THE WORLD MAYORS SUMMIT 2013 IN NANTES

Posted on September 28, 2013 9:24 pm by brusselsdiplomatic in NEWS // 0 Comments

The world mayors summit for climate change was a two-day event held under the patronage of French President Francois Hollande at which leaders lended their support to a declaration calling for greater cooperation with all levels of government, and accelerated local level access to international financing frameworks to fund climate actions.

The cité des congrès in Nantes where this important summit was held.

Cities are best placed to mitigate the effects of climate change, and it is vital that they have the resources to implement effective and innovative actions. The event will gather over 100 mayors from 30 countries.

The event was supported by French Prime-minister Jean-Marc Ayrault and saw high-level representatives from national governments, the business community, non-governmental and international organisations and the media. Confirmed attendees included George Ferguson, Mayor of Bristol (United Kingdom), James Nxumalo, Mayor of Durban (South Africa), Philippe de Fontaine Vive Curtaz, Vice-President, European Investment Bank (EIB) and many others.

A high-level dialogue on financing local climate action was held, followed by the concluding plenary of the ECOCITY World Summit 2013. ThisSaturday the Nantes Declaration of Mayors and Subnational Leaders on Climate Change was adopted.