R20 – Regions of climate action: Accelerating green infrastructure projects

Our Unique Approach

R20 – Regions of Climate Action is accelerating the implementation of green infrastructure projects in the field of waste optimization, renewable energy and energy efficiency by “connecting the dots” between public authorities, technology
partners and financial investors.

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Our Achievements

Algeria

Initiated in Oran in 2013, the "Zero Waste, Energy Efficiency, and Capacity Building" programme is one of R20's largest. Read More

Brazil

Initiated in Rio de Janeiro in 2014, the LED Street Lighting programme has been successful in over 40 cities and has become one of R20's flagship energy efficiency programmes. Read More

Nigeria

Initiated in 2013 under the driving force of the Government of Delta State, the TACC programme has led to the implementation of a number of community-level projects. Read More

China

This project was undertaken in close collaboration with the Dapeng New District Government with the aim to optimize the waste management value chain in the district.Read More

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Newsletter June 2022

France supports the R20 Foundation with a contribution of €100,000 to fight climate change in the Mediterranean.

The “Action Plan for the Mediterranean, an exemplary sea in 2030” (PAMEx 2030), is an initiative of French President Emmanuel Macron. At COP 26 in Glasgow in 2021, it was decided to create the PLIFF, PAMex Local Invest Finance Facility, in order to coordinate and promote sustainable solutions to limit the impacts of climate change

R20 and ISWA, the International Solid Waste Association, renewed their MoU for a new era of cooperation in accelerating the building of sustainable waste management infrastructure

R20, with its new flagship initiative: the Subnational Climate Fund (the SCF), a blended finance impact fund formed to pursue attractive risk-adjusted returns for private investors while generating measurable and certified climate, environmental and social impacts, has concluded with ISWA an updated MoU that aims to accelerate the building of sustainable waste management infrastructure, especially

Webinars – Subnational Climate Fund (SCF) Project Submission Platform presentation

R20, on behalf of the SCF Technical Assistance (SCF TA) team, organized four regional webinars per SCF region to present the project submission platform as follows : Mediterranean – Balkans : 24 February 2022 (10:00 CET) Africa : 01 March 2022 (09:00 CET) Asia Pacific : 09 March 2022 (09:00 CET) Latin America – Caribbean : 15