Completion of the Second Cycle of the Flagship Cities Initiative

Completion of the Second Cycle of the Flagship Cities Initiative Flagship Cities, an initiative of the Covenant of Mayors, implemented by ICLEI South America, drives local climate change actions in Latin America. The Flagship Cities initiative, led by the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM) in Latin America with financial support from…

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Cities in Latin America celebrate World Cities Day, with a focus on resilience

This Wednesday, October 31, marks World Cities Day, a day aimed at promoting cooperation among cities worldwide to achieve sustainable urban development and highlight the need to be prepared for the challenges posed by overpopulation in cities. This year, World Cities Day (#CitiesDay) will focus on building sustainable and resilient cities. Alarming figures, such as…

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Costa Rica, a Promising Country in the Fight Against Climate Change

The voices of leaders openly advocating for societies to prioritize environmental conservation are growing. Climate change expert Christiana Figueres launched a podcast in December addressing the challenges the world faces in combating climate change and the actions being taken globally and nationally to address this phenomenon. In the first episode, titled “Everything to Play for,”…

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Launched: Emblematic Cities, an initiative by the Covenant of Mayors aiming to empower Latin American cities to develop financially viable projects

April 6, Brasília, Brazil – Four Brazilian cities began today with the first training cycle of the Emblematic Cities Program. With funding from the European Union, the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM Americas) selected fifteen cities to join the group of Emblematic Cities in Latin America. These cities were chosen for…

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Pact in Action: Progress in Costa Rica’s National Strategy

“Costa Rica, March 16, 2023 – The Municipal Environmental Management Congress ‘Climate Action’ brought together representatives from the municipal regime and academia in Costa Rica on March 10, 2023, to discuss local climate action and activities to be carried out within the framework of the National Strategy of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate…

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Summer Schools of the Chilean Municipalities Association propose thinking about the country based on the communes

The Technical Advisor of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM) Americas, Belén Jiménez Camacho, participated in the Summer Schools of Viña del Mar 2023, an initiative of the Chilean Municipalities Association (AChM), chaired by the Mayor of Peñalolén, Carolina Leitao, within the framework of the National Strategy of Chile and supported…

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Latin American cities discuss nature-based solutions in COP 27 panel

The cities of Peñalolén and Independencia (Chile) and Palmas (Brazil), signatories of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM), participated on Thursday (17) in the panel discussion ‘Nature-based solutions and circular development strategies to address the climate emergency in Latin America.’ The event, organized by ICLEI South America, took place at COP…

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