Place: Resilience Hub

Date: 12 November 2022

Time: 13:15 - 14:30 Eastern European Time

Lead organisation(s): Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance (CCFLA)

Description

The Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance (CCFLA), in partnership with the United Nations Environment Porgramme (UNEP) and UrbanShift, will facilitate a dynamic discussion with city leaders, national government policymakers and urban climate finance experts. Participants will consider the role each stakeholder can play in scaling finance for urban climate adaptation. Ahead of the event, CCFLA will publish policy brief identifying 7 key actions for national policymakers to take to scale urban climate adaptation finance. This event will formally launch the call and open the dialogue on how the messaging can be taken forward by inviting and engaging with national policymakers directly.

Speakers

• Barbara Buchner, Global Managing Director, Climate Policy Initiative

• Priscilla Negreiros, Manager, Climate Policy Initiative/Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance

• Abigail Binay, Mayor, City of Makati, Philippines, CCFLA city ambassador

• Niklas Hagelberg, Senior Programme Management Officer/Coordinator of Climate Change, United National Environment Programme

• Joseph Muturi, chair of the Board, SDI

• Harry Boyd-Carpenter, Managing Director for Green Economy and Climate Action (GECA), European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

• Gabriela Blatter, Principal Policy Adviser for International Environment Finance, Switzerland Federal Office for the Environment