Being investment ready for climate resilience
While climate resilience assessment tools help cities understand their risks, adaptation projects often need a final push to become a viable investment opportunity.
Climate adaptation Infrastructure Mexico, Central America & the Caribbean Private sector engagement Resilient Development Resource access South America
A new safety net for Latin American and Caribbean cities
The Urban Infrastructure Insurance Facility (UIIF), introduces an innovative way for cities in Latin America and the Caribbean to access climate adaptation financing, including the insurance market, collectively pool risk, and protect critical infrastructure and vulnerable populations.
Cities stepping up to the challenge: What climate migration means for local governments
Climate migration is no longer a future threat: It’s a present-day reality, with cities on the frontline of response. From building resilient, inclusive infrastructure to shifting public narratives and planning ahead, local governments have a critical role to play.
Four steps to finance nature-based solutions in cities
As cities face extreme weather events and growing inequality, nature-based solutions (NbS) can boost biodiversity, manage risks, and improve urban life. But financing remains the biggest hurdle. Turning ideas into action means rethinking how we plan, value, and invest in nature.
Climate adaptation Ecosystems & biodiversity Mexico, Central America & the Caribbean Oceania Resource access Resource security Southeast Asia Water
Five reasons why oceans are important to cities and why cities are important for our oceans
Local and regional governments are paying attention to the multilateral oceans agenda because of the myriad ways life in coastal cities, towns and regions depends on the health and sustainability of our oceans.
Advocacy & diplomacy Climate adaptation Climate mitigation Daring Cities 2025 Global Advocacy Multilevel governance
Cities, climate, and convergence: What the first Annual Review on the Rio Conventions tells us
Born from the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, these three multilateral environmental agreements have shaped how the international community approaches global environmental challenges.
Collecting data, building trust: Climate Resilience for Communities project advances in Izmir
When projects like the Climate Resilience for Communities (CRC) initiative take the time to listen to these stories, they turn local communities’ traditional practices into effective, long-term, resilient and sustainable solutions.
Climate adaptation Climate mitigation Ecosystems & biodiversity Europe Nature-based Development Resilient Development
The coastal city of the future
Malmö’s sea and coast have a great untapped potential that the city can develop and benefit from. A lot is already being done – but the city can and must do even more.