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13 December 2024

Next Generation of Urban and Mobility Planners Commit to Building Gender-Inclusive Cities across the World

The inclusion of all population groups in mobility planning contributes to the sustainability of transport systems and overall quality of life. A workshop co-organised by GIZ and Peking University, Lincoln Institute Center for Urban...

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10 December 2024

Challenges and Progress in Public Transport in Latin America

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6 December 2024

The Importance of Transport NDCs for Effective Climate Action

More ambitious climate action is needed to achieve long-term net-zero targets

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8 March 2020

7 Questions for 2 Women in Kenya’s Climate Change Coordination Unit

Background The transport sector is by far much more male dominated than other sectors of the...
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6 March 2020

Latin American Regional Workshop

Developing policies and strategies that contribute to the decarbonisation of the transport sector is essential for...
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21 February 2020

First Regional Training on Prioritising Mitigation Actions in Transport

34 participants from Ministries of Transport and Ministries of Environment across Africa underwent a hands-on training on...
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10 February 2020

Kenya’s Transport Sector – The Pacesetters of Climate Change Reporting

What is the point of doing something if you are not going to measure progress and...
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7 February 2020

A brushstroke for better mobility in Costa Rica

Green, blue, orange – in November 2019, pedestrians, cyclists and particularly drivers in Costa Rica’s Greater...
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7 January 2020

Power to X

The International PtX Hub: Catalyzing green hydrogen on a global scale
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1 January 2020

Key Steps for the Introduction of E-Buses

The introduction of electric buses presents decision-makers and (public) bus operators in cities with a multitude...
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18 December 2019

Without the Transport Sector, the Paris Agreement’s Goal Is Out of Reach

In order to stay in line with the climate target of 1.5°C we need to ramp...
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16 December 2019

Time is Running Out – Carbon Markets Cannot Replace More Ambitious National Commitments – Particularly in Transport

  At the UN Climate Conference (COP25) that just ended in Madrid, acting COP President Carolina...
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13 December 2019

New Online Training Programme: Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs)

The EUROCLIMA+ Urban Mobility Component Community of Practice has launched the blended-learning course for practitioners in...
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5 December 2019

CHANGING TRANSPORT at COP25

According to UN Environment’s latest Emissions Gap Report, current ambition under the Paris Agreement are not...
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3 December 2019

Exchanging Know-How on How to Change Transport in Indonesia

On November 27th, a group of officials from the Government of Indonesia visited the GIZ Headquarters...
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4 November 2019

Modernizing the Jeepney Sector: “I wait for it. I don’t ride the old Jeepneys.”

Maylin Tuano stopped riding old Jeepneys, the most dominant form of public transport, and started to...
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16 October 2019

Moving Chile

Upscaling Electric Mobility in Chile and Internationally
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7 October 2019

Methodologies for Baselines and Monitoring in the Transport Sector

We are pleased to invite you to participate in the final episode of our joint webinar of...
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4 October 2019

A Bike Changes Your Life in Every Way

How do women move around in Latin American cities? Lina Esperanza Mendoza bets on the bicycle...
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4 October 2019

Transitioning to Low Carbon Sea Transport in the Republic of Marshall Islands

Supports the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) in delivering its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).
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2 October 2019

Ambato strengthens its Commitment to Sustainable Mobility

With the purpose of reversing the trend of intensive vehicle use, greenhouse gas emissions and rapid...
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30 September 2019

Breaking down Barriers to Climate-friendly Freight Transport in Indonesia

The rapid development of Indonesia’s logistic system in terms of freight transport and infrastructure connections opens...
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20 September 2019

International Tender on Three E-Buses for Costa Rica

GIZ will purchase three battery electric buses and the charging infrastructure for a pilot project in...
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16 September 2019

Shaping Thailand’s Clean Mobility Programme

In Bangkok, transport contributes more than 50% to PM2.5 emissions and is one of the main...
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15 September 2019

Pathway Towards Low-Carbon Transport in Vietnam

Rapid growth in transport activities since the late 1990s is endangering the achievement of climate targets...
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9 September 2019

Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning in Metropolitan Regions

The SUMP topic guides were created to supplement the guidelines. They were also updated with the...
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9 September 2019

SUMP Guidelines 2.0

This is Europe’s major strategic planning instrument for authorities to develop and implement a long-term sustainable...
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28 August 2019

Webinar: Transport NDC – Building Efficiency and Competitive Transport

On August 28th, the GIZ Office in Peru will hold the Webinar: Transport NDC – Building...
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12 June 2019

Improving Air Quality for Peruvian Cities and Citizens

Breathing clean air and having a clinical history free of respiratory diseases are luxuries that millions...
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7 June 2019

Activating Long-Term Dialogue and Cooperation

How to further activate long-term dialogue and cooperation between beneficiary cities and countries was a focus...
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7 June 2019

Cycling for a Low Carbon Development

Its a fact that the bicycle helps to enforce a more equal social development and that...
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7 June 2019

Climate Finance is Key to Accelerate Action

Timely finance for the implementation of climate actions is both the key and the challenge to...
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27 May 2019

“At its Essence, the MobiliseYourCity Partnership Connects!”

Since April 2019 Sasank Vemuri has followed Markus Delfs in the position of Secretariat Coordinator for...
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12 April 2019

How to Stimulate a Global Decarbonisation of Mobility

The Vice Minister of Energy of Costa Rica Rolando Castro Córdoba presented the approach to decarbonising...
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1 April 2019

Building Stronger Partnerships for Successful E-Buses

In urban areas worldwide, the concerns over air quality, noise and greenhouse gas emissions are growing....
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26 March 2019

Change Has Come for the Philippine Jeepneys

In the Philippines, Jeepneys (approximately 200,000 nationwide) are the most dominant form of public transport, accounting...
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18 March 2019

Where Convenience of People Matters Most

Walking is the most common form of mobility and is generally how all trips start and...
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12 March 2019

Data Is Key to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

This article is part of our #StoriesofChange where we profile the work of our partner countries...
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8 March 2019

Costa Rica Goes Carbon Neutral by 2050

On February 24th 2019, Costa Rica presented its ambitious plan to decarbonise its economy until 2050....
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14 February 2019

Guadalajara and the European Union Cooperate on Sustainable Mobility

Two projects of the Urban Mobility Component of EUROCLIMA+ are currently being implemented in the Metropolitan...
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4 February 2019

Peru is Systematically Operationalising its NDC

The Peruvian Government has been taking big steps towards the systematic operationalization of its Nationally Determined...
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21 January 2019

Interview with Martin Delgra, Chairman LTFRB, Philippines

In this interview Martin B. Delgra III, Chairman of The Philippines’ Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory...
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18 January 2019

Towards Decarbonising Transport 2018 – A Stocktake on Sectoral Ambition in the G20

The webinar presents main conclusions of the joint report “Towards Decarbonising Transport 2018 – A Stocktake...
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15 January 2019

Creation of a Single Transport Authority for the Metropolitan Area of Lima and Callao

With the aim of reordering and integrating the urban public transport system of Lima and Callao,...
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15 January 2019

Two Years and Counting: Bringing the Vision of Transport and Climate Change to Life in Kenya

This article is part of our #StoriesofChange where we profile the work of our partner countries...
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21 December 2018

Raising Awareness on Mobility Obstacles: Photo Competition in the Philippines

The topic of mobility is ubiquitous in the Philippines, whether it is because of the heavy...
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17 December 2018

From Global Ambition to National Action: Thailand Launches NDC Action Plan for Transport

While the international community discusses national contributions to stop climate change (so called “NDC”) in Katowice...
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11 December 2018

How the Philippines Are Modernising their Bus Services

Public transport in the Philippines is dominated by informal, poorly maintained buses and jeepneys (which started...
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11 December 2018

Best Practices for Urban Mobility Planning

Many cities face major challenges due to the negative impact of increasing motorisation and fast urban...
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10 December 2018

