The Permanent Forum of National Coordinators and Presidents of the National Consultative Committees of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy in Latin America and the Caribbean was created to provide these actors with a permanent virtual space for exchange and institutional strengthening to foster the program. “The space was created because we…
Local governments that signed the adhesion to the Global Covenant of Mayors for the Climate and Energy in Latin America and the Caribbean (GCoM-LAC) already have successes in the commitment to follow up the actions in search of a more sustainable and resilient future in the cities. Municipalities in the region are supported by the…
On March 4 and 5, fourteen Brazilian women mayors were the protagonists of a meeting on climate change in Brasília organized by ICLEI South America and the Alziras Institute. The European Union, through the International Urban Cooperation Program for Latin America and the Caribbean and the Global Compact of Mayors for Climate and Energy, supported…
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, from February 25 to 28, in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. At the opening ceremony, Patricia Llombart Cussac, European Union Ambassador in Colombia, highlighted the importance of…
The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM) was officially launched, this Thursday (27), for the Central American region, at the Park Inn Hotel in San José, Costa Rica. More than 100 authorities and leaders from different sectors were present, including local governments, associations of municipalities and representatives of the national government. The…