Event report
The 7th Summit for Subnational Governments & Cities constituted an unprecedented global milestone to welcome significantly strengthened contributions from subnational governments and cities to the Kunming-Montréal Global Biodiversity Framework. The Summit, an official parallel event to Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) COP15, was held on 11 and 12 December 2022.
In addition to the Summit, for the first time at a CBD COP, there was a dedicated Subnational Governments & Cities Pavilion – from 8 to 18 December – focusing entirely on local and subnational government actions and opportunities.
Co-hosts
The Summit was co-hosted by ICLEI, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD) and Regions4, along with the host Government of Québec and the City of Montréal and with the support and engagement of the Province of Yunnan and the City of Kunming. Both the Summit and its associated Pavilion were financially supported by the Government of Québec as main sponsor.
ICLEI Cities Biodiversity Center, with inputs from co-hosts and partners, has compiled a comprehensive report to highlight the importance and impact of the Summit and its associated Pavilion, and to showcase critical interventions and milestones of subnational governments and cities at COP15. The report also covers the mobilization and advocacy journey of the Local and Subnational Governments Major Group towards, and during, COP15.
Subnational Governments & Cities at CBD COP15
The 7th Summit was particularly significant because it coincided with and marked the end of the Edinburgh Process for Subnational and Local Governments on the development of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework. The 7th Summit marked a historic global milestone to welcome a stronger contribution by local and subnational governments to the Kunming-Montréal Global Biodiversity Framework.