Contribution to Phase III of the Covenant of Mayors in Sub-Saharan Africa The proposed action aims at enhancing climate adaptation and resilience in Sub-Saharan Africa by providing &nbsp;additional support to the Covenant of Mayors (CoM) in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).The initiative has clear political prominence, highlighted recently at COP 26 in Glasgow. The final document emphasised the role of local governments, which are key enablers of the Covenant of Mayors (CoM) initiative.The Action will also provide additional funding to the ongoing phase III of the CoM SSA, notably to ensure the functioning of the CoM SSA Secretariat beyond 2022 and align the duration of the existing contracts implementing this initiative to the same year (2024). Through this extension, GIZ will be able to maintain the Secretariat and technical helpdesk functions as well as the coordination among EU Member States and stakeholders.