Tag: Christiana Figueres

La alcaldesa de París, Anne Hidalgo, lidera hoy a representantes políticas de todo el mundo en el lanzamiento de la iniciativa Women4Climate, cuyo objetivo es dar apoyo y homenajear a las líderes políticas que promueven acciones climáticas. Como la primera mujer presidenta de C40, la alcaldesa Anne Hidalgo pretende alentar a la comunidad internacional para que centre su atención en la conexión existente entre el género y los problemas climáticos. Esta iniciativa fue anunciada en la Cumbre de Alcaldes C40 de 2016, en Ciudad de México.

Today, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo leads women mayors from around the world in launching the Women4Climate initiative to help support and celebrate women leaders who are driving forward climate action. As the first woman chair of the C40, Mayor Hidalgo aims to galvanize the international community to focus on the nexus of gender and climate issues. The announcement was made at the C40 Mayors Summit 2016 in Mexico City.

La Maire de Paris Anne Hidalgo et des femmes maires du monde entier lancent aujourd’hui l’initiative Women4Climate en soutien aux femmes leaders engagées dans la cause climatique. La première femme présidente du C40, Anne Hidalgo veut galvaniser la communauté internationale et attirer son attention sur le lien entre genre et climat. Cette annonce a eu lieu lors du Sommet des Maires 2016 à Mexico.

Recently, at the World Summit Climate & Territories (WSCT) in Lyon, France, subnational and local governments and other non-state actors gathered to voice their most pressing concerns and priorities for global climate action. The event served as an international gathering for climate change leaders to set the agenda for the Paris Climate Conference, COP21, happening in December 2015.

Last century was marked by unprecedented growth accompanied by unprecedented urbanization. Knowing now that much of this growth was enabled by enterprise that increases greenhouse gas emissions, this century’s challenge focuses on how to grow using a new model of development. As home to more than half of the world’s 7 billion people and one of the largest sources of emissions, cities are well situated to reshape social and economic growth and usher in an era of climate-safe, sustainable development.