Dorah Modise, C40 Africa RD, recently met with the new Executive Mayor of Ekurhuleni, Nkosindiphile Xhakaza, and Mayor of Cape Town, Geordin Hill-Lewis and underscored the pivotal role of mayors in our global C40 Cities network. #ClimateAction#C40Cities
Great visiting beautiful Mbombela and meeting Mayor Makushe-Mazibuko.
Mbombela will be receiving support developing flood alleviation infrastructure from the C40’s Cities Finance Facility.
That Facility is backed by the 🇬🇧, 🇩🇪🇫🇷 and the 🇺🇸.
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[WATCH] Im pleased to host political leaders and delegates from 12 African cities to discuss plans and strategies on green economies, job creation and sustainable development. #Leadership4Climate@c40cities@CityTshwane
Chaired the Africa Mayors’ (and Governors’) round table on Financing Climate Action for Green Jobs in my capacity as @c40cities Vice Chair. Great learnings from one another on opportunities for sub-national governments.
The @AccraMetropolis today convened a cross-departmental and local stakeholder session to discuss its work on inclusive climate action in the city. In attendance were key informal sector engagement stakeholders from academia, government, civil society and the media.
Our Head of Adaptation Research, Rebecca Ilunga, summarises it best: “We’re thinking globally, but we’re really acting local.”
C40 cities are learning from one another, adopting best practices and taking #WaterAction to create #WaterSafeCities where all residents can thrive.
THIS WEEK: Lagos State Governmrnt is institutionalising the Climate Action Plan! With support from @c40cities, officials from @followlasg are attending a mainstreaming workshop and improving skiills on the GHG emissions inventory process. @LSECities@Mayors4Climate@UCLGAfrica
TODAY Mayor @yakisawyerr kicked off Freetown’s Students Reinventing Cities programme. @FCC_Freetown and @c40cities are inviting students from Sierra Leone and elsewhere to imagine a pathway to decarbonize some areas and improve the quality of life for local communities.
#Ethiopia: Addis Ababa City To Launch Electric Bus Pilot Project https://t.co/o1DGiOdHHx The bureau is working in collaboration with the London-based C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) to secure financial and technical supports for the project.
Not just in Addis—Ethiopians, young & old, Muslims & Christans, in Jigjiga, Semera, D/Dawa, Gonder, Dese, Kombolcha & Woreta rallied behind ideals of solidarity & love rejecting bitter & divisive thinking. This strong will for change will no doubt transform our country. #Ethiopia
Learn more: #DidYouKnow Poverty increases climate risks. 215 million urban poor in 495 developing country cities will be vulnerable to extreme heat by 2050. #Cities4Climate https://t.co/VnjM2fCYys #Cities4Climate (via @c40cities)
#CItiesIPCC would like to thank all the women scientists and practitioners who made our conference a tremendous success! On behalf of the entire conference team, we would like to wish you a happy Int’l #WomensDay!
More than 750 delegates from more than 75 countries are coming together this week at the #CitiesIPCC conference in #Edmonton, Canada @Cities_IPCC https://t.co/bDtLZJPh5e via @NextCityOrg
It's Day 3, but still tons of energy at the #CitiesIPCC conference. As we head into the final stretch, read a summary of Day 2, featuring stories from cities experiencing flooding and a discussion of what constitutes the "good life." https://t.co/kx70sO7Dxp @Cities_IPCC
Submit your cities and climate change science questions via the livestream for a chance to have panelists answer them: https://t.co/rsxX91DzYI #CitiesIPCC