The Durban Local Government Convention: adapting to a changing climate — Towards COP17 / CMP7 and beyond

2-4 December 2011

eThekwini City Hall, Durban, South Africa

Background:

The South African Government, through the South African Local Government Association (SALGA), South African Cities Network (SACN), eThekwini Municipality, and the Department of Environmental Affairs have partnered with ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability in hosting the Durban Local Government Convention: adapting to a changing climate – towards COP17/ CMP7.

View the first announcement in English

French

Portugese

Spanish

ICLEI acts as the focal point of the Local Governments and Municipal Authorities (LGMA) constituency to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) since 1995, and leads the Local Government Climate Roadmap process since 2007. The SA Department of Environmental Affairs as the leader of the South African Government delegation to the UNFCCC, and its local government partners have recognized the need to mobilize the participation of local governments in the COP17/CMP7.

The Convention is strategically timed to take place during the UNFCCC COP17/CMP7 taking place later this year in Durban, South Africa. Building on the recognition of local governments as the governmental stakeholders in the Cancun Agreement, local governments and their associations will convene to elaborate on the outcomes of the Resilient Cities 2011 Congress, focusing on understanding and improving the profile of adaptation as a critical tool in achieving local developmental and sustainability objectives.

Registration form

Convention date: 2-4 December 2011
Venue: eThekwini City Hall, Durban, South Africa
Registration is open, to register please download the Registration Form HERE.

Registration forms are also available in the following languages:-

French Registration form


Portugese registration form


Spanish registration form


Note: Although there are different translations the event will be held in English.

Please submit all registration forms to the ICLEI Africa Convention team at:
Email: lgconvention@iclei.org

Fax: +27 21 424 9313

Should you have any queries, please contact us at Tel: +27 21 487 2312 or +27 21 487 2566. We also encourage you to visit the websites of the organisations with which we are partnering in the holding of this event, namely:

The South African Local Government Association

The South African Cities Network

eThekwini Municipality (City of Durban)

The Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa


Programme
The draft programme will be available shortly.

 

UNFCCC COP17/CMP7
The 17th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC) and the 7th session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties (CMP7) to the Kyoto Protocol will take place from 28 November to 9 December 2011 in Durban, South Africa. The event follows the UNFCCC COP 16 held in Cancun, Mexico, in December 2010, which resulted in a call for a large “Green Climate Fund” and a “Climate Technology Centre”. With the Kyoto Protocol’s first commitment period coming to an end (2008 – 2012), a primary aim of the conference will be to secure a global climate agreement.

 

For more information, please visit www.cop17-cmp7durban.com

 

The Local Government Climate Roadmap
ICLEI has led the Local Government Climate Roadmap process since 2007. The Local Government Climate Roadmap, a wide coalition of local government networks, formed in response to the Bali Action Plan, aims to ensure that a strong and ambitious global climate regime is designed and implemented in the post-2012 period. Under this regime, local and sub-national governments are fully recognized, engaged and empowered.  

 

For more information, visit www.iclei.org/climate-roadmap