Durban Local Government Convention Information
History was made as 114 mayors and other elected local leaders representing
over 950 local governments from around the world, came together in the signing of the Durban Adaptation Charter, a political commitment to strengthen local resilience to climate change. Read the offical Durban Local Government Convention press release here.
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 hosted the Durban Local Government Convention: adapting to a changing climate – towards COP17/ CMP7.
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 was strategically timed to take place during the UNFCCC COP17/CMP7 that took place in Durban, South Africa. Building on the recognition of local governments as the governmental stakeholders in the Cancun Agreement, local governments and their associations convened 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.
Below is the Adaption Charter in:
English
Portuguese
View who signed the Durban Adaption Charter here.
For more information on the Convention visit the Local Government Climate Roadmap site.
For a review of the convention and a look ahead to the Rio+20 click here.
The convention saw numerous high-level speakers give presentations. For these presentations visit our presentations page.
Durban Local Government Convention gallery.
