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As U.S. mayors gather in Washington D.C. for the U.S. Conference of Mayors Winter Meeting they sent a clear message that they will continue to take bold action in their cities to tackle the climate crisis head-on, with or without federal support.  

2016 was a monumental year for C40, our member cities and our mayors. Not only did the Paris Agreement enter into force less than one year after COP21, but we also saw the number of C40 member cities grow to 90, representing more than 650 million citizens, and our Steering Committee unanimously elected the first-ever woman C40 Chair, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, to lead the organisation. Below, we look back at ten key moments that made 2016 a very productive and important year. 

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.

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.