UNFCCC Official COP21/CMP11 Side event
 
Compact of Mayors: the world´s largest coalition on local climate action and towards SDGs/HABITAT3 
7 December Monday, 13:15 – 14:45, Room-1
 
Hosted by: ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability and United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) - on behalf of the Compact of Mayors Management Committee


The Compact of Mayors was launched by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and his Special Envoy for Cities and Climate Change, Michael R. Bloomberg, under the leadership of the world’s global city networks – C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40), ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI) and the United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) –with support from UN-Habitat, the UN’s lead agency on urban issues. The Compact establishes a common platform to capture the impact of cities’ collective actions through standardized measurement of emissions and climate risk, and consistent, public reporting of their efforts.
The side event will present an opportunity to update the UNFCCC negotiators with the achievements of the Compact of Mayors over time. The event also aims to create an opportunity of dialogue to explore options for enhanced engagement of local and subnational governments in raising the level of ambition and accelerating climate action at all levels based on the outcomes of the COP21 in Paris.
Moderator: Gino Van Begin, Secretary General, ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability
Session-I: Updates from the Compact of Mayors Management Committee (15 min)

• Amanda Eichel, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Compact of Mayors Secretariat
• Seth Schultz, Director, Research, Management & Planning, C40
• Maryke van Staden, Low Carbon Cities Program Manager and Director of the carbonn Center, ICLEI

Session-II: Voices of Mayors Committed and Complying with Compact of Mayors (45 min) (subject to final confirmation)

• Frank Cownie, Mayor, Des Moines, US (Compact committed, US Local Climate Leadership Circle)
• Stephanie Tan, Mayor, Catbalogan, Philippines (Compact committed)
• Carlos Amastha, Mayor, Palmas, Brazil (Compact committed)
• James Nxumalo, Mayor, Durban, S. Africa (Compact Compliant)
• Khalifa Sall, Mayor, Dakar, Senegal (Compact committed)
• Hong-mo WU, Deputy Mayor, Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei (Compact Compliant)
• Tanya Müller, Secretary of Environment, Mexico City, Mexico (Compact Compliant)
• George Ferguson, Mayor, Bristol, UK, European Green Capital 2015  (Compact committed)
• Cathy Oke, Councillor, Melbourne, Australia, (Compact Compliant)
• Troy Pickard, Mayor, Joondalup, Australia
• Ronan Dantec, Senator, France, UCLG Climate Spokesperson

Session-III: UNFCCC Parties invited to share their views (20 min)

• H.E. Mrs Sharon Dijksma, Minister for Environment, The Netherlands - tbc

 
Concluding Remarks: The way towards HABITATIII, Dr. Joan Clos, Executive Director, UN-Habitat
 
Please note that this event will take place in the blue zone, therefore only accredited persons will be allowed to attend.
Photos and media coverage will be published on our website following the event.
 
A video of the event will be prepared and disseminated by ENB, thanks to the support provided by the Urban-LEDS Project.