C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group
For A Regional Network Of Chief Financial Officers In African Cities
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Amount$150,000
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Program
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Date Awarded6/29/2023
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Term12.0 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Overview
C40 Cities is a network of about 100 global megacities committed to leadership in climate action. It seeks to reduce the emissions of its member cities within a decade while improving equity, building resilience, and creating the conditions for everyone, everywhere, to thrive. This grant supports the scoping and developing of a regional network of chief financial officers (CFOs) in 13 African cities. The grant aims to strengthen municipal environments favorable to investment, underpinning the development of climate-smart project pipelines at the pace and scale required to meet major African cities' climate goals. The grant will focus on early-stage design, development, and consultation work to identify and support CFO needs, including developing programming, partnerships development, research, and other scoping requirements across sub-Sahara Africa.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.c40.org
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for mayors at the forefront of global climate action in China
C40 Cities is a global network of mayors taking urgent action to confront the climate crisis and create a future where everyone can thrive. This project will help strengthen and elevate learning, then facilitate implementation, on how low-carbon policy, design, and investments can lead to positive change in Chinese cities. (Substrategy: China National Policy)
for a regional network of chief financial officers in African cities
C40 Cities is a network of about 100 global megacities committed to leadership in climate action. It seeks to reduce the emissions of its member cities within a decade while improving equity, building resilience, and creating the conditions for everyone, everywhere, to thrive. This grant supports the scoping and developing of a regional network of chief financial officers (CFOs) in 13 African cities. The grant aims to strengthen municipal environments favorable to investment, underpinning the development of climate-smart project pipelines at the pace and scale required to meet major African cities' climate goals. The grant will focus on early-stage design, development, and consultation work to identify and support CFO needs, including developing programming, partnerships development, research, and other scoping requirements across sub-Sahara Africa.
