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Enabling Urban Resilience - Training for Cities for Enhanced Access to Climate Adaptation Finance

Unlock new opportunities for climate finance! Dive into our training packed with firsthand insights, tool demonstrations, group activities, and project-pitching sessions that will increase your prospects for developing bankable projects.

Lara Arjan

Facilitator

date November 7, 2024 | 09:00 - 12:00
place
Multipurpose room 07
organization
Asian Development Bank ADB
country
Philippines
language
English
Reference: 
TE 07-03

Summary

The three-hour training aims to equip city authorities with the knowledge and tools to overcome obstacles in securing climate finance. Participants will learn strategies to boost the technical and financial relevance of their projects, and foster partnerships crucial for successful climate initiatives. This training advances climate-resilience and low-carbon development by creating productive links between cities, project preparation facilities, and funders.

Objectives

1. Gain insights into the climate finance landscape, learning strategies to overcome funding barriers.
2. Improve the technical and financial feasibility of climate projects by increasing awareness and proficiency in practical tools and methodologies.
3. Develop skills to foster strategic partnerships and engage with funders, enhancing city representative’s ability to secure investment for climate initiatives.

Partners

Organization
Country
Asian Development Bank ADB
Philippines
United Cities and Local Governments Asia-Pacific
Indonesia
Sustainable Infrastructure Foundation
Switzerland
UNITED NATIONS CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT FUND
United States of America

Session panelists

Panelist
Role
Organization
Country
Mr. Cédric van Riel
Head of Business Development
Sustainable Infrastructure Foundation
Ms. Chencho Dorjee
Chief Technical Advisor and Program Manager, ASEAN Region
United Nations Capital Development Fund UNCDF
Mr. Kathleen Jovellanos
Monitoring, Evaluation and Knowledge Management Specialist
ADB Cities Development Initiative for Asia
Mr. Emilie Becault
Manager, Climate Finance for Cities, States and Regions
CDP
Mr. Okju Jeong
Climate Change Specialist
Asian Development Bank ADB
Mr. Brian Roberts
Director
Urban Frontiers