Monday, 7 December 2009

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8.30 - 9.15 LG Briefing

Briefing meetings for local government representatives will be held every morning  to inform delegates of the status of the negotiations and to plan activities for the day. A series of Briefing Sheets are available to help local government representatives with negotiations and networking.

 

9.30 - 10:30 Local Renewables and Indian solar cities

This event is organised by ICLEI's Local Renewables Initiative.

A detailled program will be available here.

 

12.30 - 13.00 Time for Real Questions

With David Cadman, Councillor of Vancouver City

Time for Real Questions is a daily dialogue with Konrad Otto-Zimmermann and global leaders that explores issues shaping the future of our cities and our planet. Information about daily speakers and recordings of the dialogues can be accessed here.

 

13.00 - 15.00 Meeting with Parties

National delegation meetings will be held in the Local Government Climate LOUNGE. These meetings are closed and on invitation only.

 

15.00 - 18.00 ICLEI Africa: Mobilizing African LGs towards energy and climate change action

This event is organized by ICLEI Africa in partnership with UEMP – the Urban Environmental Management Programme in South Africa.

A session to African local governments, it will serve as an opportunity to share lessons learned in the field of climate change, to engage with their national delegations and to network with various NGO’s, media representatives and development agencies.

The African Local Government Declaration on Climate Change, a product of in-depth consultation by local government climate pioneers from across the African continent, was also presented during this session.

Download the African Local Government Declaration on Climate Change here.

Press statement: African Local Governments speak out on bold climate action at the local level (7 December 2009) Click here to download.

For a case story on Durban, South Africa, go here

 

 

18.00 - 22.00 LG Action Consortium: Opportunities and strategic support for Local Climate Action in CEE

This event is organized by the LG Action.

A detailed program is available here

Download the LG Action press release from 5 December Biggest city delegation ever at COP 15 Climate Summit in Copenhagen

 

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