Local Govt Forum

Engaging the private sector to finance climate change adaptation : Discussion at COP22 has focused on how public financing can incentivize private sector funds toward climate change, including for adaptation. That money could help fill a growing gap in financing needs, as grants are increasingly replaced by low-interest loans, leaving the most affected countries worried about taking on new debt.

'Habitat III, what's that?' — the view of businesses in the smart city sector : As the dust settles after Habitat III, how much do the companies bidding to build the world's new cities actually know, or care, about the New Urban Agenda and the guidelines it sets out for urban development?