Date, time:
8 November 17:30 to 18:45
Organisers and contacts
Elise Abbes, Expert for Latin America, GCoM Americas, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.,
Bianca Cantoni – ICLEI South America – This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Objective of the event
The objective of this session is to discuss different experiences facilitated by the GCoM and ICLEI to contribute to the implementation of the Climate Action Plans of Latin American cities, through diagnostic and financing instruments. The aim is to create a space for exchange to highlight experiences put into practice, and opportunities that may be relevant to materialising the ambitious commitments of Latin American cities in the framework of COP26.
Description
The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM) is the world's largest alliance of cities and municipalities leading the fight against climate change, supported by municipal networks and other key actors.
ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability is a global network of more than 2,500 local and regional governments committed to sustainable urban development. Active in more than 125 countries, it advocates for sustainability policies and drives local action for sustainable urban development.
By joining the GCoM, cities commit to develop Climate Action Plans within a maximum of three years, following the requirements set forth in the GCoM's Common Reporting Framework (CRF), and to track their progress in a transparent manner through reporting platforms. Although more and more cities have action plans in place, the main challenge remains to move to action for their implementation.
Sustainable financing is also part of a new paradigm, whose innovative and more effective instruments are urgently needed to mobilise capital mainly for less developed regions and local contexts.
The session will present tools and methodologies focused on strengthening local climate action plans and facilitating their implementation, resulting from a pilot process carried out in collaboration with the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). It will also provide answers from the sustainable finance approach on how to unlock their potential, bringing examples of partnerships between financial bodies at regional and international level with cities and networks of local and regional governments.
The event will also build a dialogue based on the results of the previous event "Closing the financing gap for local climate action: solutions for the development of bankable projects and suitable financial vehicles", organised by AFD and GIZ at the EUROCLIMA+ pavilion, in order to generate continuous discourse between the two bodies.
Speakers
|
Name |
Position |
Institution |
In-person/virtual |
|
Stephanie Horel |
Programme Officer |
European Union |
Virtual |
|
Jorge Muñoz Wells |
Mayor |
Metropolitan Municipality of Lima, Peru |
Virtual |
|
Jordan Harris |
Programme Coordinator |
GcoM Americas |
Virtual |
|
Estefani Rondón Toro |
Consultant-Researcher |
ECLAC |
Virtual |
|
Bruno Lana |
Economic Affairs Officer |
ECLAC |
Virtual |
|
Emperatriz Ordeñana |
Head of the Department of Environmental Services |
Municipality of San José, Costa Rica |
Virtual |
|
Ana Karen Mendivil Valenzuela |
Deputy Director of Climate Change |
Secretariat of the Environment, Mexico City |
Virtual |
|
Jean François Habeau |
Executive Director |
Global Fund for Cities Development, (FMDV) |
TBC |
|
Elise Abbes |
Latin America expert |
GCoM Americas |
Virtual |
|
Giulia Macagno |
Head of City Climate Finance Gap Fund |
European Investment Bank (EIB) |
In-person |
|
Gustavo Montezano |
President |
National Development Bank of Brazil (BNDES) |
In-person |
|
Martha Castillo |
Chief Executive |
CAF |
TBC |
|
Pedro Palacios Ullauri |
Mayor |
Cuenca, Ecuador |
TBC |
|
Isabella de Roldão |
Deputy Mayor |
Recife, Brazil |
In-person |
|
Camila Merino |
Mayor |
Vitacura, Chile |
In-person |
|
Braulio Díaz |
Regional Manager of Institutional Relations and Advocacy |
ICLEI-SAMS |
In-person |
|
Diego Aulestia |
Head of the Human Settlements Unit of the Sustainable Development and Human Settlements Division of ECLAC |
ECLAC |
Virtual |
Agenda of the event
|
Time |
Topic |
Speaker / panellist / facilitator / other |
|
17:30 |
Opening Remarks |
Welcome: Carles Puigmartí, Unión Europea Facilitator: Jordan Harris, GCoM Americas Exhibitor: Stephanie Horel, European Union Exhibitor: Jorge Muñoz Wells, Mayor of Lima |
|
17:45 |
PANEL 1: AcelerAcción - Pilot project to prioritise mitigation and adaptation measures to accelerate the implementation of the Climate Action Plans of GCoM signatory cities in Latin America. |
Facilitator: Elise Abbes, GCoM Americas Exhibitor: Estefani Rondón, ECLAC Panellist: Bruno Lana, ECLAC |
|
18:10 |
PANEL 2: Crossing perspectives to accelerate the implementation of Local Climate Action Plans in Latin America |
Panellist:
Conclusions: Paulo Cámara, State of Pernanbuco |
|
18:35 |
Closing remarks and conclusions |
Facilitator: Bianca Cantoni, ICLEI-SAMS Panellist: Diego Aulestia, Head of the Human Settlements Unit of the Sustainable Development and Human Settlements Division of ECLAC |
Team in charge of communication and attention to the press
Information about the event on EUROCLIMA + social networks
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The European Union - through an alliance of commitment and cooperation of the EUROCLIMA+ programme with 18 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean - will be facilitating the presentation of 43 events in total.
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