Covenant of Mayors present at the Habitat International Summit of Latin America and the Caribbean August 30, 2023. Guadalajara, Mexico. “Collaborating as an alliance to address the climate challenges faced primarily by small and medium-sized cities in the region” was one of the main messages conveyed by the European Union through various presentations given by…
Global Covenant of Mayors and European Union Collaborate in the Winter School of the Chilean Association of Municipalities Brasilia, August 25 – The Global Covenant of Mayors and the European Union have participated in yet another event that demonstrated the importance of multilevel collaboration between global organizations and local governments to address the challenges of…
“Cities in Motion” from the Mayors’ Forum promotes Sustainable Mobility in Latin America August 22, 2023, Brasilia-Brazil – “Cities in Motion” will be the theme of a campaign driven by 11 Latin American cities and led by the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy in the Americas, a project of the European Union.…
Establishment of Amazonian Cities Forum to Deliberate Sustainable Development Solutions August 8, Belém, Brazil — On August 3 and 4, mayors from Amazonian cities achieved a milestone by convening the inaugural Amazonian Cities Forum in Belém do Pará, Brazil, a member city of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy in the…
The Global Covenant of Mayors participated in the 2nd ICLEI Brazil National Meeting June 7, 2023. Palmas, Brazil. The European Union, through its project, the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy, took part in the 2nd ICLEI Brazil National Meeting from June 6 to 8. The event focused on “Sustainable Cities: Nature-Based and…
May 3, 2023. Denver, United States. Mayors and officials from Latin America, the Caribbean, Canada, and the United States gathered for the Cities Summit of the Americas from April 24 to 30 in Denver, Colorado. This event was organized by the U.S. Department of State and the Biennial of the Americas. “It has been an…
Covenant of Mayors participates in the 2023 First In-Person Session of the Pan-Amazonian Cities Forum (FCPA) May 12, 2023. Florencia, Colombia. The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM), funded by the European Union, participated in the first in-person session of the Pan-Amazonian Cities Forum (FCPA) in 2023. Between May 11 and 12,…
April 6, Brasília, Brazil – Four Brazilian cities started the first training cycle of the Cities of Distinction Program today. 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 Cities of Distinction in Latin America. These cities were chosen…
Local governments members of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy and allies from various sectors participated in the debates on the contribution and actions of local governments from the perspective of the right to the city as a right to urban life and habitat at the XXVII Mercociudades Summit. The event was…
Many cities have ambitious climate goals and strong climate action plans but struggle to turn big ideas into concrete actions, either due to a lack of experience or knowledge to develop fundable projects and attract financing. To address this issue, the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM) in the Americas aims to…