Webinar series on adaptation: Financing adaptation actions

The webinar consists of four presentations, including an overview of various opportunities for financing adaptation in municipalities, a demonstration of the Covenant of Mayors Interactive Funding guide and practical city experiences of funding adaptation actions. After each presentation there is a short Q&A session with audience questions.

Program:

• Welcome and introduction to the Covenant of Mayors Interactive funding guide - Petya Pishmisheva and Giustino Piccolo, Covenant of Mayors Office
• Natural Capital Financing Facility: Boosting Investment for Biodiversity and Nature-based Adaptation to Climate Change - Kristyna Pelikanova, European Investment Bank
• Utilising the NCFF tool to promote climate adaptation projects - Yannis Evmolpidis, City of Athens, Greece
• Public and private financing: an indispensable couple to get climate adaptation done - Corjan Gebraad, City of Rotterdam, the Netherlands

This webinar is the fourth and last part of a series dedicated to adaptation to climate change in cities and urban settings, organized by the Covenant of Mayors in 2019. The series consists of 4 parts:

1. Assessing risks and vulnerabilities
2. Designing an adaptation strategy
3. Monitoring and evaluating adaptation actions
4. Financing adaptation actions