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Over fifty environmentally leading African local governments and local government associations formulated and adopted the African Mayors Climate Change Declaration during the epic Local Climate Solutions for Africa 2011 Congress (LOCS 2011) held earlier this year. The African Mayors Climate Change Declaration calls on nations to recognise Africa’s local governments as pivotal partners in implementing climate change action, and to develop a just and pro-poor framing of the global response to climate change. In it, African local governments also urge nations to deliver an equitable and comprehensive global deal at the United Nations climate talks to be held in Durban later this year. Click on the links below to access the English and French version of the declaration:
Ahead of the United Nations Framework on Climate Change Conference of the Parties 17 (UNFCCC COP 17), ICLEI Africa, supported by United Cities and Local Governments Association (UCLGA) and partners, encourages more local governments and local government associations in Africa to endorse the declaration in pursuit of a globally comprehensive deal to be delivered during the UNFCCC COP 17 proceedings to be held later this year in Durban, South Africa. To indicate your local government’s support for the declaration, please add your (and your city’s) name to the list of endorsing stakeholders. We welcome all efforts in driving the declaration forward; please join us in mobilising the voice of African cities for accelerated climate action at the local and sub-national levels in Africa. Click here to access a form for local government signatories.
The milestone Local Climate Solutions for Africa 2011 Congress took place from 27 February 2011 to 3 March 2011 in Cape Town. The event brought together a number of African local leaders, their associations, national governments, scientists, technical experts, development partners, as well as representatives of business, industry and civil society to engage on climate change challenges and solutions for Africa. Convened by ICLEI Africa and co-hosted by the City of Cape Town, the event was intended as a platform for local and sub-national authorities to focus on local climate action, within a specific African urban context. It also served as an excellent preparatory platform for Africa’s local and sub-national authorities and their partners to review any UNFCCC COP16 outcomes emerging from Mexico (December 2010) and to prepare for participation in the South African-hosted UNFCCC COP17 meetings and associated events at the end of 2011. Click here to download the key highlights and outcomes of the congress.
For more information on the declaration and related activities leading up to UNFCCC COP 17, please contact our offices on the contact details below.
ICLEI Africa Secretariat
8th Floor,
44 Wale Street,
Cape Town 7700,
SOUTH AFRICA
Email: iclei-africa@iclei.org
Tel: +27 21 487 2311
Fax: +27 21 424 9313
Commune De Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Municipality of Cotonou, Benin
Municipality of Bujumbura, Burundi
Bafut Council, Cameroon
Tinto Council, Cameroon
Communaute Urbaine De Yaoundé, Cameroon
Kinshasa, DRC
City of Libreville, Gabon
Yendi Municipality, Ghana
Accra Metropolitan Assembly, Ghana
Blantyre City Council, Malawi
Mairie Du District Bamako, Mali
Moka Flacq District Council, Mauritius
Municipal Council of Port Louis, Mauritius
Maputo Municipal Council, Mozambique
Municipal Council of Xai-Xai City, Mozambique
Municipality of Walvis Bay, Namibia
Municipality Swakopmund, Namibia
