The City of Belém, host of COP30 and capital of Pará in the Brazilian Amazon, is taking a decisive step toward a more climate-resilient and sustainable future. During the COP30 Local Leaders Forum (LLF), the City Climate Finance Gap Fund (Gap Fund) announced the approval of technical assistance to support the preparation of a portfolio … read more
Bishkek, 25 November 2025 – Cities across Kyrgyzstan are turning climate ambition into action. Today’s Cities Climate Action Forum, co-organised by the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM), the European Delegation to the Kyrgyz Republic, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), celebrated a milestone in local … read more
COP30 in Belém, Brazil, has concluded after bringing together more than 56,000 delegates for what was the second-largest COP in history. For the first time, the annual climate summit was held in Amazonia, a place at the frontline of climate change. Reflecting on this crucial moment for global climate action, the Global Covenant of Mayors … read more
Beirut, Lebanon – In November 2025, the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM)-City Climate Finance Gap Fund Partnership team joined the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) and United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) in Beirut for a regional workshop on climate adaptation finance that brought together municipalities … read more
The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM)–City Climate Finance Gap Fund Partnership team, together with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)’s Mayors for Economic Growth initiative, is continuing its work with municipalities in Moldova, Armenia and Ukraine to help them develop strong climate-focused project ideas. After an initial awareness raising webinar, the … read more
The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM) concluded a highly successful participation in the 2025 edition of the Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC), reinforcing its role as a leading global platform connecting cities with European innovators to accelerate climate action implementation. As a strategic institutional partner of the congress, alongside the … read more