3rd MCAP Annual Convening
Los Angeles, California, April 14-17, 2026
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2026 Convening Announcement
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🌎 Mark your calendars! The 2026 MCAP Annual Convening kicks off in Los Angeles!
California and LA are becoming a hub for global climate leadership. From April 14–17, Mediterranean Climate leaders from Athens, Santiago, Cape Town, and beyond will gather here, allowing LA to become a global “test kitchen" for Mediterranean resilience against drought, wildfire, and extreme heat.
MCAP’s subnational-led, bioregional program approach uniquely positions these members to convert local insight into collective action. To leverage this position, this year’s convening is focused on teaming up to share solutions and advance action together to protect communities and ensure long-term economic and environmental vitality.
Learn more: https://www.medclimate.org/news-resources/mcap-2026-annual-convening
#MCAP2026 #ClimateAction #LA #LosAngeles #Resilience #Drought #Wildfire #ExtremeHeat #GlobalCollaboration #MedClimate #MediterraneanClimateActionPartnership
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🌎The 2026 MCAP Annual Convening kicks off this week in LA! From April 14–17, California and LA will showcase its global climate leadership as it hosts Mediterranean Climate leaders across five continents to accelerate action against drought, wildfire, and extreme heat.
Through collaborative efforts, members will share solutions to protect their communities and strengthen local resilience and inform global progress.
🔗 Learn more: link in bio!
#MCAP2026 #ClimateAction #LA #LosAngeles #Resilience #Drought #Wildfire #ExtremeHeat #MedClimate #MediterraneanClimateActionPartnership
Meet the Members
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🌍 Meet the MCAP Member Regions The Mediterranean Climate Action Partnership (MCAP) is a global alliance of subnational governments working to protect their communities, economies, and ecosystems from the growing impacts of drought, wildfire, and extreme heat.
What brings these regions together is more than climate — its climate type. Mediterranean climate zones exist on five continents, sharing seasonal patterns of hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters. That common baseline brings with it shared risks — and shared opportunity for collaboration.
MCAP is a member-driven partnership. Each member plays a key role in guiding MCAP’s strategy, shaping joint initiatives, and contributing to the Leadership Council and technical work groups. The goal is clear: translate knowledge into action, and support locally grounded solutions that can be adapted and scaled globally.
Current MCAP Member Regions: 🇲🇽 Baja California Sur 🇨🇱 Biobío & Santiago de Chile 🇺🇸 California 🇪🇸 Catalonia 🇬🇷 Central Greece 🇫🇷 Occitanie & Region Sud 🇮🇹 Emilia-Romagna 🇦🇺 New South Wales, South Australia & Victoria 🇲🇦 Oriental Maroc, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra & Tangier-Tétouan-Al Hoceima 🇿🇦 Western Cape
From vineyard valleys to coastal cities, wildfire zones to drought-stressed regions, these governments are leading where the impacts are most direct — and where innovation is already underway.
As MCAP continues to grow, these regions are setting the tone: implementation-focused, member-led, and grounded in local realities with global reach.
#MCAP2026 #ClimateAction #MedClimate #SubnationalLeadership #GlobalCollaboration #ClimateResilience #MediterraneanClimateActionPartnership
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🌍 Meet the MCAP Member Regions
MCAP is a member-driven partnership of subnational governments working together to confront the climate challenges they know best — drought, wildfire, and extreme heat.From the hills of Catalonia to the coastlines of California, the valleys of South Australia to the vineyards of the Western Cape, these 16 regions span five continents, all linked by a Mediterranean climate — and a shared commitment to climate action.
