CCFLAs Jessie Press Williams will be speaking at several events during the Innovate4Cities Conference in Nairobi, taking place from June 21-24 2026.

All times are in EAT.

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Governance at Scale: Delivering CHAMP Objectives via Integrated National Platforms

Monday, June 22; 15:30 – 16:30 (Conference Room 2)  Hybrid

This joint session, hosted by CapaCITIES, Driving Urban Transitions Partnership, the Urban Transitions Mission and Viable Cities, aims to showcase concrete examples of multi-level collaboration and opportunities for delivering CHAMP objectives. It will also explore the role of global and European initiatives assisting cities in becoming climate-neutral and resilient.

CCFLA’s Jessie Press-Williams will be speaking at this session.

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I4C26 Organized Expert Review of the IPCC SR Cities Second Order Draft

Session 1: Monday, June 22; 15:00 – 17:30 (Conference Room 2) Hybrid

Session 2: Tuesday, June 23; 17:00 – 19:00 (Conference Room 1) Hybrid

The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM) and UN-Habitat, as co-hosts of the 2026 Innovate4Cities Conference (I4C26), in partnership with ICLEI–Local Governments for Sustainability and the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission (JRC), are pleased to facilitate an in-person Organized Expert Review for the Second Order Draft (SOD) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on Climate Change and Cities (SRCities).

CCFLA’s Jessie Press-Williams will be participating in both workshops.

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Equitable Urban Climate Finance: Redirecting Capital to Secondary Cities and Informal Settlements

Tuesday, June 23; 14:30 – 15:30 (Conference room 1) Hybrid

This session discusses structural barriers of urban climate finance causing stark geographic and social inequities.

By bringing together global funders and local practitioners, the workshop aims to identify the shifts in funding criteria needed to ensure climate capital serves the billion people living in the world’s most precarious urban environments. Insights from this dialogue will contribute to a joint, action-oriented publication, being developed through a series of events in 2026, outlining concrete steps to ensure climate capital is equitably distributed within and between cities. This session has been organized by Cities Alliance.

CCFLA’s Jessie Press Williams will be speaking at this discussion.