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The Spanish Network of Cities for Climate detected it arises from the need to coordinate between the municipalities in the fight against climate change.
Murcia participates contributing its experience in the field known mitigation of CO2 emissions, and implementing adaptation measures given to the fight against Climate Change
Murcia City Council through the Department of Planning, Environment and Huerta, who heads Antonio Navarro Corchón, has participated in the X General Assembly of the Network of Cities for Climate to define future lines of action of the network, after ten years of operation.
During the Assembly in Granollers, it took place the conference "The role of governments to achieve the Millennium Sustainable Development after the Paris Summit 'and workshops were held tomorrow to reduce emissions in the local environment, in the fields of Energy Efficiency, Sustainable Mobility and waste.
Murcia has participated in these days bringing their experience in the area known mitigation of CO2 emissions, and the implementation of adaptation measures given that constitute one of the greatest current challenges in the fight against climate change.
The city of Murcia, through ALEM, the Local Agency for Energy and Climate Change city of Murcia, was among the first cities in Spain to express interest in accession to the Covenant of Mayors in 2008, thus committing itself to reduce their emissions of greenhouse gases by 20 percent by 2020.
In addition, he has worked extensively in the development and implementation of concrete measures in reducing CO2 emissions, as well as show the excellent results from its Local Strategy to Combat Climate Change (ELCC) and its Plan of Action for Sustainable Energy 2020 PAES2020.
Always committed to European initiatives, Murcia joined the Mayors' Adapt in 2014, and has recently signed its accession to the Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy, which presents a comprehensive approach to adaptation and mitigation to climate change.
According to the Town Planning, Environment and Huerta, "Murcia works to be a reference in the Climate Change Adaptation at the level of Spain.
This is why in 2015 we were pioneers in launching our Roadmap for Adaptation to Climate Change met as planned ".
In addition, indicated Navarro Corchón, that "Diagnosis Vulnerability Municipality of Murcia already done, we face the next phase of drafting the document Adaptation Measures, which will launch a participatory process in which they collected the contributions of Murcia. "
The Spanish Network of Cities for Climate detected arises from the need to coordinate between the municipalities in the fight against climate change and the effects thereof are derived, which increases the vulnerability of their localities and directly affects the population.
Since its establishment, the June 1, 2005, the Network coordinates and drives against climate change in Spanish cities and towns, with the support of the Spanish Climate Change Office local control policies.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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