Events
31 May, 2022

Environmental Protection in Antarctica; Temptations and Accountability

Global Governance Centre and Centre for International Environmental Studies
Events
23 September, 2021

Welcome event – Environmental Studies & Research at the Graduate Institute

Centre for International Environmental Studies
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News
21st December 2022

The Crossroads of Lithium: An International Conference

Centre for International Environmental Studies and Marc Hufty
13
News
19th April 2023

Tax Law for Sustainable Development

Centre for Finance and Development
News
28th June 2022

CIES Publications News | June 2022

Centre for International Environmental Studies
13
News
4th June 2020

World Environment Day: Learning from COVID-19

Shaila Seshia Galvin
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News
30th June 2020

‘Does successful emissions reduction lie in the hands of non-state rather than state actors? ‘

Centre for International Environmental Studies and Liliana B. Andonova
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Events
16 April, 2020

E-Seminar: Covid-19 and Climate Change: Lessons and Challenges

Maison de la Paix
Joëlle Noailly
Events
21 March, 2023

Futures of Green Democracy

Maison de la Paix
Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy
13
Events
25 May, 2022

Geneva SDG Community Coffee – Young People driving Climate Action

Global Governance Centre
13
Events
4 March, 2021

Climate Crisis – Out of Balance: Confronting Equity and Sustainability

Vanessa Valerio
News
17th August 2022

Sustainability Initiative Days – 17-21 October 2022

Centre for International Environmental Studies
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Climate change presents the single biggest threat to development, and its widespread, unprecedented impacts disproportionately burden the poorest and most vulnerable. The UN Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform stresses that “urgent action to combat climate change and minimize its disruptions is integral to the successful implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals”. Read more about Goal 13.

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Target 13.1

Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries

Target 13.2

Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning

Target 13.3

Improve education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning

Target 13.a

Implement the commitment undertaken by developed-country parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to a goal of mobilizing jointly $100 billion annually by 2020 from all sources to address the needs of developing countries in the context of meaningful mitigation actions and transparency on implementation and fully operationalize the Green Climate Fund through its capitalization as soon as possible

Target 13.b

Promote mechanisms for raising capacity for effective climate change-related planning and management in least developed countries and small island developing States, including focusing on women, youth and local and marginalized communities