Timezones: 5:30 (Brasília, GMT –3)

The panel aims to discuss the necessary financial and technical support for implementing green and resilient infrastructure in cities, as well as to identify global opportunities, challenges, and best practices that accelerate local just transitions and promote adaptation. The discussion will highlight the urgency of allocating investments to initiatives that foster effective and equitable climate action at the local level.

Co-organizers: C40 Cities, WRI Brazil, National Front of Mayors, Climate Finance Center for the Global South (CFC-GS), Forum of Brazilian Sovereign Wealth Funds (FFSB), Ministry of Environment and Climate Change.

Panelists:

  • Adalberto Maluf, National Secretary for Urban Environment and Environmental Quality, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MMA)
  • Cláudio Puty, General Coordinator of the Climate Finance Center for the Global South (CFC-GS)
  • Luana Betti, Socioeconomics and Climate Finance Manager, WRI Brasil
  • Ambasador Danilo Zimbress, Council of the Federation (SRI/PR)