Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Secretary-General Ant¨®nio Guterres addressed G20 finance ministers and central bank governors with a call to deliver on COVID-19 vaccines, economic recovery and climate finance. He reminded developed economies that solidarity depends in part on fulfilling the longstanding commitment to provide $100 billion in public climate finance annually to developing countries, with half pegged to measures to safeguard people from climate impacts. Read more.
As extreme heat becomes an increasingly visible reality across Japan, meteorologists, scientists, businesses and professional footballers are joining forces to encourage stronger climate action.
Egypt is safeguarding vulnerable Nile Delta communities with 75km of eco-defenses and embedding long-term coastal adaptation in national plans.
At a Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ desertification conference in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, experts examined how renewable energy expansion can co-exist with land protection and restoration, spotlighting examples from around the world.