Assessing National Enabling Framework Conditions for Urban Climate Finance

The CCFLA and Urban-Act National Assessment Tool provides a framework for national governments to evaluate the regulatory, financial, and institutional conditions that affect urban climate finance. The tool consists of 64 dimensions across four categories: Climate Policy, Budget and Finance, Climate Data, and Vertical and Horizontal Coordination. It aims to identify strengths and gaps in national frameworks to facilitate recommendations for improving subnational access to finance, having been piloted in India and Indonesia.

• The National Assessment Tool is structured around 64 dimensions divided into four primary categories: Climate Policy, Budget and Finance, Climate Data, and Vertical and Horizontal Coordination, each containing specific sub-categories to identify areas for improvement in national enabling framework conditions.
• The 'Budget and Finance' category assesses the national financial architecture, focusing on public financing, intergovernmental transfers, fiscal decentralization, and the mobilization of private finance to ensure stable assignment of expenditures and responsibilities for subnational climate action.
• The tool emphasizes the importance of 'Vertical and Horizontal Coordination', evaluating how national governments support coordination across different levels of government (vertical) and between different jurisdictions (horizontal) to improve climate planning and shared investment opportunities.
• The 'Climate Data' category focuses on the availability and quality of data for mitigation and adaptation, specifically assessing whether national governments provide the necessary support for subnational governments to access and analyze high-quality climate data.
• The tool was piloted in India and Indonesia, selected due to their status as Urban-Act project countries and the presence of development partners with climate finance expertise.
• The guide provides practical examples of successful EFCs, such as Morocco's NDC including strong urban content, the Philippines' Climate Change Act mandating local climate action plans, and Jordan's use of blended finance for wastewater treatment plant expansion.

APA

Press-Williams, J., & Masale, E. (2024). Assessing National Enabling Framework Conditions for Urban Climate Finance. Climate Policy Initiative. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/National-Assessment-Tool.pdf

Chicago

Press-Williams, Jessie, and Eyerusalem Masale. Assessing National Enabling Framework Conditions for Urban Climate Finance. Climate Policy Initiative, 2024. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/National-Assessment-Tool.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{presswilliams2024assessing, author = {Press-Williams, Jessie and Masale, Eyerusalem}, title = {{Assessing National Enabling Framework Conditions for Urban Climate Finance}}, institution = {Climate Policy Initiative}, year = {2024}, month = jul, url = {https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/National-Assessment-Tool.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }