One UN Event: Scaling-up Financing for an Urban Shift towards Nature-Positive and Climate-Resilient Cities

Welcome, Agenda & Moderation 

• Mr. Rogier Van den Berg, Global Director for WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities 

Opening remarks: Financing the Future of Urban Sustainability 

• Ms. Elizabeth Mrema, DED, UNEP 

Panel discussion: Unlocking Financing for Local Governments to Implement Sustainability Initiatives towards Nature-Positive and Climate-Resilient Cities 

• Mr. Rafael Tuts, Director, Global Solutions Division, UN-Habitat 

• Ms. Cecilia Kinuthia-Njenga, Director, Intergovernmental Support and Collective Progress Division, UNFCC 

• Hélène Chartier, Director of Urban Planning and Design, C40 Cities 

• Mr. Adalberto Maluf, National Secretary for Urban Environment and Environmental Quality of Brazil 

• Mr. Sebástián Ferman, Secretary of Environment and Development, Argentina. 

• Ms. Xueman Wang, World Bank. 

Summary and closing: Key takeaways and outline of actionable steps and future collaborations 

• Mr. Aloke Barnwal,  Coordinator, Sustainable Cities Program, Secretariat of the Global Environment Facility