Nantes Declaration refuels hopes for local governments on climate change

01 October 2013

 

With the recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report painting a clear and worrying picture regarding man-made climate change, cities and regions came together at the World Mayors Summit on Climate Change from 27 – 28 September 2013 to affirm their commitment to scale up climate actions, urge engagement with the global level on climate change, and improve access to finance. The Nantes Declaration of Mayors and Subnational Leaders on Climate Change was adopted with the support of over 50 mayors from 30 countries, and more than 20 regional and global networks of local and subnational governments.

 

Adoption of the Declaration marks the start of a new phase for the Local Government Climate Roadmap. The audience, comprised of local government leaders, national government officials, and international organisation representatives, stood in applause upon the adoption. Farhad Suri, Councillor of South Delhi, India, recalled the words of Gandhi while expressing his approval for the declaration: “Our future is shaped by what we do today.” 

 

Mr Suri was part of the delegation of eleven high level political leaders that represented six South Asian countries and ten South Asian cities at the World Mayor’s Summit including, for the first time at an ICLEI event, delegates from Pakistan and Afghanistan: the City Administrator of Quetta (Pakistan) and the Mayor of Kabul (Afghanistan) joined representatives from East and South Delhi, Nagpur and Panjim (India); Male (Maldives); Sri Lanka (Matale and Kurunegala) and Kathmandu (Nepal) in ensuring that the perspective of South Asian local governments would be included in the Nantes Declaration. The South Asian delegation was the second largest after the European one.

 

"Long-term change in the global energy system – and the transition to a safer, climate-friendly world – will happen first by mobilizing and prioritizing local actions, of which cities can be the leaders." The ceremony came on the second day of the World Mayors Summit on Climate Change, an event held under the patronage of François Hollande, President of the Republic of France and with the support of the French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault.

 

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