Aligned with the COP30 Presidency’s Mutirão vision, the group is advancing a shared agenda among subnational networks to ensure meaningful local participation at COP30.
The document outlines strategies for national governments to enhance financing for subnational climate action in collaboration with various stakeholders to address urgent climate challenges.
With LGMA representation from Lusaka Mayor Chilando Chitangala and ICLEI Secretary General Gino Van Begin, the session highlighted successful examples from Brazil, Kenya, and Colombia.
Subnational governments can engage with their national governments, shift the trajectory of the climate emergency, and push for inclusive, multilevel climate action.
Upon the invitation by COP29 Azeri Presidency, at a Member States briefing in Geneva the Global Cities Hub urged full inclusion of subnationals in COP30 processes.