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 providing 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.
THE KNOWLEDGE LIBRARY
Learn from other cities and discover how you can take action to tackle climate change.
Learn from Other Cities
Banking on a just and green recovery: Lessons from 9 cities
Lessons from cities about how to access finance, showing that the case for direct city-led climate action has never been stronger.
ReportAdaptation
How to Develop a Business Case - A Guide from Durban
An account of the city of Durban’s approach to developing their business case.
Report CFFTransport
How to electrify a bus depot
An overview of the key steps and considerations needed when designing or retrofitting a zero-emission bus depot as part of accelerating zero-emission bus deployment in urban areas.
Report CFFOUR PARTNERS
CFF is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the United Kingdom's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). 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.
MORE ABOUT OUR PARTNERS