Mayor V.K. Minimol has been elected to the Mayoral Board of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM), the global alliance of city leaders for climate action and sustainable development.

GCoM brings together more than 14,000 cities and local governments from 150 countries across six continents, representing over 1.2 billion people worldwide. The GCoM Board plays a crucial role in shaping urban sustainability and climate action policies globally. Its mission is to promote climate resilience in cities through financing, resilience-building measures and multi-stakeholder partnerships. Ms. Minimol has been elected to the Board as the representative of South Asian cities, a release issued here said.

The official appointment was conferred jointly by Teresa Ribera, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, and Michael R. Bloomberg, founder of Bloomberg Philanthropies, a communication said.