Looking for a communication and marketing intern
Looking for a communication and marketing intern

R20 Foundation is seeking a communication and marketing intern to support the development of its activities. R20 aims at creating blended-finance investment vehicles to help meet the needs and commitments

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Newsletter December 2022
Newsletter December 2022

Newsletter December 2022

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Hiring: Project Pipeline Manager
Hiring: Project Pipeline Manager

R20 Foundation is seeking a Project Pipeline Manager for its existing programme, the Subnational Climate Finance Initiative (SCF), and a new programme aimed at curating new blended-finance investment vehicles.   The

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New Billion Euro Finance Initiative Launched in Marseille.
New Billion Euro Finance Initiative Launched in Marseille.

Marseille, December 6, 2022. The founding charter of the PAMEX Local Invest Finance Facility (PLIFF) has been signed today in Marseille, as part of the event “”the Mediterranean of the

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Hiring: Programme Coordinator
Hiring: Programme Coordinator

R20 Foundation is seeking a Coordinator for a new programme that aims at providing public-private investment solutions for climate mitigation at city-level. More specifically, the programme envisions to create blended-finance

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Hiring: Fundraising Manager
Hiring: Fundraising Manager

R20 Foundation is seeking a professional Fundraising Manager for its programs, seeking grants and concessional commitments into financing vehicles dedicated to climate infrastructure investment in cities. R20 aims at creating

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Signature d’un Protocole d’Accord entre la BOAD, La Fondation R20 et le Groupe Edifice Capital pour la  structuration d’une Facilité de Financement
Signature d’un Protocole d’Accord entre la BOAD, La Fondation R20 et le Groupe Edifice Capital pour la structuration d’une Facilité de Financement

A l’occasion de la COP27 (Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypte), la Banque Ouest Africaine de Développement (BOAD), La Fondation R20  et le Groupe Edifice Capital ont signé un Protocole d’Accord afin de

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Hiring: ESG & Impact Analyst
Hiring: ESG & Impact Analyst

R20, sponsor of the Subnational Climate Finance (SCF) initiative supported by the Green Climate Fund, is seeking an ESG and Impact Analyst for its activities within the SCF initiative and

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R20 at COP27
R20 at COP27

AS an NGO that has observer status to the UNFCCC, R20 will be present at COP27 in Sharm-El Sheik. On the Monday 14th of November from 16.45 to 18.15, we

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Newsletter June 2022
Newsletter June 2022

Newsletter June 2022

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

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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 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

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

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Find out more about R20 presentation at the Innovate4water event in Geneva
Find out more about R20 presentation at the Innovate4water event in Geneva

R20 Foundation organized a session on the theme of “Blended Finance for Infrastructure Investment” at the Innovate4water event, held in Geneva on the March 2, with the following presentations : Subnational

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Presentation of the Subnational Climate Fund (SCF) to ORU FOGAR and its members
Presentation of the Subnational Climate Fund (SCF) to ORU FOGAR and its members

On February 10, Christophe Nuttall, Senior Advisor of R20 and his team presented the Subnational Climate Fund to the President of ORU Fogar, Rachid el Abdi. This fund is dedicated

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New public – private financial mechanisms cooperation for climate action
New public – private financial mechanisms cooperation for climate action

During COP26, SCF representatives participated in panel discussion focused on mobilizing private sector capital for climate action. The event showcased the Subnational Climate Fund (SCF) which seeks to invest in

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IUCN Local Action Summit
IUCN Local Action Summit

R20 took an active part in the IUCN Local Action Summit. The Summit was organised to showcase and galvanise the efforts of subnational governments and their partners to deliver positive

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Deal signed to develop Smart Green Villages in Rwanda
Deal signed to develop Smart Green Villages in Rwanda

On Thursday October 10th, 2019, Rwanda Green Fund  signed an agreement with the Global Alliance for Smart Cities and Smart Villages in Africa (GASCA) to develop Rwandan villages into “smart

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R20AWS: Breakout session on blended finance
R20AWS: Breakout session on blended finance

The breakout session on blended finance was organized by R20, the University of Zurich and the USC Schwarzenegger Institute, in partnership with the Climate Infrastructure Partnership. It brought together a

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Less Talk more Action at 3rd R20 Austrian World Summit
Less Talk more Action at 3rd R20 Austrian World Summit

More Action! If there is one key message to remember this year’s R20 AUSTRIAN WORLD SUMMIT by, it is this one. On May 28, more than 150 speakers from over

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One Planet Summit Nairobi: Africa pledge
One Planet Summit Nairobi: Africa pledge

On March 14, 2019, in Nairobi (Kenya), the first regional edition of the One Planet Summit sought to build momentum ahead of the UN Secretary-General’s 2019 Climate Summit with new

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The 2018 Green Solutions Awards
The 2018 Green Solutions Awards

Solutions already shaping the zero-carbon city. On December 6th, in the Framework of COP24 in Katowice (Poland), winners of the 2018 Green Solutions Awards were revealed during a ceremony that

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PlastiCircular : The New Age of Plastic
PlastiCircular : The New Age of Plastic

Last Tuesday (Nov. 6, 2018), R20 welcomed key stakeholders – Dow-DuPont, Danone, Nestle, PepsiCo, Veolia, Suez, WBCSD, IUCN, WWF, etc. – to kick off PlastiCircular, a new initiative that aims

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Climate leaders share stories with purpose at Talanoa Dialogue
Climate leaders share stories with purpose at Talanoa Dialogue

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Chair of the USC Schwarzenegger Institute and R20, partnered with the Prime Minister of Fiji and COP23 President Frank Bainimarama to convene a meeting that brought together key

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Up to USD 1.4 billion to finance clean infrastructure projects in Africa
Up to USD 1.4 billion to finance clean infrastructure projects in Africa

Leaders from politics, business, finance and civil society, gathered in New York city on September 26th for the second edition of the One Planet Summit to demonstrate progress on commitments

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The R20 Austrian World Summit: Inspiring pioneers towards a sustainable future
The R20 Austrian World Summit: Inspiring pioneers towards a sustainable future

The R20 Austrian World Summit held in Vienna on May 15th, 2018 gathered high-ranking officials, decision-makers, businesses, investors and climate experts dedicated to showcase, promote and implement the Paris Climate

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The Sub-national Climate Fund Africa on good tracks for 2018
The Sub-national Climate Fund Africa on good tracks for 2018

Officially announced at COP23 in Bonn on Nov. 14th, the Sub-national Climate Fund Africa (SnCF Africa) is making strong progress ahead of the R20 Austrian World Summit. Following the official

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Feasibility studies underway
Feasibility studies underway

Fully operational since Q4 of 2017, our Pre-Investment Facilities (PIFs) are currently performing various feasibility studies for Waste valorization, Renewable Energy and LED street lighting infrastructure projects in Africa. Key

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Accelerating the green economy through capacity building & training
Accelerating the green economy through capacity building & training

Geneva, March 15th, 2018 – R20 and Mines Saint-Etienne, France’s oldest elite engineering school outside Paris, signed a convention agreement to create an International Academic Chair titled “Sustainable Infrastructure and

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Make the Planet Great Again
Make the Planet Great Again

Arnold Schwarzenegger was at the One Planet Summit in Paris to celebrate the two-year anniversary of the Paris Agreement. Aside from his notorious selfie with French President, Emmanuel Macron, Schwarzenegger

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