Burcu Tuncer, Head of Circular Development and Global Coordination, ICLEI
When it comes to setting the rules of the game for local production and consumption, it’s our municipalities, our mayors playing that role
Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge, Regional Director for Europe, World Health Organization
What we have seen over the past months in our cities and town where two-thirds of the population of the European Region lives, is that strong local government in a factor behind successful pandemic mitigation. Local governments in the European Region have been and still are – at the forefront of curtailing the pandemic
Jan Van Zanen, Mayor of Utrecht & Co-President of UCLG
If all spheres of government go hand-in-hand, we will be able to fulfil our role as guardians of the global development agendas!
Kobie Brand, Regional Director, ICLEI
We live in a time where multi-level governance is our only way, as we work our way through unchartered waters during this pandemic… The Talanoa Dialogues were all about bridging the divides between different levels of government
Amanda Eichel, Executive Director of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate
Initial dialogue, collaboration between all government levels and the principle of multilevel governance should be evolved through this NDC process, and also cultivate as well as advancing the principle of co-creation
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, WHO
As urban leaders, you’re looking beyond immediate response, planning for recovery. As mayors, you are champions for green, healthy, prosperous urban societies of the future
Andy Deacon, Director of Strategy and Operations at Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCOM)
Without local government full involvement we will not be able to deliver the climate agenda, we should reinforce some points on the role of science and evidence
Iñaki Susaeta, Secretary General Regions4
We strongly believe that a multi-level governance approach is more important than ever to build back better after the pandemic, and jointly decide on our future with member states and the UN system
Emilia Saiz, Secretary General, UCLG
Local and regional governments have a role to play in building the foundations of peace, actually far greater than has been acknowledged so far
Kobie Brand, Regional Director, ICLEI
We live in a time where multilevel governance is our only way. As we are in uncharted waters w/ the pandemic, we see that collaboration between levels of government is crucial