Global Climate Advocacy
28 November - 9 December, UNFCCC Venue
In Durban, local governments and municipal authorities constituency (LGMA) to the UNFCCC has conducted:
- press conference webcasts,
- daily briefings,
- interventions at official sessions, and
- high level events.
Progress achieved in the implementation of the Global Cities Covenant on Climate – the Mexico City Pact, carbonn Cities Climate Registry and outcomes of Durban Local Government Convention, including Durban Adaptation Charter, have also been presented as an input to the negotiations.
Read the post-COP17 press release and the outcomes for local and sub-national governments at COP17/CMP7.
Press conference webcasts
- ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability press briefing
- UN Habitat, ICLEI, and World Green Building Council press briefing
Daily briefings
- Day 1, 28 November - LGMA @ COP17 Briefing
- Day 2, 29 November - LGMA @ COP17 Briefing
- Day 3, 30 November - LGMA @ COP17 Briefing
- Day 4, 1 December - LGMA @ COP17 Briefing
- Day 9, 6 December - LGMA @ COP17 Briefing
Interventions
- COP17 opening plenary - 28 November 2011
- CMP7 opening plenary - 30 November 2011
- SBI closing plenary - 2 December 2011
- Joint high level segment of COP17/CMP7 - 9 December 2011
ICLEI/Renmin University China side event
Agenda
ICLEI-Renmin University, "Building Low-Carbon, Climate-Resilient Cities as an Essential Element of Global Efforts" (6 December, 11.30-13.00)
Presentations
- ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability
- Programme of Energy and Climate Economics (PECE), Renmin University of China
Speakers
- Gino van Begin, Deputy Secretary General of ICLEI
- David Cadman, Deputy Mayor, City of Vancouver, President of ICLEI
- James Nxumalo, Mayor, eThekwini Municipality, Member of WMCCC
- Martha Delgado Peralta, Minister of Environment, Mexico City, Vice-President of ICLEI
- Ronan Dantec, Deputy Mayor, Nantes, Climate Spokesperson of UCLG
- Prof. ZOU Ji, Director of Programme of Energy and Climate Economics (PECE), Renmin University of China, Country Director of World Resources Institute China
- Evelyne Huytebroeck, Minister of Environment, Brussels Capital Region
- Ayfer Baykal, Deputy Mayor, Copenhagen
- Velusamy S. Mayilsamy, Mayor, Coimbatore
- Belinda Walker, Councillor, Mayoral Committee Member, Cape Town
Other LGMA side events
Gold Standard Foundation–S. Africa Department of Environmental Affairs, “Launch of the Green City Support Programme of South Africa -Empowering Global Cities for Climate” | 7 December |
nrg4sd - The Climate Group "Financing climate action at the subnational level" | 7 December 15.00 |
The Climate Registry- National Association of Clean Air Agencies (NACAA), “Comparing Apples to Apples: Understanding the real impact of climate emission reductions” | 8 December |