Financing the Global Agenda through local finance

Money where It matters: Financing the Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Agreement through local finance

Only a small proportion of development and climate finance and public and private resources reach local governments. An even smaller share is channelled to community organisations or small businesses. This IIED workshop report defines local finance as the devolution of resources to sub-national governments, local enterprises and to communities — where there is community engagement and voices in prioritising investments.