Research
Research project

Effectiveness of Partnerships for Advancing the SDG: Behavioural Pathways and Impacts

Liliana B. Andonova and Dario Piselli
Events
30–31 August 2021

Global Governance of Plastic Pollution: Transforming the Global Plastics Economy

Global Governance Centre
213
News
8th June 2021

Synthetic Biology

Centre for International Environmental Studies
Events
21 November, 2017

Action Days for the SDGs – Environment and the Future of Partnerships

Auditorium Jacques Freymond, Geneva
Executive Education
News
27th November 2019

Darkness at Noon: Deforestation in the New Authoritarian Era

Susanna Hecht
13
Teaching
Academic courses

Climate Science and Policy

Michel Jarraud
Events
2 April, 2020

Emergent technologies to advance the protection of the environment

Maison de la paix
Centre for International Environmental Studies
News
30th April 2024

Democracy and Climate

Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy
13
News
19th October 2021

Tipping or Turning Point? Towards a Nature-Positive Society by 2030

Centre for International Environmental Studies
Events
21 March, 2023

Futures of Green Democracy

Maison de la Paix
Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy
Publications
Journal article, October 2016

The Sustainable Development Goals and International Environmental Law: Normative Value and Challenges for Implementation

Dario Piselli
Events
21 February, 2020

Environmental Governance – Influence Policies!

Maison de la Paix
Valérie d'Hoedt Meyer and Executive Education
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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