Publication
Research or policy reports and information about climate change that has been produced by a UN entity. These activities include the documents prepared for UNFCCC meetings.
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Co-facilitators Issue REV2, Present Roadmap to Final Pact for the Future
<p>A closed informal consultation on REV2 will be held at ambassadorial level on 29 July and, if necessary, on 30 July for ambassadors to “engage in a focused and substantive negotiation on the Chapeau”. An informal consultation with Member States and stakeholders will take place on 31 July. Expert-level consultations on each of the five…
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Ahead of Summit of the Future, Leaders Call for Robust Follow-up Mechanisms
<p>The open letter cites civil society’s demonstrated commitment to work for a successful SoF outcome, including through the introduction of a “bold and far-reaching” People’s Pact for the Future. The leaders argue in favor of robust follow-up to the SoF with the active, sustained engagement of civil society who share the aspiration for more effective multilateralism.…
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COP 29 Incoming Presidency Paints Its Vision for 2024 UN Climate Conference
<p>Themed, ‘In Solidarity for a Green World,’ the President Designate’s letter describes the 2024 UN Climate Change Conference as “a litmus test” for the Paris Agreement, global climate action, and cooperation, with a new collective quantified goal on climate finance as its “centerpiece”. Among “principles of action,” the letter emphasizes the latest science and the…
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SOFO 2024 Calls for Forest-sector Innovations for More Sustainable Future
<p>Titled, ‘The State of the World’s Forests 2024: Forest-sector Innovations Towards a More Sustainable Future,’ the report uses 18 case studies from around the world to illustrate the many ways in which forest-sector innovation can lead to positive change. It shows how new technology, policies, and inclusive approaches in forest management are rousing possibilities for…
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“Stark Disparities” in Global Progress Toward SDGs: SDG Pulse 2024
<p>Having peaked at USD 223.7 billion in 2023, ODA is only at 0.37% of developed economies’ GNI – roughly half of the 0.7% envisioned by SDG target 17.2. While LDCs are not on track to meet the SDG target of doubling manufacturing value added and employment, the report shows “relatively constant employment shares alongside increasing…
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UNEP Global Report Urges Foresight in Addressing Global Challenges
<p>The major shifts identified in the report include humanity’s degradation of the environment, scarcity of and competition for critical resources, a new era of conflict, and polycentricity and diffusion of governance. These shifts go hand-in-hand with “signals of change,” which offer insights into potential disruptions, both positive and negative. The report recommends adopting a new…
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First Voluntary Subnational Review Launched at HLPF 2024
<p>The majority of responding municipalities engage in SDG localization. Most responding municipalities integrate the SDGs holistically, focusing on economic, social, and environmental sustainability. There is significant variation among municipalities with respect to tracking progress.</p>
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2024 Global Synergy Report Calls for Win-win Solutions for Climate and SDGs
<p>The report stresses the need for an integrated approach across sectors and between countries, policymakers, researchers, financiers, business, and civil society for “a just, equitable and sustainable future for all that leaves no one behind”. It identifies the 2025 round of NDCs under the Paris Agreement as a major opportunity for countries to better integrate…
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UN Launches First-ever System-wide Strategy for Water and Sanitation
<p>The Strategy’s goal is to enhance UN system-wide coordination and delivery of water and sanitation priorities, to support countries in their efforts to accelerate progress on national plans, internationally agreed water-related goals and targets, the realization of human rights, and transformative solutions to current and future challenges for the benefit of all people and the…
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Global Population to Peak This Century: World Population Prospects 2024
<p>Women today have fewer children than in the 1990s, with the global fertility rate currently standing at 2.3 live births per woman, compared to 3.3 births in 1990. According to the report, “[t]he main driver of global population increase through mid-century will be the momentum created by growth in the past”.</p>
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