Organizers

Marrakech Partnership and High-Level Champions

Background

Subnational action is key for a just transition towards low-carbon and resilient buildings and cities. The event will showcase subnational actors leading the way, highlight the need for localising NDCs, and opportunities for effective multilevel governance and local financing. The session will also demonstrate outcomes of concrete successful initiatives on the engagement of subnational actors in achieving global climate goals, including the establishment of the Subnationals Action Group under the Global Alliance on Buildings and Construction (GlobalABC) and the Sustainable Urban Resilience for the Next Generation (SURGE); the Coalition for High Ambition Multilevel Partnerships (CHAMP); and the Subnational Cooling Pledge under the COP-28 Global Cooling Pledge.

Suggested outcomes

• Showcase multi-level governance action through localising adaptation/resilience action to achieve such mitigation/adaptation co-benefits 
• Launch of the Subnational Cooling Pledge

Agenda

See the agenda and more details of the event in this Concept Note.

The event can be followed by COP 29 registered participants through the COP 29 Digital Platform. Recording of the event is available below.

Full outcomes report could be found here.