This blog was originally published on  With the World Meteorological Organization confirming July 2023 as the hottest month ever recorded in human history,   later this month in Dubai will be a pivotal moment to respond to the first  ..read more

Small and intermediary cities are home to most urban residents. In 2020, 58% of low-and middle-income countries’ urban residents lived in cities with fewer than 1 million inhabitants. As the world’s population continues to urbanize, smaller cities will account for much of the urban population growth and often have the ..read more

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Subnational governments are key to enabling the environment for adaptation financing. The Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance (CCFLA) offered some ideas on how they can do that ahead of COP27. The Policy Brief: How to Increase Financing for Urban Climate Adaptation and Resilience calls for national governments to take 7 key actions ..read more

Ahead of a series global biodiversity events including the COP15 in Montreal, financing the protection and restoration has been highlighted more than ever. UNDP BIOFIN's Marco Arlaud and Simon Nazer introduces their evidence-based approach to generating more than 150 biodiversity finance solutions, which were in turn applied to several African nations for their path towards a green recovery ..read more

Tens of billions of kWh of electricity are consumed around the world each day, allowing people to communicate, travel, conduct business and live comfortably as in lighting and heating buildings. Currently, 60% of global electricity is generated from fossil fuels and the sector accounts for around 70% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Therefore, reworking our energy systems would be a necessity for our future ..read more

Climate change is only one facet of the ongoing environmental crisis. The degradation of nature and the loss of biodiversity also threaten financial stability. Central banks must address nature-related risks as well as those stemming from the climate crisis ..read more