“We must close the emissions gap before climate catastrophe closes in on us all.”
United Nations Secretary General António Guterres
This edition focuses on Sustainable Development Goal 13 (climate change), as world leaders gather in Egypt for the UN Climate Change Conference. Taking place from 6 to 18 November, COP27 seeks solidarity and action on an array of issues critical to tackling the climate emergency – from urgently reducing greenhouse gas emissions, to building resilience, and delivering the necessary financing for developing countries.
“Every government, every business, every investor, every institution must step up with concrete climate actions for net zero,” said United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, ahead of the 27th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. “On every climate front, the only solution is decisive action in solidarity.”
COP27
3 November: UNEP will launch the 2022 edition of the Adaptation Gap Report
6 November: WMO will present its provisional State of the Global Climate 2022 Report
7-8 November: Watch COP27 Leaders Summit Live
7 November: WMO will launch an Early Warning Systems Action Plan
8 November: Stay tuned on the recommendations of the High-level Expert Group on the Net-Zero Emissions Commitments of businesses, investors, cities and regions that the Secretary-General is expected to receive at COP27
14 November: Water Day at COP27 sets the stage for UN 2023 Water Conference
GOAL OF THE MONTH | NOVEMBER 2022