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SDG 13: Climate Action
As brings countries together to tackle climate change, WFP calls for greater investment in early warnings, climate resilience and hunger prevention.
From flooded fields to drought-stricken farms, climate change is reshaping how we grow food, while Viet Nam and Sri Lanka show how to protect harvests and cut emissions.
The window to limit warming to 1.5°C without significant overshoot has closed, but Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵEP says rapid cuts can still avert worse climate impacts.
Global temperatures are projected to exceed 1.5°C, increasing the risks of extreme weather, melting glaciers, and widening climate inequalities. Timed with the 2026 Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Climate Summit, this explainer explores climate overshoot, climate justice, and the actions needed to accelerate a fair global transition.
Young people’s rights to a healthy environment, safe homes, decent work, health care, food and education are increasingly threatened by the climate crisis. As the largest generation in history, they are driving change as advocates, innovators, educators, researchers, entrepreneurs and community leaders. Yet barriers to resources, representation and decision-making persist. Empowering meaningful youth participation is essential to advancing climate justice, human rights, resilience, transparency and a sustainable future that leaves no one behind for generations to come. .
±«±·±õ°ä·¡¹ó’s reveals a stark reality: 1.1 billion children now face at least three overlapping climate hazards, putting their health, education and futures at risk. While the climate crisis is a global phenomenon, its effects aren’t felt equally. Without identifying who the most vulnerable children are, where they live and how they are affected by climate-related impacts, it’s nearly impossible to develop practical and effective solutions. ±«±·±õ°ä·¡¹ó’s report reveals how children’s exposure to the climate hazards, inherent physical vulnerabilities, and the gaps in the social services they rely on, undermines their rights and increases their risk of harm. The report calls for urgent action to put children at the heart of climate solutions.
Cambodia is integrating climate action into its development journey, investing in resilient communities, sustainable growth and forest protection to secure a prosperous low-carbon future.
The concept of just transition refers to integrating social justice and equity principles, processes and practices in climate action. As countries move away from fossil fuels to fight climate change, some jobs and communities are at risk of being left behind. A just transition focuses on protecting workers, creating new green jobs, and helping communities adjust. It calls for training, social support, and clear plans so people can find new work and build better lives. This approach also gives communities a voice in decisions that affect them. By putting people at the center, a just transition makes climate action fairer, stronger, and more likely to succeed for the long term.
In Pakistan, 14-year-old Sobh walks through her village, showing how climate change has disrupted daily life with heavy rains flooding schools and damaging water sources.
Sobh explains how Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵICEF is supporting her village through solutions like rainwater collection, solar energy, tree planting, and safe drinking water systems. At school, children are not only learning about climate change but also working together to find ways to protect their future.
Third-generation NDCs are national climate plans under the Paris Agreement that strengthen emissions targets, adaptation measures, and implementation pathways.
The World Meteorological Organization warns that unprecedented greenhouse gas–driven warming is disrupting Earth’s climate with long-lasting consequences.
When it comes to climate action, major emitters receive prominent coverage. But there’s another story, less often told, that deserves attention. At the United Nations Development Programme (Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDP), over the past decade, we have been working hand in hand with over 90 percent of all developing countries on advancing local and national climate action. Here are some .
COP30 advanced climate action through new finance work programmes, trade dialogues, and international cooperation mechanisms supporting just, equitable transitions for developing countries.
Building true climate resilience in developing countries requires empowering people and markets, to adapt proactively rather than merely react to disasters.