The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM) was launched last week in Port of Spain, Trinidad during the Caribbean Urban Forum (CUF) of 2019.
The city of Georgetown was represented by Mayor Ubraj Narine.
The launch saw the mayors of Trinidad represented by the Trinidad and Tobago Association of Local Government Authorities TTALGA along with the mayors of Belmopan (Belize), Georgetown (Guyana), Portsmouth (Dominica) and May Pen (Jamaica) take the initiative in agreeing to take action on climate change by joining the GCoM. The Association of Local Government Authorities of Jamaica (ALGAJ) also signed a letter of intent to join the GCoM as Regional Coordinator, providing strategic guidance and support to local governments in the country.
