13. Climate action

Goal 13. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts (*)

13.1  Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related risks and natural disasters in all countries.

13.2  Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning.

13.3  Improve education, raise awareness and increase human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning.

13.a  Implement the commitment made by developed countries that are parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change [UNFCCC] to jointly mobilize US$100 billion annually from 2020 onwards, from all sources, to meet the needs of developing countries, in the context of significant mitigation actions and transparency in implementation; and fully operationalize the Green Climate Fund through its capitalization as soon as possible.

13.b  Promote mechanisms for capacity building for climate change planning and effective management in least developed countries, including with a focus on women, youth, local and marginalized communities.

(*) Recognizing that the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change [UNFCCC] is the primary international intergovernmental forum for negotiating the global response to climate change.