Raising Ambition for Climate Action
Adaptation Gap Report 2024 Calls for New Commitment on Finance at COP 29
International public adaptation finance flows to developing countries fall far short of closing the adaptation finance gap. Read
Advancing Climate Finance for Climate-resilient Sanitation
Our guest authors are urging stakeholders to leverage the GCF’s new guidelines for designing climate-resilient sanitation projects. Read
Raising Ambition for Biodiversity
Food Day Explores Food Security, Biodiversity Links
FAO launched its Agri-NBSAP Support Initiative to help countries integrate agri-food systems into NBSAPs in a more systematic way. Read
COP 16 Roundtable Highlights Synergies Among UN Agencies and MEAs
The GBF and CBD monitoring and reporting system are mobilizing unprecedented numbers of people in support of biodiversity and sustainable development. Read
Ministerial Dialogues Explore Financing Biodiversity, GBF Implementation
Indigenous Peoples and local communities in the Philippines developed a Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan of their own. Read
Transforming Food Systems
SOFA 2024 Exposes USD 12 Trillion in True Costs of Global Agrifood Systems
The report attributes a significant share of environmental hidden costs to unsustainable agricultural practices. Read
Why We Need to Urgently Transform Our Food Systems: A Call to Action
Our guest authors sound a call to action to transform food systems by scaling up finance and supporting farmers, Indigenous Peoples, and local communities, among other asks. Read
The Buzz on Insects: A Sustainable Alternative to Animal Protein
The growth of the global edible insect industry and reduction in animal protein production offer many benefits in food security, economic development, and the environment, contributing to multiple SDGs, our Generation 2030 authors write. Read
Data to Drive the SDGs
Protected Planet Report Calls for Accelerating Progress to Achieve ‘30x30’
Fifty-one countries and territories already have networks of protected and conserved areas that exceed 30% coverage on land – and 31 that exceed 30% at sea. Read
Strengthening Social Protection Financing in the Era of Climate Change
Our guest author from ESCAP calls for social protection systems that safeguard the most vulnerable and foster inclusive and sustainable development for all. Read
Engaging Stakeholders to Advance Sustainable Development
WUF12 Seeks to Empower Local Actors to Achieve Global Goals
Integrating culture and heritage in urban development and scaling up local action through coalitions are among the actions highlighted in the outcome document. Read
Asia-Pacific Stakeholders Explore Transformations to Accelerate SDGs
Transformations are both possible and inevitable, and they must be managed. Read
Does Investing in Gender Equality Help Advance SDGs?
Focusing on gender equality also contributes to the Goals on poverty alleviation, food security, health, education, and water and sanitation. Read
Number of the Day
A 6 billion increase in adaptation finance flows to developing countries from 2021 to 2022 is the largest absolute and relative year-on-year increase since the adoption of the Paris Agreement. Read
Events Calendar
Click the calendar to view the full lineup of global SDG events and processes, or see highlights below.
