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…
Considering the difficulties faced by municipal governments against the crisis caused by the covid-19 and the urgency to strengthen the climate agenda, the members of the National Coordination of the Covenant in Brazil, represented on the opportunity by the Network of Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI South America), by the Brazilian Association of Municipalities (ABM)…
A new regional strategy for the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM) was discussed by the Regional Consultative Committee of Central America at a meeting on August 3rd. Maria Eugênia Salaverría, the representative for the Covenant in Central America, highlighted the relevance of the strategic action plan presented at the meeting and…
Experience Interchanging Permanent Forum continues in the GCoM-LAC The 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 (GCoM-LAC) remain in permanent contact in the virtual forum of the program. The forum was created to provide regular interchanging meetings…
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…
The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy in Latin America and the Caribbean presents their new virtual library, with the objective of hosting hundreds of documents of interest to cities that wish to be involved in the fight against climate changes. The virtual library seeks to be a reference space where the information…