United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC)
1. Responding to the multiple crises, has the governing body of your organization taken any decisions or adopted any new strategies to enhance effective delivery of sustainable, resilient and innovative solutions and to reinforce the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and poverty eradication? (200-800 words)
The governing bodies of the UNFCCC have taken decisions to enhance the delivery of sustainable, resilient and innovative solutions with the view to reinforce the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and poverty eradication. For example, the decisions taken at the COP 27 conference in Sharm el-Sheikh (Egypt)1
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Noted the importance of transitioning to sustainable lifestyles and sustainable patterns of consumption and production in efforts to address climate change.
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Reaffirmed the critical role of multilateralism based on United Nations values and principles, including in the context of the implementation of the Convention and the Paris Agreement, and the importance of international cooperation for addressing global issues, including climate change, in the context of sustainable development and efforts to eradicate poverty.
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Recognized that this requires accelerated action in this critical decade, on the basis of equity and the best available scientific knowledge, reflecting common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities, in the light of different national circumstances and in the context of sustainable development and efforts to eradicate poverty.
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Affirmed that sustainable and just solutions to the climate crisis must be founded on meaningful and effective social dialogue and participation of all stakeholders and notes that the global transition to low emissions provides opportunities and challenges for sustainable economic development and poverty eradication.
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Urged Parties, relevant organizations and other groups to increase their efforts in relation to promoting sustainable agriculture, including by strengthening the role of indigenous peoples and local communities, and particularly women and youth, with a view to eradicating hunger and poverty while ensuring food security.
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Recalled Article 2, paragraph 1, of the Paris Agreement, which provides that the Agreement, in enhancing the implementation of the Convention, aims to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change, in the context of sustainable development and efforts to eradicate poverty.
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Recognized that the global goal on adaptation will contribute to reducing the risk of climate change impacts in the context of the long-term temperature goal set out in Article 2, paragraph 1(a), of the Paris Agreement, in line with different national circumstances, needs and priorities and in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication.
2. In the past year, has your organization organized any intergovernmentally mandated conferences, forums or events that contributed to the achievement of the SDGs, or in the process of planning and organizing any such mandated events to be held next year?
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Event Name: |
Bonn Climate Change Conference |
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Event Dates: |
6–16 June 2022 |
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Event Location (City, Country): |
Bonn, Germany |
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Relevant SDGs: |
SDG-13 and a number of linked SDGs |
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Description (max 150 words): please include a short summary of the event’s mandate and contributions to the SDGs, including its main outcome(s) |
Progress was made at the first UNFCCC sessional period of 2022 on important technical issues and decisions were prepared for adoption at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27). At COP 26, governments agreed a package of decisions that pave the way for full implementation of the Paris Agreement. Building on the many mandates that emerged from COP26, discussions took place on a range of important topics, including the need for more ambitious climate action, deeper cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, enhanced resilience to adapt to the effects of climate change and financial support for developing countries. |
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Website (if applicable) |
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Event Name: |
UNFCCC Climate Change Conference |
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Event Dates: |
6–18 November 2022 |
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Event Location (City, Country): |
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt |
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Relevant SDGs: |
SDG-13 and a number of linked SDGs |
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Description (max 150 words): please include a short summary of the event’s mandate and contributions to the SDGs, including its main outcome(s) |
COP 27 delivered a breakthrough agreement to provide “loss and damage” funding for vulnerable countries hit hard by climate disasters. Creating a specific fund for loss and damage marked an important point of progress, with the issue added to the official agenda and adopted for the first time at COP27. Governments took the ground-breaking decision to establish new funding arrangements, as well as a dedicated fund, to assist developing countries in responding to loss and damage. Governments also agreed to establish a ‘transitional committee’ to make recommendations on how to operationalize both the new funding arrangements and the fund. |
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3. In the past year, has your organization published or planned to publish any analytical work or guidance note or toolkits to guide and support the implementation of SDGs at national, regional and global levels? Please select up to three to highlight, especially those that address interlinkages among the SDGs.
