navigation search a major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject . it may require cleanup to comply with wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view . please discuss further on the talk page . february 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message world mayors council on climate change type strategic alliance founded 2005 kyoto japan headquarters kaiser friedrich str . 7 53113 bonn germany slogan local leaders tackle climate change website www.worldmayorscouncil.org the world mayors council on climate change wmccc is an alliance of mayors who have made a commitment to the protection of climate change . 1 since 2012 the chair is park won soon mayor of seoul south korea . the vice chair is juergen nimptsch mayor of bonn germany . 2 contents 1 history 2 advocacy 2.1 leadership 3 link with iclei local governments for sustainability 4 members 5 references history edit the wmccc was created in 2005 by yorikane masumoto mayor of kyoto japan . the first chair was yorikane masumoto . baerbel dieckmann mayor of bonn germany was chair until 2009 . advocacy edit the aim of the wmccc is an enhanced recognition and involvement of mayors in multilateral efforts addressing climate change and related issues of global sustainability . 3 since its creation it participates to the international negotiations on climate change unfccc as an observer organization . its chair or members often addresses the plenary of the conference of parties such as baerbel dieckman in 2007 . 4 leadership edit the world mayors council on climate change is recognized as one of the major body of mayors leading the way toward low carbon development . 5 link with iclei local governments for sustainability edit since its creation the world mayors council on climate change is supported by iclei which is acting as its secretariat and facilitating the participation of its members to the un climate negotiations . members edit there are around 50 members 6 to the wmccc . references edit from worldmayorscouncil.org mayor park of seoul takes the helm of wmccc from mayor ebrard of mexico city . world mayors council on climate change . retrieved december 31 2012 . official mission statement of the wmccc . statement at the high level plenary of the united nations climate change conference in bali indonesia on 14 december 2007 unfccc . cities lead the way in climate change action nature 467 909 911 21 october 2010 full article . list of the wmccc members . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title world mayors council on climate change & oldid 647145022 categories climate change organizationsmunicipal international relationshidden categories wikipedia articles with possible conflicts of interest from february 2011 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 14 february 2015 at 20 12 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view