As the Commission’s secretariat, Penn IUR supports the Commission’s objectives and its six task forces that shape their recommendations, building around four initiatives: 

• RESEARCH: Contribute to the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities by promoting dedicated resources and knowledge-sharing. 
• REFORM: Make urban climate finance a key component of MDB reform agenda by integrating urban content into country platforms through multilevel coordination and pipelines of project portfolios. 
• READINESS: Address systemic misalignments that impede collaboration between public and private sectors to promote enabling environments for climate action investments. 
• ACTION: Design and operationalize a Green Cities Guarantee Fund to harness international demand to expand direct access to climate finance for local governments.

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