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Resource Name |
Synergy Solutions for a World in Crisis: Tackling Climate and SDG Action Together |
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Relevant SDGs (list all relevant goals) |
All 17 Sustainable Development Goals |
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Publishing entity/entities |
UN DESA, UNFCCC |
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Target audience |
Member states, policy makers, academic institutions |
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Description (max 150 words) |
This report demonstrates that aggressively acting on climate and development in an integrated and synergistic way is an important opportunity to achieve the course correction the UN Secretary- General has called for. It highlights some of the challenges but also the opportunities if the international community is seriously committed to enhancing these synergies and thereby addressing these challenges. The report is designed to provide a broad overview of available data and evidence, insights from experts on the frontlines, and recommendations for enhancing synergistic action across the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs. |
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Language(s) |
English |
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Website (if applicable) |
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Resource Name |
Nationally determined contributions under the Paris Agreement - Synthesis report by the secretariat |
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Relevant SDGs (list all relevant goals) |
All 17 Sustainable Development Goals |
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Publishing entity/entities |
UNFCCC |
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Target audience |
Member states, policy makers |
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Description (max 150 words) |
The report synthesizes the information from the latest available nationally determined contributions communicated by Parties to the Paris Agreement and recorded in the registry of nationally determined contributions. |
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Language(s) |
English |
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Website (if applicable) |
https://unfccc.int/process-and-meetings/the-paris-agreement/nationally-…; |
4. In connection with the 2023 SDG Summit, the United Nations development system announced 12 High-Impact Initiatives where transformative progress is possible despite challenging global circumstances. Please share if your organization is contributing to any of these High Impact Initiatives and how various actors are being rallied behind them to mobilize further leadership and investment to bring progress to scale.
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Digital Public Infrastructure (Scaling inclusive and open digital ecosystems for the SDGs)
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Energy Compacts (Scaling up ambition to deliver on SDG7)
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Food Systems Transformation (Transforming food systems for a sustainable world without hunger)
Decision 3/CP.27
Recognized that socioeconomic and food security dimensions are critical when dealing with climate change in agriculture and food systems;
Noted that many approaches with high potential for adaptation, adaptation co-benefits and mitigation relate to land and food systems, such as conserving and restoring ecosystems, improving sustainability of agricultural practices and reducing food loss and waste from sustainable food systems, and have significant positive direct and indirect links with biodiversity and ecosystem services, food security and the Sustainable Development Goals.
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FutureGov (Building public sector capabilities for the future)
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Global Accelerator (The Global Accelerator on jobs and social protection for just transitions)
COP 27 Decision 1/CP.27
CMA 4Decision 1/CMA.4
Affirms that sustainable and just solutions to the climate crisis must be founded on meaningful and effective social dialogue and participation of all stakeholders and notes that the global transition to low emissions provides opportunities and challenges for sustainable economic development and poverty eradication;
32. Emphasizes that just and equitable transition encompasses pathways that include energy, socioeconomic, workforce and other dimensions, all of which must be based on nationally defined development priorities and include social protection so as to mitigate potential impacts associated with the transition, and highlights the important role of the instruments related to social solidarity and protection in mitigating the impacts of applied measures.
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Local2030 Coalition (Pushing key transitions and achieving the SDGs by 2030)
CMA 4Decision 1/CMA.4
Recognizes that the unprecedented global energy crisis underlines the urgency to rapidly transform energy systems to be more secure, reliable and resilient, including by accelerating clean and just transitions to renewable energy during this critical decade of action;
Stresses the importance of enhancing a clean energy mix, including low-emission and renewable energy, at all levels as part of diversifying energy mixes and systems, in line with national circumstances and recognizing the need for support towards just transitions;
Urges Parties that have not yet done so to communicate, by the fifth session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement, long-term low greenhouse gas emission development strategies referred to in Article 4, paragraph 19, of the Paris Agreement towards just transitions to net zero emissions by or around mid-century, taking into account different national circumstances;
Calls upon Parties to accelerate the development, deployment and dissemination of technologies, and the adoption of policies, to transition towards low-emission energy systems, including by rapidly scaling up the deployment of clean power generation and energy efficiency measures, including accelerating efforts towards the phasedown of unabated coal power and phase-out of inefficient fossil fuel subsidies, while providing targeted support to the poorest and most vulnerable in line with national circumstances and recognizing the need for support towards a just transition;
Affirms that sustainable and just solutions to the climate crisis must be founded on meaningful and effective social dialogue and participation of all stakeholders and notes that the global transition to low emissions provides opportunities and challenges for sustainable economic development and poverty eradication;
Emphasizes that just and equitable transition encompasses pathways that include energy, socioeconomic, workforce and other dimensions, all of which must be based on nationally defined development priorities and include social protection so as to mitigate potential impacts associated with the transition, and highlights the important role of the instruments related to social solidarity and protection in mitigating the impacts of applied measures.
