New Climate Funding: Cities as Emerging Donors

Partnerships for financing of a local project
Partnerships for co-creation of knowledge and research
Empower cities to act, raise ambition, and scale implementation
Knowledge-sharing on a specific topic, method, and/or output
Awareness-raising on a specific topic, method, and/or output
Capacity building in climate science data and analyses

Kamelia Kemileva

Co-Director

22 Jun | 13:05–13:30
organization
Global Cities Hub
country
Switzerland
Reference: 
CR4-03
Multi-level Governance and Partnerships
Finance and Implementation
Insight to Impact (Research and Practice) (60-minute session)
Conference room 4 (CR4)

Summary

With the Pilot Project for International Climate Finance Zurich (PIKZ), the City of Zurich is taking an innovative step to expand its role in global climate action. Backed by a dedicated five-year funding commitment, PIKZ channels targeted support into high-impact climate projects in vulnerable regions, helping to address the global climate finance gap while demonstrating how cities can act beyond their own boundaries.


Focusing on climate mitigation, adaptation, and responses to loss and damage, PIKZ promotes locally anchored solutions that create lasting impact and advance sustainable development. As both a practical initiative and a forward-looking model, it highlights the growing potential of cities to drive collaborative, international climate action—and invites others to explore how local leadership can contribute to global change.

Partners

Organization
Country
Global Cities Hub
Switzerland

Session panelists

Panelist
Role
Organization
Country
Kamelia Kemileva
Co-Director
Global Cities Hub
Switzerland
Steve Tharakan
Deputy Head
Mission of the Embassy of Switzerland to Kenya, Eritrea, Somalia and Uganda
Kenya
Mariamelia Abellán
Project Manager
City of Zurich
Switzerland
Kamelia Kemileva
Co_Director
Global Cities Hub
Switzerland
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