The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy was presented as an opportunity for local authorities in the fight against climate change during the National Congress of Municipalities, organized by the Colombian Federation of Municipalities, held between February 25 and 28 in Cartagena de Indias (Colombia). During the opening ceremony, the Ambassador of the…
“In Godoy Cruz, the perspective of climate change will be incorporated into all local public policies, cross-cutting local climate management and ensuring that municipal initiatives contribute to achieving mitigation and adaptation goals. The ordinance was approved by the Deliberative Council in the last extraordinary session of the year. The new regulation establishes among its objectives…
The Latin American region played a significant role in the third World Day of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM), held with the support of the European Commission on December 9 as part of the 25th United Nations Conference of the Parties in Madrid, Spain. Latin America had a session where…
The Sustainable Development Goal 13.3 envisions “Enhance education, awareness-raising, and human and institutional capacity on mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction, and early warning of climate change.” Combating global climate change and promoting sustainable development involves overcoming several challenges, with city training being a priority. In an effort to support and inspire signatory cities on the path…
In order to reaffirm the commitment of the Ecuadorian municipal community to the fight against climate change, the Association of Ecuadorian Municipalities (AME), together with the Ministry of Environment and Water, the Municipality of Quito, and WWF Ecuador, presented an event titled “Promotion of the GCoM initiative to Ecuadorian municipalities and dissemination of the Annual…
Climate commitment is advancing locally in Latin America! Over 100 representatives from local, regional, and national governments of Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay gathered from August 21 to 23 in the Argentine city of Corrientes for the fourth training workshop for cities of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy. This initiative is part…
Santiago, Chile, hosted the first meeting between representatives of RAMCC and the Chilean Network of Municipalities for Climate Change (RedMuniCC) on August 1st and 2nd at the headquarters of the Metropolitan Regional Government of Santiago. Local governments in neighboring countries, Argentina and Chile, are demonstrating leadership in the race against climate change. In this context,…
The project will last 15 months and will be divided into 8 phases. The training will help cities to build their capacity in the fight against climate change and to promote a more sustainable development of their cities in order to comply with the Covenant’s commitments. In its efforts to make cities more developed and…
Cover Photo: Blue Planet · Thanks to the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM), seven more Argentine municipalities now have their Local Climate Action Plans. · Argentina leads Latin America in environmental advocacy The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy[1] (GCoM) emerges as a global alliance of cities and local…
Dozens of mayors from municipalities that are members of the Chilean Network of Municipalities against Climate Change (RedMuniCC) will gather this Thursday, November 22, at the Consistorial Building of the Illustrious Municipality of Santiago with national and international authorities, academics, and researchers, on the occasion of the IV Forum of Mayors against Climate Change 2018.…