The expression green-blue weave seeks to translate the connection of spaces in a metropolitan context, valuing diversity and contributing to the improvement of environmental quality. Is an network springs, water bodies, conservation areas and other areas of relevant environmental interest that already exist or are proposed, interconnected according to principles of connectivity, also incorporating road…
On the 11th, Mexico held an evaluation and finalization meeting of the activities carried out under the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy between 2018 and 2020. In the virtual meeting, which marked the end of the first phase of implementation of the Covenant, highlighted the Climate Action Plans concluded by the five…
On Friday, 30, The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy together with the United Nations Program for Human Settlements, UN-HABITAT, held a virtual meeting to reflect on the interconnections between the objectives of the Covenant and the projects carried out by the organization in Bolivia. On occasion, the Covenant was presented to cities…
Today, 29, the city of Chitré, in the province of Herrera, Panama, joined the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy in a virtual signing ceremony. With its incorporation, there are now seven signatory cities of the largest global coalition of local governments in Panama, voluntarily committed to the fight against climate change, which…
The event to declare the commitment of Colombian cities signatories to the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy in Latin America and the Caribbean (GCoM LAC) was held today (28). “It is a very important milestone in the history of the GCoM in Colombia. We are sure that we are building a solid…
The 5th session of the Permanent Forum of National Coordinators of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy in Latin America and the Caribbean (GCoM LAC), which took place last September 24th, had the theme “Computer platforms and database management as support for mitigation studies in the face of climate change at the…
This Thursday, the 17th, another training took place in order to train the technical teams of municipalities that are signatories to the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM) to report their progress related to climate actions. Representatives of the local governments of Costa Rica and Panama participated in this edition and received…
Five mayors and communal presidents of municipalities that recently completed the Greenhouse Gas Inventory in their locality met virtually to sign the letter of commitment to the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM). The participating municipalities are: General Lagos, Santa Fe; Almafuerte, Córdoba; Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba; Villarino, Buenos Aires and Ramona.…
The Permanent Forum of National Coordinators of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy facilitated cooperation between the Cities for Life Forum, of Peru, and the Argentine Network of Municipalities against Climate Change (RAMCC). This approach led to a cycle of webinars in which local governments of Peru and Argentina share experiences on…
Last August 27th, the fourth session of the Permanent Forum of coordinators of the Global Covenant of Mayors for the Climate and Energy of Latin America and the Caribbean (GCoM LAC) took place, which had as its agenda the Local Climate Governance. On the occasion, representatives of the National Union of Local Governments (UNGL) and…