At the UN Climate Change COP 25, the city of Jambi, Indonesia and four other cities namely Cotonou (Benin), Makindye (Uganda), Monastir (Tunisia) and Recife (Brazil) have been selected as the climate leaders in the Global City Challenge for their ambitious and potentially transformative urban climate projects that could receive technical support from the European […]
Excellent panel session at COP 25’s GCoM Day on Unlocking Urban Investment Opportunities on Monday, 9 December 2019 . Panelists spoke of ensuring good plans are in place which can be used to attract partnerships with the private sector in financing public projects that benefit the city. Datuk Ismail Ibrahim of Iskandar, Malaysia – one […]
International Urban Cooperation (IUC) Asia and Global Covenant of Mayor (GCoM) cooperate with the Government of Indonesia in developing cities Climate Action Plan (CAPs), according to the GCoM Common Reporting Framework, delivering actions consistent with the objectives of the Paris Agreement. As part of the initiative, Palembang has been committed to develop a CAP that […]
Two important events related to the effort of cities to combat climate change took place in Brussels, Belgium in the end of November 2019. The Global Covenant of Mayors (GCoM) Secretariat organised an open house inviting helpdesks and secretariats of GCoM from different regions of the world in its headquarter in Brussels, Belgium on 19,20 […]
