ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability is a global network working with more than 2,500 local and regional governments committed to sustainable urban development.
ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability is a global network working with more than 2,500 local and regional governments committed to sustainable urban development.
Held in New York on 23 September 2019, the Summit offered a unique platform for Heads of State and Governments to focus specifically on climate change.
The UN Climate Action Summit featured nine interdependent tracks and nineteen leading countries. The aim was to boost momentum, raise ambition, and deliver on the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) through bolder targets and swifter implementation.
Local and regional governments were able to once again successfully demonstrate their key role through the Infrastructure, Cities and Local Action track, which included thematic initiatives on buildings, transport, resilient urban poor and finance.
Nationally, commitments mostly led by smaller and island nations already disproportionately facing the threats of climate change, while the major world economies mostly disappointed with their lack of enthusiasm in scaling up action.
Mayor Plante pledged to the UN to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) of her city by 55% by 2030, compared to the level of 1990 and is ready to go even further.
A bold new campaign to promote climate action by planting trees in cities. ICLEI Members Tirana (Albania), Victoria (Canada), Bonn (Germany) and Helsingborg (Sweden) are the first on board with the challenge. To this extent, ICLEI initiative CitiesWithNature is already serving as a platform for local governments to share their efforts on nature-based development, and could help boost the effectiveness of this new campaign.
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A new 10-year initiative to connect local governments to global partners that builds on the success of the Resilient Cities Congress, hosted in Bonn since 2010. This new forum will be held in tandem to the annual UN Bonn Climate Change Conference, and supported by year-round monitoring activities with customized inputs into global decision-making processes and milestones.
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By WRI-D Frances Seymour, Distinguished Senior Fellow; UNECE- Jean Rodriguez, Spokesperson and moderator; ICLEI- Gino van Begin, Secretary General, on nature-based solutions for cities.
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Partnerships for Ambition: Unlocking the Full Potential of Local Climate Action. High level platform to highlight the critical need for urban transitions, demonstrate what subnational leadership and collaborative action between all level of government looks like and put the urban agenda at the heart of national and international priorities.
Watch nowUnder the presidency of the government of Chile, this year’s COP will take place in Madrid, Spain, from 2 to 13 December 2019.
Held in New York on 23 September 2019, the Summit offered a unique platform for Heads of State and Governments to focus specifically on climate change.
The Madrid Climate Change Conference will take place at IFEMA – Feria de Madrid in Madrid, Spain from 2 to 13 December.
MoreTo learn more and get involved in our global advocacy, contact Yunus Arikan, Head of Global Policy and Advocacy, at yunus.arikan(at)iclei.org
