We turn resilient and inclusive climate action plans into real-world projects
LARGE SCALE, MEASURABLE IMPACT
We collaborate with cities to prepare and implement urban infrastructure projects that improve the lives of residents.
OUR APPROACH
We facilitate access to finance for climate change mitigation and resilience projects in cities. To achieve our goals we target four main areas:
Project preparation
Connecting infrastructure projects to finance and provide cities with the support and expertise they need.
Unbiased expertise
Prioritising the city and its residents by connecting cities to the finance instruments most suited to them.
Equity & Inclusion
Making sure that every solution, in design and implementation, creates positive outcomes for marginalised groups.
Partnerships in action
Building meaningful and lasting relationships between cities, financiers and policy-makers.
KNOWLEDGE SHARING IS POWER
Learn from other cities and discover how you can take action to tackle climate change.
Financing Options
Handbook on Urban Infrastructure Finance
Through this handbook, the New Cities Foundation provides a set of practical guidelines that can help cities become smarter in the urban infrastructure finance space.
Report New Cities FoundationFinancing Options
C40 Cities Good Practice Guide: City Climate Funds
Several C40 cities have successfully accessed new sources of finance, including from the private sector, through establishing city climate funds.
Guidance Document C40 Cities Climate Leadership GroupCreditworthiness
C40 Cities Good Practice Guide
A city's creditworthiness is a vital requirement to finance low-carbon, climate resilient projects, yet many C40 cities do not have a credit rating or access to capital.
Guidance Document C40 Cities Climate Leadership GroupOUR PARTNERS
CFF is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the United Kingdom's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Jointly implemented by C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, combining a global network of climate leaders with world class expertise in sustainable development cooperation.
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