The urban poor are disproportionately affected by climate change and more likely to live in disaster-prone areas, yet they can also crucial agents of transformative change. However, without adequate climate finance, local and global climate goals are out of reach, indicating the need for enhanced cooperation and climate action, locally led by the most vulnerable as well as increased financial support.

This event will launch a new publication by the Cities Alliance “Climate Finance for the Urban Poor: A Review of the Global Climate Funds” and highlight the insufficient amount of climate finance targeting the urban poor. The discussion will highlight some of the challenges in accessing finance, the effectiveness of locally-led climate action for addressing poverty and how we can catalyze more finance for this critical population. 

Moderator: Julie Greenwalt, Senior Climate Advisor at Cities Alliance 

Panelists: 

Ms. Maria Fernanda Espinosa, President of the Cities Alliance Assembly - Cities Alliance

Hon. Mr. Samuel Oe-Amseb, Mayor of Outjo, President of the Association of Local Authorities of Namibia (ALAN) - Namibia

Ms. Nayoka Martinez-Bäckström, First Secretary at the Swedish Embassy of Bangladesh - SIDA

Dorice Bosibori Moseti, Community Leader, Kenya - Slum Dwellers International