Latin America and Caribbean Climate Week (LACCW) 2019 is designed to advance regional climate action. It aims to support implementation of LAC countries’ Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement on climate change and action to deliver on the SDGs. The event is envisioned as a stepping stone to the UN 2019 Climate Summit. … read more

The 2019 Congress will provide the opportunity to present progress in the implementation of the SDGs and their impacts at local level. It should also be the occasion to show the evolution of our World Organization within the framework of its 15th anniversary. EventUCLG World Congress & Councilread more

The Climate Chance Summit – Africa 2019 will be a wide gathering of 1000 non-state actors fighting climate change on the African continent, including local governments, businesses, trade unions, environmental NGO’s, farmers, women and youth organizations, researchers, etc. It will highlight the engagement of Ghana and more broadly the African actors in fighting climate change. … read more

By Alex Boston and Gregor Robertson A climate crisis is upon us and cities are stepping up to tackle it—but they can’t do it without support at state, provincial, and national levels. Mayors are working with all levels of government to forge new partnerships to achieve the speed and scale needed to limit global warming. … read more

By Christina Okello “The challenge of climate change is enormous,” says Mohamed Adjei Sowah, the Mayor of Ghana’s capital Accra. Its effects, notably severe flooding and heavy rains, have already devastated the west African city. The mayor in fact was forced to delay our interview due to renewed floods. The deadly cyclone Idai that hit Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi is another example. … read more

By Ryan Heath Between March and September, EU Confidential will zoom in on climate and sustainability at least once a month under the label “EU Confidential Goes Green.” With the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change sounding the alarm and young protesters taking to the streets around the world to demand action, this series promises our … read more

The UN 2019 Climate Summit will convene on the theme ‘A Race We Can Win. A Race We Must Win,’ and seek to challenge states, regions, cities, companies, investors and citizens to step up action in six areas: energy transition, climate finance and carbon pricing, industry transition, nature-based solutions, cities and local action, and resilience.

During this event political, managerial and technical municipal representatives come together to learn about and obtain strategic tools of the future together with the members of Federation of Canadian Municiplaities (FCM).