Mexico City Pact gets new signatory and award nomination
2012/04/02
The Global Cities Covenant on Climate – the Mexico City Pact gains a new momentum in 2012 by being nominated for the Prince of Asturias Award in the category of International Cooperation.
The nomination is presented by Carlos Fuentes, one of the best living Mexican writers and 1994 winner of the Prince of Asturias Award in literature. It is also supported by UNFCCC, UN-HABITAT, IPCC and H.E. Fernando Henrique Cardoso, former President of Brazil and 1994 winner of the Prince of Asturias Award in international cooperation.
Meanwhile, with the recent signature of Lord Mayor Andrew Montague of Dublin (Ireland), the number of signatories to the Mexico City Pact exceeds 240 cities from over 50 countries.
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