Accessing Urban Climate Finance

Enhance Knowledge

Develop understanding of public and private sources of climate finance.

Understand Financing Models

Identify the most suitable financing instruments for a project through assessing their benefits, drawbacks and implementation mechanisms.

Bankable Project Development

Gain a solid understanding of the key elements and steps required to develop a bankable local infrastructure project that promotes sustainable urban development.

Attract Support

Define the type of support and services that project preparation facilities offer to subnational governments for the development and implementation of urban climate infrastructure projects.

Successful Project Pitches

Distinguish the essential elements to build a project pitch for different audiences, including investors and project preparation facilities.

Share Knowledge

Cultivate and share knowledge on lessons learned from successful climate projects.

Section 1: Climate Finance Landscape

To ensure that all learners have a basic understanding of the context of urban climate finance, this section will provide an overview of the urban climate finance landscape, emphasizing its importance and explaining the main finance sources and financial instruments available. It will also discuss the challenges local governments face in accessing climate finance, including some recommendations to overcome them. Sub-sections will focus on definitions and the advantages and disadvantages of various financial instruments, from the most commonly used to the most innovative

Section 2: Project Preparation

This section is dedicated to the project preparation process. Starting with presenting the fundamental conditions to set up an enabling environment for climate project planning, the section will identify the key elements and steps required to advance a project the level of bankability. Through highlighting existing opportunities, the section will also offer guidance on how to prepare a solid application to access international finance and technical assistance (including general requirements, eligibility criteria and indicators), and give tips and tricks to successfully pitch and raise funds for a project.