Deltas are home to more than half the world’s population. However, as populations grow, the sea level rises and the land is subsiding, deltas and their cities are becoming more vulnerable.
At the UN Climate Change Conference in December 2009, national governments will be negotiating a new global climate agreement.
The conference provided an introduction to the carbon finance market development and instruments as well as insights into the perspectives and potentials of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).
Together with the City of Rio de Janeiro, C40 is hosting Mayors of C40 Cities from around the world for a day-long event to highlight the actions local governments are taking to promote sustainable development in the urban environment.
The Global Energy Basel (GEB) Summit brings together leaders from local governments, investment and financing communities, and infrastructure solution providers to drive large-scale investment in urban infrastructure projects that are both environmentally sustainable and economically feasible. Climate impacts already confronting global cities make infrastructure investment today critical to securing a sustainable future.
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