LG from Bali - 2007 to Poznan – 2008
After the Local Government Climate Sessions held in parallel to COP 13 in Bali, the first global strategic symposium on the Roadmap was held in Geneva in October 2008, bringing together networks and thematic experts in order to identify priorities and share of tasks. Further symposia took place in Barcelona and in Nantes in 2009.
In parallel to this lively interactions between local government representatives and thematic experts, LG have also been in contact with key international organisations and national delegation representatives to foster further exchange and to advocate for the recognition of LG in a post-2012 global climate agreeement.
- Mr Nadkumar Jantre, Municipal Commissioner of Thane, India, at Poznan LGCS
In parallel to the COP 14 in Poznań, Poland in December 2008, the Local Government Climate Sessions were organized where the most relevant issues were discussed and the draft text for a COP Decision on “Cities, Local Authorities and Climate Change” was presented. The Poznan LGCS marked an important step in the Local Government Climate Roadmap because they brought together local government representatives, national and supranational levels of government, multilateral bodies, as well as international organizations in order to facilitate the dialogue between them.
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COP 14 : Local Government Climate Sessions, December 2008, Poznan, Polen