COP 13: Local Government Climate Sessions, 10-11 December 2007, Bali, Indonesia

Local Government representatives from around the world showed a strong presence at the UN Climate Change Conference in Bali, 3-14 December 2007. In addition to exchanging experiences and knowledge on tackling climate change, during the Local Government Climate Sessions on 10-11 December 2007, Local Government leaders demonstrated their active role in international efforts to tackle climate change during the various events of the UN conference.

Over 200 representatives of local governments and their associations, from 40 countries, attended the Local Government Climate Sessions. This made the Local Government group the second largest delegation at the UN Climate Change Conference 2007.

During the Local Government Climate Session, and with the eyes of the world on the climate change negotiations in Bali, local governments and world mayors launched a global agreement to address the challenge of climate change, and to express their own commitment. The World Mayors and Local Governments Climate Protection Agreement states that mayors and local governments accept the challenge and responsibility to lead and take action to combat the dangerous rate of warming of the planet.

 

 

Co-conveners:

  • ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability
  • World Mayors Council on Climate Change (WMCCC)
  • United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG)
  • Metropolis
  • CITYNET

Supporters and partners:

  • Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
    Change (UNFCCC)
  • United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
  • United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), Government of  the United Kingdom
  • Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Germany and German Technical Cooperation (GTZ)
  • Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN), Swiss Confederation
  • Ministry of the Environment, Government of Sweden
  • World Bank
  • C40 Cities
  • Association of Indonesian Municipalities (AIM)

 

Under the Patronage of Mr. Rachmat Witoelar, State Minister for the Environment, Indonesia

More information: www.iclei.org/bali2007