COP27 - CMP-17 and CMA-4

The Webinar on 'The Response of Local Governance to the Global Climate Emergency', organized by the IGU Commission on the Geography of Governance, is held in the week of the COP-27, CMP-17 and CMA-4 [https://unfccc.int/cop27].

On 6 - 18 November 2022, the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt hosts the 27th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC [COP 27: https://cop27.eg/#/ ]. As in previous COP, the aim is to pave the way for effectively tackle the global challenge of climate change. The meeting comprises the twenty-seventh session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 27), the seventeenth session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP 17), and the fourth session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement (CMA 4).

This Webinar, organized by the IGU Commission on the Geography of Governance, aims to contribute to the ongoing debate on the implementation and effectiveness of local government policies directed to tackle on the ground the challenge of climate change.