At New York Climate Week, the COP31 Presidency launched two major global initiatives: BRIDGE (Climate Implementation Bridge) and SURFF (Sustainable Urban Resilience Finance Facility).
5BRIDGE pilot countries
UNDPBRIDGE implementing partner
3 partnersSURFF: İLBANK, UN-Habitat, World Bank
BRIDGE: From commitments to investment
BRIDGE has been launched with five pilot countries: Ethiopia, Fiji, Indonesia, Pakistan and Uzbekistan. Implemented in partnership with UNDP, the initiative aims to turn national climate priorities into investment-ready projects — bridging the gap between commitments and finance and making a tangible contribution to the climate transition of developing countries.
SURFF: Climate finance for cities
SURFF was established in partnership with İLBANK, UN-Habitat and the World Bank. Designed to channel climate finance to cities in low- and middle-income countries, the mechanism aims to close the financing gap — the single biggest obstacle to climate-resilient urban transformation.
“Climate targets without finance are like an electric car without a battery.”
— Murat Kurum, COP31 President
Kurum stressed that both initiatives lay the groundwork for achieving concrete outcomes at the COP31 conference in Antalya.
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