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One of the side events that was organized on COP 26 was “Localising the NDCs: how do we fund and implement action at scale?” which was organized by Global Covenant of Mayors  Secretariat in cooperation with European Covenants on 9 November 2021. This session discussed how to handle the global climate challenge by decarbonisation. And …

Localizing the NDCs: GCoM’s Perspective on Funding and Scaling Climate Action Read More »

During COP26, world leaders updated their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs); reflecting on their highest ambitions at the moment to limiting global warming at 1.5 degrees. However, even before negotiations started, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres revealed at the World Leaders Summit that the past 6 years since Paris Agreement’s establishment has actually been the “6 …

11 November 2021| GCoM Supporting Cities to Go Further and Faster in Acting Locally for a Climate-resilient Future at COP26 Read More »

Climate change and the multifaceted impacts could no longer be denied, particularly affecting the most vulnerable communities whom are mostly on the frontlines of the climate crisis such as women, the rural and urban poor, Indigenous Peoples and communities of the Global South. This brings up the issue of climate justice, which has now evolved …

4 November 2021|Financing Local Solutions to Ensure Climate Justice That Leaves No one Behind Read More »

One of the session that take place in COP 26 was discussion on “Amplifying the voices of young people through film and the media | #COP26”. The session was held on 05 November 2021, and was aired live on youtube platform. This interesting session moderated by Tarquin Ramsey that started the discussion with questions “With …

Young Generations Act to Tackle Earth Climate Crisis on COP 26 Read More »

By 2050, it is estimated that approximately 68% of the world’s population will reside in towns and cities, and development planning must take into account this fact, along with general demographic goals that are predicted to occur in particularly secondary cities of the global south. That statistic also sets the scene as to how we …

Addressing urban informality to Build Climate Justice in Cities Read More »