The Covenant Mayors Forum, on behalf of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy community in Latin America, releases its declaration today with key messages from Latin American cities addressed to decision-makers who will gather at the United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP 27) in Sharm El Sheikh in November 2022. Gathered…
12 mayors and vice-mayors from 8 countries join the new governance body The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy announces the mayors selected to be part of the Mayors Forum in Latin America. This is the new governance body that brings together six mayors and six vice-mayors from Covenant-signatory municipalities from eight countries…
Antônio Carlos Magalhães Neto, the Mayor of Salvador, Bahia, in a meeting with the European Union Ambassador to Brazil, João Cravinho, signed on Thursday, October 19, in Salvador, the Commitment Letter of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy in its Latin American aspect, making the capital of Bahia the first city to…
12 mayors and vice-mayors from 8 countries become members of the new governing body The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy announces the mayors selected to be part of the Mayors Forum of Latin America. This is the new governing body that brings together 12 mayors and vice-mayors from signatory municipalities of the…
The Latin America and the Caribbean Climate Week 2022 (LACCW) will be held from July 18 to 22 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The event will engage and empower stakeholders to drive climate action across all countries, communities, and economies. As part of LACWW, on Wednesday, July 20, at 3:00 pm, the Global Covenant of…
Peñalolén is recognized as a leading city in climate action in the Global Assessment Chile already has a National Local Climate Action Strategy within the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy, which was presented on June 22 in an event attended by high-level local, national, and EU representatives. The National Strategy for local…
From June 20 to 24, Brazil, Mexico, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Chile, Colombia, Peru, and Argentina will present their new national strategies within the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy. The Covenant in Action Week will host eight online events open to the public, where ministerial authorities, European Union ambassadors, and national coordinators will…
The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM) was present at the seminar ‘The Climate Ambition of Mercociudades,’ held on December 2nd, bringing together representatives from international organizations and global actors involved in climate action, biodiversity, and municipalism. The meeting took place within the framework of the 26th Mercociudades Summit. The presentation of…
The Climate Action Plan of the Metropolitan Area of Guadalajara, Mexico (PACmetro), launched in late 2020, has been awarded the United Nations Global Climate Action Award in the “Climate Leaders” category at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26). The plan is the first of its kind at a metropolitan scale in Mexico and is…
Today, November 8th, the event “Accelerating and Financing the Implementation of Climate Action Plans for Municipalities in Latin America” took place. The event was organized by the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM) in collaboration with ICLEI South America and the Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLAC). The dialogue, featuring both a…