March 13, 2023. San Martín de los Andes, Argentina. Eleven new Argentinian cities have joined the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM) Americas, demonstrating their voluntary commitment to fighting climate change and the importance of networked efforts to implement concrete solutions. In Argentina, the average temperature is expected to increase by 1.5°C…
At the 84th General Meeting of the National Front of Mayors (FNP), held on March 12 and 13 in Brasília, the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM) demonstrated that concrete and measurable actions to tackle climate change are within our reach. Hélinah Cardoso, coordinator of the GCoM Americas, emphasized the importance of…
Costa Rica, March 16, 2023. The Municipal Environmental Management Congress “Climate Action” brought together representatives from municipal governments and academia in Costa Rica on March 10, 2023, to discuss local climate action and activities under the National Strategy of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM). This dynamic initiative is unique in…
The city of Despeñaderos in the province of Córdoba, Argentina, has demonstrated that it is possible to integrate gender equality and climate change action. Through the innovative “Resilient Women” program, the municipality is significantly impacting the lives of women who have experienced gender-based violence. In March 2022, while Despeñaderos was joining the Global Covenant of…
From January 23 to 27, teams and representatives of institutions allied with the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM) participated in a training week in Brussels. This event, promoted by the GCoM global secretariat, aimed to discuss the Alliance’s paths, experiences, and ambitions for the coming year. The week, titled “GCoM Open…
The technical advisor of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM) Americas, Belén Jiménez Camacho, participated in the Viña del Mar 2023 Summer Schools, an initiative by the Chilean Association of Municipalities (AChM, in Spanish), presided over by the Mayor of Peñalolén, Carolina Leitao, within the framework of Chile’s National Strategy and…
The municipality of Francisco Morato (Brazil), a signatory of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy, has delivered the final report with recommendations from the Citizen Assembly for Climate to address the city’s climate guidelines. Forty residents represented the population and participated in developing a report with public policy suggestions during October and…
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…
The cities of Peñalolén and Independencia (Chile), and Palmas (Brazil), signatories of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM), participated in the Thursday afternoon (17) panel discussion “Nature-based Solutions and Development Strategies to Address the Climate Emergency in Latin America.” The event, organized by ICLEI South America, took place at COP 27…
The GCoM Mayors’ Forum, on behalf of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy community in Latin America, launches today its statement to decision-makers meeting in the following weeks at the UN Conference of the Parties (COP 27) in Sharm El Sheikh, putting forward key messages from Latin American cities. Local leaders met…
On Tuesday, 15, the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM) launched its Energy Access and Poverty Pillar (EAPP) during COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. The Mayor of Caceres, Brazil, Eliene Liberato participated in the event as a member of GCoM Americas. “I am very happy to represent my city, my state,…
The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM) Americas actively participates in the 27th UN Conference on Climate Change. COP 27 will occur between the 6th and 18th of November 2022 in Sharm El Sheikh (Egypt). On Monday (14), the GCoM participated in the session “Sheltering and empowering informal communities: a conversation among…