MCAP Member Regions:
🇲🇽 Baja California Sur (@gobiernodebcs)
🇨🇱 Biobío (@biobiochile) & Santiago de Chile (@visitsantiago)
🇺🇸 California (@california)
🇪🇸 Catalonia (@governcat)
🇬🇷 Central Greece (@visitcentralgreece)
🇫🇷 Occitanie (@laregionoccitanie) & Region Sud (@maregionsud)
🇮🇹 Emilia-Romagna (@inemiliaromagna)
🇦🇺 New South Wales (@nswgov), South Australia (@southaustralia) & Victoria
🇲🇦 Oriental Maroc, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra & Tangier-Tétouan-Al Hoceima
🇿🇦 Western Cape (@discoverctwc)
Together, our members lead the work — shaping MCAP’s strategy, guiding joint initiatives, and translating local insight into global momentum.
#MCAP2026 #MedClimate #MeetTheRegions #ClimateAction #SubnationalLeadership #GlobalCollaboration #MediterraneanClimateActionPartnership
From Inauguration to Implementation
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🌍 From Inauguration to Implementation: MCAP in Motion
Implementation was only the beginning. The 3rd Annual MCAP Convening will transform Los Angeles into a global hub of climate resiliency.
Member regions are:
Piloting climate solutions in real-world settings through MCAP “living labs” focused on extreme heat, wildfire, and water resilience
Demonstrating interventions on the ground — from cool pavement and urban cooling strategies to wildfire risk reduction and water reuse systems
Bringing regional leaders into shared environments to test, refine, and learn from implementation in real time
The urgency is clear — and MCAP is helping turn shared challenges into coordinated action.
#MCAP2026 #ClimateAction #ImplementationInAction #MedClimate #SubnationalLeadership #California #LosAngeles #ClimateResilience #Drought #Wildfire #ExtremeHeat
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Implementation was only the beginning. The 3rd Annual MCAP Convening will transform Los Angeles into a global hub of climate resiliency.
Member regions are piloting solutions, demonstrating interventions on the ground, and bringing regional leaders together to learn from implementation in real time.
The urgency is clear — and MCAP is helping turn shared challenges into coordinated action.
#MCAP2026 #ClimateAction #ImplementationInAction #MedClimate #SubnationalLeadership #California #LosAngeles #ClimateResilience #Drought #Wildfire #ExtremeHeat
Living Labs - Learning from Los Angeles
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🌿 As part of the 2026 MCAP Annual Convening, member regions are visiting Living Lab sites across Los Angeles County — seeing firsthand how local innovation is advancing climate resilience and can be adapted across Mediterranean climates worldwide. From Baldwin Hills to Arroyo Seco, these sites offer more than examples – they are living demonstrations of projects being tested, refined, and put into practice.
Site 1 – Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook: Expanding access to green space while using nature-based solutions to reduce extreme heat
Site 2 – Cool Pavement Installation, Exposition Park: Cooling the built environment and reducing the urban heat island effect
Site 3 – Arroyo Seco Park South: Managing land to reduce fire risk at the wildland–urban interface
Site 4 – Altadena: Rebuilding with wildfire-resilient design and modular housing solutions
Site 5 – Jackson STEM Dual Language Magnet Academy: Greening school grounds to capture stormwater and mitigate heat and wildfire impacts
Site 6 – Destination Crenshaw: Advancing urban revitalization through integrated, climate-forward design
Site 7– Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant: Innovating water reuse and management to address drought challenges
#MCAP2026 #LosAngeles #LA #LivingLabs #ClimateResilience #WaterSecurity #FireManagement #ExtremeHeat #NatureBasedSolutions
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🌿 As part of the 2026 MCAP Annual Convening, member regions are visiting Living Lab sites across Los Angeles County — seeing firsthand how local innovation is advancing climate resilience and can be adapted across Mediterranean climates worldwide
Site 1: Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook
Extreme Heat, Nature-Based Solutions, Public Access & EquitySite 2: Cool Pavement Installation, Exposition Park