Press Release: Transport and Climate Change Global Status Report

Tracking Transport Emissions Trends, Raising Transport Policy Ambition* On 8 December, the SLoCaT Partnership released the...
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7 December 2018

New and Improved Data on Road Transport in Kenya

Kenya is one of the first countries in the entire region of East and Central Africa...
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7 December 2018

“Every individual has a role to play”

During the Transport and Climate Change Week we seek to integrate several interests, personal backgrounds and...
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3 December 2018

CHANGING TRANSPORT at the COP24

The earth’s average yearly surface temperature is currently one degree above pre-industrialization levels. According to the...
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29 November 2018

Why Aspire to Buy More Cars?

When I meet with friends to “catch up” or interact with colleagues the topic of using...
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28 November 2018

Photography Contest Winner Announced!

With the objective of capturing public perception of the state of mobility in Kenya, the Advancing...
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12 November 2018

Strengthening Commitments and Synergising Actions Across Indonesian Ministries

The NAMA Support Project SUTRI NAMA and its component INDOBUS held its first Steering Committee Meeting...
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9 October 2018

Transport and Climate Change Week: Presentations

Here you can find the list of the presentations used during the Transport and Climate Change Week,...
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29 September 2018

We Don’t Need a Revolution – We Need Collaboration!

200 transport experts from 20 countries, highlighted the importance and need to change transport to limit global warming....
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24 July 2018

Photo Contest: Sustainable Transportation in Kenya

+++ Submissions open on Monday 23th July 2018 and close on 20th August 2018, 11:59 pm +++ Given the...
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17 July 2018

A New Initiative to Electrify Public Transport Launched in Costa Rica

“For Costa Rica it is fundamental to generate a transformational change in transportation, to not only...
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17 July 2018

Costa Rica Released a Regulation to Incentivise Electric Mobility

At the beginning of the year, the government of Costa Rica released a law to promote...
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19 June 2018

MiTransporte

Mitigating emissions from the transport sector in Costa Rica
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14 June 2018

Connecting Transport Colleagues from around the Globe

The second Changing Transport Week is coming up 24 – 28 September 2018! The one-week conference in Berlin fosters...
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11 June 2018

Active Transport and Travel Demand Management

Between 2014 and 2016 TRANSfer supported the Colombian Government in the design of a NAMA on...
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15 May 2018

EUROCLIMA+ Urban Mobility Reveals 19 New Projects in Latin America

The reduction of GHG emissions in the transport sector is central for achieving the Paris Agreement’s...
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11 May 2018

Modernising Public Transport in the Philippines

This article is part of our #StoriesofChange where we profile the work of our partner countries...
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5 May 2018

A Glimpse into Germany’s Transport Sector

 He who plants roads will harvest traffic. Thilo Becker – at his introductory talk on transport...
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13 April 2018

EUROCLIMA+

Promoting environmentally sustainable and climate-resilient development in 18 Latin American countries
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12 April 2018

SUTRI NAMA and INDOBUS Projects Kick-off in Indonesia

The implementation agreement for the SUTRI NAMA and INDOBUS has been signed by the General Secretary...
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12 April 2018

Public Transport Modernization Expo in the Philippines

a transformational large-scale initiative and flagship project of President Duterte’s administration,...
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12 April 2018

Changing Transport in Thailand

When arriving in Thailand it is next to impossible to avoid the topics of transport and...
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5 February 2018

Further Projects

More transport & climate change projects
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3 February 2018

Webinar: Transport in NDCs

On Monday, 29th January 2018, the 1.5h webinar Transport in NDCs – lessons learnt and how...
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7 January 2018

Cities and Climate Change (CiClim)

Integrating climate-friendly urban and mobility planning  
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1 January 2018

MobiliseYourCity Partnership

Accelerating the transition of sustainable urban mobility
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16 November 2017

New Technical Brief Outlines Mitigation Requirements of Transport Sector

The Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport (SLoCaT), the Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear...
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13 November 2017

COP23 Side Event “From Ambition to Action”

How can we implement more ambitions climate actions in the transport sector? What are feasible pathways...
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10 November 2017

COP23 Event Review – Low Carbon Transport: G20 on Track?

