On October 23 and 24, 2023, at the Institut Français du Cameroun in Yaoundé, the Climate Chance association brought together 800 African players from the "climate community": high-level personalities, experts, players in the field, representatives of local authorities, businesses and organized civil society.
As part of the event, the OECD Sahel and West Africa Club (SWAC/OECD) along with United Cities and Local Governments (CGLU) organised a training event. The module dove into tht heart of urban innovation and potential to harness spatial data for evidence-based decision making. As cities face the urgent challenges of climate change, this training put participants at the forefront of cutting-edge solutions. Participants explored concrete examples of open, ready-to-use spatial data to assess the resilience, sustainability and livability of cities. They discovered how data-driven insights empower decision makers to access resilient land-based policy and financing, attract climate finance and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.