Built Environment & Urban Heat Island ReductionSite 3: Arroyo Seco Park South
Fire Risk Reduction, Land Management, & Wildland-Urban InterfaceSite 4: Altadena
Wildfire Resilient Rebuilding & Modular Homes TourSite 5: Jackson STEM Dual Language Magnet Academy
Urban Greening for Stormwater Capture and Wildfire & Extreme Heat MitigationSite 6: Destination Crenshaw
Urban Revitalization, Integrated Resilience Planning, & Climate-Forward Design
Site 7: Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant
Drought, Water Management, & Innovation
#MCAP2026 #LosAngeles #LA #LivingLabs #ClimateResilience #WaterSecurity #FireManagement #ExtremeHeat #NatureBasedSolutions
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Instagram: @CitiesCatalyst
Member Regions
California
LinkedIn: State of California, California Natural Resources Agency
Instagram: @california @canaturalresourcesagency
Maroc Oriental
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Attendee Social Media Accounts
| Region | Name | Title | Platform |
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| Bio Bio | Javier Carrasco Edade | Director, Division of Regional Planning and Development, Regional Government of Biobío | |
| Bio Bio | Sergio Giacaman García | Governor of Biobío | |
| California | Jenn Phillips | Assistant Secretary for Climate Change, California Natural Resources Agency | |
| California | Wade Crowfoot | Secretary, California Natural Resources Agency | |
| Catalonia | Jaume Duch Guillot | Minister of European Union and Foreign Action of Catalonia | |
| Catalonia | Laia Estivill Gonzalez | Officer of European Projects, Ministry of Interior's GRAF Wildfire Unit | Websi |
| Catalonia | Marc Darder | Head of the Technical Bureau, Department of Territory, Housing and Ecological Transition | |
| Catalonia | Mónica Bardina Martín | Head of Planning and Environmental Restoration at the Catalan Water Agency | |
| Catalonia | Sonsoles Letang | Director General for Climate Change and Environmental Quality, Catalan Government | |
| Central Greece | Ioannis Giannopoulos | Regional Councilor of the Region of Central Greece | Website |
| Central Greece | Konstantinos Meletis | Director of the Directorate of Environment and Spatial Planning | Website |
| Central Greece | Roula Kechri | Governor’s Advisor, EU Programs & International Relations | |
| Emilia Romagna | Francesca Gaburro | Governor’s Advisor, Cabinet of the President of the Executive Council | |
| Emilia Romagna | Patrizia Bianconi | Senior Expert in Ecological Transition and Climate Change, President's Cabinet | |
| Maroc Orientale | Alae Eddine Barkaoui | Vice President, Oriental Regional Council | |
| Maroc Orientale | Mohammed Bouarourou | President of Oriental Region Council | |
| Santiago de Chile | María Luisa Valdés | Head of the Department of Environment, Biodiversity and Climate Action | |
| Santiago de Chile | Carolina Hidalgo | Head of the Department of Modernization, Strategic Planning and Management Control | |
| South Australia | Mary-Anne Healy | Director, Climate Change, Flood Risk and Coast | |
| Tanger-Tetuán-Al Hoceïma | Aya Misbah | Mission Head, Environment and Sustainable Development | |
| Tanger-Tetuán-Al Hoceïma | Rabiah El Khamlichi | President | |
| Western Cape | Gerhard Gerber | Head of the Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning | |
| Western Cape | Jody Wentzel | Manager, Disaster Risk Reduction | |
| Western Cape | Karen Shippey | Chief Director, Environmental Sustainability, Department of Environmental Affairs & Development Planning | |
| Western Cape | Nabeel Rylands | Director, Disaster Risk Reduction, Provincial Disaster Management Centre | |
| MCAP Secretariat | Johanna Sutton | Associate Director, Resilient Cities Catalyst, MCAP Secretariat | |
| MCAP Secretariat | Konstantina Kardys | Managing Director, EU Office, Resilient Cities Catalyst, MCAP Secretariat | |
| MCAP Secretariat | Laura Barron | Associate Director, Resilient Cities Catalyst, MCAP Secretariat | |
| MCAP Secretariat | Mohamed Oday | Program Associate, Resilient Cities Catalyst, MCAP Secretariat | |
| MCAP Secretariat | Sam Carter | Founding Principal, Resilient Cities Catalyst, MCAP Secretariat |
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