Climate-KIC

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Structure investment-ready projects: work with the Climate City Capital Hub, CFS, Mission Cities to develop financeable climate mitigation projects. This includes defining business models, identifying funding sources and de-risking instruments, and strengthening overall investment-readiness.
• Provide hands-on support on financial modelling, risk assessment and project preparation to increase project maturity and attract investors.
• Develop and deploy blended finance instruments: support the design and structuring of mechanisms and programmes that combine private, philanthropic and public capital to de-risk urban mitigation investments and mobilise financing at scale.
• Engage with capital and technical assistance providers: engage directly with investors, banks, funds, philanthropies, development finance institutions and technical assistance providers to match city project pipelines with appropriate sources of capital or support.
• Support the mainstreaming of adaptation: working closely with adaptation specialists, ensure that adaptation is considered and integrated, where relevant, within broader investment plans and mitigation projects, including through the integration of resilience considerations into project design and financing structures.
• Generate and share knowledge: capture lessons from project transactions and financing processes. Translate them into practical guidance, tools, case studies and capacity-building materials for cities.

Climate Mitigation Finance Specialist