Despite of the difficult conditions of access and of work, the local government delegates’ intensive lobbying has achieved that they are being explicitly mentioned in an important part of the negotiating text:

Preamble of the Long term action text  Draft text on AWG-LCA 8, item 3
Outcome of the work of the Ad hoc working group on Long Term Action under the Convention 15 December

“Further recognising that a broad range of stakeholders needs to be engaged on global, regional, national and local levels, be they governmental, including subnational and local government, private business or civil society, including the youth and persons with disability, and that gender equality and the effective participation of women and indigenous peoples are important for effective action on all aspects of climate change”.

Delegates from UCLG and other local governments networks in Copenhagen will let the National Delegations know the importance they attach to maintaining this reference in the negotiating text.

Local Governments Programme for 16th December

12h00 : Elected Leaders Press Conference, representatives from the different levels of governance call upon the Heads of State to come to an agreement and reaffirm the readiness of local and sub-national levels of government to work with them as committed and responsible partners.

In the presence of Amos Masondo, Mayor of Johannesburg, Co-president of UCLG, Amazonino Mendes, Mayor of Manaus, Marcelo Ebrard, Mayor of Mexico City. 
 
14.45-16.15: Mayors speak to Heads of States (Niels Bohr Room) “Local Governments and COP 15: Local Achievements in the International Negotiations”