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Climate Adaptation Fund: USD 10 Million Grant Awarded to Penang Island, Malaysia
GCoM SEA Secretariat

Climate Adaptation Fund: USD 10 Million Grant Awarded to Penang Island, Malaysia

CDP Worldwide recently published and launched the case study of Penang Island as part of a programme on climate change adaptation/resilience financing and implementation for Asian cities at COP28 Dubai. The total grant amount of USD 10 million was allocated for the implementation of the nature-based climate adaptation programme for the urban areas of Penang Island.
GCoM Malaysian Cities at COP28 with National Ministries from Malaysia
GCoM SEA Secretariat

GCoM Malaysian Cities at COP28 with National Ministries from Malaysia

Dubai, 30 November – 12 December 2023 | The UNFCCC’s Conference of Parties in Dubai (COP28) in December 2023 was the largest ever, where the host issued almost 100,000 badges. In a demonstration of global solidarity, negotiators from nearly 200 Parties came together in Dubai with a decision on the world’s first ‘global stocktake’ to
Engaging Participation of Three GCoM SEA Cities at GCoM South Asia Regional Workshop
GCoM SEA Secretariat

Engaging Participation of Three GCoM SEA Cities at GCoM South Asia Regional Workshop

Kathmandu, 5-7 December 2023 | Representing GCoM Southeast Asia (GCoM SEA) in a dynamic exchange, Kota Kinabalu, Medan, and Pontianak showcased their commitment to climate action at the GCoM South Asia Regional Workshop. This three-day event gathered signatory cities from South Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Japan, and European businesses in Kathmandu, Nepal. Focused on fostering collaboration,

Welcome to Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy

GCoM Southeast Asia

The Global Covenant of Mayors Southeast Asia (GCoM SEA) helps coordinate and support engagement with participating cities in Southeast Asia. It encourages climate action at the local level and helps build a community of committed signatories around it.

Whatever the size or location of their jurisdiction, the mayors and local leaders in this alliance stand ready to take concrete measures with long-term impact to tackle the interconnected challenges of climate change mitigation, adaptation, and access to sustainable energy.

GCoM Program Challenges

Adaptation to climate change

Adopting an integrated approach to climate change mitigation and adaptation ensures consistency of actions, creates synergies and co-benefits, increases cost-efficiency, and helps avoid maladaptation. For more information on how to create a truly integrated approach and address the inter-relationships between adaptation and mitigation, check out this short article and this explanation on Climate-ADAPT.

Climate Change Mitigation

The GCoM signatory cities and local governments act to voluntarily meet targets for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions (or low emission development targets) for their whole community, identify climate risks and vulnerabilities, and implement mitigation and adaptation measures.

In addition, the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy also aims to address increased access to sustainable energy.

Access to clean Energy

Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Fostering Local Climate Resilience: The Global Covenant of Mayors emphasizes the importance of climate change mitigation (also referred to as low emission development for the Global South) and adaptation to a changing climate, as well as increased access to sustainable energy.

Cities and local governments committing to the GCoM as of 1 January 2017 will need to establish a target covering the territory of the local authority for GHG emissions reductions, make a commitment to tackle climate change adaptation and resilience, and increased access to clean and affordable energy.

Cities and local governments should strive to set targets that are at least as ambitious, and preferably more ambitious, than their respective government’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) under the Paris Agreement. Further, they need to be in line with National Adaptation Plans (where these exist), and be consistent with the principles around energy access and urban sustainability embodied in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

GCoM SEA Partners

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