SDG13 Climate Action

This international technical webinar is part of the series organized by the FAO elearning Academy, Agreenium (French training and research alliance for agriculture, food, environment and global health), UNESCAP (United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific), and Future Food Institute.

This international technical webinar is part of the series organized by the FAO elearning Academy, Agreenium (French training and research alliance for agriculture, food, environment and global health), UNESCAP (United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific), and Future Food Institute.

Achieving the goals of the Paris agreement will require halving global emissions by 2030 and achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. Achieving this will require strong and rapid action, not only by governments but also by the private sector and citizens.

The World Adaptation Science Programme (WASP) is a UN-wide initiative by UNEP, WMO, UNFCCC, IPCC, GCF and the GEF, focusing on bridging the knowledge gap and strengthening the science-policy interface in the field of climate adaptation. The WASP was launched at the UNFCCC COP24 in Katowice, Poland, in December 2018, under leadership of its first Chair, Jian Liu.

The ASEAN sustainable finance market expanded in 2020 despite the negative impact of COVID-19.

Market and investor interest is increasingly being focused on the role that green bonds, green loans, green sukuk, social and sustainability bonds can play in sustainable development, infrastructure investment and low carbon growth paths.

The Youth 4 Climate Action Project (Y4CAP) delivered a successful workshop to over 1,000 students at Tilak High School in Fiji to raise awareness on climate change, marine ecosystems, the Sustainable Development Goals, and leadership. In continuation of the awareness campaign on good environmental practices, a sandalwood planting exercise was also conducted at the school.