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Nature Driving Economic Transformation (Leveraging the power of biodiversity and nature to drive equitable economic progress)
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Power of Data (Unlocking the data dividend for the SDGs)
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Spotlight Initiative (To eliminate violence against women and girls)
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The SDG Stimulus (Scaling up long-term affordable financing for the SDGs)
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Transforming4Trade (Paradigm shift to boost economic development)
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Transforming Education (Learning to build a better future for all)
COP 27 Decision 1/CP.27
CMA 4Decision 1/CMA.4
Also noting the importance of pursuing an approach to education that promotes a shift in lifestyles while fostering patterns of development and sustainability based on care, community and cooperation,
5. In addition to the above, has your organization been part of any other initiatives or multi-stakeholder partnerships that enhance effective delivery of sustainable, resilient and innovative solutions and reinforce the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, especially in the areas of poverty eradication (SDG1), food systems transformation (SDG2), climate action (SDG13), governance (SDG16), partnerships (SDG17), which will go under in-depth review at the HLPF in 2024, or related to the Secretary-General’s proposals in Our Common Agenda?
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Initiative/Partnership Name |
UNFCCC’s regional collaboration centers |
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Partners (please list all partners) |
Banque Ouest Africaine de Developpement (BOAD), East African Development Bank (EADB), Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), UN Environment Programme (UNEP), Windward Islands Research & Education Foundation (WINDREF), World Green Economy Organization (WGEO) |
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Relevant SDGs (list all relevant goals) |
SDG 13 (climate action), 5 (gender equality), 6, (clean water), 7 (affordable and clean energy), 11 (sustainable cities and communities), 16 (peace, justice and strong institutions), 17 (partnerships for the goal) |
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Member States benefiting from it |
Asia-Pacific countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Cook Islands, Fiji, Indonesia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, South Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Mongolia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor Leste, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam
Caribbean countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
East and South African countries: Angola, Botswana, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Eswatini, Kenya, Lesotho, Mauritius, Mozambique, Rwanda, Seychelles, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Latin American countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
MENA and South Asian countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Comoros, Egypt, India, Iraq , Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Maldives, Mauritania, Morocco, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sri Lanka, South Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
West and Central African countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
https://unfccc.int/RCCcoverage
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Description (max 150 words) |
The RCCs were established to spread the benefits of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), which spurs investment in sustainable development by rewarding projects that reduce GHG emissions. Since adoption of the Paris Agreement in December 2015, the RCCs have the broad task of supporting implementation of NDCs, Article 6, climate finance, stakeholder engagement and more. The RCCs support national climate action through capacity-building, technical assistance and strategic networking – sourcing know-how and resources to drive clean development. |
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Website |
https://unfccc.int/about-us/regional-collaboration-centres |
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Initiative/Partnership Name |
Marrakech Partnership for Global Climate Action (MPGCA) |
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Partners (please list all partners) |
Composition of partners varies much across the various parts of the Partnership. |
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Relevant SDGs (list all relevant goals) |
SDG 13 (climate action), 7 (affordable and clean energy), 9 (industry, innovation and infrastructure), 11 (sustainable cities and communities), 12 (responsible consumption and production), 17 (partnerships for the goal) |
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Member States benefiting from it |
Parties to the Convention and the Paris Agreement |
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Description (max 150 words) |
Under the leadership of the High-Level Champions, the MPGCA supports implementation of the Paris Agreement by enabling collaboration between governments and the cities, regions, businesses and investors that must act on climate change. The MPGCA’s aim is to strengthen collaboration between governments and key stakeholders to immediately lower emissions and increase resilience against climate impacts. These actions are guided by the long-term goals of the Paris Agreement and undertaken in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The focus is on environmental, economic and social system transformation, promoting higher ambition of all stakeholders to collectively strive for the 1.5 °C temperature goal and a climate-neutral and resilient world. |
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Website |
https://unfccc.int/climate-action/marrakech-partnership-for-global-climate-action https://unfccc.int/climate-action/marrakech-partnership/reporting-and-tracking/climate_action_pathways |
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Initiative/Partnership Name |
The Nairobi work programme on impacts, vulnerability, and adaptation to climate change (NWP) |
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Partners (please list all partners) |
More than 400 world-wide partners |
