United Cities

#Listen2Cities at #COP31 As Special Envoy of the COP31 Presidency for Local and Regional Governments and UCLG President, Uğur İbrahim Altay provides a bridge for dialogue between the Presidency and the organised constituency of cities and regions, through the Global Taskforce and LGMA. 🗣️ “Today, our ultimate goal is to move beyond words and focus on action, moving beyond short-term efforts towards lasting cooperation. I invite all my colleagues to join forces for cities that protect land and water.” As facilitator of the Global Taskforce, UCLG strongly supports the decades-long advocacy of the LGMA Constituency has done on its behalf, for a stronger role for local and regional governments in the UNFCCC process. We look to #COP31 as a moment that translates that collective advocacy into concrete commitments, stronger multilevel cooperation and lasting opportunities for local and regional governments to shape climate action.

📍 From COP to 2030 and Beyond: Local and Regional Governments Building the Future of Climate Governance 🌐 At the @GlobalTaskforce Pavilion, the session led by @CCRECEMR explores how LRGs can help bridge the gap between global commitments and local action, while contributing to a more effective and inclusive system of climate governance beyond 2030. #Listen2Cities at #COP31Antalya

✨#Listen2Cities at @turkiyecop31 Our Secretary General @UCLG_Saiz meets with Aysen Nikolaev, Head of Sakha Republic, Co-President of UCLG Ready to build on our joint priorities and deliver the outcomes of our #UCLGCongress @uclg_eurasia #UCLGMeets

✨#UCLGMeets dans @turkiyecop31 CGLU rencontré une délégation de maires de Côte d’Ivoire, conduite notamment par Moussa Traoré, vice-président de l’ @UVICOCI, afin d’échanger sur les priorités et les perspectives de coopération avec les collectivités territoriales ivoiriennes. #Listen2Cities @UCLGAfrica

At our #LGMA Pavilion at #COP31, @jduch, Minister for European Union and Foreign Affairs of Catalonia @gencat, representing @uclg_org, reinforces a key message: Local and regional governments are driving climate action on the ground. The global climate agenda will only be achieved through meaningful engagement of all levels of government.

📌 @turkiyecop31 Session on International Cooperation for Local Climate Action & 2030 Agenda Mr. Ahmet Aras, Mayor of Muğla Metropolitan Municipality: 💬 “Shared knowledge is the way to progress and foster international cooperation on climate change. Access to finance is also key as #LRGs are key implementers. When municipalities are actively involved, we enact tangible change in people’s everyday lives.”

"International Cooperation for Local Climate Action & 2030 Agenda" at @turkiyecop31 🗣️ Claudia Adasme, mayor of Papudo, calls for stronger dialogue between spheres of government to ensure LRGs are not just spectators, but rather actors that can influence climate policy. 🌐 #Listen2Cities

📍International Cooperation for Local Climate Action and the 2030 Agenda @AisenNikolaev, Head of the Sakha Republic & Co-President of @uclg_org: 💬 “Adaptation begins with data, but planning without acknowledging certain conditions is not effective. New monitoring systems and engineering systems are being implemented, but climate change remains relevant at the local level.” 🌐 #Listen2Cities at @turkiyecop31

UCLG Vice President @SalaCarola: “The #SDGs are a common language to talk to each other. It’s a question about the everyday life of our citizens, making climate change part of local service provision.” 🌐 #Listen2Cities at @turkiyecop31

🌐 #Listen2Cities at @turkiyecop31 🗣️ @UCLG_President opens the session on "International Cooperation for Local Climate Action and the 2030 Agenda", led by UCLG and @KonyaInt 💬 "The 2030 Agenda reminds us that sustainable development is interconnected. The six transitions identified by the United Nations to accelerate progress towards the #SDGs: covering food systems, energy, digital connectivity, education, jobs and social protection, and climate, biodiversity and pollution, are all closely connected to the responsibilities of local and regional governments. Let us use the strength of our networks to build cooperation that continues beyond #COP31, advances the 2030 Agenda and strengthens the public services our communities depend on."

🌐#Listen2Cities at @turkiyecop31 📍Developing Climate Action Plans at the Local Level, led by @uclg_org and @KonyaInt 🗣️@UCLG_President "As mayors, we should be able to explain to our councils and communities which measures are funded, which projects are under way, what results have been achieved and where we need to change our approach. This is also how local climate action can contribute to the second Global Stocktake. Our plans and our experience can provide evidence of what local governments have committed to, what they have been able to finance and what they have actually delivered. Networks such as UCLG and @ICLEI, together with partners including the @Mayors4Climate , and mechanisms such as CHAMP can be essential to guarantee delivery"

✨#UCLGMeets in the margins of @turkiyecop31 🌍At the Presidency meeting in Antalya, we discussthe mechanisms to implement the Tangier Outcome, strengthen the collective leadership of our organization, and the journey to deliver a local social covenant

✨#UCLGMeets in the margins of @turkiyecop31 📍The UCLG Presidency meets in Antalya for the first time since our Congress in Tangier. 🌐The members of the enlarged Presidency share their priorities for the new era of our organization, with a focus on the upcoming international milestones.

📍 #COP31Antalya | Inauguration of the Konya Pavilion Bringing culture and climate action together, @KonyaInt is showcasing its local commitments on the first day of @turkiyecop31: from cleaner public transport and sustainable food systems to water management. 🌱 A strong reminder that climate action takes shape through the everyday services and decisions that shape people's lives. #Listen2Cities

📍#COP31Antalya | Towards a new Climate Action: Taking stock locally in the era of global implementation Our SG @UCLG_Saiz moderates the segment "Taking Stock Locally on the Road to the Second Global Stocktake" 🌐 #LocalGovs are taking stock of what they are delivering through public services, who is benefiting and whose needs remain unmet. Through the @GlobalTaskforce, they are bringing their collective experience to the global climate agenda, identifying the outcomes, barriers and changes in powers, resources and cooperation needed to accelerate implementation and ensure the next phase of climate action responds to realities on the ground.

📍#Listen2Cities @turkiyecop31 @UCLG_President and COP31 Special Envoy on Local and Regional Governments, opens the High-Level Opening Session of the @globaltaskforce. "Building on the mandate adopted at the UCLG World Congress in Tangier, we call for a new generation of universal local public services. Climate action must be measured by how people access essential services and how our institutions protect communities. We will bring the shared priorities of local and regional governments to our exchanges with the COP31 Presidency, while ensuring that the perspectives of national governments are also heard across our networks. Local and regional governments must be part of climate decision-making through permanent institutional arrangements, not isolated consultations."

🌍#Listen2Cities In the framework of @turkiyecop31, @UCLG_President, COP31 Special Envoy on local and regional governments opens the session on the Coalition for High Ambition Multilateral Partnerships (CHAMP) at the @GlobalTaskforce Pavilion: "Through #CHAMP, we have an opportunity to move beyond declarations and establish lasting cooperation between national and local governments. As per the recommendations put forward by my colleagues of the CHAMP Subnational Advisory Council, local and regional governments must be involved from the outset, when national climate policies are designed and planned for financing, rather than consulted only once decisions have already been made." This is about ensuring that public policies reflect the needs, priorities and overall, the people they serve."

We are pleased to welcome a delegation from @FNPrefeitos, including @FelipePeixotoBR, Executive Secretary of Niterói. We explored the collaboration between UCLG and @mercociudades and ideas for further outreach with our Brazilian members, and we look forward to continuing our work together. #Listen2Cities @smartcityexpo #SCEWC26