Climate Change Finance refers to local, national or international financing from public, private and alternative sources that seek to support policies, procedures, and mitigation strategies to address climate change. This presentation will review existing trends in Climate Change Financing and examine case studies that illustrate the use of Climate Change Financing and explores the strategies that are working and those that are not. 

• Identify the basics of Climate Change Financing at the international, national, and local level, including policies and sources of guidance regarding Climate Change Financing.
• Explore how Climate Change Financing can reduce the cost of integrating "smart data" when building a design-making framework that keeps the public safe.
• Discuss how Climate Change Financing can reduce the cost of reducing the negative impacts of Climate Change, including protecting natural resources, maintaining environmental systems, reducing flooding, and minimizing long-term climate impacts for the welfare of communities.
• Discuss trends in Climate Change Policy, including potential future directions for climate change financing benefiting community welfare.