world, while simultaneously confronting the highest levels of climate change with devastating impacts cutting across local communities, the economy, and political stability. This study is aimed […]

Climate Finance 101 | LOCS4Africa 2020

Climate Finance 101 | LOCS4Africa 2020 Join ICLEI Africa, cities and partners to learn the basics about climate finance. By the end of the session you should be able to answer: What mechanisms are available to finance and fund climate projects in local government? What is climate finance? How does climate finance flow from funds […]

Introduction to finance mechanisms and developing bankable project proposals

This introductory document was compiled using various sources including the work done as part of the Urban Low Emission Development Strategies I (Urban LEDS) on financing the transition to a new infrastructure paradigm in fast-growing secondary cities in South Africa, The IPG Handbook on Environmental Funds, and SANBI’s Framework for Investing in Ecological Infrastructure in […]