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Relevant SDGs (list all relevant goals) |
SDG 13 (climate action), 11 (sustainable cities and communities), 17 (partnerships for the goal) |
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Member States benefiting from it |
Parties to the Convention |
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Description (max 150 words) |
The NWP strives to assist all Parties, in particular developing countries, including the least developed countries and small island developing states, to improve their understanding and assessment of impacts, vulnerability and adaptation, and to make informed decisions on practical adaptation actions and measures to respond to climate change on a sound, scientific, technical and socioeconomic basis, taking into account current and future climate change and variability. The NWP responds to knowledge needs identified by Parties and those arising from the implementation of the Cancun adaptation framework as well as other relevant workstreams and bodies under the Convention. |
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Website |
https://www4.unfccc.int/sites/nwpstaging/Pages/NWP-knowledge-resources.aspx |
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Initiative/Partnership Name |
Santiago network for averting, minimizing and addressing loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change |
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Partners (please list all partners) |
Not yet established |
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Relevant SDGs (list all relevant goals) |
SDG 13 (climate action), 11 (sustainable cities and communities), 17 (partnerships for the goal) |
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Member States benefiting from it |
Vulnerable developing countries |
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Description (max 150 words) |
The vision of the Santiago Network is to catalyze the technical assistance of relevant organizations, bodies, networks and experts, for the implementation of relevant approaches for averting, minimize and addressing loss and damage at the local, national and regional level, in developing countries that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. |
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Initiative/Partnership Name |
Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform (LCIPP) |
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Partners (please list all partners) |
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Relevant SDGs (list all relevant goals) |
SDG 13 (climate action), 6 (clean water), 7 (affordable and clean energy), 11 (sustainable cities and communities), 16 (peace, justice and strong institutions), 17 (partnerships for the goal) |
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Member States benefiting from it |
Vulnerable developing countries |
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Description (max 150 words) |
The LCIPP has been established to strengthen the knowledge, technologies, practices, and efforts of local communities and indigenous peoples related to addressing and responding to climate change, to facilitate the exchange of experience and the sharing of best practices and lessons learned on mitigation and adaptation in a holistic and integrated manner and to enhance the engagement of local communities and indigenous peoples in the UNFCCC process. |
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Initiative/Partnership Name |
Cooperative activities with United Nations entities and other international organizations that contribute to the work under the Convention |
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Partners (please list all partners) |
Please see the document |
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Relevant SDGs (list all relevant goals) |
All 17 Sustainable Development Goals |
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Member States benefiting from it |
Parties and relevant non-Party stakeholders, including local communities and indigenous people |
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Description (max 150 words) |
All activities undertaken by the UNFCCC secretariat in collaboration with United Nations entities, convention secretariats and international organizations contribute to strengthening UN work on sustainable development. A summary of cooperative activities is provided in the relevant UNFCCC document (FCCC/SBSTA/2023/INF.1). |
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6. In the Political Declaration adopted at the 2023 SDG Summit, Member States committed to using the review of the high-level political forum at the 78th session of the General Assembly to further strengthen the follow-up and review of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, harnessing data to track progress in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals and targets, strengthening analysis of the interlinkages across the Goals and targets, including policy implications of their synergies and trade-offs. Please provide your organization’s recommendations, if any, in this regard.
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Strengthen follow-up and review of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda at HLPF
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Harnessing data to track progress in implementation
The Global Stocktake is the process of taking inventory and looking at everything related to where the world stands on climate action and support, identifying the gaps, and working together to agree on solutions pathways (to 2030 and beyond). Active participation of members states in the Global Stocktake will enable countries, and other stakeholders, to see where they’re collectively making progress toward meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement – and where they’re not.
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Strengthening analysis of the interlinkages across Goals and targets, including policy implications of their synergies and trade-offs
The first global report on climate and SDG synergies contribute to all 17 SDGs. As the first evidence-based resource on the climate-SDG nexus, the report could be brought to a higher political level to provide leverage and support to the ongoing intergovernmental processes by recognizing it as a valuable tool for policy makers to advance synergies between climate action and the SDGs.