Goal 13: Climate Action Archives - United Nations Sustainable Development /sustainabledevelopment/blog/category/climate-change/ 17 Goals to Transform Our World Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 Guterres urges faster action and financing to stop biodiversity loss https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168610 Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168610 The United Nations Secretary-General appealed on Friday for governments, businesses and communities to accelerate efforts to protect biodiversity for future generations and all life on Earth. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> As disasters mount, next UN climate summit faces a test of trust https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168617 Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168617 Less than a month before the UN climate conference COP31 opens in Antalya, Türkiye, representatives of three successive summit presidencies gathered to address a pressing question: How can the world restore trust in climate action when the consequences of a warming planet are already being felt? Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> Disasters cost $228 billion in housing losses every year https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168583 Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168583 $228 billion is a staggering amount of money to find, but that’s exactly what communities around the world are faced with every year, to rebuild housing after disaster strikes. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> In the Mekong Delta, a push to grow food with saltwater https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168545 Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168545 For generations, farming in Viet Nam’s Mekong Delta has depended on a delicate bargain. The river flooded, retreated and flooded again, carrying freshwater and sediment across a flat landscape whose vast fields helped turn the country into one of the world’s leading rice exporters.  Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> United behind “Promise of 1.5℃” climate campaign, Japanese media call for behavioral changes for people and planet /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2026/10/media-unite-behind-promise-of-1-5c-climate-campaign-in-disaster-prone-japan-2026/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 04:09:26 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=118954 In 2026, the world has been grappling with severe climate disasters exacerbated by emerging super El Nino, from heat waves to wildfires, droughts, glacier melting and floods. Japan is no exception. Severe flooding and landslides, an exceptional summer heatwave, and an unusually active typhoon season have generated evacuation, casualties, and severe damage to infrastructures.   According to the UNEP report published in September 2026, exceeding [...]

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]]> Media unite behind ‘Promise of 1.5°C’ climate campaign in disaster-prone Japan /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2022/09/media-unite-behind-promise-of-1-5c-climate-campaign-in-disaster-prone-japan/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 03:30:21 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=118943 26 September, NEW YORK – Typhoon No. 14 slammed southern Japan last week, causing flooding and mudslides, as it ripped through the archipelago, located along the path which would likely see the number of intensified storms increase if global warming continues. In Japan and many other parts of the world, 2022 has been another [...]

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]]> Amid heartache of Nepal flooding disaster, fear remains https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168561 Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168561 Six weeks after Nepal’s deadly flooding disaster, communities are still struggling to rebuild their lives, but they will need sustained help as global warming increases the risk of another Himalayan catastrophe, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday.  Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> ‘Overshoot is not a reason to surrender’: UN calls for accelerated climate action ahead of COP31 summit https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168555 Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168555 As world leaders prepare for November’s major COP31 climate summit in Türkiye, record-breaking heat, devastating floods and an unprecedented El Niño climate pattern are making global climate action ever more urgent. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> From drought to deluge: ‘Super’ El Niño’s expanding reach https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168537 Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168537 Across Papua New Guinea, water sources are drying up, crops are failing and food prices are rising months before the worst agricultural impacts are expected. Behind those warning signs is an El Niño whose Pacific Ocean temperatures have already surpassed the equivalent measurements during the historic 1997 and 2015 events – part of an unfolding [...]

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]]> Security, sacrifice or opportunity: Visions differ over effective climate action https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168526 Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168526 Should the world move away sharply from fossil fuels, or manage a slower, more careful retreat?  Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> ‘He felt heard’: How a film brought a UN report to life in Xochimilco https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168492 Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168492 A documentary drawn from United Nations University research was screened at the COP30 climate conference and film festivals across Europe. Its most important journey, though, was the one back to the Mexico City canals where it was filmed. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> Uganda’s UN-supported wildlife forensics lab turns ivory seizures into convictions https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168469 Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168469 The package originated in Entebbe, Uganda, bound for Cairo, containing 10 kilograms of thumb-sized pieces that could have been either bone or elephant ivory. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> Rotting food waste emits 5 times more greenhouse gases than planes https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168507 Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168507 Rotting food waste is causing up to 10 per cent of total global greenhouse gas emissions – five times more than the entire aviation sector, the UN’s environment agency warned this week. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> From energy crisis to energy transition: How renewables are reshaping energy security https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/09/1168473 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/09/1168473 The continuing conflict in the Middle East is disrupting global energy markets and pushing up fuel prices, with knock-on effects far beyond the region. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> ‘Rising seas are sinking futures’ https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/09/1168430 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/09/1168430 World leaders approved the UN Declaration on Sea Level Rise by consensus on Thursday as the UN chief warned that encroaching waters are already threatening the future of coastal communities worldwide. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> LIVE: World leaders approve new declaration to tackle rising sea levels https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/09/1168423 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/09/1168423 Sea level rise is among the most visible consequences of global warming, but for some countries, it is an imminent existential threat. World leaders approved a new declaration on Thursday while debating the best ways to strengthen international cooperation and support vulnerable low-lying nations most at risk. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> Guterres calls on countries to set clear timelines for transition away from fossil fuels https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/09/1168418 Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/09/1168418 “We are the first generation with the tools to end the fossil fuel age – and the last who can avert climate catastrophe,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday, calling on countries to draw up credible roadmaps with clear timelines to transition away from fossil fuels. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> LIVE: Climate change is here – What happens next is still in our hands https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/09/1168372 Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/09/1168372 From deadly floods in the Himalayas to wildfires and extreme heat across Europe, 2026 has brought a succession of stark reminders of a changing climate. The task is immediate: Protect people from the impacts already unfolding while rapidly cutting the emissions of harmful gasses driving climate change. World leaders have been meeting on Wednesday to [...]

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]]> When a country goes underwater: Island States fight for their future https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/09/1168398 Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/09/1168398 Rising sea levels and ever-more-powerful storms are eroding shorelines, submerging land and threatening to evict millions of people from their homes worldwide.  Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> How El Niño offers a test of whether the world can adapt to a changing climate https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/09/1168404 Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/09/1168404 El Niño is strengthening in a world that is already hotter, raising the risk of drought, floods and crop losses across some of the world’s most important food-producing regions. But unlike many disasters, this one can be seen coming. UN experts say the months ahead offer countries a chance not only to protect the next [...]

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