The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM) fully recognizes the socio-economic, political and geographical impacts that the COVID-19 pandemic is causing on communities around the world. As cities and local governments develop sustainable recovery plans, the GCoM is committed to making the reporting process more flexible during 2020. The CDP-ICLEI Unified Reporting…
Global Covenant of Mayors: Implementing the NUA and SDGs in Municipalities The Regional Seminar “Strengthening the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the New Urban Agenda (NUA) in Municipalities – Central-West Region” featured a dedicated panel discussing the contributions of the Global Covenant of Mayors (GCoM) to advancing these agendas at the municipal…
Second GCoM Workshop Marks Progress in Latin America The International Urban Cooperation Program for Latin America and the Caribbean (IUC-LAC) organized the Second National Coordinators Workshop of the Global Covenant of Mayors (GCoM) from August 28-31 in San José, Costa Rica. The workshop focused on methodologies, action plans, Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), and flagship cities.…
Municipalities from Peru, Chile, and Ecuador Participate in GCoM Training Workshop The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM) training brought together 26 municipalities and the National Coordinators from Peru, Chile, Bolivia, and Ecuador at the First National Coordinators Workshop. The sessions focused on the initiative’s objectives, methodologies for producing Sustainable Energy and…
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,…