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CoM SSA kicks off 2026 with strategic engagement with cities

Early in the year, CoM SSA co-implementing partners, Expertise France and GIZ, intensified engagement with partner cities to define cooperation priorities and prepare new partnerships to work on spatial planning, flood and water management, and waste management.

Opinion: Why Tema must lead Africa’s climate-smart urban future

By Hon. Ebi Bright, Mayor of Tema Metropolitan Assembly (Ghana)

This September, I had the honour of representing Tema—and Africa—in Germany on a study tour with the theme “Fit for Climate Change – How Cities and Municipalities Are Meeting the Challenges of Climate Change.” The week-long seminar brought together mayors, town planners, and urban experts from across Europe, North America, Asia, and Israel to discuss practical solutions for sustainable urban development.

Bridging the gap: African cities prepare for the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities (SRCC)

Global efforts to strengthen urban climate resilience advanced at the From Science to Action workshop in Bonn, convened by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), UN-Habitat, and the Global Covenant of Mayors (GCoM). The session focused on one central question: how can the forthcoming Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report lead to practitioner-oriented action in cities?

Press release | EU Climate Diplomacy Week: Four Mayors unite to confront climate change challenges

At a roundtable during the European Union (EU) Climate Diplomacy Week, Mayors and representatives from Accra, Tema, Sekondi-Takoradi, and Awutu Senya East join forces to address the pressing issue of climate change.