Tracking Urban Climate Finance

CCFLA identifies, measures, and reports global, regional, and sectoral climate finance flows and needs, generating the evidence base required to guide effective action and investment in cities.

Cities face growing climate risks, but decision-makers often lack clear, comparable data on how much climate finance cities receive, where it flows, and which needs remain unmet.

 

Without reliable data, it is difficult to prioritize investments, measure progress, or mobilize additional finance. This workstream exists to fill this gap – improving the quality, accessibility, and use of data to support better decision-making in urban climate finance.

What we want to do:

• Produce global assessments that track progress and gaps in urban climate finance.

• Develop regional, national, and subnational insights tailored to the needs of decision-makers.

• Advance innovative tracking and research methodologies to address data gaps.

• Provide reliable data to support policymaking and improve cities’ access to climate finance.

How we are doing it:

Knowledge

Developing and publishing the biennial State of Cities Climate Finance Report – our flagship assessment of global urban climate finance flows and needs – alongside producing regional, national, and subnational analyses that provide decision-makers with insights relevant to their context.

Coordination

Engaging stakeholders in data-sharing efforts and continuously refines, documents, and releases methodologies that underpin all reports – building a shared evidence base for the urban climate finance ecosystem.

Policy engagement

Promoting key findings in major policy fora, including COPs and IPCC processes, and distils insights into accessible formats that support national governments and strengthen multi-level governance.

Publications

The State of Cities Climate Finance 2024

The 2024 State of Cities Climate Finance report (SCCFR) provides the most comprehensive assessment of urban climate flows and needs globally. It aims to inform action on mobilizing finance for city-level climate action at scale by 2030.

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Contact

Jessie Press-Williams

Jessie.press-Williams@cpiglobal.org