On November 8th in the German Pavilion within the Bonn Zone and framework of the COP...
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2 November 2017

Facilitating the Development of Ambitious Transport Mitigation Actions (TRANSfer)

Developing mitigation actions and facilitating access to climate finance.    
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1 November 2017

TraCS to Support Revision of Transport Section in Kenya’s National Climate Change Action Plan

“Climate change was not a priority before TraCS…” said the head of the Roads Services Unit...
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30 October 2017

Advancing Transport Climate Strategies (TraCS)

Supporting climate strategies in transport and identifying appropriate action plans.
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8 October 2017

UNFCCC and GIZ present: Webinar Series on Methodologies for Baselines and Monitoring in the Transport Sector

The series comprises eight webinars and is based on the chapters of the UNFCCC Secretariat’s Passenger...
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28 September 2017

Reverse Innovation in Urban Mobility

Air pollution, noise and a lack of space – German municipalities are looking for ways to...
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15 August 2017

Comprehensive Technical Guidelines for Lima’s Cycling Infrastructure

Even though Lima is described as having good geographic and climatic conditions for cycling, commutes by...
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15 August 2017

Transport and Climate Change Training held in Kenya

Kenyan State Department of Transport together with the Advancing Transport Climate Strategies hosted a training working.
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13 July 2017

Binding Design Standards for Cycling Infrastructure in Lima approved/Municipalidad de Lima aprueba nuevos estándares para ciclo-infraestructura

With the resolution N° 311-2017, the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima, the Peruvian capital city has adopted...
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16 May 2017

Roundtable on NDC Implementation and Transparency in Transport

On 12 May, the GIZ project Advancing Transport Climate Strategies organised a Round Table Discussion that...
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3 September 2015

ProNAMA

Creating NAMAs for different sectors in Mexiko
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15 April 2000

Training Materials: Cycling and Non-Motorised Transport

This tool provides a list of training measures on NUMP-related topics by various well-reputed, non-for-profit providers...
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29 September 1991

Global Environment Facility

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) was established in 1991 and serves, like the GCF, as operating...
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30 September 1921

World Bank Group

The World Bank Group provides technical as well as financial assistance for many sustainable transport projects...
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30 September 1921

City creditworthiness self-assessment and planning toolkit

This toolkit is intended to help improved the creditworthiness and access to finance of local authorities...
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30 September 1921

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

Since its creation, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has provided financing for transport...
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29 September 1921

Asian Development Bank

Expanded climate finance ambition is a key element of ADB’s efforts to support its Developing Member Countries...
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29 September 1921

WRI Learning Guide “Financing Sustainable Urban Development: An Introduction”

This interactive learning guide on “Financing Sustainable Urban Development: An Introduction” aims to support city officials...
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29 September 1921

Tool: Green City Finance Directory | Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance

The Green City Finance Directory is a useful tool for subnational governments and stakeholders to identify...
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29 September 1921

European Investment Bank (EIB)

The European Investment Bank (EIB) aims to advance the take-up of sustainable transport solutions by mobilising...
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9 September 1921

Content Overview Climate Finance Toolkit

This content overview helps you navigate through the toolkit. General information  This introductory chapter gives background...
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9 April 1921

Local Funding Options for Public Transportation

This report evaluates eighteen options for local funding instruments eligible to support finance public transport projects...
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29 January 1921

Guidelines for Building a National Landscape of Climate Finance

This guide draws lessons from the Climate Policy Initiative’s experience in developing national landscapes of general...
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30 December 1920

Green Bonds

Green bonds became an increasingly important innovative debt financing instrument to complement traditional public funding sources....
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9 December 1920

General Climate Finance Decision-Making

Where to start? Which financing tool suits your context?  This Climate Finance Decision Making Tree is...
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30 November 1920

Content Overview: Transparency Toolkit

Our designated Transparency Toolkit aims at tracking mitigation actions in the transport sector and will support...
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