Nantes World Mayors Summit on Climate Change opens

27 September 2013

 

Today sees the start of the Nantes World Mayors Summit, a two-day event held under the patronage of French President Francois Hollande at which leaders will lend their support to a declaration calling for greater cooperation with all levels of government, and accelerated local level access to international financing frameworks to fund climate actions. Cities are best placed to mitigate the effects of climate change, and it is vital that they have the resources to implement effective and innovative actions. The event will gather over 100 mayors from 30 countries.

 

The event is supported by French Prime-minister Jean-Marc Ayrault and will see high-level representatives from national governments, the business community, non-governmental and international organisations and the media. Confirmed attendees include George Ferguson, Mayor of Bristol (United Kingdom), James Nxumalo, Mayor of Durban (South Africa), Philippe de Fontaine Vive Curtaz, Vice-President, European Investment Bank (EIB) and many others. The South Asian region is represented by a strong delegation of city leaders coming from India (Panjim, Nagpur and Delhi), Pakistan (Quetta), Sri Lanka (Matale and Kurunegala), Nepal (Kathmandu) and Maldives (Male).

 

A high-level dialogue on financing local climate action will be held today, followed by the concluding plenary of the ECOCITY World Summit 2013. On Saturday the Nantes Declaration of Mayors and Subnational Leaders on Climate Change will be adopted. Nantes will also provide their perspective on advancing local climate action in light of the UNFCCC COP in 2015, in Paris (France). Finally, a Forum will be held with Dr. Naoko Ishii, CEO and Chairperson of Global Environment Facility (GEF). Comprehensive information for journalists, including the final programme and a full list of participants, can be found in the Press Centre.

 

To view the full programme, click here.

 

 

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