Significant advances in Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico discussed at National Coordinators Forum of the GCOM Latin America January 25, 2024 – On the last day of January 25, partner institutions of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM) gathered at the first National Coordinators Forum of 2024, an initiative by the…
Florença, Amazonian City, Presents Its Ambitious Climate Action Plan with the Support of the Global Covenant of Mayors Florencia (Colombia), December 6, 2023 – Today, the city of Florencia, the most populous in the Colombian Amazon presented its groundbreaking Climate Action Plan (CAP) at a prominent event. The initiative, developed with technical support from…
July 21, Colombia—26 Colombian cities signatories to the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy of the Americas project concluded on Wednesday (19) a training cycle that is part of the Colombian National Strategy in partnership with ICLEI Colombia. The overall objective of the training was to provide cities with the foundations and necessary knowledge…
From March 29 to 31, mayors and officials are gathering in Cartagena de Indias, one of the emblematic cities of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy in the Americas (GCoM Americas), a project funded by the European Union. The meeting is part of the 2023 National Congress of Municipalities, organized by the…
12 Mayors and Vice Mayors from 8 Countries Join New Governance Body The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy has announced the mayors selected to join the Mayors’ Forum in Latin America. This new governance body includes six male and six female mayors from signatory municipalities of the GCoM, representing eight countries in…
Upon reading the title of this news, you might wonder: What does it mean to become an “ecocity”? Although the answer is simple, it carries a great responsibility. Aware of the climate challenges, through this proposal, Medellín recognizes the need to manage the climate transition and joins the efforts of local governments to mitigate climate…
Colombia, Peru, and Chile have hosted meetings with the GCoM to coordinate national actions among their partners. Earlier this month (February 2), the first meeting of Colombia’s National Advisory Committee took place at the European Union (EU) Delegation headquarters in Bogotá. The Committee had been formed previously. Representatives from the GCoM Latin America Secretariat, ICLEI,…