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GLOBAL COVENANT OF MAYORS BOARD WELCOMES MAYORS OF BAAKLINE, LEBANON AND BANGUI, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC AS NEW REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES

The Largest Global Alliance for City Climate Leadership Appoints Mayors Kamel J. Alghossainy and Emile Nakombo to its Board of Mayors and Leaders to Champion Regional Solutions and Accelerate Inclusive Climate Action BRUSSELS, BELGIUM (March  5, 2026) – Today, the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM) welcomed two mayors to its board … read more

Municipalities Across the Levant Pave Climate Finance Pathways at Regional Forum in Amman

Amman, Jordan, 10–11 February 2026 – Municipal leaders from Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and the Syrian Arab Republic gathered in Amman for the Climate Finance Pathways Forum, concluding the six-month programme “Empowering Municipalities in Lebanon, Palestine, Syria and Jordan to Access Climate Finance.” Jointly led by the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM) … read more

CHAMP in 2025: From Commitment to Delivery

CHAMP in 2025: From Commitment to Delivery

In 2025, the world marked ten years since the Paris Agreement and gathered in Belém for COP30. It also became a turning point for how climate ambition is delivered on the ground.

A Briefing of CDP’s 2025 Global Snapshot

Cities worldwide are moving decisively from ambition to implementation.   Each year, through CDP-ICLEI Track, they are disclosing thousands of climate projects with the potential to cut emissions, strengthen resilience, and deliver cleaner air, new jobs, and more equitable urban services. Yet significant barriers to finance, especially in emerging markets and developing economies, continue to … read more

Kyrgyz Cities Chart New Path for Climate-Resilient Development

Bishkek, 25 November 2025 – Cities across Kyrgyzstan are turning climate ambition into action. Today’s Cities Climate Action Forum, co-organised by the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM), the European Delegation to the Kyrgyz Republic, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), celebrated a milestone in local … read more

COP30: How Local Governments Drove Climate Ambition in Belém

COP30: How Local Governments Drove Climate Ambition in Belém

COP30 in Belém, Brazil, has concluded after bringing together more than 56,000 delegates for what was the second-largest COP in history. For the first time, the annual climate summit was held in Amazonia, a place at the frontline of climate change. Reflecting on this crucial moment for global climate action, the Global Covenant of Mayors … read more

Workshop in Beirut Helps Arab Cities Build Stronger Climate Adaptation Pipelines with GCoM-Gap Fund Partnership

Workshop in Beirut Helps Arab Cities Build Stronger Climate Adaptation Pipelines with GCoM-Gap Fund Partnership

Beirut, Lebanon – In November 2025, the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM)-City Climate Finance Gap Fund Partnership team joined the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) and United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) in Beirut for a regional workshop on climate adaptation finance that brought together municipalities … read more

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