Earlier this week, Nairobi City County launched its Climate Action Plan, a public commitment to reduce the growth of future emissions, support the achievement of international and national climate change mitigation goals and reduce vulnerability to climate impacts.
Renewables are the future.
Here are six C40 cities leading the way with incredible clean energy efforts. 🧵⬇️
1⃣ Nairobi, Kenya - City Park Market
#EarthDay2025
Hosted African city leaders, including mayors, policymakers, investors, and business leaders, for the Green & Resilient UrbanShift Arica forum in Nairobi today at the UN Complex.
The 3day forum highlights the urgent need for action on climate financing for African cities, which are increasingly vulnerable to extreme weather events.
Grateful to the Global Environment Facility, C40 Cities, where I serve as Vice Chair for Africa, the United Nations Environment Program, the World Resources Institute, and ICLEI.
Karibuni Nairobi. @c40cities@MathaiWanjira@yakisawyerr
Governor @SakajaJohnson this afternoon, delivered the key note address @uclg_org
Green and Resilient UrbanShift Africa Forum 2025 at the UN complex in Gigiri. Amongst Mayors present @AkiSawyer Mayor of Freetown.
https://t.co/rR1Zw69MFC
C40 Cities @c40cities in partnership with the Kenya Green Building Society (KGBS) and the Nairobi Railway City (NRC) project team hosted a joint ‘Decarbonisation of the Built Environment’ Workshop at Kenya Railways Headquarters on 29th October, 2024.
Launched today: Climate Action Guide for Urban Planners 🌱📐🗒️
Created by C40 and @CommunityJameel, the guide will support urban planners from cities worldwide to play their full part in tackling the climate crisis.
Access the guide: https://t.co/CoteIxRf09
Excited to have welcomed C40 Cities' Incoming Regional Director, Ms. Dora Modise @GBCSA_CEO, to discuss strengthening our climate action efforts in Nairobi! We’re grateful for @c40cities’ support, especially in developing and implementing our Climate Action Plan (2020-2050). The solarization of City Markets is just the beginning. Together, we aim for tangible projects that benefit our citizens and involve local expertise.
Nairobi City county, fosters a strategic location and a diverse economic base, driving sustainable development through initiatives such as expanding water infrastructure, solarizing treatment plants and enhancing public transportation through the bus rapid transit.
Key takeaways from launching the Co-Designing Urban Futures workshop last month in Nairobi | A partnership between @UNHABITAT, @CPCatapult & @GSMA that supports smaller cities to solve their urban & climate challenges by working with #tech#innovators.
https://t.co/Cgy4OjhplY
Ongoing: The Nairobi City County Climate Change Unit and Climate Change Steering Committee Training of Trainers to equip the team with skills to build the capacities of their communities to utilize resilience planning tools for Locally Led Climate Adaptation
@FSDKe
We teamed up with @retv_org to show the world what #FreetownTheTreetown is all about. Learn more about Freetown's incredible tree-planting initiative and how it leans into technology to facilitate credible nature-based solutions ⬇️
The C40 CFO Network for African Cities and City-Business Climate Alliance will be at @GreenEcoSummit next week, underscoring the urgent need for increased investments in green initiatives across Africa and encouraging public-private sector collaboration.
Learn more:
https://t.co/SDEnEGV4rG
Strong political leadership is critical for creating a strong enabling environment for climate action. Excited that this is happening!!! @_N_Shah@GiftiNadi@Hastings_Cities @Scotlene @khodani_1