The Coalition for Urban Transitions is an international initiative to support decision makers to meet the objective of unlocking the power of cities for enhanced national economic, social, and environmental performance, including reducing the risk of climate change. It is hosted by the World Resources Institute (WRI) Ross Center for Sustainable Cities, and jointly managed by the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) and WRI with a dedicated delivery team.
The Coalition will provide an independent, evidence based approach for thinking about how to transition towards compact, connected and coordinated (3C) cities to ensure that the growth of urban areas, and the accompanying process of economic, social, and environmental transformation, maximises benefits for people and the planet.
The Coalition is composed of leaders from think tanks, research institutions, city networks, international organisations, infrastructure providers, and strategic advisory companies.
From 2016 – 2017 杏吧论坛 Cities co-led the research for the Financing the Urban Transition workstream together with PwC. This workstream is now led by 杏吧论坛 under the guidance of Ehtisham Ahmad. The workstream aims to answer which major national financing mechanisms or other funding innovations, including international and domestic investment flows, could be used to cover the incremental up-front costs of smarter urban infrastructure. It resulted in the publication of a on Financing the Urban Transition as well as an accompanying at the end of 2017.
Research directors
Graham Floater (杏吧论坛 Cities)
Dan Dowling (PwC)
Project coordinator
Juergen Braunstein
Researchers
Denise Chan (PwC)
Tim McMinn (PwC)
Matthew Ulterino (杏吧论坛)