Lagos State Government, Nigeria
Federal Capital Territory Abuja, Nigeria
Nyabihu District, Rwanda
Kampala City Council, Uganda
Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, Ghana
Entebbe Municipal Council, Uganda
Ville De Dakar, Senegal
City of Cape Town, South Africa
Saldanha Bay Municipality, South Africa
Chris Hani District Municipality, South Africa
Capricorn District Municipality, South Africa
City of Johannesburg, South Africa
Cape Winelands District Municipality, South Africa
City Of Ekurhuleni, South Africa
Sedibeng District Municipality, South Africa
Hessequa Municipality, South Africa
EThekwini Municipality, South Africa
Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, South Africa
Motheo District Municipality, South Africa
Sol Plaatje Municipality, South Africa
Steve Tshwete Municipality, South Africa
Mbombela Municipality, South Africa
Msunduzi Municipality, South Africa
Buffalo City Municipality, South Africa
Dar es Salaam City Council, Tanzania
Temeke Municipal Council, Tanzania
Kasese District Local Government, Uganda
Kampala City Council, Uganda
Lusaka City Council, Zambia
Chongwe District Council, Zambia
City of Harare, Zimbabwe
Bulawayo City Council, Zimbabwe
South African Local Government Association (SALGA)
Botswana Local Government Association (BALA)
National Association of Local Authorities of Ghana (NALAG)
Rwandese Association of Local Government Authorities (RALGA)
Association of Local Government Authorities of Kenya (ALGAK)
Urban Councils Association of Zimbabwe (UCAZ)
National Association of Local Governments in Benin
Municipal Council of Curepipe, Mauritius
Municipal Council of Quatre Bornes, Mauritius
Municipal Council of Vacoas-Phoenix, Mauritius
La Possession, Reunion Island
Sainte Sazanne, Reunion Island
Victoria, Seychelles
Diego Suarez, Madagascar
Tamatare, Madagascar
Walvis Bay, Namibia
Windhoek, Namibia
Rehoboth, Namibia
Gobabis, Namibia
Outjo, Namibia
Arandis, Namibia
Usakos, Namibia
Okahandja, Namibia
Otavi, Namibia
Mariental, Namibia
Khorixas, Namibia
Okahao, Namibia
Ruacana, Namibia
Ongwediva, Namibia
Tsumeb, Namibia
Oshikuku, Namibia
Okakarara, Namibia
Omaruru, Namibia
Luderitz, Namibia
Karibib, Namibia
Eenhana, Namibia
Katima Mulilo, Namibia
Grootfontein, Namibia
Rundu, Namibia
Helao Nafidi, Namibia
Ondangwa, Namibia
Swakopmund, Namibia
Otjiwarongo, Namibia
Oshakati, Namibia
Nkurenkuru, Namibia
Association for Local Authorities in Namibia (ALAN), Namibia
Ab South LG, Nigeria
Agboyi-Ketu, Nigeria
Ajeromi, Nigeria
Akure South, Nigeria
Alimosho, Nigeria
Amuwo-Odofin, Nigeria
Apapa-Iganmu, Nigeria
Badagry, Nigeria
Bariga, Nigeria
Bauchi, Nigeria
Coker Aguda, Nigeria
Egbe, Nigeria
Epe, Nigeria
Eredo, Nigeria
Eti-Osa, Nigeria
Eti-Osa east, Nigeria
Iba, Nigeria
Ibeju-Lekki, Nigeria
Igando-Ikotun, Nigeria
Ijede, Nigeria
Ikorodu, Nigeria
Ikoyi Obalende, Nigeria
Imeko Afon, Nigeria
Imota, Nigeria
Isolo, Nigeria
Isoko South, Nigeria
Itire-Ikate, Nigeria
Jama'are, Nigeria
Lagos, Nigeria
Lagos Island east, Nigeria
Lagos Mainland, Nigeria
Lekki, Nigeria
Mingi, Nigeria
Missau, Nigeria
Mosan, Nigeria
Mosan Okunola, Nigeria
Mushin Lagos, Nigeria
Ningi, Nigeria
Odeda, Nigeria
Odi-Olowo Ojuwoye, Nigeria
Ogun Waterside, Nigeria
Ojo, Nigeria
Ojodu, Nigeria
Ojokoro, Nigeria
Olorunda, Nigeria
Onigbongbo, Nigeria
Oriade, Nigeria
Orile, Nigeria
Oto Awori, Nigeria
Somolu, Nigeria
Uyo, Nigeria
Victoria Island, Nigeria
Yaba, Nigeria
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
Porto-Novo, Benin
Agua Grande, São Tomé and Príncipe
Nioro du Rip, Senegal
Parcelles Assainies, Senegal
Pikine Ouest, Senegal
Saint Louis, Senegal
Niamey, Niger
Ogum, Niger