Climate change

The German-African Councillors’ Round Table – A successful Premiere

In early August 2023, more than 30 councillors from Germany, South Africa, Ghana and Kenya came toge...
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FAMSI launches “GloClima: local governments and citizenship for climate in Andalusia”

Over 120 local and provincial government partners of FAMSI will be the beneficiaries of an initiativ...
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COP27 | Subnational governments must be empowered to deliver on the Paris climate agreement

On the occasion of the Solutions Day at COP27, the European Committee of the Regions, the Council of...
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COP 27 | Events where PLATFORMA & CEMR are represented

CEMR young elected representative Clifford Galea and CEMR spokesperson on the environment Marianne O...
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COP27 | Now or never: territorial leaders in action

The localisation and territorialisation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are essential to...
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Local politicians learn more about adaptation and mitigation

PLATFORMA and the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR), together with United Cities...
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GreeTHiS, a stepping stone for the development of the Black Sea Basin

The GreeTHiS project which started in 2018 and will end in December 2021, derives from the shared id...
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COP26 | Glasgow Climate Pact calls for “multilevel and cooperative action”

“Disappointment” was a word on the lips of many at the closing on the COP26 UN climate conferenc...
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COP 26 | Events where PLATFORMA & CEMR are represented

The 26th UN summit on climate change (COP26) is taking place in Glasgow, Scotland, from 31 October t...
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Discover our infographic and key messages for COP26

After much delay and uncertainty to due to COVID crisis, it’s finally happening: the 26th UN summi...
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The Belgian city of Kortrijk wants to exchange on environment & climate with an African partner municipality

The city of Kortrijk in Belgium is looking for a partner to start up its new international cooperati...
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Sharing know-how and putting biodiversity at the centre of decentralised cooperation

Mayors, regional leaders and local government associations met on Wednesday afternoon (8 September) ...
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Local governments are taking part at IUCN World Conservation Congress in Marseille

The IUCN World Conservation Congress which will be held in Marseille from 3 to 11 September will be ...
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500 participants at Cités Unies France 12th “Rencontres” of the International action of local authorities

Another success for Cités Unies France annual “Rencontres” of the International action ...
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Presentation of practices from 11 African countries to combat climate change

With the help of eLankidetza-Basque Agency for Development Cooperation, the African Institute for Ec...
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EDD21: Join us at the “The Global Village Online City Hall”!

This year, the European Development Days (EDD) are fully digital. But once again, the five major int...
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“Locally-led climate adaption is the way to go”

Representatives of EU institutions, the United Nations and municipalities pledged for a stronger rol...
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CUF | “The international action of local authorities at the heart of global issues”

Cités Unies France, with more than 40 years of experience in supporting French local authorities in...
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Listen! Lille & Oujda are tackling Climate change together

Lille (France) and Oujda (Morocco) won the 3rd prize at the PLATFORMAwards last year for their “De...
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EU as a global leader: implementing the Green Deal beyond the EU with towns and regions

The European Commission released on 12 December 2019 its new roadmap for EU’s economy and soci...
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