News
17th October 2019

Darkness at Noon Deforestation in the New Authoritarian Era

Susanna Hecht
Events
14 October, 2019

Resource extraction, climate change and the right to live well

Maison de la Paix
Centre for International Environmental Studies
Teaching
Academic courses

Conservation and Sustainable Development

Marc Hufty
13
Events
31 October, 2019

Environmental Governance – Lead the change!

Valérie d'Hoedt Meyer
13
Research
Research project

The Domestic Politics of Transnational Climate Change Governance

Liliana B. Andonova and Centre for International Environmental Studies
213
Events
9 April, 2019

Climate Change, Social Movements and Peasant Agroecology

Maison de la Paix
Centre for International Environmental Studies
13
Research
Research project

Beyond Conflict: Alternative Social Responses to Climate Change

Liliana B. Andonova
News
3rd June 2022

Environmental Protection in Antarctica; Temptations and Accountability

Global Governance Centre and Centre for International Environmental Studies
13
Research
Research project

Transnational Climate Change Governance

Liliana B. Andonova and Centre for International Environmental Studies
13
News
17th November 2022

The Point of No Return: Is There Still Time for COP27 to Make a Difference?

Jorge Vinuales
News
3rd September 2020

Priorities for governing large-scale infrastructure in the tropics

Susanna Hecht and Centre for International Environmental Studies
13
Publications
Journal article, September 2018

Harnessing cross-border resources to confront climate change

Susanna Hecht
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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