Day #13 - 11 December 2010: Local Governments obtain references in the LCA Text

Local Governments obtained for the first time in history a direct explict referencing in the text of the Outcome of the work of the Ad Hoc Working Group on long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention.

Read the full text with the references to local governments highlighted...

At COP16 local governments achieved:

•    referencing and recognition back in shared vision of the LCA text and other parts such as adaptation, capacity building and REDD;

•    specific recognition of LGs as governmental stakeholders has been reached in a COP decision regarding future arrangements of the intergovernmental proceedings adopted by the Subsidiary Body on Implementation of the UNFCCC;

•    inclusion of city wide programmes in CDM studies